UHNW MEMBER OF UHNW PUBLICATIONS
GENEVE
SIHH
ALPINE LUXURY RESORTS
MASTERPIECES OF WATCHMAKING ART
COURCHEVEL, VERBIER, MEGEVE
THE TRIUMPH OF BLACK AND GOLD
UHNW GENEVE
PUBLISHING & ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT JETSETBOARD 30 New Bridge Street, London EC4V www.jetsetboard.com
PRODUCTION MANAGER LEILA LUIS
LIFESTYLE CONSULTING MANAGER STEFANY AGUILAR
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR ENDRINA FERNANDES
"THE TRIUMPH OF BLACK AND GOLD" PHOTO EDITOR SILVIA STEFANINI
COVER Styling & Make Up Stesy Lab www.stesylab.it Photo & Post Production Elisa Legramandi Model Alessia Villa
DISTRIBUTION Switzerland, Belgium, Italy
Photo: Perrier at Jouet Digital Press Room
SUBSCRIPTIONS (Distribution with IMAL LOGISTICS is operated for subscriptions and partners only) IMAIL LOGISTICS +41 79 72 85 735
UHNW GENEVE is a lifestyle promotional and advertising catalogue published with no periodal editorial schedule. The views expressed in UHNW GENEVE are not necessarily those of the publisher. The publisher and contributors are not responsible for differences of opinion or statements published in good faith. No part of this product including texts, photographs, illustrations, advertising layouts or other graphics may be reproduced in any way without prior written consent of the publisher.
MANDARIN ORIENTAL
GENEVA
Be it for a stroll in its charming Old Town cobbled streets, a tasting tour of the finest chocolate, wines or cheese boutiques or a refreshing trip in the surrounding snow-capped mountains, Geneva has it all for both leisure and business visitors. The city is ideally situated in the very heart of Europe, on the shores of Lake Geneva (Lac Leman), one of the largest lakes on the continent with its star attraction being a 140 meters 'Jet D'eau' rising into the sky. A living example of Swiss hotel tradition at its very best, Mandarin Oriental, Geneva has a superb location on the River Rh ne, located within the heart of Geneva’s shopping, historic and business districts. Unparalleled service and luxury make it the ideal choice for the discerning leisure and business traveler alike.
Text & Photos: Mandarin Oriental Press Room
In addition, the stylish MO Bar provides a modern luxury bar experience; a special corner of the hotel with rich chocolate brown woods and deep blue leather and velvet seating. Open all day every day, it has been designed as a contemporary yet classic bar with an extensive cocktail menu offering three distinctive and interwoven themes from past, present and future. Delicious tapas-style dishes and themed bento-boxes are served all day, with immaculate presentation and service.
Text & Photos: Mandarin Oriental Press Room
The hotel features 190 spacious rooms and suites, with the suites on the seventh floor all enjoying private terraces with supreme views of the River Rh ne, Old Town and surrounding snow-capped mountains. Following a complete renovation in 2013, the hotel’s accommodation is decorated in warm earth-tones of chocolate, beige, brown and plum, with modern art accents and state-of-the-art technology. Boasting the largest bathrooms in the city, each guestroom features separate bathtub and large walk-in rain-shower. The recent renovation introduced a selection of new Mandarin Rooms and Junior Suites on the hotel’s sixth floor including the 210 sqm Royal Mandarin Suite with its own private elevator. These spacious rooms blend contemporary design with effortless elegance and are decorated in a sophisticated palette of fuchsia and silver or in delicate tones of gold and burgundy, with Italian marble bathrooms. The hotel’s Michelin-starred signature restaurant “Rasoi by Vineet” offers the cuisine of renowned chef, Vineet Bahtia, who specialises in “evolved” Indian food. The restaurant is decorated in vibrant colours of reds and purples to create a truly stylish Indian escape with an outside terrace providing a welcome addition in the warm summer months. A beautifully designed open tandoori oven, located at the entrance of Rasoi and visible from the lobby, provides a striking centrepiece, European-style luxury “Caf Calla” offers modern and refined all day dining for hotel guests and locals alike. Its chic d cor of beige, bronze and amber shades makes it sophisticated yet casual and an ideal venue for casual daytime diners or for a business luncheon. By night it transforms itself with dramatic and stylish lighting, creating a more intimate dining experience. A stylishly designed glass walled wine cellar stands in the corner of the restaurant and provides an exciting venue for private wine tastings with the hotel’s sommelier.
