THE OFFICIAL WATCH BUYER'S GUIDE - Elite Traveler

clerc
Since the company’s founding in paris in 1874, four generations of clerc watchmakers have manned the helm. and each has continued a quest
for true innovation. In its earliest years, clerc specialized in both jewelry and watchmaking, focusing on small limited editions and one-of-a-kind
pieces. Until the 1970s, rolex, Vacheron constantin and Jaeger-lecoultre made key aspects of clerc watches. But for the last four decades the
brand has pursued its own models. Since 1998, Gerald clerc has steered the Geneva-based clerc watch designs, and his models stay true to the
philosophy of contemporary modernism: creations must represent a break with what already exists.
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clerc odyssey lady is a dazzling addition to the odyssey line, which is inspired by the visions of space and exploration held in the late 1960s. Key
design components include the materials used (ceramics, carbon, titanium, rubber), the reinforcing elements on the case side, a complex case
back and the sliding system that protects the pusher, crown and bezel. Gerald clerc has always refused to believe that women are not interested
in mechanical watches—clerc even launched a 100% self-winding ladies’ collection upon the advent of quartz—so this year he unveiled a high
jewelry model of odyssey for women that contains the exclusive self-winding, manufacture-made clerc c200 double-barrel caliber with a fiveday
power reserve. This 37mm version, in ceramic and 18K gold with diamonds, reveals its inner workings through a skeleton dial. It is shown
on a black python strap ($29,800).
corporate contact: pK Time Group managing director Ken Grazi, (212) 397-1662; kengrazi@pktime.com; www.clercwatches.com