Inauguration of Saudi Arabia’s first Salon des Grandes Complications

Saudi Arabia’s inaugural edition of the celebrated Salon des Grandes Complications was officially opened on Monday 8th May in the presence of
H.E. Heinrich Schellenberg, Ambassador of Switzerland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The first event of its kind in the Kingdom, the watchmaking salon will be open to the public until 11th May.  

International watchmakers - both larger manufactures and smaller independent Maisons - will showcase new pioneering masterpieces and acclaimed icons at the exhibition. Collectors, connoisseurs and those with a penchant for the ultimate in mechanical innovations will have the opportunity to view and order sought-after luxury wristwatches that may not be seen elsewhere.

Exhibiting brands include Breitling, Bulgari, Chopard, Czapek & Cie, Fabergé, Girard-Perregaux, Greubel Forsey, Kerbedanz, L’Epée 1839, Lang & Heyne, Panerai, Rudis Sylva and Vacheron Constantin, Vianney Halter, Voutilainen.

Highlights include Breitling’s new Avenger Hurricane Military, a superlative-charged chronograph with black avant-garde case in Breitlight®, issued in a 1,000-piece limited edition, Bulgari’s Ammiraglio del Tempo, a unique one-off piece which combines chiming watches with Haute Horlogerie and is the only wristwatch to combine a détente escapement and minute repeater, and Chopard’s L.U.C Time Traveler One, its very first worldtime watch which simultaneously tracks the time in every zone, indicating the time anywhere in the world.

Amongst others, Czapek & Cie presents its latest creation, the Place Vendôme Tourbillon suspendu “Ici et Ailleurs” designed in its signature style but featuring three subdials, a one-minute suspended tourbillon and second time zone, and limited to 25 numbered pieces. Fabergé is showcasing a piece exclusive to Alfardan Jewellery, the Visionnaire I, a flying tourbillon featuring a baguette-cut diamond-set bezel of 14 carats, and Girard-Perregaux its Laureato collection, which combines progressive, unique designs with a feeling for detail, excellent timing capacity and perfect taste.