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INTRO
The First Salon de Grandes Complications in Dubai advocates an approach to precious
watches and fine watchmaking that is distinguished by excellence. The exhibition is
designed to provide the fine watch making sector and the independent watch makers a
unique opportunity to meet the Middle East watch collectors, watch connoisseurs, and
the high net worth individuals across the UAE and the region.
The First Salon de Grandes Complications comes at a time where the Middle East Swiss
watch market is witnessing a remarkable growth. And with Dubai chosen for the First
Salon de Grandes Complications, the event is taking place in a perfect location at the
heart of the region’s most vibrant city.
The First Salon de Grandes Complications in Dubai sets the stage for 14 prestigious
maisons at the “Atrium Centre”, the heart of Dubai International Financial center.
Visitors will discover creations that are sure to seduce and surprise them with a profusion
of creativity and expertise.
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With an ambition of constantly defining benchmarks, each A. Lange & Söhne watch is handcrafted in a spirit to pursue one goal:
to create timepieces that represent the pinnacle of haute horlogerie. A constant quest for perfection is clearly demonstrated by the
two-fold assembly of all models, the one-of-a-kind balance cock hand engraving or the unrivalled mechanical solutions. The latest additions to the A. Lange & Söhne collection underscore the manufactory’s technical expertise. Highlights include the
pioneering Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar “Terraluna” with its patented orbital moon-phase display and its mechanism so
accurate that it can run for over one thousand years before it deviates from the lunar cycle by a day, and the 1815 TOURBILON
which for the very first time unites the stop-seconds mechanism for the tourbillon with the Zero-Reset function, making it possible
to stop and set the new watch with one-second accuracy.
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Today part of the LVMH Group, Bvlgari was founded in Rome in 1884 as a jewellery shop and progressively imposed itself with
its magnificent jewellery creations, emblems of the Italian excellence. The international success made the company evolve into its
current dimension as a global and diversified player in the luxury market with a portfolio of products and services ranging from
jewels and watches to accessories, perfumes and hotels.
The vertical integration that began a few years ago has effectively put Bvlgari watchmaking right up amongst the elite of Swiss
watch manufacturers. With currently over 350-strong workforce and integrated production of all watch parts, the Manufacture
Bvlgari has developed so strongly that it now fully masters the production of mechanical watch movements ranging from Grande
Complication to ultra-thin hand-wound calibres, as well as standard Solotempo self-winding base movements. Production of the
external elements – metal cases and bracelets, high-end dials – is also done internally.
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In the elite world of Swiss Haute Horlogerie, there are some brands that instantly make an impact, leaving connoisseurs speechless.
Cvstos is one such brand. Ever since its launch in 2005, Cvstos, with its distinctive high-tech approach to exclusive watchmaking,
has boldly risen to the challenge of creating a pioneering style and a new market demand.
Taken directly from the Latin for “guardian”, the name Cvstos was freely inspired by the boundless creativity of an exceptional team
of complementary talents, each one fired by a burning passion to produce one-of-a-kind timepieces.
Illustrating a powerful holistic concept, the Cvstos style embraces a particularly modern approach to design, one that manifests
itself in the perfect balance between traditional watchmaking and state-of-the-art innovation.
Always a step ahead of time, Cvstos, the avant-garde benchmark in high-end watchmaking, anticipates current trends, relentlessly
pursuing growth by doing today what others will do tomorrow.
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Frédéric Jouvenot founded his eponymous watch brand in 2008 with the launch of the ACE (Automatic Chronograph Evolution)
with a winding mechanism that is completely visible form the face side. His first concept watch was followed by the Hélios Solar
Deity collection, which received a Watch Award at the 2011 Geneva Time Exhibition. The following year Frédéric Jouvenot was
commissioned by Dior for the development of its famous calibre “inversed Dior” of the “Grand Bal” collection. Frédéric Jouvenot
has consolidated his activities under a private limited company, FJ Design LLC. He is the CEO and oversees all product development.
The marque’s talented creator is now extending his Solar Deity collection with the Surya line, an intricate design aimed at women.
The Surya Solar Deity was officially presented for the first time in February 2014 at the Sunluxe Collection show in Macau.
