Geneva Time Exhibition Moves to New Venue for 2012
Under its new banner “The Art of Making Time”, the 2012 Geneva Time Exhibition will offer a new visual identity and a new concept from its new home at Geneva’s Espace Hippom��ne. The show runs Sunday January 15 through Friday January 20, 2012, the same week as the SIHH. Find images and a map for the new location inside.Images of the GTE’s new home at Espace Hippom��ne. How to get there…

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