Category Archives: Greubel Forsey

Le Garde Temps – Naissance d’une Montre explained.

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The montre école or “school watch” for Le Garde Temps – Naissance d’une Montre. This “school watch” as seen in January 2015 at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie was still in the works-in-progress stage. Michel Boulanger made this watch under the tutelage of master watchmakers Philippe Dufour, Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey. Photo: © TANG Portfolio. Elfa / Timmy. 2015 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie.

Have you heard about the montre école or “school watch” that was sold for US$1.46 million? If you haven’t already heard, well, now you do. This school watch was sold at Christie’s “Important Watches” auction held in Hong Kong on 30 May 2016 and it is the very first watch made for the project known as Le Garde Temps – … More →

Greubel Forsey: Le Garde Temps Naissance d’une Montre “School Watch” sold for US$1.46 million

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The first watch of the Le Garde Temps – Naissance d’une Montre is this prototype or “school watch” that was made by Michel Boulanger under the watchful eyes of master watchmakers Philippe Dufour, Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey. On 30 May 2016, this montre école (school watch) went under the hammer for US$1.46 million. All proceeds will go to the Time Aeon Foundation and future Naissance d’une Montre projects. Photo: © TANG Portfolio / TimeWerke. Elfa / Timmy. 2015/2016.

Traditional watchmaking scored a small but valuable victory on 30 May 2016 when the very first piece from the Le Garde Temps – Naissance d’une Montre project was sold for US$1,461,507 or HK$11,296,000 (based on the exchange rate of US$1 = HK$7.73) at Christie’s “Important Watches” auction held in Hong Kong. Well, since we are on the topic of timekeeping … More →

Greubel Forsey Robert Filliou Art Piece: Art Lesson

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Sketches of the Greubel Forsey Robert Filliou Art Piece used on the brand’s invitation card for the 2016 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. Try spotting the bas reliefs of Greubel Forsey personnel involved in this artistic adventure.

At the 2015 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie held in Geneva, Greubel Forsey introduced their Art Piece 1 paying tribute to Robert Filliou (1926 to 1987). Who was Robert Filliou? Well, this Frenchman was described as a filmmaker, sculptor and Fluxus artist. Fluxus artists are described as those who combined different artistic media notably during the 1960s and such … More →