LE RICHEMOND
Set on the banks of Lake Geneva, by the famous Jet d’Eau, Le Richemond is at the heart of a city known for its style and grac. Overlooking Jardin Brunswick, this refined and unique hotel was founded in 1875 by the Armleder family and has become synonymous with peerless comfort and elegance. For over a century, Le Richemond has welcomed distinguished guests, from Hollywood icons and artists to international dignitaries and authors, all enjoying the unique cosmopolitan atmosphere and alpine scenery. The clientele has included some of the greatest names of the 20th century from Charlie Chaplin and Louis Armstrong to Sophia Loren, Rita Hayworth and Marc Chagall.
Text and Photos: Dorchester Collection Media Centre
Le Richemond’s 109 spacious rooms, including 22 suites, are decorated in a contemporary style with a strong emphasis on comfort, elegance and state-of-the-art facilities. All the suites feature a private balcony with views of the breathtaking landscape.
Le Richemond’s culinary reputation has been formed by its signature restaurant, Le Jardin, which mixes fresh, seasonal ingredients with culinary finesse, an excellent wine list and impeccable service, and which is acclaimed as one of the top restaurants in Geneva and Switzerland. Open daily for lunch and dinner, Le Jardin is a stylish Mediterranean restaurant with an inventive menu that features delicious fish, meat and home-made pasta dishes, as well as a selection of ‘Le Richemond Classics’. The restaurant also offers a weekday business lunch and a seasonal four-course menu degustation. The restaurant and hotel caters for all tastes and appetites, from business lunch to romantic dinners, light snacks to private dinner parties. At Le Lounge and Le Bar, guests may choose from a menu of light meals, snacks and bar bites accompanied by creative cocktail concoctions. In the evening, Le Bar is transformed into a vibrant and atmospheric bar, spacious with high ceilings and surrounded by art deco glamour; it is the perfect spot to enjoy an immaculately presented cocktail and select from an extansive champagne, martini and wine list. Le Bar is the perfect place for a celebratory splurge or an afterwork cocktail.
Text and Photos: Dorchester Collection Media Centre
Dining at Le Jardin is an unforgettable experience courtesy of its impeccably stylish setting and carefully crafted menus by our Gault et Millau award-winning chefs, mentioned in the 2014 Swiss guide.
A FAIRY TALE CAPTIVATING WORK OF ART Perrier-Jouët House of Champagne is unveiling the 2005 vintage** of its celebrated Cuvée Belle Epoque Rosé in a limited-edition bottle designed by internationallyacclaimed Brazilian visual artist Vik Muniz. Vik Muniz conceived a fairy-tale encounter of a brilliant golden hummingbird with the Perrier-Jouët anemone that has graced every Belle Epoque bottle for over a century. When the lively bird admires the flower’s natural elegance, the latter’s white petals turn gently pink. Originally created from scraps of gold, the enchanting scene was photographed and applied by the artist to the Belle Epoque bottle via a gold plate on which the hummingbird seemingly flies towards the foreground anemones. Clear glass allows the wine’s salmon shade to offset Muniz’s delicately sensual depiction. The fruit of this artistic collaboration between Perrier-Jouët and Vik Muniz bears a natural grace, born from a shared belief in nature’s power to inspire and a common devotion to craftsmanship. Indeed, Muniz shares the champagne house’s Art Nouveau belief in bringing beauty to everyday life.
