Under the Christmas tree?

When the WAVE LADY AUTOMATIC sees love through rose-tinted glasses, it does so with the intensity of the red gold composing its bezel and crown. The galvanic-colored dial, adorned with eight diamond hour-markers, along with the PVD-treated waves on the iconic EBEL bracelet, join forces in creating a warmly feminine model.

The latest CAT’S EYE DAY & NIGHT from GIRARD-PERREGAUX is lit up with diamonds and graced with a midnight bleu aventurine dial that looks as if it is studded with stars. It provides the perfect backdrop for the 22-carat pink gold disc that revolves while alternately revealing a raised sun and moon. A daynight complication that requires no adjustment.

In tribute to the legacy bequeathed by Mr HARRY WINSTON, the EMERALD WATCH evokes the shape he deemed most elegant for the cut of precious stones. This model with its intense blue dial also features a nod to the famous Hope diamond acquired by the jeweler. The model comes with a double-wrap satin strap or a brand-new Milanese mesh bracelet.

F.P. JOURNE offers fans of oversized watches an ELÉGANTE 48 MM titanium model set with 418 diamonds. This slim turtle-shaped watch with its revolutionary electromechanical movement is endowed with an autonomy of 8 to 10 years, while ensuring an automatic switch to standby mode and equally automatic subsequent resetting to the correct time. The luminescent dial ensures perfect readability in the dark.

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In its MÉTIERS D’ART ELEGANCE SARTORIALE line, VACHERON CONSTANTIN evokes a supremely refined masculine wardrobe. The dials feature a guilloché pattern in various fabric-like motifs – tartan in the model pictured – coated with a translucent high-fired enamel layer, while the time is displayed on offset zones attired in tapestry-like patterns evoking those of ties or pocket squares and rimmed with mother-of-pearl, in a nod to shirt buttons.

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Metal plaques inspired by the locks of vintage travel trunks, a crown shaped like the round rivets also found on such luggage, the LV signature at 12 o’clock and V for the quarters… the LV FIFTY FIVE by LOUIS VUITTON faithfully reflects the inimitable world of the Maison. In this diamond-set pink gold feminine version, the strap is made from finely crafted – and also typically in-house – Veau Cachemire leather.

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Framed by the oval case of the JADE watch, the mother-of-pearl dial with its original decoration features an innovative function dedicated to women. The first in-house movement specially developed for them by ULYSSE NARDIN facilitates winding, time-setting and date adjustment, by means of a system that involves selecting the function via a pusher at 4 o’clock and then turning the crown without needing to pull it out.

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Through its Classico models, VENUS aims to appeal to all those with a taste for chic and simple style. The men’s model presented in 2016 is doubtless the most refined of all. With its delicately curved case in steel with or without a PVD treatment, its Roman numerals and its genuine leather strap, the CLASSICO AUTOMATIC TIME-DATE 43 MM perfectly embodies the classic spirit of the collection.

Journaliste experte en horlogerie, Marie présente des nouveautés et s’occupe de la rubrique 12e Art (l’art de la mesure du temps), qui établit un parallèle avec les arts classiques.

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