Laurelton Hall—the Long Island home and magnum opus of Louis Comfort Tiffany—has been brought back to life more than 50 years after it was destroyed by a fire.
The invitation-only salon bills itself as the landmark gathering for the fine watch sector. But other companies not in the salon's fold were angling for a piece of the action.
Louis Vuitton, will take part for the first time , this year, in the Baselworld watch fair. It will take over a canal boat and dock it in front of Les Trois Rois, the hotel on the Rhine, a short walk from the Baselworld bustle.
The jeweler, having set up a watchmaking operation in Switzerland in 2001, released a new model last year and is unveiling another this week as it seeks to burnish its watch credentials.