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<p>The Buccellati Opera Icona Collections encompass a wide range of jewellery pieces including rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets and brooches. These designs are inspired by various elements found in nature, such as flowers, leaves and animals, which are intricately translated into exquisite jewellery forms.</p>



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<p>While we adore the four-point Opera Tulle motif, The Buccellati Opera collection is always incorporating fresh and fascinating twists &#8211; crafted in 18K gold and adorned with luminous diamond details to create breathtaking masterpieces that are admired around the world.</p>



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<p>A testament to the brand’s commitment to timeless beauty, exceptional craftsmanship and artitstic expression, each piece is a wearable work of art, meticulously created to be cherished for generations.</p>



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Awe Opera: Buccellati Opera – Icona Collections


<p>The history of modern watchmaking began with the classic pocket watch so beloved by people of a certain standing in society and releasing them from the constraints of the public clock tower. These timepieces undoubtedly held a particular charm and are now much sought after by collectors. Many top manufactures continue to roll out fine pocket watches for their growing legion of admirers.</p>



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<p><strong>Cartier</strong>, which first turned its hand to such watches in 1853, now produces the <em>Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication Skeleton</em> pocket watch. Set in a frame hewed from rock crystal with traces of black obsidian and white gold, it is powered by a 9506 automatic movement comprising 578 parts including 44 rubies in a skeletonised style that allows admirers to view its mechanical sophistication – minute repeater, flying tourbillon and perpetual calendar – and elegant aesthetics.</p>


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<p>Coming in two versions, the white-gold model has a beaded crown set with a cabochon-cut sapphire, a colour picked up by blued-steel apple-shaped hands, while the other iteration dazzles with 263 baguette-cut diamonds on its case, 111 baguette- cut diamonds on its dial, and a diamond on the crown for a grand total of 27 carats.</p>



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<p>Among <strong>IWC</strong>’s contemporary pocket watches is a precious homage to its original Pallweber pocket watch released in 1885. The limited-edition <em>Tribute to Pallweber Edition “150 Years”</em> timepiece evokes the original pocket watch but comes with large digital hours and minutes displayed in windows. </p>


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<p>The instrument, which is attached to an 18-carat red-gold chain, boasts a red-gold case and a white lacquered dial with black-printed white display discs and blued seconds hands. Its convex glass sapphire has an antireflective coating on both sides. Even when the pocket watch is closed, the time can be read thanks to two windows in the spring cover.</p>



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<p><strong>Blancpain</strong>’s standout pocket watch is the ultra-slim <em>Montre De Poche Demi-Savonnette</em>, a Métiers d’Art creation available in three variants. Classically elegant, its white grand-feu enamel dial is ensconced within a 9 mm-thick red-gold case that measures 44.5 mm in diameter. Resplendent through the sapphire caseback, the 151B manual movement – which is only 2.2 mm thick – has 40 hours of power reserve.</p>
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<p>A one-of-a-kind piece of high jewellery and haute horlogerie, <em>The Ultimate Quadri Tourbillon</em> pocket watch by <strong>Harry Winston</strong> has four independent tourbillons on its dial that rotate counterclockwise in 36 seconds. It is adorned with an 18-carat white-gold chain and 254 baguette- cut diamonds on a matching case, while its calibre HW4703 movement is also blessed with 95 jewels. </p>


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<p>In fact, the total gem-setting for this collector’s item amounts to 272 baguette-cut diamonds of about 27 carats as well as an emerald-cut diamond and a brilliant-cut ruby.</p>



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<p>Among 12 pocket watches displayed last year as part of the Rare Handcrafts collection at <strong>Patek Philippe</strong>’s Geneva salon was the “<em>Leopard</em>” ref. 995/137J-001, adorned with wood marquetry, hand engraving and champlevé enamel. The image of a leopard emerges from the darkness on its caseback – a wonderful artistic creation derived from different species of wood with varying colours, textures and veining. </p>


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<p>The spectacle is complemented by a pattern of tropical foliage inset with black enamel hand-engraved on the border of the caseback, the bezel on the dial side and the bow. The black-tinted tulipwood dial stands in beautiful contrast to a crown embellished with a yellow sapphire.</p>



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<p>In homage to its 1932 pocket chronograph, <strong>Omega</strong> produced three editions (100 pieces each) of the <em>Olympic Pocket Watch 1932 Rattrapante Chronograph</em> utilising unassembled chronograph movement kits that had been in storage for 80 years. </p>


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<p>These timepieces come in 18-carat yellow, white and red gold to mimic the colours of the Games’ gold, silver and bronze medals. The original 1932 pocket chronograph was used as a stopwatch in the Los Angeles Olympics that year.</p>



