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Dazzle Everyone With the A. Lange & Söhne Cabaret Tourbillon
Some watches make an impression at a distance, but not the A. Lange & Söhne Cabaret Tourbillon Handwerkskunst. The name and form itself are telling, yet even those who can guess what it is will be left flabbergasted by its hidden delights.
The Cabaret Tourbillon Handwerkskunst features an impressive one-minute tourbillon at 6 o’clock, which announces itself with great fanfare. Tourbillon wristwatches are still very much statement pieces, after all. Those familiar with A. Lange & Söhne will know that the manufacture made quite the impression for itself when the Cabaret Tourbillon debuted in 2008. It was the first time a tourbillon mechanism had been equipped with a stop-seconds feature.
In typical A. Lange & Söhne style, this was done to allow the time to be set precisely. Normally, the tourbillon cannot be paused, unless it stops completely due to the mainspring being wound down. This technical feat is not why the Cabaret Tourbillon Handwerkskunst is too much watch for an article of this size.
A mere 500 words cannot get into what really makes this timepiece tick, so we have to do what this watch does not: cut corners. Just as you see in the accompanying visuals, the real secret is on show on the three-part white gold dial, but also on the movement. We are talking about the lozenge-style design in the centre of the dial, and also on the tourbillon and intermediate wheel cocks.
Even in the close-up, we have of the dial, you cannot really tell that this pattern was done entirely by hand. The Handwerkskunst part of the name will calmly inform your brain that every technique here is done by hand, but the uniformity of the pattern will make you gasp in disbelief.
Indeed, A. Lange & Söhne has achieved every detail in this engraving with traditional techniques — no machine created the impossibly straight lines. We imagine that the way the diamond shapes appear must have made this exceedingly difficult — the slightest error would ruin the entire effect. This is exceptional watchmaking, and only to be expected from a Handwerkskunst model from A. Lange & Söhne.
The A. Lange & Söhne Cabaret Tourbillon Handwerkskunst is the seventh such Handwerkskunst model, but it is nothing at all like its antecedents. For one thing, the manufacture has opted to resurrect the rectangular form of the now-discontinued Cabaret line for this.
In a way, it makes sense here as the lines of the case, bezel and lugs all come together in an inimitable way. Still, this is a form watch and will not appeal to everyone. Perhaps the lozenge motif will make it to one of the round models, but we think it will not be as beautiful. The Cabaret Tourbillon Handwerkskunst is limited to 30 pieces so the chances of getting one are slim.
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Château Mouton Rothschild’s 2019 Label Is Revealed
For Château Mouton Rothschild, the link between wine and art is an integral part of its history. Château Mouton Rothschild has prided itself on collaborating with leading names in contemporary art who create an exclusive artwork for its labels.
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson created “Solar Iris of Mouton” for the Château Mouton Rothschild 2019 label. The artwork is divided into two horizontal stripes: the upper part represents daytime with its golden hues, and the lower part represents the night in midnight blue.
The stripes frame the oculus which represents Château Mouton Rothschild. Surrounding it is a series of ellipses that form a ring, charting the path of the sun in relation to the Earth. The higher and lower arcs represent the longest and shortest day of the year respectively.
Co-owner of Château Mouton Rothschild, Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild, explains why he chose Eliasson to be the label’s creator: “I have been fascinated by Olafur Eliasson’s work for many years. His wonderful exhibition at Versailles in 2016 was a defining moment for me and I said to myself ‘One day, if he is willing, Olafur Eliasson will be one of Château Mouton Rothschild’s artists’.”
Château Mouton Rothschild has also teamed up with Sotheby’s for an online auction of a single lot of the 2019 vintage. The lot includes a wide range of formats, with an exclusive double magnum, the label of which will be signed by the artist and the family, six bottles, three magnums, an Imperial and the only Nebuchadnezzar released on the market to date.
The Château will also invite the successful bidder and five guests to come and collect the lot in person from the estate itself. They will be invited for a private tour and an exclusive lunch with one of the owners of the château.
The proceeds will go to the Bergonié Foundation, which supports the funding of a private non-profit European hospital. The auction will close on December 1, 2021.
If you’re a fan of alcohol, consider the Veuve Clicquot x Yayoi Kusama collection. The perfect bottle of champagne to ring in the new year. The new creation is also a celebration of the brand’s new vintage, La Grande Dame 2012. Made entirely of Pinot Noir and only 10 per cent Chardonnay.
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Ermenegildo Zegna Rebrands Itself For A New Beginning
December marks the dawn of a new era for luxury menswear brand Ermenegildo Zegna as the company will be rebranded. The brand will adopt a singular name, Zegna and its logo gets updated to a more modern font.
According to Zegna, the change in branding “celebrates our family heritage while looking forward with an ownable and tightly defined aesthetic and attitude”. The Italian brand, for more than a century, has been following its own defined path and its connection to the road is remains unchanged.
From the initial road that its founder Ermenegildo Zegna built over a century ago, where he established the company in Northern Italy, now the company has expanded its footprint across the Atlantic Ocean to New York. The company is expected to complete its IPO this month on the New York Stock Exchange, and this is only the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Zegna.
For the brand, the journey is more important than the destination. From the time of its founder to the current third generation now led by Gildo Zegna, the focus has always been on building a community around the company’s wool mill. The founder “built a new kind of ethical entrepreneurship and an ethos of giving back”, which was uncommon back then and is now a guiding principle of Zegna and also widely practised by other brands.
Come December 3, the brand will unveil the double-stripe signifier and the new Zegna logo with a collection that will pay homage to the brand’s roots in the Piedmont mountains. It will feature pieces designed for the outdoors and winter sports.
A common trait of the upcoming collection is the vicuna-coloured signifier that will work its way across the pieces in the form of graphic representations. The new Zegna logo will be the sign of the brand retail network to be completed by 2022.
“As Zegna enters an exciting new chapter in our history, we continue along the same road that stretches back more than a century,” said the brand in an announcement to the press.
“Together, our road leads us to frontiers in fabric innovation, in corporate leadership and style of life.”
“Let’s be catalysts for change and champions of a brighter future together. It is a path worth taking.”
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