JEWELRY WATCHES. If you got it, flaunt it—this is so true in the case of jewelry watches. Boasting stacks of diamonds and one-of-a-kind designs, these are not for the shy ones
TIME’S GREAT MYSTERY
Jacob & Co. Brilliant Mystery Baguette
Based on the workings of mystery clocks from the 20th century, Jacob & Co.’s Brilliant Mystery Baguette completes the floating watch hand illusion with scintillating baguette-cut diamonds. The hour and the minute are indicated by two black triangles, while the dial center appears to be a block of diamonds seemingly suspended in the air. The real secret is that the watch has two rotating transparent discs, which bear the triangle marks and gradually rotate by the hour and the minute, respectively. The watch is available in different colors of baguette-cut diamonds, from pink to red to green.
Case Size: 38m
Case Material: White Gold
Strap: Satin Strap
Movement: ETA E01.701, Quartz
Water Resistance: 30m
Limited: 18 Pieces
MIDNIGHT MAGIC
Harry Winston Midnight Moon
Phase Diamond Drops
A watch dial can tell so much more stories than just the time. Harry Winston’s exquisite Midnight Moon Phase Diamond Drops exemplifies this statement with a poetic dial composition. A stunning shade of blue is the alluring background to the snowfall-like sparkling diamonds that gather around 3 to 6 o’clock. This enchanting depiction of winter tale is complemented by a date display at 6 o’clock and a moon phase on the dial center, featuring an exquisite moon and stars. A total of 305 diamonds adorn this beautiful timepiece, which include the bezel and the lug.
Case Size: 39.3mm
Case Material: White Gold
Dial: Blue
Strap: Alligator Leather
Movement: Quartz
Water Resistance: 30m
SNOW BALL
Hermès Arceau Temari
The luxury yet playful brand is exploring the Japanese tradition of Temari, which is a sartorial art made of silken garments typically attached to kimonos. It usually appears as a silken ball that displays colorful geometric patterns—hence the literal translation “hand ball” in Japanese. In the case of Hermès, the watch artisans combine snow-setting, a technique of diamond decoration, with precious stone marquetry. The snow-setting is done with no predefined plan, which oozes a rather dynamic effect of light reflection. Meanwhile, choices of the marquetry range from black onyx to lapis lazuli, all arranged geometrically alongside diamond-set white gold.
Case Size: 34mm
Case Material: White Gold
Dial: Onyx, White Mother-Of-Pearl, Lapis Lazuli Or Opal
Strap: Alligator Leather
Movement: H1912, Automatic
Power Reserve: 50 Hours
Water Resistance: 50m
FIT FOR A QUEEN
Piaget Emperador Coussin Exceptional Piece
Piaget definitely sets the bar high for arguably the most complicated jewelry timepiece ever made. The Emperador Coussin Exceptional Piece is the world’s first baguette-set skeleton movement, which is ultra-thin and has a flying tourbillon. The watch’s case and crown, for a start, are bejeweled with baguette-cut diamonds. The skeleton dial extends that ostentatious sparkle with the immaculate use of both round-cut and baguette-cut diamonds, paving the white gold bodywork, including the tourbillon carriage and all the visible screws. Each piece not only takes a lot of hours to create, but also puts two separate manufacturers to work to produce the movement and the case, respectively.
Case Size: 49mm
Case Material: White Gold
Strap: Alligator Leather
Movement: 1270D, Automatic
Power Reserve: 40 Hours
Water Resistance: 30m
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