Watch trends: Louis Vuitton, Cerruti 1881 among notable timepiece events in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — The month of September is a busy time for fashion and jewellery events in Kuala Lumpur.
From Louis Vuitton’s fine jewellery and watch pop-up to Parmigiani Fleurier’s luxurious sporty range, there are plenty of activities to keep timepiece aficionados busy.
Here, we have compiled five brands that caught our attention.
Louis Vuitton
The award-winning Tambour Street Diver from Louis Vuitton. — Picture courtesy of Louis Vuitton
French luxury giant Louis Vuitton has dedicated a golden space at The Gardens Mall for people to take a peek at its array of watches and jewellery.
One of the collections featured at the pop-up is the iconic Vivienne. As the house mascot, Vivienne made its debut in 2017 as a collectible figurine. It later adorned zip wallets, coin pouches and passport covers in a series of colourful, quirky illustrations.
Timepieces on display include the award-winning Tambour Street Diver and New Tambour watches. Visitors can also check out white gold versions of the new Louis Vuitton Blossom collection.
The pop-up runs until Sunday (October 1).
Parmigiani Fleurier
For today’s sporty lifestyle, the TONDA PF Sport from Parmigiani Fleurier. — Picture courtesy of Parmigiani Fleurier
As a luxury timepiece, Parmigiani Fleurier is at the height of innovation yet keeping true to the brand’s founding spirit and its symbol of purity, discretion and minimalist sophistication.
Its Watches and Wonders 2023 highlight is the TONDA PF Minute Rattrapante. It reinterprets one of the most common watchmaking functions of a watch, by displaying the minutes in five and one-minute increments respectively.
For today’s sporty lifestyle, the TONDA PF Sport Automatic and Chronograph are housed in a 41mm case and a 42mm case respectively. The collection holds subtle details that affirm their casual sporting-chic identity.
Parmigiani Fleurier is available at Cortina Watch in The Starhill.
Cerruti 1881
Timepieces from Cerruti 1881 Positano Men mirror the French fashion brand's essence. — Picture courtesy of Cerruti 1881
Timepieces from Cerruti 1881 Positano Men mirror the French fashion brand’s essence.
The Positano Men collection comes with two models: A burgundy bezel with the same colour stitched leather strap and a black bezel with a brown stitched leather strap.
Presented in a pillow-shaped case that hugs the wrist comfortably, it is housed in a Japanese quartz movement with a chronograph function at the positions 6, 9 and 12 o’clock in different scales and a date window at 4 o’clock.
Available at Cerruti 1881 Timepieces boutiques, Solar Time boutiques and selected fine watch retailers.
Singer Reimagined
A timepiece from Singer Reimagined's 1969 Chronograph. The brand revisits iconic sports watches with modern-day engineering. — Picture courtesy of Singer Reimagined
An independent award-winning watch brand that is part of Singer Group, Singer Reimagined is a Californian-based luxury brand that deals with Porsche 911 restorations.
As its name implies, the brand reimagines high-watchmaking, revisiting iconic sports watches of the 1960s and 1970s with modern-day engineering.
It has three main collections: Track1, Flytrack and the latest range, 1969. All models are powered by the AgenGraphe, an inventive mechanical piece that redefines integral principles, enhancing the legibility of the chronograph.
Singer Reimagined is available at Cortina Watch in The Starhill.
Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève
The exhibition, hosted by The Hour Glass, takes place at Pavilion KL from October 5 to 8.— Picture courtesy of The Hour Glass
In August, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) announced the shortlist of watches for its 2023 awards. These nominated watches are now part of a travelling exhibition in KL, the only city in South-east Asia selected for this event.
The exhibition, hosted by The Hour Glass, takes place at centre court of Pavilion Kuala Lumpur from October 5 to 8. A total of 84 watches from 14 out of the 15 GPHG award categories will be on display, showcasing the pinnacle of contemporary watchmaking.
There will be a series of interactive events by The Hour Glass such as a watch photography workshop, DIY mechanical clock workshop and a colour session with Hublot for children. For more details, visit here.
