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Your first love with watches?<\/strong>
\nJulien Meylan<\/strong> The first time I bought a watch on a whim, it was my Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Sun Moon. I was immediately taken with its proportions, indications and movement decoration. <\/p>\n

Yannick Meylan<\/strong> It’s the Girard-Perregaux 7000 rose gold! I used to work in the boutique on my days off when I was a kid. I saw a customer’s watch. I thought it was fantastic. When I was 20, my father gave me this watch! I still wear it. <\/p>\n

Lionel Meylan<\/strong> This is Breitling’s Navitimer watch. It features a chronograph and a slide rule on the bezel. <\/p>\n

What is the element of a watch that attracts you most?
\n<\/strong> YM I’m all about comfort. My watch shouldn’t be too heavy, without sharp angles or poor finishing. I like it when you can’t feel it, but you know it’s there. <\/p>\n

JM<\/strong> I’m fascinated by the movement of the spiral spring, which symbolizes the heart of the watch. I’ll always remember the first time the hairspring on the clock I made in watchmaking school started to beat. <\/p>\n

LM<\/strong> The first thing I see in a watch is its elegance. It’s perfect proportions, an ideal balance between all the elements. <\/p>\n

What’s the ideal everyday watch?
\n<\/strong>LM<\/strong> I always come back to the Navitimer. I also regularly wear a Rolex Daytona, but without the calendar. Its proportions are very well suited to my wrist and everyday activities. <\/p>\n

JM<\/strong> Comfortable, robust and reliable, this is the ideal watch!<\/p>\n

YM<\/strong> For me, the ideal watch is the one that makes me smile when I look at it. It’s the watch with which I can do anything and everything without paying attention. The watch that’s there, but that I can forget about. <\/p>\n

The model you choose for parties?<\/strong>
\nJM<\/strong> Ma Reverso Sun Moon, of course. It’s a classic, elegant watch with hour-minute-second, moon-phase, day-night and power-reserve indications on the front. On the reverse, its sapphire crystal caseback reveals the beautiful, finely hand-decorated mechanism. It allows me to hide the passage of time when the evening is pleasant, and also to introduce the other guests to fine Swiss watchmaking. <\/p>\n

LM<\/strong> I chose a watch with complications. It will allow me to discuss a subject I’m passionate about. Elegance also remains an absolute criterion. <\/p>\n

YM<\/strong> I have more casual evenings than dressy ones. So I don’t usually change my watch on an evening out. When I do go out on a fancy night, however, I wear my Chopard L.U.C 1937. It’s classic, with an anthracite dial that goes with everything. <\/p>\n

An essential tip when choosing a watch?<\/strong>
\nYM<\/strong> Listen to your heart! Choosing well means letting your emotions speak for themselves. Take your time until love at first sight. <\/p>\n

JM<\/strong> You have to know under what circumstances you want to wear it in order to be fully satisfied with your choice in the long term. It has to be a “coup de coeur”. <\/p>\n

LM<\/strong> If it’s the one and only watch you own, it has to be suitable for all circumstances.
\nIt’s also important to pay attention to sturdiness, water-resistance and comfort.<\/p>\n

What’s your favourite material?<\/strong>
\nJM<\/strong> Titanium is a very interesting material in terms of its properties. It perfectly combines lightness and robustness, ideal for a sports watch. <\/p>\n

LM<\/strong> Hublot’s Magic Gold is a brilliant material. Unlike other metals, it is completely scratch-proof, ensuring that it retains its beauty over time. <\/p>\n

YM<\/strong> I love rose gold because it’s a warm shade of gold that always goes well with all skin tones.<\/p>\n

Which complication do you consider indispensable?
\n<\/strong>JM<\/strong> I’d say the date, because it’s this indication that I miss when I wear a watch that doesn’t have one. On the other hand, my Reverso doesn’t have one… <\/p>\n

YM <\/strong>Without hesitation, the date too. I never know what day it is. <\/p>\n

LM<\/strong> The one I find most useful is the moon phase calendar. It’s both aesthetic and useful. But my Navitimer doesn’t have one. <\/p>\n

Have your tastes changed over time?
\n<\/strong>JM<\/strong> No, not really. It’s all about proportions and consistency of form, which in my opinion is the key to making a beautiful, timeless watch.<\/p>\n

YM <\/strong>Yes, all the time. But my tastes remain classic and traditional. <\/p>\n

LM<\/strong> I’d say they’ve become more refined. I’ve become much more critical and sure of my choices with experience. <\/p>\n

What if there’s only one left?<\/strong>
\nYM<\/strong> That would be Ulysse Nardin’s Dual Time Manufacture. I love it for its blue dial, but also because it’s engraved with my children’s names. <\/p>\n

LM<\/strong> The Navitimer, of course. What’s more, I’m lucky enough to have a two-tone that I particularly like. <\/p>\n

JM<\/strong> Impossible to choose! I’d keep one for each brand… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","blog_category":[481],"class_list":["post-179135","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog_category-boutique-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/179135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"blog_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_category?post=179135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}