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Baselworld 2017

Exotic watches.

Highlights from Blancpain, Chanel, Breguet, and Harry Winston.

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Baselworld 2016

Watch wonderland.

We found some items, all tips of a mighty iceberg that can, taken together, give a good idea of the goings on at the fair.

MONTE Summer 2014: Baselworld

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Baselworld

About time.

Baselworld is a dazzling display, and it is startling to consider just how many watches are made, marketed, and sold in the world every day.

MONTE Blog: Evening Watches

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Evening Watches

Entrancing watches for enchanted nights.

A selection of timepieces from Baselworld that would make the ideal accompaniment to nearly any fairy-tale ending you can think of.

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Rolex at Baselworld

Basel dazzle.

Rolex. It is an iconic name by any standard, and has become something of a folk legend in the process, representing style, achievement, and success.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Baselworld Harry Winston

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Harry Winston at Baselworld

Basel dazzle.

While scale and sheer volume are part of Baselworld’s importance and even its allure, the fair offers the opportunity to see in close detail both some historic pieces and the very latest, often extremely limited production, watches.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Baselworld Greubel Forsey

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Greubel Forsey and Speake-Marin at Baselworld

Basel dazzle.

Watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin went to watchmaking school with Stephen Forsey of Greubel Forsey. The fact that both gentlemen are in Basel, showing some of their work, illustrates how dynamic this exhibition is.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Baselworld Girard-Perregaux

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Girard-Perregaux at Baselworld

Basel dazzle.

Beauty, they say, is in the details. Well, at Baselworld, there is an avalanche of detail, and here is one vivid example: Girard-Perregaux, which introduced two completely new timepieces at Baselworld this year.

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Baselworld 2014

Basel dazzle.

Basel, Switzerland is, by all accounts, a quiet little town, nestled not far from the German-Swiss border. But the discreet town comes almost bursting apart at the seams when Baselworld, the largest exhibition of fine watches on the planet, descends each year.