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voutilainen finland is where Kari Voutilainen was born and first studied the craft that would win his passions—watchmaking. from there his natural move was to Switzerland where he not only completed his graduate studies but was selected by parmigiani to serve in the restoration department spe- cializing in extremely rare timepieces. finally, in 2002 Voutilainen established his own business in môtiers, and his hands create all that emerges from his workshop. from the technical to the aesthetic, he is totally involved in every detail of the watchmaking process. all of the watches are limited editions, and created from precious metals. ColleCtion HigHligHt Watchmaker Kari Voutilainen had the stroke of luck to find several observatory movements fabricated by longines many years ago. They inspired him to build a very limited series of watches using these remarkable calibers. mr. Voutilainen took each movement apart and also made many new parts, then adjusted and tested them before hand-finishing, gilding and frosting the movements to their highest levels. The dial and case design Voutilainen crafted for the historical movements includes chronometer 27’s 18K white gold case that measures 44 mm, an engine-turned dial of gold, and a regulator display of time, with hours indicated at the 12 o’clock location, small seconds at 6 o’clock and minutes in the center ($70,300). corporate contact: Kari Voutilainen, 41-32-861-4832; voutilainen@voutilainen.ch; www.voutilainen.ch
VULCAIN Founded in 1858, Vulcain is the founding father of the alarm complication for wristwatches. In the late 1940s, in the heart of Switzerland’s Neuchâtel Jura region, the company’s master engineers set out to resolve an unsolved riddle in the craft of watchmaking: How could they miniaturize a striking mechanism enough to house it within a wristwatch, while still ensuring that it emit a noise loud enough to be truly functional? Until 1947, when Vulcain unveiled the Cricket alarm calibre, no watchmaker had ever succeeded in doing so. The Cricket alarm calibre rapidly gained worldwide acclaim, and Vulcain wristwatches soon found themselves on the wrists of the world’s top movers and shakers. Successive American presidents donned the timepiece, so much so that it was affectionately dubbed “The Presidents’ Watch.” ColleCtion HigHligHt Encapsulating the dynamic spirit of the 1950s, the 50s Presidents’ Watch is a timeless model that pays tribute to the company’s historic Cricket alarm movement. Today the timepiece houses Vulcain’s new self-winding movement, the Calibre V-21. Impossibly elegant, its 42mm case is available in 18K rose gold and steel iterations, and is water-resistant to 164 feet. Its slender case, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces and subtly designed lugs ensure a perfect fit on every wrist. The dial comes in a choice of anthracite or silvered colors for the rose gold model, and in silvered, anthracite or smoky grey for the steel. The Louisiana alligator strap is fitted with a rose gold buckle on the 18K rose gold version or a folding clasp with safety pushpiece on the steel model. (From $24,920). Corporate Contact: Bernard Fleury, b.fleury@vulcain-watches.ch, www.vulcain-watches.ch
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