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Time to Watches returns to Geneva Watch Week

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Time to Watches returns to Geneva Watch Week

Time to Watches closed its doors on April 1st and welcomed 5’800 visitors. Representing an overall growth of 28% compared to 2022. During the five days, visitors discovered the latest collections of the 55 exhibiting brands. Met key actors of the industry, attended exciting talks and participated in various activities. Organized by Christian Wipfli, Time to Watches is a rich, diversified, and accessible event offering a creative, and cool space for independent brands. Inclusivity was key at this year’s edition with the event being open to the public throughout the five days.

“The foundations laid during the first event allowed us to attract more exhibitors and visitors, especially international ones. And following the positive feedback we received from them – this second edition confirms that Time to Watches is now an event that counts during the Geneva Watch Week!” – said Christian Wipfli, Director of Time to Watches.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK

Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony took place on March 28 from 6 pm. In the presence of Lada Umstätter, Director of the HEAD – Geneva, Jean-Daniel Pasche, President of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry and Mrs. Fabienne Fischer, State Councillor, exhibiting brands, press and guests.

Time to Talk

A diverse and engaging series of discussions took place throughout the week. On several watchmaking-related topics, technological advancements, and the culture surrounding the craft. The 19 talks featured 60 speakers from various backgrounds and areas of expertise, providing a well-rounded perspective on the subject matter.

Watch&Match Event

In a festive atmosphere with live music and DJ sets on April 1st, 1’480 visitors were given the opportunity to meet the 31 participating brands and their novelties as well as directly buy their favorite timepieces.

Time to Watches Awards 2024 Announcement

In collaboration with their main partner, HEAD – Genève, Time to Watches is excited to announce the creation of the Time to Watches award that celebrates the upcoming innovators, designers in the future of watchmaking. The yearly prize will be awarded for the first time next year to a young HEAD — Genève graduate. The winner will have their watch showcased at Time to Watches 2024 and the celebration will be sponsored by an exhibiting brand.

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Space Gallery x Ulf Saupe

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Space Gallery x Ulf Saupe

Space Gallery St Barth is delighted to announce an exhibition of artworks by internationally renowned artist Ulf Saupe, at their New York City Gallery this Spring from March 23 till April 15, 2023. The subject? Water and sustainability – the elixir of life. Ulf Saupe is a German artist that studied Fine Arts at the University of Kassel with a specialization in experimental photography under the tutelage of photographer Floris Neusüss.

THE WORKS

The essence of Saupe’s work consists in making metaphors that respond to contemporary
socio-political and economic problems. Through photographs, sculptures and installations that reflect the human condition and its relationship with nature and society. In recent years the central element of his work is water.

“Water always finds its way through even the hardest of stones. Just as the truth, over time, cannot be hidden, and eventually finds its way to the surface. Thus, drop by drop, the glass fills up until one last one fills it up. The union of synergies being vital to prevent the avoidable and fight together for a necessary change”. Photography and installation currently represent the most suitable means of interpretation of my work and it is the materiality that receives my particular attention in the digital era. Ideally, my work will not constitute another piece of consumption, but rather invite the viewer to adopt novel perspectives when contemplating known issues.”, says Ulf.

For some time, Saupe’s work has focused on the water element and its ecological and economic
significance. The gallery will show various cyanotype techniques. As cyanotypes are handmade by the artist, each piece is unique. The blue images of the series Waterscapes are depict manifestations of water in its natural cycle, remote from human impact.

ABOUT SPACE GALLERY ST BARTH

Established in 2011, Space Gallery St Barth is a contemporary art gallery. Dedicated to showcasing painting, photography, and sculpture by established and emerging artists. Since its inception, Space Gallery St Barth has built up an impressive roster of artists, curated international exhibitions, and participated in major art
fairs including the Venice Biennale. As of today, the gallery has locations in St Barth and New York City and regularly exhibits in Monaco and Miami. The gallery’s location in New York City has been open since November 2018.

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Time to Watches returns to Geneva Watch Week

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Time to Watches returns to Geneva Watch Week

Christian Wipfli, Executive Director of Time to Watches, is delighted to announce that following the success of its 2022 edition. The now established Time to Watches event will return to Geneva, during Watch Week, at the HEAD — Genève. The event’s main partner, the Geneva School of Art and Design, will host the event in Le Cube. The flagship space of its campus, a stunning building stemming from Geneva’s industrial heritage.

