The Couch Sessions

A Talk with Chronoswiss

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A Talk with Chronoswiss

THE COUCH SESSIONS

The Couch sessions are Sparkling PR’s version of the instagram lives; and a way for our followers to meet brands from the luxury industry and discover their universe and products.

For this session, we invited Chronoswiss. A modern mechanical watch brand working on the symbiosis of horological know-how, nonconformist designs, modern materials and classical artisanal mastery.

CHRONOSWISS

Chronoswiss was founded in 1983, is an independent creator of modern mechanical watches; mixing the newest technologies and classic artisanal handcrafting; and tapping into skeletonising, guilloché and enamelling to create timeless, yet distinctively contemporary horology with nonconformist designs. 

For this session, I was joined by Massimiliano Grotto (Head of Sales) and Maik Panziera (Head of Design). We discussed the brand’s proactivity facing the 2020 crisis; and had a little show and tell with some of their newest models; and they also gave us a sneak peek of what’s to come this year!

In September 2020, Chronoswiss released the extreme and contemporary SkelTec. Featuring a unique Chronoswiss manufacture movement. A 166-part movement with a power reserve of 48 hours combining Opus’s mechanical spirit with space age technologies.

Chronoswiss also unveiled the world’s first serially produced regulator tourbillon. To celebrate its 20th anniversary; Maik Panziera has designed the Open Gear Tourbillon; a modern mechanical timekeeper with a unique regulator set-up, electric blue case and a hypnotising handmade guilloché. 

Thank you again lads, for a very interesting conversation. Next time we’ll do a get together here in Portugal! And I can’t wait to see the new watches up-close!

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Meet Meia Lua Watches

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Meet Meia Lua Watches

Meia Lua Watches was born in Lisbon. With the aim of delivering exclusive automatic timepieces with upscale features, beautifully designed, carefully crafted and yet reasonably priced.

The brand’s name, Meia lua stands for “half-moon” in Portuguese language. The moon does play an important role for the brand’s inspiration and mission. MEIA LUA Watches aims to place Portugal; a country of strong watch culture and tradition; in the international scene of the watch industry. And so far, the brand has sold some of its most distinctive pieces to more than 30 countries worldwide.

Gonçalo Lopes, the founder of the brand talked about watches, the rich Portuguese watch tradition and his bold career move that allowed him to follow his passion.

Thank you Gonçalo for sharing your journey with us!

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Events

Lunch with Chronoswiss

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Lunch with Chronoswiss

Chronoswiss hosted a casual lunch at the Hotel Fontecruz in Lisbon to show us their new collections.

Chronoswiss is a modern mechanical watch brand: the symbiosis of horological know-how, nonconformist designs, modern materials and classical artisanal mastery. Their creative inventions and in-house capacity allows them to offer handcrafted modern mechanical horology in a surprising price range. They see this as a modern adaptation of horological heritage; aimed at watch lovers with a unique vision of what life can be.

Thank you to João Saraiva from Importempo for the lunch invitation and; to Massimiliano Grotto from Chronoswiss for a delightful conversation. It’s always a pleasure to be invited to an exclusive lunch with a Swiss brand and; some of the most recognizable names in the Portuguese watch industry.

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The Couch Sessions

A touch of Vintage with Watch Garage

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A touch of Vintage with Watch Garage

The vintage world has always fascinated me, mainly when it comes to bags and shoes; – we all know how much women love their accessories! But most recently, the world of vintage watches has caught my eye. Over the last few years there’s been a worldwide “acceptance” of the vintage condition in watchmaking; and consequently an explosion of IG accounts dealing with this market. But most surprising, brands and retailers alike have started tapping into this side of the business; providing a safe and regulated environment for their clients.

One of the dealers I’ve recently met is André Sampaio from Watch Garage. André is of course a watch lover and aficionado and collects them himself. But he didn’t come from the watch world which is what draw my attention in the first place. Like myself André left his corporate world behind to dedicate his precious time to his true passion.

André is based in Porto, started off building his network slowly; and is now one of the most reputable dealers in the area. But I’ll let you discover more about this passionate watch geek yourself on our IG live below. Besides a compelling discussion about vintage, how to get started and what to watch out for; André also showed us some very cool pieces – mainly Rolexes, of course.

Thank you to André; for showing us why vintage watches is not only for collectors and how easy it is to get hooked.

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Linde Werdelin & Sustainability

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Linde Werdelin & Sustainability

For this latest instagram live, I had the pleasure of chatting with Jorn Werdelin from the luxury sports watch brand, Linde Werdelin. We talked about the new 3-Timer Nord, the brand’s commitment to sustainability and their continued efforts to closing the gap between brand and clients.

In 2002, Morten Linde and Jorn Werdelin created Linde Werdelin. The two friends got together to create a timepiece that would combine the reliability of a mechanical watch with the precision of professional digital instruments. This idea was born after Jorn suffered an unfortunate skiing accident.

Personal engagement and curiosity fuel LW on a daily basis, bringing to life collections which illustrate the two main universes of the brand, land and sea. From mountain climbing to deep sea diving, adrenaline is a part of the brand’s dna as so are functionality and accuracy. The brand currently has three collections, Spidos, Oktopus and 3-Timer.

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Sustainability has long been a priority for Linde Wedelin. From conscious design and production, recycled packaging to putting efforts into a circular economy, diversion, inclusion and energy efficiency. LW has greatly contributed to making the world better, ultimately gaining them the butterfly mark from Positive luxury; a company that is committed to creating a positive impact on the world.

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