Around the world in eight days
These works of watchmaking present a version of the famous odyssey imagined by Jules Verne
“Imagine traveling around the world in just eight days to discover the essence of eight of the world’s most beautiful cities,” dares Jean-marie Schaller, owner and creative director of independent
Swiss watch brand Les Ateliers Louis Moinet. “Having returned from this wonderfully long journey, I open my travel diary describing these eight unforgettable stops. What an extraordinary adventure! It starts in Paris, birthplace of that genius,
Louis Moinet, and ends in New York, passing through the colourful floating markets of Bangkok, and the avantgarde metropolis of Kuala Lumpur.”
“Around the World in Eight Days” is a contemporary version of the famous odyssey imagined by Jules Verne, revisited by Jean-marie Schaller and sublimated by the art and excellence of watchmaking.
Each city is a living canvas limned by thousands of human stories, and each reveals itself to be a place where boundless energy boils a cauldron blending art, culture, architecture, and technology. It is this rich and complex alchemy that inspired Jean-marie Schaller to create these eight horological masterpieces.
To create the dials, Les Ateliers Louis Moinet tapped the specialized skills of GVA Cadrans. This company’s dial-makers have unique expertise in métiers d’art, be that fine miniature painting, precise handengraving, the delicate art of marquetry, or making complex jigsaw puzzle dials.
The exceptional beauty of these eight dials has to do with the originality of the materials chosen, ranging from rock crystal to aventurine, from genuine fragments of history to high-tech materials. Each of these elements is a genuine treasure that gives these works their unique character.
With the dynamism of the big cities acting as a backdrop, “Around the World in Eight Days” is an invitation to contemplate and celebrate the world’s great metropolises through the art of watchmaking.
The eight cities featured in this luxury timepiece collection are Paris, Abu Dhabi, Tokyo, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, San Francisco, and New York.
‘Having returned from this wonderfully long journey, I open my travel diary describing these eight unforgettable stops. What an extraordinary adventure!’