Bertrand Meylan on Hautlence’s Stunning Timepieces—And How Asian Collectors Stand Out

Bertrand Meylan on Hautlence’s Stunning Timepieces—And How Asian Collectors Stand Out

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Hautlence debuted two limited-edition watches, the Linear Series 1 and Vagabonde Series 4, at Geneva Watch Days earlier this year, much to the delight of luxury watch collectors. 

The two watches challenge the rules of haute horology, which is something of a signature move for the brand. Since its inception in 2004, it has been widely recognised as a luxury watch brand that constantly pushes the envelope. 

The Linear Series 1 allows you to read the minutes in a traditional circular display, cut by the flying tourbillon, while the hours are shown in a vertical patch on the left side of the TV screen-shaped dial. The Vagabonde Series 4, however, follows Hautlence’s wandering hours model, where a retrograde jumping hour disc rotates on a central axis to mark the passage of time; the hours are displayed in three apertures in the centre of the dial. The sapphire minute dial stands out on a brass base dial as it revolves around the jumping hours, making it easy to decode the time.

Here, we talk to Bertrand Meylan, the CEO of Melb Luxe Subsidiaries, which owns Hautlence, on the releases, his thoughts on watch collecting in the Hong Kong and Asian markets, and more. 

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Source Credit: This article originally appeared on Tatler Asia by Tatler Asia. Read the original article - https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/watches/hautlence-bertrand-meylan-asian-collectors