P E R R I E R
E
E T
J O U E T
Text & Photos: Perrier at Jouet Digital Press Room
VACHERON CONSTANTIN
Text & Photos: Vacheron Constantin Press Lounge
UN COSME DE LUXE DANS LE COEUR DE GENEVE A COSMIC LUXURY IN THE HEART OF GENEVA
Entre Vacheron Constantin et la Cit de Calvin, des liens immuables se sont nou s lorsque JeanMarc Vacheron installa son atelier Quai de l’Ile, dans le quartier m me o les artisans de la Fabrique travaillaient et lisaient domicile. En ouvrant la boutique de Longemalle, la Maison investit le cœur de la vie genevoise et fait sienne son effervescence. Attenante la rue du Rh ne, la boutique de Longemalle a vocation servir une client le cosmopolite, mais aussi consacrer la relation privil gi e que Vacheron Constantin entretient avec les genevois. De par ses multiples actions de m c nat en faveur, entre autres, du Mus e d’Art et d’Histoire de la Ville de Gen ve ou encore du Grand Th tre, de par ses partenariats de longue date avec le Mus e Barbier M ller et l’Orchestre de Suisse Romande dont Vacheron Constantin soutient le programme de formation post grade ainsi que les tourn es mondiales, la Maison contribue au dynamisme culturel et au rayonnement international du berceau de la Haute Horlogerie qui l’a vue na tre. Place de Longemalle, la boutique de 278m2 a fait peau neuve pour recevoir collectionneurs et connaisseurs clair s de la belle horlogerie. Pass e la fa ade de facture classique, la sensation est imm diate. Les mat riaux nobles et textur s, cuir, bois, bronze, ainsi que la palette chromatique contemporaine composent un univers m lant raffinement, p rennit et cr ativit . Au rez-dechauss e, la boutique proprement dite propose l’ensemble des collections de la Maison, mais aussi des pi ces exclusives et une collection vintage « Vacheron Constantin les Collectionneurs », dont chaque garde-temps est accompagn de son certificat d’authenticit . B n ficiant de la pr sence permanente de deux horlogers, le premier tage accueille un espace de vente rythm par la disposition des vitrines de pr sentation, ainsi qu’un salon priv . Outre les prestations courantes – du changement de bracelet la r vision compl te, en passant par le conseil, la boutique Vacheron Constantin offre l’acc s l’Atelier Cabinotiers. Unique dans la Haute Horlogerie, ce d partement propose au client de r aliser son garde-temps sur mesure, tant d’un point de vue technique qu’esth tique. Propos depuis pr s de 260 ans par la manufacture, ce service tr s exclusif est bas sur l’ coute, l’ change et le savoir-faire de la Maison.
The enduring ties between Vacheron Constantin and Geneva were first established when JeanMarc Vacheron set up his workshop on the Quai de l’Ile, in the district where the artisans of the city’s famous Fabrique lived and worked. In opening the Longemalle boutique, the Maison entered the very heart of urban life by immersing itself in the prevailing effervescence. Located right next to the Rue du Rh ne, the Longemalle boutique is designed to serve a cosmopolitan clientele as well as to nurture Vacheron Constantin’s privileged ties with the people of Geneva.
Text & Photos: Vacheron Constantin Press Lounge
Through its multiple patronage activities, including on behalf of Geneva’s Art and History Museum and the Grand Th tre, as well as through its longstanding partnerships with the Barbier-M ller Museum and the Orchestre de Suisse Romande – of which Vacheron Constantin supports the postgraduate training programme as well as the world tours – the Maison contributes to the cultural dynamism and international reputation of the cradle of Haute Horlogerie that welcomed its birth. The 278 sq.m. boutique on the Place de Longemalle has been given a makeover to provide the perfect setting in which to welcome discerning collectors and connoisseurs of Fine Watchmaking.
In addition to standard services, ranging from performing a strap or bracelet change to a complete overhaul or simply providing useful advice, the Vacheron Constantin boutique also offers access to the Atelier Cabinotiers. This department is unique within the world of Haute Horlogerie and provides customers with a chance to order timepieces that are truly bespoke on both technical and aesthetic levels. This highly exclusive service offered by the Manufacture for almost 260 years is based on receptiveness, fruitful exchanges and the inherent expertise consistently cultivated by the Maison.
Text & Photos: Vacheron Constantin Press Lounge
Stepping past the classic fa ade, visitors are drawn into a world of noble, textured materials such as leather, wood and bronze, enhanced by a contemporary colour scheme that further contributes to a sense of refinement, continuity and creativity. Two watchmakers are permanently on hand in the boutique, of which the ground floor displays the entire range of Vacheron Constantin collections, as well as a “Vacheron Constantin les Collectionneurs� vintage collection within each every model is accompanied by its very own certificate of authenticity. Meanwhile, the first floor features a sales area as well as a private lounge.
