The first Dubai Watch Week turned the spotlight on independent watchmakers. The very ones most likely to interest collectors.

As always, at the 2014 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, Van Cleef & Arpels demonstrates its command of the métiers d'art in a dazzling display of "extraordinary" dials, and offers an impressive interpretation of horological complications. An interview with Denis Giguet, director of the Maison's watch workshops.