IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS, DARLING, AND VISIBLE ONES SUCH AS DIAL DECORATION, HAND-CUT NATURAL STONE DIALS, AND INTRICATE MOVEMENT EMBELLISHMENTS ARE THE FIRST TO ENCHANT WATCH ENTHUSIASTS
The independent watchmaker encourages enthusiasts to “take a walk on the style side” with its Promenade collection, featuring designs that reflect the brand’s evolution with “creative audacity” as it builds its own codes. The dial of the Promenade Goutte d’Eau uses grand feu enamel to create an optical illusion of a ripple e ffect. As the watch moves, ripples appear to radiate out from the seconds subdial. Launched at Watches and Wonders Geneva earlier this year, the watch is already sold out. Join the waiting list via czapek.com, POA.
PATEK PHILIPPE 5160/500 R-001
The Retrograde Perpetual Calendar Rare Handcrafts Reference 5160/500 is now available in rose gold with a silvery opaline dial. Hand-engraved decorations adorn the dial centre, bezel, case middle, crown, hinged cover, lugs, fold-over clasp, and strap screws. Powered by the self-winding 26-330 S QR calibre, it displays the day, leap-year cycle, and month through apertures at nine, 12, and three o’clock, while the retrograde hand indicates the date over an arc between eight and four o’clock. The officer-style case has a sapphire crystal case-back protected by a hinged cover. POA, patek.com
CHOPARD L’HEURE DU DIAMANT COLLECTION
Combining technical prowess with avant-garde design, the collection blends art, tradition, craftsmanship, and modernity to showcase the creators’ expertise. The three new models, all powered by an in-house mechanical movement, feature an octagonal case. Enhanced with a gem-setting technique called crown setting, this Chopard innovation is seen on a supple handcrafted gold bracelet inspired by historical designs and a refined dial in mother-of-pearl or malachite. POA, chopard.com, bhhboutique.co.za
JAEGER-LE COULTRE DUOMETRE CHRONOGRAPH MOON
One can’t help noticing the “smile” on the dial side – an unintentional result from the watchmaker creating a view of the mechanism on the dial side. Turn the watch over and you get an eyeful of excellence through the transparent crystal case-back. Much of the movement is open worked, with bridges appearing to float above the levers and wheels, drawing the eye deep into the mechanism. The watch fastens with a hand-stitched leather strap. POA, jaeger-lecoultre.com
