Dial M for Miami
Harriet Mays Powell scouts Watches & Wonders for striking US debuts
ntil recently, US-based
watch fans had to travel
to Europe in order to lay
their eyes on the latest horological
launches. But that changed last year
when the Miami Design District
(right) and Fondation de la Haute
Horlogerie brought the Watches &
Wonders program to the city. Its
second iteration featured more
brands on display and attracted
huge crowds over the course of the
three-dayevent(theDesignDistrict
wasjusta10-minuteshuttledrive
fromtheMiamiYachtShow).
Proceedingskickedoffwitha
pre-openingcocktailpartyatthe
area’shottestnewrestaurant,Swan
(PharrellWilliamsisapartner),
followedbyaconcertinPalmCourt
bytheMiamiSymphonyOrchestra.
UlysseNardinthrewanextravagant
bashattheYachtShow,andlengthy
queuesformedoutsidetheHublot
boutiquetoseeanexhibitionby
celebratedGermanpainterand
photographerMichaelMoebius.
Heldconcurrentlywereseveral
paneldiscussions,watchmaking
workshopsandconferences.
Changestothedatesofnext
year’stwomajorwatchshows–
SIHHandBaselworld–meanthat
February2020’sWatches&Wonders
Miamiwillkickofftheannualwatch
calendar,givingUSfansanearly
lookatthenewesttimepieces.Here
areourfavoritesfromthisyear’s
event.watchesandwonders.com
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