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St. Mortiz, Switzerland Know Luxury All this time at home has many people longing for an epic escape. For many, it has exasperated an already strong case of wanderlust. As soon as travel restrictions permit, we are already planning our next adventure. In addition, the global health pandemic has driven home more than ever how […]

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St. Mortiz, Switzerland Know Luxury All this time at home has many people longing for an epic escape. For many, it has exasperated an already strong case of wanderlust. As soon as travel restrictions permit, we are already planning our next adventure. In addition, the global health pandemic has driven home more than ever how […]

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St. Mortiz, Switzerland Know Luxury All this time at home has many people longing for an epic escape. For many, it has exasperated an already strong case of wanderlust. As soon as travel restrictions permit, we are already planning our next adventure. In addition, the global health pandemic has driven home more than ever how […]

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Discretion, minimalism and faultless service. This is to me a good definition of Swiss luxury, and the Bellevue Palace in Bern is a great example. This hotel, throughout its dense history, has always been the discreet house of distinguished travelers and international diplomatic delegations. Let’s have a look at this unique location. Located in the historical center of Bern, on…

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Arguably the world's most exclusive watch brand. We got invited to an Audemars Piguet Master Class - a mind blowing experience!

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After exploring Zurich canton and its luxury hotels, I headed to Interlaken and stayed at the flamboyant Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa. A grande dame with a long history and luxurious facilities, ideally located in that lovely Swiss city. The Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel is a bit like the Majestic Barrière in Cannes or the Fullerton in Singapore. It’s…

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Michel Reybier Hospitality opened recently La Réserve Eden au Lac, in Zürich. This little sister of the great La Réserve Genève offers unparalleled views of Zurich Lake in a yacht club-like building designed by Philippe Starck. This boutique hotel also hosts two surprising restaurants. Settled right on Zurich Lake’s shore, La Réserve Eden au Lac is the latest baby from…

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La Prairie is definitely the finest skincare brand in the world. The Platinum Rare collection is one of its most famous and expensive product line. But does it worth it? Let’s focus on the Platinum Rare Cellular Cream, a must for anyone looking for start a luxury skincare daily routine, at EUR 1,095 the 50ml container. Created a decade ago,…

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The Alpina Gstaad, opened in 2012 is a mountain resort located in an exclusive hilltop area above Gstaad. The hotel offers magnificent views of the Bernese Alps and the Saanenland, an area known for a wide range of summer and winter activities. Part of a multi-million-dollar luxury development, which includes 56-rooms – all with balconies... View Article

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Audemars Piguet is about to open its glass doors of the brand's spiral museum to the public this June. Visitors will be able to take on a narrative journey through the world-renowned horologist's 139-year history.

Established as an extension to the Swiss watchmaker’s headquarters in Le Brassus near Le Chenit, the new watch museum located at the Vallée de Joux currently houses a collection that spans over two centuries and consists of more than 300 timepieces.

Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet's recognisable spiralling glass pavilion design conceived by Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to complement the company’s oldest building where Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet set their workshop in 1875. The two sloping spirals that coil around themselves like a watch spring is meant to symbolise the blend of tradition and forward-thinking at the heart of Audemars Piguet’s craftsmanship while honouring its deep-rooted origins.

[inline-quote author="Jasmine Audemars, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Audemars Piguet"]"We wanted visitors to experience our heritage, savoir-faire, cultural origins and openness to the world in a building that would reflect both our rootedness and forward-thinking spirit, but, before all, we wanted to pay tribute to the watchmakers and craftspeople who have made what Audemars Piguet is today, generation after generation."[/inline-quote]

Experience The Savoir-faire

Thanks to German museum designer Atelier Brückner reimagining the exhibition’s composition as a musical score, visitors will get to experience a diverse showcase of the manufacture’s complicated masterpieces. A long list of astronomical, chiming and chronograph complications that are at the heart of Audemars Piguet watchmaking are arrayed around the ultra-complicated Universelle pocket watch from 1899. Closing the exhibition is a display of Royal Oak, Royal Oak Offshore and Royal Oak Concept timepieces.

Complementing the complicated timepieces exhibitions are two specialized ateliers located at the heart of the spiral. The first is dedicated to the Grandes Complications, where each watch—which are composed of more than 648 components—spends from six to eight months in the hands of a single watchmaker before leaving the workshop. The second atelier hosts the Métiers d’Art which showcases the works of highly skilled jewellers, gem-setters and engravers.

Visitors to Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet are also able to have a go at some of the ancestral techniques perpetuated by Audemars Piguet’s finishing experts, such as satin brushing and circular graining. Furthering the company’s cultural and artistic engagement, the Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet will also be a fitting exhibition venue for some of the traveling artworks created by the manufacture’s commissioned artists.

In Celebration Of The Musée Atelier

For the opening of its Musée Atelier, Audemars Piguet will exhibit commissioned artworks by long-lasting friends of the brand. These artworks are show creative interpretations of Audemars Piguet’s origins in the Vallée de Joux by Dan Holdsworth, Quayola and Alexandre Joly. Holdsworth’s photograph “Vallée de Joux n° 10” from his photographic series "The Vallée de Joux" along with Quayola’s “Remains #A_027” from "Remains: Vallée de Joux" are complemented by a multimedia installation by Alexandre Joly.

Last but not least, the Swiss watchmaker will also be presenting a new take on one of its exceedingly rare vintage chronograph wristwatches from 1943, dubbed the [Re]master01. It brings back all of the design attributes of the original chronograph, featuring a round stainless steel case and teardrop lugs enhanced by an 18K pink gold bezel, crown and pushers. The gold-toned dial is complemented with a blue tachymetric scale, pink gold hour, minutes and seconds hands along with blue chronograph hands. The watch comes with a light brown hand-stitched calfskin strap as well as an additional brown alligator strap.

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As the world looks for a beam of light to shine through times of darkness, Switzerland takes this conception quite literally and lights up Europe’s most famous mountain in Zermatt. The slopes of Matterhorn have become the backdrop for light artist Gerry Hofstetter as he illuminates the skyline with messages of positivity.

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Two weeks back, colourful projections were splashed on the Swiss Alps in a series of images with the mission of spreading hope and solidarity to the world. Since 24 March, the majestic 14,690 ft. mountain has seen textual messages and hashtags such as #Hope to lift spirits, #StayHome to encourage social distancing, and #AllOfUs to reinforce solidarity followed by the national flags of several countries stricken by COVID-19 such as Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Japan and most recently USA.

[inline-quote author=" Light artist Gerry Hofstetter"]"Light is hope. So if you do a message with light in such a situation as we are in now, you give that hope – especially with this iconic, standalone, pyramid-shaped, incredibly strong mountain."[/inline-quote]

Every night from sunset until 11:00PM (GMT+2), Hofstetter displays a light show that celebrates those on the frontlines while providing those that are doing their part -- by staying at home -- a form of entertainment. For those of us that aren’t within proximity to view the art first-hand, we can catch the show through the official website of Matterhorn, Zermatt.

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