Salon du Collectionneur 2009 Richemont Brands

foversta · 2009-09-13T12:11:16Z

Explore foversta's 2009 report from the Salon du Collectionneur at the Grand Palais, featuring Richemont brands like A. Lange & Söhne, Piaget, and Vacheron Constantin, with rare watches and booth insights.

Foversta's report from the 2009 Salon du Collectionneur at the Grand Palais in Paris offers a unique glimpse into a luxury watch exhibition from over a decade ago. This article highlights the presence of several Richemont Group brands, providing a historical perspective on their offerings and booth presentations at a significant collector's event. Foversta's detailed photo essay captures the essence of the show, making it a valuable resource for understanding the watch landscape of that era.

The Salon du Collectionneur is taking place for the second time in a very prestigious place of Paris: The Grand-Palais (between the 11th and the 20th of September). This show is organized by the Syndicat National des Antiquaires. The exhibitors are antique-dealers, art galleries but the amin point of interest for me was the presence of the booths of several brands from the Richemont group: Lange, JLC, Cartier, Montblanc, Dubuis, Piaget, Panerai, Van Cleef, Vacheron and IWC.

I didn't vist them all but I propose you a collection of some pics I took. I will go deeper later... I'm a bit busy !

The Grand Palais:

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The Salon du Collectionneur featured a strong presence of Richemont Group brands, including A. Lange & Söhne, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Cartier, Montblanc, Roger Dubuis, Piaget, Panerai, Van Cleef & Arpels, Vacheron Constantin, and IWC.
A highlight from A. Lange & Söhne was the stunning White Gold Tourbillon Pour le Mérite, showcasing its intricate chain and fusée mechanism.
Piaget demonstrated its manufacturing prowess by having a watchmaker present at their booth, emphasizing their active role as a manufacture.
Vacheron Constantin's booth featured the Masques collection, which was noted for being particularly challenging to photograph due to its intricate details.
Roger Dubuis presented an impressive skeletonized Excalibur with Double Flying Tourbillons, though the showcased piece was a non-working prototype.
Piaget also showcased two significant novelties: a 46mm Moonphase in white gold, considered one of the industry's most impressive, and a Régulateur.

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foversta

Sep 13, 2009

Part 1: Lange

As always, I was perfectly welcome by the Lange team (big thank to Gaetan!). The surprise was the presence of a stunning WG Tourbillon Pour le Mérite. The Lange booth: WG Tourbillon PLM: Did you say "Chaîne & fusée" ? Richard Lange PLM: The new PG Lange 31 days: The Platinum one: WG Zeitwerk: PG Zeitwerk: We appreciated the presence of an engraver from Helmut Wagner's team: Fr.Xavier

dxboon

Sep 13, 2009

Amazing timepieces on display!

Which watch houses the caseback pictured in your last photo? The engraving is gorgeous! That WG Zeitwerk looks fantastic on your wrist, FX! Hmm...a sign of things to come for your collection? Cheers, Daos

amanico

Sep 13, 2009

THE WG PLM IS DA SUPRISE!

Hope to see it soon in the flesh! Nicolas, a bit excited...

CaliforniaJed

Sep 13, 2009

Great Zeitwerk wristshots FX! Thanks! [nt]

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Davo

Sep 13, 2009

Great pieces!

Love the new Zeitwerk. And that Lange31 is a beast!

VMM

Sep 14, 2009

Nice wrist shots!

The Zeitwerke look awesome and the 31 days is fantastic! Vte

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