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Exploring For Clerc: Esteemed Nature Photographer Alejandro Prieto Tracking Jaguars in Mexico

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It is with great pleasure that we announce our recent partnership with the incredibly talented Alejandro Prieto. Over the course of less than 5 years the Guadalajara-based photographer has garnered over 20 awards for his incredible work both on land and under the sea. We first began working with Alejandro in late 2016, and we are proud to showcase the first in a series of photographic expeditions on the trail of the elusive Jaguars that roam the jungles of Campeche, Chiapas, and Marismas Nacionales Nayarit in Mexico.

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Roaming silently through the Marismas Nacionales Nayarit, Jaguars like the one seen here will strategically stalk and ambush their prey rather than chase it, and reserve their hunting for either dawn or dusk. Their diet consists of upwards of 80 different species of animals including mammals, fish, and birds. Unlike other big cats, Jaguars love the water, and in this region they spend a great deal of time in the marshes trying to catch their next meal.

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Captured near an ancient archeological site in the heart of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve — a remote site discovered in the 1930s that is only accessible by horseback or small vehicles — Jaguars like this are still a rare sight. Using a harmless trap-based camera trigger system, Alejandro’s days of laying in wait finally paid off.

 

See more of Alejandro Prieto’s work via alejandroprietophotography.com

Exploring for CLERC: Climbing in Cogne, Italy with Rudi Hauser

Ice Climbing with Rudolf Hauser in Cogne, ITA.

On their latest expedition, extreme climber Rudi Hauser and acclaimed adventure photographer (and friend of the brand) Markus Berger —  struck off to Northern Italy for an intense round of ice climbing. As you can see from the imagery below, sheer ice faces were abound, and a brief dose of early morning sunshine provided ample opportunity to capture the picturesque wilderness before pushing off towards their final destination.

Ice Climbing with Rudolf Hauser in Cogne, ITA.

As the day pressed on, a thin layer of cloud pulled temperatures down a few degrees, but this would not be enough to slow Markus and Rudi down. The pair pressed on with their day with a singular vision in mind — just keep climbing. The Cogne valley is one of the best ice climbing regions in the world — a region so vast that climbers can venture out and often not see another human over the course of their expedition.

Ice Climbing with Rudolf Hauser in Cogne, ITA.

Stay tuned in the coming months as Markus continues to explore ice caves, climbing sites, and other uncharted regions of the world. We are proud to be partnered with a photographer with such a penchant for pushing boundaries and exploring further — both traits that are inherent to Clerc’s DNA.

Ice Climbing with Rudolf Hauser in Cogne, ITA.

Ice Climbing with Rudolf Hauser in Cogne, ITA.
Ice Climbing with Rudolf Hauser in Cogne, ITA.
Ice Climbing with Rudolf Hauser in Cogne, ITA.

Ice Climbing with Rudolf Hauser in Cogne, ITA.

Ice Climbing with Rudolf Hauser in Cogne, ITA.
Ice Climbing with Rudolf Hauser in Cogne, ITA.
Ice Climbing with Rudolf Hauser in Cogne, ITA.

Learn to Fly Under Water, Then Tell the World About it

UPDATE: Dates for our Underwater Flight Discovery experience have been set for July 16th and 17th.

CLERC – the first and only Swiss luxury watch company with its own line of personal luxury submersibles – invites carefully-selected members of press and media to learn how to fly under water. Then tell the world about it!

If you were at Baselworld last March, you may have seen footage of Super Aviator at the CLERC booth. This amazing and unique submersible is the precursor to Orcasub – the personal luxury submersible we are producing and marketing in partnership with Nuytco/Sub Aviator Systems in Vancouver, Canada. In a way, you could say it’s Orcasub 1.0.

These super-fast, easy-to-use, and maneuverable submersibles can fly two pilots in atmospheric comfort and safety down to 2,000 feet. In all human history until now, people who have personally witnessed life at such depths can be counted on a single hand. But now CLERC and Sub Aviator Systems are putting underwater flight at anyone’s hands – anyone, that is, who happens to be a member of the press or media interested in sharing this unforgettable experience with their audience!