Time to Watches has evolved into a rich, diversified, and casual event offering a creative, and cool space for independent brands; where creativity reigns. Focused on encounters and exchanges, Time to Watches aims to create synergies between the brands and their guests. Historical watches, newcomers, fashion, CPO (Certified Pre-Owned), connected watches, each visitor will find at Time to Watches its favorite brand and watch. Because of its richness, diversity, creativity and innovation, watchmaking can convey unique emotions, generating real favorites and captivating everyone.

Under this new motto “The Open Side of the Watch World”; Time to Watches will welcome a selection of brands from all spheres.

Details of the event:
Dates: 28 March to 1 April 2023
Location: HEAD — Genève
The event will be open to the public and professionals all 5 days
Tickets for the public go on sale: 15 March 2023

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK:

Watch&Match
The visitor will experience an exceptional encounter with the participating watch brands. Each will be offering some of their finest pieces for purchase. Visitors will be able to exchange with the watchmakers they admire, ask them questions, compare, and test the brand’s timepieces on their wrist. Additionally, artist Estelle Lagarde will perform during a morning art show inviting visitors to actively participate and will create a unique live artwork for a charity association to be sold in the afternoon.
For more information, please visit: https://www.timetowatches.com/watch-and-match/

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Space Gallery x Winter Show

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Space Gallery x Winter Show

Space Gallery is hosting a contemporary art show, showcasing its newest artists, Alighiero Boetti, Christo, Manolo Valdés, Tony Cragg, and Vera Lutter. The Winter Show is live at their New York City location in Soho as well as their flagship gallery in St Barth.

Contemporary art show

Artists:

Alighiero Boetti
Boetti was a champion of the ballpoint pen. Boetti made a number of vast works in minutely scrawled biro, such as I sei sensi (The Six Senses), which is part of a series of drawings done in code. The overall effect of the ‘Lavori Biro’ works tends to be gorgeously uneven, resulting in rich expanses of deep blues and greens with gradations and patterns within. Often they recall a sea or night sky.

Christo and the Wrapped Reichstag
Christo described the Reichstag wrapping as autobiographical. It became symbolic of unified Germany and marked Berlin’s return as a world city. The Guardian posthumously described the work as the pair’s “most spectacular achievement”.

Manolo Valdés
One of the most internationally established contemporary Spanish painter, sculptor and draughtsman, Manolo Valdés was born in Valencia in 1942. He attended the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia. He began his career in the 1960s as one of the founding members of Equipo Cronica. A group of artists who took inspiration from Pop Art to challenge the Spanish dictatorship of Franco and the History of Art itself.

Tony Cragg
Tony Cragg is one of the world’s foremost sculptors. Constantly pushing to find new relations between people and the material world. There is no limit to the materials he might use, as there are no limits to the ideas or forms he might conceive. His early, stacked works present a taxonomical understanding of the world. And he has said that he sees manmade objects as “fossilized keys to a past time which is our present”.

Vera Lutter
Inspired by the city’s presence, light, and architecture, Vera Lutter began experimenting with photography. In order to capture an immediate and direct imprint of her experience; Lutter decided to turn the room in which she lived into a large pinhole camera. Thereby transforming the space that contained her personal experience into the apparatus that would capture an image of it.

ABOUT SPACE GALLERY ST BARTH


Established in 2011, Space Gallery St Barth is a contemporary art gallery. Dedicated to showcasing painting, photography, and sculpture by established and emerging artists. Since its inception, Space Gallery St Barth has built up an impressive roster of artists, curated international exhibitions, and participated in major art fairs including the Venice Biennale. As of today, the gallery has locations in St Barth and New York City and regularly exhibits internationally. The gallery’s location in New York City has been open since November 2018.

Click here to request the complete Press Release about this contemporary art show.

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Welcome 2023 x Celebrate our 2022 Projects

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Welcome 2023 x Celebrate our 2022 Projects

Welcoming 2023 by celebrating last year’s fantastic projects from our Press Office.

“Thank you to all our clients for their trust, to our press friends who have continuously supported us since the beginning and here’s to many more adventures in 2023!“
Marina Coelho, Founder of Sparkling PR

Find out more about our 2022 mandates here or visit our Instagram.