It’s a short step from the military strap to feminine watchmaking, and one that Chanel allows itself the luxury of taking in an elegantly creative fashion. The J12-G.10 offers a clever take on the famous NATO strap, from which it borrows certain unexpected elements. The name of the timepiece sounds like a secret code but is actually the order form number of the legendary strap. Meanwhile, its aesthetic is clearly inspired by the nylon model made for the British military, but reinterpreted by Chanel here in an alligator leather version with large scales, fitted with a buckle set with brilliant- or baguette-cut diamonds… as if to better underscore the fact that all seven variations of the J12-G.10 clearly belong to the world of luxury and feminine refinement.

 

J12-G.10

Case : steel and black high-tech ceramic, steel bezel set with 53 brilliant-cut diamonds Diameter : 33 mm Movement : quartz Functions : hours, minutes, seconds Dial : black set with 8 brilliant-cut diamond hour-markers Caseback : steel Water resistance : 50m Strap : black Mississipiensis alligator leather, loops set with 9 brilliant-cut diamonds

 

J12-G.10 

Case : white gold and black or white high-tech ceramic, white gold bezel set with 34 baguette-cut diamonds Diameter : 33 mm Movement : quartz Functions : hours, minutes, seconds Dial : mother-of-pearl set with 12 brilliant-cut diamond hour-markers Caseback : titanium Water resistance : 50m Strap : white Mississipiensis alligator leather, loops set with 5 brilliant-cut diamonds