Belles Montres 2009 photo essayPosted by IanS
The 3rd Belles Montres exhibition was held in Paris 27-29 November and I had the great fortune to be invited to attend by Greubel Forsey. Belles Montres is held in central Paris at the Carrousel du Louvre and attracts a large number of visitors, many of whom discovering the world of haute horlogerie for the first time and appreciating the timepieces as art (and rightly so). If you could not make it to Belles Montres, I hope that the following photos provide an idea of the experience.  The entrance is through that door in the centre, and the whole complex is underneath the courtyard of the Louvre  Getting warmer  Hot  Floor plan of the Belles Montres exhibition  The exhibition was very well attended  First stop, Greubel Forsey  Tourbillon 24 Secondes Incliné ...................................................................................... Double Tourbillon Technique  Invention Piece 3 and .............................................................................................................. Double Tourbillon 30°  And they are just as pretty behind  Emmanuel Vuille, Greubel Forsey CEO, explaining what makes a Greubel Forsey timepiece so exceptional  Montblanc  Montblanc  Montblanc  Cabestan  The Unique Piece Cabestan for Only Watch 2009  Cabestan  Concord  Concord  Concord  Cartier  Rolex  Nicolas Delaloye checking his display at the start of the show  Delaloye  Delaloye  As well as the watch displays, conferences were held each day  Pita Barcelona  Pita Barcelona  Aniceto Jiménez Pita explains his Oceana  Hands on watchmaking class held by the FHH  Girard Perregaux  Girard Perregaux  Girard Perregaux  Panerai  Panerai  Panerai  Audemars Piguet  Audemars Piguet  Audemars Piguet  Thomas Prescher explains his multi axis tourbillon mechanism  Thomas Prescher  Ladoire  Ladoire  Ladoire  Richard Mille  Richard Mille  Vacheron Constantin  Vacheron Constantin  Ulysse Nardin  Ulysse Nardin  Ulysse Nardin  Maîtres du Temps  Maîtres du Temps  Maîtres du Temps  Two great watchmakers: Andreas Strehler talking to Daniel Roth  Andreas Strehler  Watch parts as art   Sarpaneva  Sarpaneva  Sarpaneva  Speake-Marin  Speake-Marin  Speake-Marin  Michael Clerizo signing his superb book, 'Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking'  Bulgari  Bulgari  Bulgari  Romain Gauthier  Romain Gauthier  Romain Gauthier  A. Lange & Söhne  Grönefeld  Grönefeld  Vianney Halter  Jaeger-LeCoultre  Jaeger-LeCoultre  Jaeger-LeCoultre   Alain Silberstein  Alain Silberstein  Alain Silberstein  FHH  FHH exhibition  FHH exhibition  Confrèrie Horlogère  Confrèrie Horlogère  Confrèrie Horlogère  H. Moser & Cie  H. Moser & Cie  Hautlence  Hautlence  Hublot  Hublot  Hublot  When you think you have seen it all . . . André Chéca  Chanel  Chanel  Ebel  Perrelet  Jean Richard   Fabrication de Montres Normandes (FdMN)  FdMN  FdMN  Piguet  Jean Baptiste Viot  Jean Baptiste Viot  Jean Baptiste Viot  Roger Dubuis  BRM  BRM  Cuervo y Sobrinos  Cuervo y Sobrinos  Cuervo y Sobrinos  IWC  Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon 30°  Laurent Picciotto, Chronopassion and Nicole Segundo, Greubel Forsey  Laurent Picciotto, Chronopassion, and Stephen Forsey  Visitors admiring a Greubel Forsey'Double Tourbillon 30°  It isn't often that you get to see two Quadruple tourbillons side by side.  Belles Montres 2009 was a superb exhibition and I'd like to thank the team at Greubel Forsey for their support. For more information on Greubel Forsey, please look around the Greubel Forsey discussion forum here on Horomundi and/or visit www.GreubelForsey.com Ian Skellern Greubel Forsey forum and URWERK forum moderator www.facebook.com/underthedial twitter.com/underthedial Edited 9 time(s). Last edit at 12/19/2009 08:31AM by IanS.
I feel I almost was there 
ok Ian, that was a massive modem blaster!  thanks so much and great to see some of my favourites and some really new watches (although, for me). Also nice to see the GP Jackpot again and the Sonata from UN. and that Checa watches are, well, a bit strange but interesting LOL tx and cheers, Wim Wim K. Glashütte Original Forum Moderator Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean) el tiempo es la base de nuestra existencia un dÃa a la vez, siempre cerca de usted
I very nearly made a sound recording so that viewers could listen to how it sounded as well as look at the photos, but decided that was a step too far . . . perhaps I'll shoot video next time.  Ian Skellern Greubel Forsey forum and URWERK forum moderator www.facebook.com/underthedial twitter.com/underthedial Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/2009 11:37PM by IanS.
'Wow!', what an imagination Ian Skellern Greubel Forsey forum and URWERK forum moderator www.facebook.com/underthedial twitter.com/underthedial
Wow! Incredible photography Ian, it makes me want to be there in 2010!  Best, Robert-Jan
just spent the past hour pouring through your pictures.That was amazing and i appreciate your work very much.Most of my time was spent looking at the pictures and then looking at the Manufactures web sites learning about some of these incredible pieces.As my friend from norway would say in broken translation "Thank you from the heart of my bottom"
A lot of brands were there, some I have not heard off I like the vintage Big Pilot Excellent coverage Ian, many thanks.Zach T Prime Time Forum Moderator Hublot Forum Moderator
You do not need any invitation to go to this event. Basically, it is open to the public from Friday to Sunday. You do have to pay a small entrance fee (about 15euros or so). Looking forward to seeing you there next year. Boon Chong Soon Communications & Marketing Coordinator Greubel Forsey
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