Text & Photos: Vacheron Constantin Press Lounge
MAITRE CABINOTIER ASTRONOMICA
L’ART CELESTE DE TUTOYER LES ETOILES THE HEAVENLY ART OF REACHING FOR THE STARS
Vacheron Constantin a mis une fois encore ses maîtres-horlogers les plus chevronnés au défi : réaliser une très grande complication en montre-bracelet, dotée d’un ensemble exceptionnel de fonctions. Inspirée de la montre-bracelet la plus compliquée au monde – la célèbre Tour de l’Ile de Vacheron Constantin – qui rendait en 2005 un vibrant hommage aux 250 ans d’expertise horlogère de la Manufacture genevoise, la montre unique Maître Cabinotier Astronomica démontre une fois encore l’exceptionnel savoir-faire de Vacheron Constantin dans l’art de combiner une multitude de complications au format le plus restreint. Tutoyant les étoiles, le Calibre 2755-B1 figure parmi les plus complexes jamais réalisés par la marque et présente des complications inédites, principalement astronomiques. Ce mouvement mécanique à remontage manuel – doté de 58 heures de réserve de marche – embarque une combinaison originale de 15 complications, animées par 839 composants, pour un diamètre d’à peine 33,90 mm et seulement 12,15 mm d’épaisseur. Lisibles sur un affichage double face – côté cadran et côté fond – ces multiples fonctions utiles figurent un véritable exploit de technicité. En premier lieu lorsqu’il s’agit d’intégrer les mécanismes spécifiques aux 15 complications dans une montre-bracelet et de les faire fonctionner conjointement à la perfection. Puis de garantir une lisibilité optimale et le confort au poignet. Enfin, de préserver un design racé et des lignes tendues. En outre, tant cette montre-bracelet unique que son mouvement sont estampillés du prestigieux Poinçon de Genève. Synthèse des savoir-faire aboutis maîtrisés par la Manufacture depuis 1755, cette grande complication nommée Maître Cabinotier Astronomica évoque aussi l’esprit de « l’Atelier Cabinotiers », créé en 2006 par Vacheron Constantin. Ce service très exclusif de montres de Haute Horlogerie conçues sur mesure renoue avec l’époque où les artisans horlogers genevois hautement spécialisés – les cabinotiers – travaillaient sous les combles à la réalisation de montres uniques commandées par de prestigieux clients. La pièce unique Maître Cabinotier Astronomica s’inscrit dans cette philosophie conjuguant excellence horlogère et personnalisation selon les désirs du client.
Inspired by the world’s most complicated wristwatch that paid eloquent tribute in 2005 to the 250th anniversary of the Geneva-based Manufacture – Vacheron Constantin’s very famous Tour de l’Ile, the unique Maître Cabinotier Astronomica watch once again demonstrates the remarkable expertise Vacheron Constantin has acquired in the art of combining multiple complications within an extremely small space. Boldly reaching for the stars, Calibre 2755-B1 is one of the most complex ever made by the Manufacture and features a number of unusual – mainly astronomical – complications. This mechanical manual-winding movement with a 58-hour power reserve offers an original combination of 15 complications driven by 839 parts, while measuring a modest 33.90 mm in diameter and 12.15 mm thick. These many useful functions, which can be read off on both the dial side and the back of this watch, constitute an authentic technical feat. Firstly by incorporating the specific mechanisms of the 15 complications within a wristwatch and ensuring that they run to perfection; secondly in terms of ensuring optimal legibility and comfort on the wrist; and thirdly by maintaining a sophisticated design and taut, sleek lines. Moreover, both this unique wristwatch and its movement bear the prestigious Hallmark of Geneva. Summing up the refined skills mastered by the Manufacture since 1755, this Grande Complication model named Maître Cabinotier Astronomica also evokes the spirit of the “Atelier Cabinotiers” created by Vacheron Constantin in 2006. This extremely specialised service of creating bespoke Haute Horlogerie watches reconnects with the time when Geneva’s highly specialised watchmaking artisans – the cabinotiers – plied their trade in attic-type workshops as they crafted unique watches commissioned by prestigious clients. The one-of-a-kind Maître Cabinotier Astronomica is a natural heir to this philosophy of combining watchmaking excellence with personalisation in accordance with customers’ individual wishes.
Text & Photos: Vacheron Constantin Press Lounge
Vacheron Constantin once again challenged its most experienced master-watchmakers to create an extremely sophisticated Grande Complication wristwatch, equipped with an exceptional set of functions.
Text & Photos: Vacheron Constantin Press Lounge
Le Triomphe de le Noir et l'Or
Styling&MakeUp: StesyLab Photo&Postproduction: Elisa Legramandi Model: Alessia Villa
The Triumph of Black and Gold
Styling&MakeUp: StesyLab Photo&Postproduction: Elisa Legramandi Model: Alessia Villa
Styling&MakeUp: StesyLab Photo&Postproduction: Elisa Legramandi Model: Alessia Villa
Styling&MakeUp: StesyLab Photo&Postproduction: Elisa Legramandi Model: Alessia Villa
CREDITS