VO'Clock Privé is back in Vicenza
Mechanisms and complications, design, style and innovation. The appointment with the contemporary watchmaking, its iconic pieces, historic brands and new independent realities returns to Vicenza for VO'Clock Privé, the elegant lounge entirely dedicated to watchmaking culture.
From September 8th to 10th the event with a unique format returns, open to the general public with enthusiasts, experts and collectors of timepieces who will gather in the foyer on the first floor of the fairgrounds. A reserved and exclusive context where you can meet the protagonists of the sector, and discover and admire the novelties and the most sought-after pieces presented by the excellence of watchmaking. At VO'Clock Privé, watch enthusiasts will be able to touch the products and interact directly with international watchmakers, top brands and independent master watchmakers.
After the success of VO Vintage for the vintage world with now four editions behind, VO'Clock Privé consolidates the second edition into a major event that increasingly focuses on watchmaking enthusiasts and collector communities. It will offer itself as a unique sharing and learning platform, promoting knowledge of the fascinating world of hands through comparison and exchange between amateurs, experts and professionals in the sector.
Don't miss the speeches by Tudor in conversation with Ander Ugarte, Head of Design of the house; talks by Zenith and Hublot; the numerous appointments with opinion leaders, collectors and watchmaking personalities such as Beppe Ambrosini and Bruno Bergamaschi (aka Giorgione). Also awaited is the event "Italian Watchmaking and its Future" conducted by Ugo Pancani, professor of the Geneva FHH, with Sandro Fratini, Auro Montanari, Marco Mantovani and other exceptional guests.
VO'Clock Privé will therefore be sharing experiences. Among all, the Zenith Watch Clinic technical sessions will lead watch lovers into the universe of the famous brand, under the guidance of expert watchmakers ready to reveal the secrets of haute horlogerie.
Great attention will also be paid to the educational program which provides the tools and preparation necessary to fully understand the secrets and facets of watchmaking, an art that is also a science. Among the most anticipated events, the official courses of the authoritative Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva stand out. These include the Watch Essential Course, open to enthusiasts of all levels who want a solid and complete knowledge base, also useful for pursuing a career in fine watchmaking, and a new in-depth course on one of the most fascinating complications: Tourbillons.
The prestigious Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI) will be present at VO'Clock Privé with an extraordinary selection of 8 master watchmakers: Andersen Genève, Ludovic Ballouard, Sinclair Harding, Vincent Calabrese, Stefan Kudoke, Matthias Naeschke, Meccaniche Orologi Milano and the applicant Marc&Darnò. Visitors will be transported on a journey into haute horlogerie also through the mechanical and artistic marvels of Luca Soprana, Romeo Ferraris and A.Favre & Fils and emerging brands with highly creative content such as Kross Studio.
The opportunities for enthusiasts to meet, and to try on the wrist, the most interesting watchmaking proposals multiply with the participation of many other brands, including Norqain, Speake Marin and Frederique Constant. The offer is completed by additional timepiece models presented by the top official dealers of the major brands with the most sought-after specimens by the public and connoisseurs.
The lounge of contemporary watchmaking will be an opportunity to immerse yourself in the charm of wrist hands in pavilion 8.1 of the Vicenza fair, which guarantees reserved and free access to the private public. The event is organized in conjunction with the Vicenzaoro trade fair (September 8th to 12th), the most important gold-jewellery trade fair in Europe, with which it shares the maximum security systems put in place by IEG, which manages all national goldsmith events and various industry appointments also abroad.
