ZURICH - In Your Pocket

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Art market Watches & Jewellery
Consulates
If you’re looking to buy art - or just take a peek at what
others are buying - Zurich won’t let you down. The city
is arguably the centre of Switzerland’s art market, and
indeed a reference point for the European art market.
Many art auctioneers are located in Zurich - besides the
well-known international houses Sotheby’s (Talstrasse
83, D-3) and Christie’s (Steinwieseplatz, G-4) you’ll find
local houses like Koller (Hardturmstrasse 102), Grisebach
(Bahnhofstrasse 14, E-4) or Germann (Stockerstrasse 38,
D-4), where remarkable pieces change hands regularly.
Art galleries are equally abundant in Zurich and are an
excellent place to see contemporary international and
Swiss art as well as a great deal of exciting work from the
twentieth century. Zurich In Your Pocket has put together
a small selection, including conventional art galleries,
artist-run offspaces and internet galleries.
Art galleries
galerie gmurzynska E-4, Paradeplatz
2, 8 Paradeplatz, tel. +41 44 226 70 70,
www.gmurzynska.com. A major gallery specialising in
Russian avantgarde, modern and classic contemporary
art. Recently it showed pop art classics with pieces
by artists such as Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana.
In summer the gallery regularly organises a sculpture
exhibition in the park of the Baur au Lac hotel. Q Open
10:00 - 18:00, Sat 10:00 - 16:00, closed Sun.
Galerie Haas D-4, Talstrasse 62a, 8Paradeplatz,
tel. + 41 43 497 20 26, www.galeriehaasag.ch.
German expressionism such as Georg Grosz, classic
modern artists such as Braque as well as Swiss masters
such as Cuno Amiet or Félix Vallotton are all part of this
gallery’s field. Q Open 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 18:00 and
by appointment, Sat & Sun closed.
Karma International G-6, Dufourstrasse
48, 8Kreuzstrasse, tel. +41 43 535 85 91,
www.karmainternational.org. Focusing on
contemporary and conceptual art, Karma shows Swiss
and international artists, and has a reputation for picking
up on the newest developments in the city’s art scene.
Q Open Wed - Fri 12:00 - 18:00, Sat 11:00 - 16:00.
Offspaces
Dienstgebäude A-6, Töpferstrasse 26,
8 Laubegg, www.dienstgebaeude.ch.
Dienstgebäude usually concentrates on artists from
Zurich and Switzerland. One of the exhibitions they made
their name with is The Catch of the Year - 120 pieces by
120 Zurich artists, a kind of selective synopsis of Zurich’s
art scene. Q Open Thu - Sat 12:00 - 18:00.
message salon (Perla Mode) C-2, Langstrasse
84, 8 Helvetiaplatz, www.likeyou.com/
messagesalon. The cosy message salon is located
on Langstrasse, where most salons go about more
sleazy business and shows a very independent selection
of Swiss and international artists. Q Open often in the
evening, see website for programme and opening hours.
Internet galleries
Eastinside, tel. +41 78 683 29 41,
www.eastinside.ch. Online gallery specialized in young
Eastern European art.
Beyer E-4, Bahnhofstrasse 31, 8Paradeplatz, tel.
+41 43 344 63 63, www.beyer-ch.com. For more than
250 years Beyer has been selling, producing and repairing
watches. They sell top brands like Patek Philippe, Rolex,
Hublot, IWC, Chopard, Baume&Mercier and their very own
brand Beyer. There is also a fine jewellery section. QOpen
09:15 - 18:30, Sat 09:15 - 16:00. Closed Sun.
The luxury watch store Beyer. PD
Gübelin E-4, Bahnhofstrasse 36, 8Paradeplatz, tel.
+41 44 387 52 20, www.guebelin.ch. Since 1854 Gübelin
have been selling jewellery, watches and precious stones. In
their Zurich branch you will find their own jewellery lines as
well as many renowned watch brands.QOpen 09:00 - 18:30,
Sat 09:00 - 17:00, closed Sun.
NEW
IWC Boutique E-3, Bahnhofstrasse 61, 8Rennweg,
www.iwc.com. Swiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC
Schaffhausen has just opened its new very own Zurich
boutique. Find their iconic automatic watches and exclusive
models only available in their flagship stores.QOpen 10:00
- 18:30, Sat 10:00 - 17:00, Sun closed.
Partime Technoparkstrasse 1, 8Technopark, tel. +41
44 445 14 55, www.partime.ch. A Zurich Partime watch
simultaneously shows the time of day and how much of the
day is left. The blue area within a circle represents the amount
of time still remaining in the day, while a white area gradually
eats into the blue, until the circle is all white at the end of the
day. Find it also at the retailers indicated on page 56.QOpen
10:00 - 16:00, Sat & Sun closed.