The Surya signifies a world first in jewelry: a flower dial with 12 jumping petals indicating each hour. The petals reveal the time in
a unique mechanical complication entirely conceived and created by Frédéric Jouvenot. This new concept in horological thinking is
instantly visible on the dial and animated by the blossoming of a flower in a different colour at both midday and midnight. Simple
to read yet fitted with a complex mechanism, the Surya has two faces, corresponding to the day and night cycles. For the first time
in watchmaking history, a watch displays the time without conventional hands, numerals or disks. The twelve petals show the path
of the sun on the dial while indicating the hour just passed and the one to come. 16
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Double Tourbillon Incliné, spectacular and highly technical
Once again, Greubel Forsey plays with the structure of its movement that can be seen from both sides of the watch.
This Double Tourbillon Technique 30° bi-color revisits Greubel Forsey’s first invention: the Double Tourbillon Incliné à 30. Its new,
more aesthetically pleasing architecture is an invitation to explore the mysteries of this ultra-complex invention. While the two
versions (Platinum or 5N Red Gold) have distinctly different characters, both present a striking contrast between the metal of the
case and the black chrome finish of the movement. In the Platinum version, the contrast between the light grey case and the deep
yet brilliant black chrome is particularly effective. The steel bridges of the Double Tourbillon 30° carriage create a resonance with
the platinum. On the side of the case, a summary of the philosophy of Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey is engraved on plaques
of black ADLC titanium. The version in 5N Red Gold offers a softer, smoother harmony between the warmth of the gold case,
which also has the black plaques on the side, and the various components of the movements in blackened chrome.
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GRIEB & BENZINGER is specialized in the creation and production of bespoke timepieces. One of the company`s major guidelines
is to fulfill customer`s horological wishes. Due to that very special personal customer service for the creation and production of
watches, G&B watches are not to be found at retailers. Instead GRIEB & BENZINGER offers a concierge customer service and visit
customers personally to present the watch concepts and to discuss the possibilities of creating bespoke one-of-a-kind timepieces.
The meager production amount of 100 watches/year is the result of the enormous technical range of manufacture accomplished by
hand and makes these watches rare, exclusive and desirable for customers looking for the extraordinary, standing out in a market
flooded with mass luxury.
GRIEB & BENZINGER offers two lines: Boutique collection and Platinum masterpieces which are high profile one-of-a-kind watches
based on a rare historic mechanical movement totally restored and modified.
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Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre. The Inventors from the Vallée de Joux.
A major player in watchmaking history since 1833 based in the Vallée de Joux (Switzerland), Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre
currently houses the 180 skills required to entirely develop and produce the most prestigious timepieces. Driven by a uniquely
inventive spirit, Jaeger-LeCoultre perpetuates the tradition of Grand Complication models illustrated by extraordinary creations
and legendary watches such as the Reverso, the 101 watch, the Geophysic, the Memovox, the Master Control, the Gyrotourbillon,
as well as the Atmos clock. Building on a vast heritage comprising 1,249 mechanical calibres and around 413 registered patents,
Jaeger-LeCoultre remains the reference in the field of Fine Watchmaking. For more, visit www.jaeger-lecoultre.com
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Jaermann & Stübi is the inventor of the first luxury watch with a mechanical complication that counts the strokes during a round of
golf and compares the score with the player’s handicap. The mechanical movement is protected by a shock absorber and housed
in an elegant case. Each watch is entirely handmade in the watchmaking valleys of the Swiss Jura.
Jaermann & Stübi does not engage in mass production-everything is hand crafted on a small series and numbered individually,
making these watches some of the most sought after and unique. Especially the exclusive one-of-a kind Timepieces, which are
made from golf clubs of legendary golfers, i.e. Sir Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros, Ben Crenshaw and there are more to come. Since
several years, Jaermann & Stübi is the official timepiece licensee of St Andrews Links, the Home of Golf.
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Exclusive Timepieces developed for the game of golf, worn by pros and
licensed by St Andrews Links. Now available at selected Shops in the UAE.
Visit our Stand (next to the entry of SDGC) to view our one-of-a kind
Timepieces, which are made from golf clubs of legendary golfers,
i.e. Sir Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros,…and our exclusive Timepiece
Collection, or call +971 52 9923322 to make an appointment for an
exclusive presentation.
www.jaermann-stuebi.com
Montblanc watches embody the tradition and knowledge of 156 years of uninterrupted Swiss watchmaking heritage. These
precious timepieces, including their in-house calibres, are conceived and crafted in the Montblanc Manufactures in Villeret and Le
Locle.
Our Manufacture in Villeret goes back to 1858, when it was founded under the name of Minerva. To this day, the timepieces
of the Villeret 1858 Collection are made by hand in the traditional way. Meanwhile, in Le Locle, they enhance the tradition of
Swiss watchmaking craftsmanship with the most modern technologies. The result can be seen in the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec
Collection.
