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Meet the Watchmakers 2019

On October 23-24, Cellini Jewelers hosted our 2nd annual Meet the Watchmakers event. Guests were invited to spend time with the greatest watchmakers working today: Felix Baumgartner, Denis Flageollet, Stephen Forsey, Bart and Tim Grönefeld, Romain Gauthier, and Kari Voutilainen.

Visitors were treated to a rare, up-close look at exceptional pieces like the Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon 30° Technique in blue ceramic; Urwerk’s UR-100 SpaceTime; Grönefeld’s 1941 Decennium Tourbillon; De Bethune’s DB25 Starry Varius Tourbillon and Voutilainen’s 28ti. Cellini also showcased a number of timepieces pre-selected for the 2019 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie Genève (GPHG) awards.

Meet the Watchmakers 2019 (from left): Tim Grönefeld, Bart Grönefeld, Leon Adams, Felix Baumgartner, Kari Voutilanen, and Romain Gauthier.
From left: The Horological brothers – Tim and Bart Grönefeld
Denis Flageollet, co-founder of De Bethune
Stephen Forsey, co-founder of Greubel Forsey
Kari Voutilainen
Felix Baumgartner, co-founder of Urwerk
Romain Gauthier
From left: Stephen Forsey, Tim Grönefeld, Bart Grönefeld, and Denis Flageollet
This yellow gold Logical One by Romain Gauthier is one of only five pieces, available exclusively in the United States.
Romain Gauthier
Rachelle Marcus and Artice Jones, Cellini Jewelers.
From left: Tim Grönefeld, Leon Adams, Bart Grönefeld
The Parallax Tourbillon in rose gold by Grönefeld
The Parallax Tourbillon’s original hand-wound movement is finished and assembled in-house.
Kari Voutilainen and Denis Flageollet
De Bethune’s DB28GS Grand Bleu has been pre-selected in the Diver’s category for the <i>Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève</i> (GPHG).
The Cellini Watch Sales Team (from left): Joel Block, Lindsey Hess, Danny Goldsmith, Artice Jones
Felix Baumgartner shows his Urwerk UR-111C Black to Charles Thomas, Jr.
The Urwerk UR-111C Black is a limited edition of 25 pieces.
Charles Thomas, Jr. tries on the Urwerk UR-111C Black
Charles Thomas, Jr.’s Defy El Primero 21 Openworked Titanium by Zenith
Tim and Bart Grönefeld compare watches with Cellini President Leon Adams.
Grönefeld’s 1941 Remontoire features a remontoire optimizes time keeping by winding a small hairspring every eight seconds to guarantee a constant force for the escapement.
Christian Bangert with Cellini watch salesman, Danny Goldsmith
This white gold version of Grönefeld’s 1941 Remontoire features a blue fish scale guilloché patterned dial.
Bob Loigman takes a closer look at the Quadruple Tourbillon Black by Greubel Forsey
Greubel Forsey’s Quadruple Tourbillon Black and GMT Quadruple Tourbillon
Cellini staff from left: Samantha Hickey, Rachelle Marcus, Marcelle Harari, Paula Coleman
Diamond-set Balancier Contemporain by Greubel Forsey
From left: De Bethune co-founder Denis Flageollet, Cellini President Leon Adams, De Bethune CEO Pierre Jacques
De Bethune’s DB25 Starry Varius Chronomètre Tourbillon
Kiran Shekar chats with Tim and Bart Grönefeld
Kiran Shekar tries on the new Voutilainen 28ti
Cellini salesperson Lindsey Hess
Cellini President Leon Adams and Greubel Forsey co-founder Stephen Forsey
Stephen Forsey sports his new GMT Quadruple Tourbillon
Tim Grönefeld, Stephen Forsey, Bart Grönefeld
Voutilainen’s Vingt-8 is available with a variety of styles and colors
Kari Voutilainen chats with a guest
A guest photographs the Voutilainen Vingt-8 with blue guilloché dial
Bart Grönefeld and RedBar Group CEO Kathleen McGivney
Grönefeld’s new platinum 1941 Decennium Tourbillon, a limited edition of 10 pieces, was created to celebrate the company's 10th anniversary.
Urwerk co-founder Felix Baumgartner
Urwerk’s UR-105 CT Maverick’s flip-top case reveals the luminous, revolving satellite hours.
The wandering hours on Urwerk’s UR-105 CT Maverick indicate the minutes as it advances.
From left: Stark Shapleigh, Tim Grönefeld, Bart Grönefeld, Kathleen McGivney, Robert Velasquez
This edition of the Bulgari Octo Minute Repeater Carbon, the world’s thinnest minute repeater, features a carbon case and bracelet.
This Galet Micro Rotor Square by Laurent Ferrier features a navy blue dial with luminous hands and hour markers.
Brett Rutledge photographs the sapphire caseback of the Laurent Ferrier Galet Micro Rotor Square.
Cellini staff from left: Samantha Hickey, Artice Jones, Marcelle Harari, Joel Block, Leon Adams, Lindsey Hess, Danny Goldsmith, Rachelle Marcus, Scott Hickey.
 
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