Fabergé watches are rich in technical feats and creative design and steeped with history. Because each offers its own unique surprise flourish, we asked four Fabergé artisans to share their all-time favorite Fabergé watch designs and explain what about these timepieces they find most interesting and compelling.
Fabergé Visionnaire DTZ in White Gold
Philippe Holzer, Director of Someco, Dial Supplier
What is your favorite Fabergé watch?
Without hesitation, the Visionnaire DTZ in white gold
Which feature do you find most captivating?
Its magnificent dial is made of the perfect balance between technique and highly finished components, particularly the hour markers applied on a sapphire crystal. The aesthetic of the dial has beautifully combined with the movement through the magnifying glass and the watch’s sober and futuristic colors. I also appreciate a lot the high quality and refinement of its movement. It’s unique.
Did you collaborate on this watch at all?
Yes, the entire dial. It was manufactured with love and passion by the Someco teams, based in Neuchatel area, in the heart of Swiss watchmaking country.
Fabergé Visionnaire DTZ Gallavanter
Lars van Ruiten, Timepieces Sales Administration Manager at the Geneva Workshop
What is your favorite Fabergé watch?
The new Fabergé Visionnaire DTZ Gallivanter
What drew you to this model in particular?
The mix of a contemporary look with vintage colors and materials is very attracting on this piece and makes its face unique.
What were some of the challenges in designing this watch?
After having already produced the first version of Visionnaire DTZ in 2016, the challenge this time was not about the technical anymore, but about the look and collection development. It was an interesting production process, since all the technical aspects of the production were mastered, we had more time to focus on the esthetic and design, try various colors and finally arrive at this beautiful model.
Fabergé Visionnaire I Platinum Watch
Julien Midez, Watch Case Supplier, Queloz
What is your favorite Fabergé watch?
My favorite watch is Fabergé Visionnaire I.
What makes this watch distinctly Fabergé?
The flying tourbillon movement from APRP (Renaud Papi) which has a strong identity with a very unique Fabergé case; it’s the first case from an iconic collection for Fabergé. The dial, with its elements, seems to open like a Fabergé egg…
Did you collaborate on this watch at all?
Yes, I partnered with Fabergé for this watch. We produced the case. We have been working in the best way possible between Fabergé, technical project managers, and the Queloz team by considering all the technical requirements and translating them into the watch case. We are happy that we have been able to support Fabergé for this development and to contribute to the production of as other models as well.
Fabergé Lady Compliquée Winter Watch
Christophe Beaudouin, Fabergé Workshop Manager at the Geneva Workshop
What is your favorite Fabergé watch?
The Lady Compliquée Winter watch
What do you love most about this watch’s design?
The delicacy of its mother-of-pearl marquetry and the purity of its platinum case set with diamonds inherited from the famous Fabergé ”Winter Egg,” gives it a freshness of circumstance during this Christmas period.