Montblanc’s approach to watchmaking encompasses the entire process of creating a timepiece, from conception, through
development, to manufacturing and absolute quality testing.
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WHEN THE WORLD’S THINNEST MECHANICAL WATCH MERGES THE CALIBRE WITH ITS CASE
Neither entirely a movement nor exactly a case – or rather both at once: the Altiplano 38 mm 900P is the world’s thinnest
mechanical watch. Merging the hand-wound calibre with the case elements, it is designed as a single entity in order to achieve
record-breaking slenderness at just 3.65 mm thin. Made of 18k gold, this timepiece’s calibre and case merge to form a whole
with a black-coated movement. The Altiplano 38 mm 900P also has a generous power reserve of around 48 hours. Representing
a crowning achievement in over half a century of virtuoso skills displayed in the realm of ultra-thin watchmaking where Piaget
reigns supreme, it conveys the excellence of the two integrated Manufactures run by the Maison. Piaget, the master of ultra-thin.
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By utilizing the high precision mechanics capability of an industry previously reserved for making only finely crafted Swiss watches,
the Roland Iten Mechanical Luxury Company has pioneered a new segment in the high men’s jewelry sector which it calls Haute
Mechanic for Gentlemen™. The Roland Iten brand is all about discovery and the man behind the marque in his own name, creates
the finest, most complex men’s accessories in the world – designed, crafted and finished like a high-end Swiss watch. Roland
Iten’s creations are inspired by the mechanical age of the aero plane and the steam engine. His passion for mechanical objects and
his keen eye for design enables him to liberate mundane objects into the world of precision engineering, and in doing so, he has
produced exceptional creations. He brings extraordinary character to belts, cufflinks and other men’s accessories, transforming
them into precision perfect, mechanically performing objects that function with complete finesse.
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Founded in 1755 in Geneva, Vacheron Constantin is the oldest watchmaking manufacturer in the world, with an uninterrupted
activity of almost 260 years. Founders of the very spirit of the precious and technically fine watchmaking, the men and the
women of Vacheron Constantin continue to design, develop and produce exceptional timekeepers, remaining close to the three
fundamentals of the brand: perfectly mastered technique, harmonious and inspired aesthetics, and an extremely high level of
finishing touches.
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Halter majored in mechanical horology and in his last year he supplemented this with studies in electronic horology. In 1990
Francois–Paul Journe invited Halter to join him in Sainte-Croix, a small village in the Swiss Jura Mountains. But the fever of
independence stroked him again and Vianney Halter founded in 1994 La Manufacture Janvier SA in Sainte-Croix.
In 2011, Vianney Halter was awarded 2011 Best Watchmaker-Designer Prize at the Xlth Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix, and in
2013, Deep Space Tourbillon was awarded 2013 Innovation Prize.
From 1998 to 2014, a few more than 500 watches bearing Vianney Halter’s signature were produced. Each of them bears a part
of creativity and passion that liven up the VH team and is an illustration of the strong demand for excellence which is the hallmark
of La Manufacture Janvier.
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Watches that emerge from the Voutilainen workshop in Môtiers, Switzerland are the kind of creations that can weaken the knees
of any watch nerd. Their entirely handmade watches are the result of one Kari Voutilainen, a Finnish watchmaker. Kari Voutilainen,
was born in 1962, residing in Môtiers, Switzerland. Kari trained at WOSTEP with a specialization in restoring complicated and rare
wristwatches. He started an independent watchmaking business in 2002, building a limited number of handmade timekeepers.
In 2005, he introduced the world’s first decimal repeater sounding hours, ten-minute intervals and then minutes. Voutilainen
watches represent a very special proposition to a specific type of enthusiast collector. Characterized by extremely limited production,
customized service and the promise of something both technically interesting and quite beautiful, a Voutilainen would be a prize
in any collection.
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Christie’s is the leading art auctioneers in the Middle East and
the leading art business in the world. Christie’s was the first
international auction house to have a permanent presence
in the region and to hold auction seasons. Christie’s has sold
over $250 million worth of art, watches and jewellery in the
Middle East since the first auction in the region took place
in 2006. The 17th sale season finished on a record high
total for any watch sale in the Middle East: $3,316,625 /
AED12,181,963 on 22 October, and with a 152 lot offering,
it was the largest ever held in this category in the region.
