Parisian jeweler Chaumet presents an intriguing twist on its Dandy watch for men in Hong Kong, fresh from the watch fair this year. There are two models: the first is an automatic time-only watch while the second has a jumping hour complication.
The Arty Edition dispenses with the Dandy’s compromise between round and cushion case in favor of an outrigtht cushion shape, with brand new lugs, moving the crown to 12 o’clock in the process.
Despite this shift, the proportions remain classical, with both models measuring 40mm in diameter. For the time-only watch, the case is in stainless steel while the jumping hour model is only available in 18k pink gold.
For the display, all indicators are off-centered, with the hour window at 9 o’clock in the limited edition jumping hour model. For the movements, Chaumet is using the custom-made calibres CP12V-V and CP12V-III, both with Dandy-customized rotors. The jumping hours watch is limited to 120 pieces while the regular Arty Edition is not limited.
Source: Chaumet
The elegant Arceau timepiece for men from Hermes is undergoing a bit of technical facelift this year with the introduction of a Chronograph variant.
As with any Hermes watch the details are impeccable, from the watch hands which are colored in the company’s signature orange to the black barenia calf leather strap.
Visit Hermes at www.hermes.com
Here is a stunning piece of Dior men’s jewelry and it is a one-of-a-kind watch at that. LVMH-owned Dior takes one of their standard watch designs and forgoes much of that unnecessary stuff, like most of the metal. Instead the watch seems to be held together mostly by diamonds, rubies and red tinted mineral glass. The movement is a manually-would tourbillon that you can see operating almost in silhouette through the tinted red glass.
Case is 42mm wide in White gold, with the thorough assortment of diamonds and rubies being carried over to most of the bracelet. The style of this high cost fashion watch is impressive with a rhyme and reason to the jewel layout. The dial skeletonization is uniquely done, and the views of the movement are quite pretty. I like the use of the large pyramid-cut ruby as the palette over the tourbillon. Price for this piece unique Dior watch was 1.3 million Swiss Francs. This Dior Christal Tourbillon Diamonds and Rubies watch has been nominated to be included in the awards for the 2009 Geneva Grand Prix d’Horlogerie.
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