CHRIST Watches & Jewelry
CHRIST Watches
& Jewelry E-3,
Bahnhofstrasse 78,
8 Bahnhofstrasse,
tel. +41 44 212 14 47,
www.christ-swiss.ch. With
more than 80 shops, CHRIST
is the biggest jeweler in Switzerland. Find top watch brands
like Rado, Tag Heuer, Certina, Frederique Constant and their
very own CHRIST Swiss Made as well as fashion jewels by
Pandora, Esprit Armani etc. Pearls, diamonds and a huge
collection of wedding rings - it’s all there. CHRIST offers
serious consulting in a casual, but stylish atmosphere.
Find sister shops at the department stores St. Annahof
(Bahnhofstrasse 57, E-3), Jelmoli (Seidengasse 1, E-3) and
the shopping centre Sihlcity (Kalanderplatz 1, B-6) as well
as at the airport shopping centre. QOpen 09:00 - 19:00,
Sat 09:00 - 18:00. Closed Sun.
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Here are the most important consulates you can find in
Zurich. The embassies are usually located in Bern, which is
the Swiss capital. See www .eda .admin.ch for addresses.
Austria D-7, Seestrasse 161, 8Brunaustrasse, tel. +41 44
283 27 00, fax +41 44 280 37 65, zuerich-gk@bmeia .gv .at.
France H-5, Signaustrasse 1, 8Signaustrasse, tel. +41
44 268 85 85, fax +41 44 268 85 00, consulat.france
.zurich@swissonline .ch, www .consulatfrance-zurich .org.
Germany J-5, Witikonerstrasse 15, 8Klusplatz,
tel. +41 44 201 72 22, fax +41 44 201 72 29, info@
deutscher-honorarkonsul-zh.ch.
Ireland E-5, Claridenstrasse 25, 8Paradeplatz, tel. +41
44 289 25 15, fax +41 44 2892550.
Italy D-4, Tödistrasse 67, 8Brandschenkenstrasse, tel.
+41 44 286 61 11, fax +41 44 201 16 11, segreteria
.zurigo@esteri .it, www .ambberna .esteri .it.
Norway F-5, Utoquai 37, 8Opernhaus, tel. +41 44 254
61 39, fax +41 44 254 61 71, www .amb-norwegen .ch.
Russia F-4, Oberdorfstrasse 10, 8Bellevue, tel. +41 43
268 80 00, fax +41 43 268 80 08, www .rusconsul .ch.
United Kingdom N-6, Gämsenstrasse 3,
8Röslistrasse, tel. +41 44 383 65 60, fax +41 44
383 65 61, vice-consulate.zurich@britishembassy .ch,
www .ukinswitzerland .fco .gov.uk.
United States of America G-6, Dufourstrasse 101,
8Feldeggstrasse, tel. +41 43 499 29 60, fax +41 43
499 29 61, zurich-ca@state .gov, bern.usembassy.gov.
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DIRECTORY
Dentists
Swiss Smile D-2, Hauptbahnhof / Shop Ville,
8 Hauptbahnhof, tel. +41 43 300 30 03,
www .swiss-smile .com. Dentist centre in the Shop Ville,
the underground shopping mall at the main train station.
It’s open every day - you can just walk in and wait for
your turn. QOpen 07:00 - 21:00, Sat 08:00 - 20:00, Sun
10:00 - 18:00.
Language schools
Alemania Badenerstrasse 333, 8Albisriederplatz, tel.
+41 44 300 33 44, www .alemania .ch. German courses
only, from beginners to proficient speakers.
Bénédict C-2, Militärstrasse 106, 8Sihlpost, tel. +41
44 242 12 60, www .benedict .ch. German courses at any
level, as well as French, Italian and Spanish.
Lost & Found
Lost & Found (VBZ) E-3, Werdmühlestrasse 10,
8Bahnhofstrasse, tel. +41 44 412 25 50. All objects
found on public transport and on the ground of the city
of Zurich end up here. QOpen 07:30 - 18:30. Closed
Sat & Sun.
Pharmacies
Bahnhof Apotheke E-2, Bahnhofplatz 15,
8Hauptbahnhof, tel. +41 44 225 42 42. QOpen
07:00 - 24:00.
Bellevue Apotheke F-5, Theaterstrasse 14,
8Bellevue, tel. +41 44 266 62 22. Q Open 24hrs.
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