Watch Anish is an online luxury lifestyle publication based
in London, and owned by Anish Bhat, who got fascinated
by high-end watches at an early age. He began styling and
directing photo-shoots that reflected his unique tastes. The
blog is famous with its eye-catching imagery, focused on
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The Middle East
Watch of the Year Awards
The Middle East Watch of the Year is a contest between high-end watch manufacturers.
The award recognizes excellence within various watch categories. Nominations are
thoroughly scrutinized and then voted for in an evaluation process. The eventual winner
in each of the 11 categories is determined based on a professional “votes obtained”
mechanism overseen by an independent external audit body.
The first in the series of the watch industry, the Middle East Watch of the Year organized
by MPP ME LLC & JNJ Publishing FZE, will be presented alongside the prestigious Salon
de Grandes Complications in Dubai at a glittering gala reception held at the Ritz Carlton
Hotel DIFC.
The event will be attended by members of the watch manufacturing industry, VIPs,
socialites, collectors as well as high net worth individuals with a passion for watches.
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AWARDS CATEGORIES
• Best Multi-Time Zone Watch
• Best Tourbillon Watch
• Best Classic Watch
• Best High-End Jewelled Watch
• Best Technical Innovation Watch
• Best Sports Watch
• Best Men’s Watch
• Best Ladies Watch
• Best Chronograph Watch
• Best Design Watch
• Best Independent Watch Brand
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The Jury Committee
Eng. Mishal Al Sudairy
Ahmed Al Yousuf
Collector
Riyadh - KSA
CEO, Al Yousuf LLC and watch collector
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Hamad Al Nuaimi
Akram Miknas
Collector
Doha, Qatar
Collector
Dubai, UAE
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Abbas Behbahani
Collector
State of Kuwait
Frederic Watrelot
Christie’s – Associate Dir. Specialist
watches, jewellery – Hong Kong
MPP ME LLC & JNJ Publishing FZE have chosen to broaden their fields
of competence represented within a neutral committee of recognized
experts in watches. The Middle East Watch of the Year 2014 jury includes
HE Sheikh Mohamed Bin Abdullah AL Khalifa, Chairman of Arabian
Exhibition Management in Bahrain, and Fredric Waterlot Associate
Director of Christie’s Middle East and well placed to advice on the purchase
and consignment of jewelry and watches, in addition to seven notable
Arabian watch collectors and two international journalists; Roberta Nass
an American journalist and author specialized in the world of timepieces,
and Keith Strandberg an acknowledged expert in the watch industry.
HE Sheikh Mohamed Bin
Abdullah Al Khalifa
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Claude Sfier
Yousef Al Nowais
Mishal Kanoo
Collector
Lebanon
Collector
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Watch collector
Dubai, UAE
Anish Bhatt
Ms. Roberta Naas
Keith W. Strandberg
WatchAnish Founder
United Kingdom
Editor
New York, USA
Editor
Geneva Switzerland
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MPP-ME is a rapidly expanding, multi-dimensional media company offering multi-modal media solutions for the luxury
lifestyle watches and jewellery industry in the Middle East and the organizers of exhibitions and events.
MPP-ME’s established portfolio of publications includes the bi-monthly flagship title—Arabian Watches & Jewellery
Magazine.
This pioneering industry title is distributed across the key and emerging markets of the Middle East with international
correspondents based in Switzerland, France and USA.
Arabian Watches & Jewellery Magazine has three successful and independent editions to better serve the Middle East
markets: AWJ International, AWJ Kuwait and AWJ Levant.
Arabian Watches and Jewellery Magazine is the first in the Middle East to launch the leading online digital luxury
e-newsletter and an independent website www.mpp-me.com ten years ago and with over 24,000 subscribers.
Other industry first includes:
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Jewels of Arabia: the only coffee table book on high end jewelry
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Times of Arabia: the only coffee table book on high end watches
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PENME magazine: the only high end writing instrument title in the Middle East
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Corporate publishing:”World of Luxury”- an Asia Jewellers Bahrain magazine and “Lahazaat”- a Trafalgar Kuwait magazine.
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Official Publishers of Jewellery Arabia- Bahrain and Doha Jewellery & Watch exhibition- Qatar.
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“Premier Awards” The Middle East awards for jewelry designs, young arab designers and high end writing instruments held yearly in Manama, Bahrain.
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The “Middle East Watch of the Year” awards held annually in Dubai, UAE.
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“Salon des Grandes Complications” exhibition held annually in Dubai, UAE.
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