{"id":12840,"date":"2019-04-16T08:47:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T04:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=12840"},"modified":"2019-04-16T08:47:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T04:47:07","slug":"hrh-prince-faisal-bin-saad-bin-saud-bin-mohammed-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-inaugurates-salon-des-grandes-complications-in-riyadh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/hrh-prince-faisal-bin-saad-bin-saud-bin-mohammed-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud-inaugurates-salon-des-grandes-complications-in-riyadh\/","title":{"rendered":"HRH Prince Faisal Bin Saad Bin Saud Bin Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Inaugurates Salon Des Grandes Complications In Riyadh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HRH Prince Faisal bin Saad bin Saud bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud inaugurated Salon des Grandes Complications in Riyadh on 15<sup>th<\/sup> April 2019. Leading on from the extraordinary success of the fine watchmaking exhibition the past years in the capital, the annual event is being held once again at the prestigious Al Faisaliah Hotel and runs until 18<sup>th<\/sup> April.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to celebrate watch culture in the Middle East, Salon des Grandes Complications is a public event that offers the watchmaking community in Saudi Arabia an exceptional setting in which to enjoy new timepieces and ground-breaking technologies. The new Arabian Connoisseurs Majlis is a welcome addition to this year&#8217;s Salon where collectors and brand representatives can convene, converse, and enjoy informative talks on a variety of watchmaking subjects.<\/p>\n<p>Taking place for the third time in Riyadh, the event underlines the importance of Saudi Arabia to watchmakers. \u201cThe Middle East in general and Saudi Arabia in particular, have undoubtedly become an area of the world where recognition and appreciation for swiss, high-end watchmaking tradition are an established reality,\u201d said Teresa Garin Ruiz De Mendarozqueta, General Manager, Middle East and India, Ulysse Nardin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a world where the pace of high-tech advances is hard to keep up with, the exquisite beauty and precision of a hand-made watch movement is a value to hold on to, and the increasing number of watch connoisseurs in this region is testament to it,\u201d Garin added.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by the twelve participating Maisons, together with four of the leading Saudi Arabian watch and jewellery retailers, is an exciting array of timepieces that perfectly represent key themes in contemporary high watchmaking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dive theme<\/strong> highlights include the <strong>Bell &amp; Ross<\/strong> BR 03-92 Diver Green Bronze which taps into the strong khaki and bronze trend, <strong>Breitling<\/strong>\u2019s retro-inspired Superocean H\u00e9ritage II Automatic 44 and <strong>Ulysse Nardin<\/strong>\u2019s contemporary classic Diver 42mm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Great Escapements\u2019 <\/strong>is another key theme, ranging from the futuristic high-speed oscillator technology of the <strong>Zenith<\/strong> Defy Inventor, to the more traditional <strong>Blancpain<\/strong> Villeret Tourbillon 12 Jours with its exceptionally long power reserve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chronograph<\/strong> highlights include the avant-garde <strong>TAG Heuer<\/strong> Carrera Carbon Tourbillon Phantom, <strong>Girard-Perregaux<\/strong>\u2019s sporting chic Laureato Chronograph and <strong>Montblanc<\/strong>\u2019s retro-inspired 1858 Chronograph with a bronze case and khaki-green dial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>High complications <\/strong>are naturally included within the line-up of show-stopping timepieces, including the intricate and limited <strong>Greubel Forsey<\/strong> GMT Earth, <strong>Harry Winston<\/strong>\u2019s exceptional Histoire de Tourbillon 9 and <strong>Breguet<\/strong>\u2019s Marine \u00c9quation Marchante 5887 grand complication.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, there can be few better examples of the jewellery watch genre than the stunning <strong>Faberg\u00e9<\/strong> Dalliance GemAddict with a one carat diamond in the centre of the dial framed by more diamonds and striking red rubies.<\/p>\n<p><em>Taking place alongside the Jewellery Salon, Salon des Grandes Complications is held in partnership with Bentley Motors, with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Saudi Arabia. To mark the opening, the Swiss Ambassador hosted an evening reception at his residence with over 150 VIP guests in attendance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12841\" src=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3.-Bell-Ross_BR03-92-Diver-Bronze-Green_Face_rubber-155x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3.-Bell-Ross_BR03-92-Diver-Bronze-Green_Face_rubber-155x300.jpg 155w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3.-Bell-Ross_BR03-92-Diver-Bronze-Green_Face_rubber-768x1490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3.-Bell-Ross_BR03-92-Diver-Bronze-Green_Face_rubber-528x1024.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12843\" src=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5.-Breguet-_5887PT_Y2_9WV-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5.-Breguet-_5887PT_Y2_9WV-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5.-Breguet-_5887PT_Y2_9WV-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5.-Breguet-_5887PT_Y2_9WV-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12842\" src=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/6.-Breitling_Superocean_Heritage_II_Automatic-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/6.-Breitling_Superocean_Heritage_II_Automatic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/6.-Breitling_Superocean_Heritage_II_Automatic-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/6.-Breitling_Superocean_Heritage_II_Automatic-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HRH Prince Faisal bin Saad bin Saud bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud inaugurated Salon des Grandes Complications in Riyadh on 15th April 2019. Leading on from the extraordinary success of the fine watchmaking exhibition the past years in the capital, the annual event is being held once again at the prestigious Al Faisaliah Hotel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12840"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12844,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12840\/revisions\/12844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}