Because in the second half of July this year, CLERC and Sub Aviator Systems will be hosting press and media guests at the Vancouver manufacture for an exclusive two-day Underwater Flight Discovery experience.

DAY ONE will include a full guided tour of the factory and R&D facilities at Nuytco Headquarters. Evoking the quintessential “Q Branch” scene in every James Bond movie is the best way to describe this experience. For a quick glimpse, check this out or visit our dedicated Facebook page.

DAY TWO consists of pre-flight instruction and certification. After successful completion of this phase, “students” gear up, head out to the water shore, and jump into a Super Aviator cockpit to experience hands-on underwater flight.

Guests who have already booked this event are bringing video crews with them – including underwater photographers. If you qualify and would like to reserve your underwater flight discovery experience with us, email us at: openwater@clercwatches.wpengine.com or catch us on Twitter or Facebook. Seats are extremely limited – we will do our best to accommodate as many guest as we can. Thank you for your understanding.

CLERC is defining a new extreme luxury category, and opening a new era in the history of human exploration machines. You may not have ridden on the first train, on flown on the first airplane, or sat inside the first space mission rocket. But now thanks to CLERC, you might very well be among the few chosen human beings to have experienced underwater flight up close and personal in 2015!

Welcome to Openwater!

Welcome to Openwater! This is your new CLERC blog.

Founded in 1874 and based in Geneva, Switzerland, CLERC manufactures powerful luxury exploration machines designed for extreme life conditions – the kind you find at 1,500 feet below sea level. At those depths, survival depends on uncompromising quality, precision, toughness, and reliability. This is how CLERC has been crafting watches for 140 years.

But on land and in everyday life, discerning luxury watch lovers expect comfort, elegance, style, and prestige.

So we said, why not have both? And set out to create a new breed of luxury watch called CLERC Hydroscaph. It combines raw power with pure luxury in a distinctly identifiable timepiece. And there’s nothing else like it in the world.

This blog is the story of these amazing exploration machines and the people who own them. We’ll be talking about the watches themselves, of course. But also about the craftsmanship and the manufacturing know-how it takes to design and build the CLERC Hydroscaphs. We’ll highlight our artisans, we’ll highlight you, our Clerciste customers and fans, and promote the CLERC way of life from all over the world.

We welcome your comments and suggestions on Facebook or Twitter. We hope you’ll enjoy our new Instagram presence, so come and follow us there too. And of course we welcome all comments on this blog.

Thanks for diving with us into this new exciting journey. We look forward to your participation!

Your CLERC team.

Discovering the CLERC Hydroscaph

The CLERC Hydroscaph is a new breed of Swiss luxury watches. How do you craft one?

You take high-tech materials, engineering know-how, and innovation to new levels giving it raw power. You then wrap this power inside the style, comfort, and elegance pure luxury requires. This marriage creates distinctly identifiable timepieces called “exploration machines”. This is the world of Hydroscaph.

Inspired by the deep oceans, these machines are designed to explore the most extreme conditions of life – above or under water – in unequaled safety, comfort and elegance. And there’s nothing else like them in the world.

Yet choosing your CLERC Hydroscaph is very simple. The stopwatch version with a C608 self-winding central chronograph movement, or the COSC-certified C609 self-winding chronometer version. Both movements beat inside the industry’s toughest and most sophisticated hand-finished watch cases with either high-density steel, black Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC), or 18K gold/black DLC steel finishes.

All Hydroscaphs are ergonomically designed for maximum performance, reliability, and comfort. Attention to detail is prevalent from the pushers, the lockable rotating bezel, the expandable lugs, the extra-thick sapphire glass, to the exhibition case-backs. And on some models, CLERC watch straps are interchangeable between vulcanized rubber, hornback crocodile, and Louisiana alligator in a vast array of amazing colors.

So no matter what model or reference you end up owning, you’ll always be ready to explore in style with a CLERC Hydroscaph.

From our hearts and hands to your wrist.