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<p>A particularly novel reinterpretation of yesteryear’s timepiece is the <strong>Hublot</strong> <em>MP-03 Pocket Watch</em>, which takes the traditional hanging pendant- type format but morphs the case into the shape of a bullet. Time is told by a horizontal tourbillon with three rotating wheels visible through the case aperture. The watch can be worn as a necklace or attached to a bag, belt and wrist strap.</p>
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<p><strong>Vacheron Constantin</strong> has created a bespoke timepiece at the behest of a client who adores fine watches and luxury cars. While boasting aesthetic similarities to a pocket watch, <em>Les Cabinotiers Armillary Tourbillon</em> fits into the fascia of a motorcar – the Rolls- Royce Amethyst Droptail to be exact. </p>


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<p>Its mechanical self-winding movement has a bi-retrograde display with the instantaneous return of the hours and minutes, reminiscent of the sweep hands on traditional speedometers. These hands are made of titanium, while the case is stainless steel, the main plate brass rhodium opaline, and the dial sapphire crystal.</p>



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<p><strong>Panerai</strong>’s <em>Pocket Watch Tourbillon GMT Ceramica 59mm</em> was released in a special limited edition of 50 pieces and retains the brand’s water- resistance tradition, plunging securely to a depth of 30 metres. Its chain, likewise, has a nautical appearance. A sapphire case reveals the skeletonised P.2005/S calibre with a six-day power reserve, a version of Panerai’s first in-house tourbillon movement launched in 2007. Interestingly, 12 rods link the case to the movement, giving the impression the latter is suspended in the centre of the device. </p>


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<p>Special supports can transform the pocket watch into a table clock once the attached chain is removed &#8211; which is detached with ease simply by pressing a small button. The single links of the chain itself are linked by universal joints which guarantee greater resistance and at the same time provide maximum flexibility. The chain is attached to the case by a skeleton device shaped like the characteristic bridge that protects the winding crown of other Panerai timepieces.</p>


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<p>In the realm of jewellery, few trends have captivated the hearts of fashion-forward individuals quite like rose gold. With its warm and romantic hue, it has become a symbol of modern elegance and sophistication. Whether adorning rings, bracelets or necklaces, this exquisite metal has a timeless allure that effortlessly combines tradition and contemporary style.</p>



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<p>Also known as pink gold or red gold, this colour of jewellery has a rich history dating back to the early 19th century. Initially popularized in Russia, the captivating alloy gained widespread recognition during the Art Nouveau period. Combining the lustrous beauty of gold with a touch of copper, rose gold exhibits a delicate blush hue that sets it apart from other precious metals. Its unique colour imparts a warmth and femininity that adds a distinctive charm to any piece of jewellery.</p>



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<p>As trends come and go, rose gold remains a steadfast symbol of sophistication and modern style, ensuring its place as a cherished treasure for generations to come.</p>



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<p>MIKIMOTO earrings</p>
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<p>Chaumet necklace</p>
</div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4-2-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-80194 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4-2-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4-2-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4-2.jpg 1465w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="820" height="820" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-80195 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.jpg 820w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Cartier ring</p>
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<p>Cartier necklace</p>
</div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/6-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-80196 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/6-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/6-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/6-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/6-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/6-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/6-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/6-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="616" height="616" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/7.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-80197 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/7.jpg 616w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/7-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/7-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/7-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Cartier earrings</p>
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<p>Chaumet ring</p>
</div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="648" height="648" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/8.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-80198 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/8.jpg 648w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/8-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/8-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/8-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="636" height="636" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/9.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-80199 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/9.jpg 636w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/9-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/9-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/9-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Chaumet ring</p>
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<p>Buccellati bangle</p>
</div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="991" height="991" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-80200 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10.jpg 991w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="686" height="686" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/11.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-80201 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/11.jpg 686w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/11-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/11-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/11-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Buccellati earrings</p>
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<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Buccellati ring</p>
</div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="562" height="562" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/12.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-80202 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/12.jpg 562w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/12-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/12-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/12-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="793" height="793" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/13.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-80203 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/13.jpg 793w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/13-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/13-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/13-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/13-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Chaumet cuff</p>
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<p>Buccellati bracelet</p>
</div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="937" height="936" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/14.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-80204 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/14.jpg 937w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/14-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/14-768x767.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/14-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/14-800x799.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/14-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px" /></figure></div>


Pink Layer: The allure of rose gold is its timeless elegance for modern tastes


<p>For extra-special elegance and sparkle, watches embellished with diamonds raise their appeal that notch higher. Their allure is such that these fine mechanical works of art represent some of the most desired – and visually stimulating – timepieces available to collectors.</p>



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<p>The heart of watchmaking, Switzerland, is replete with Haute Horlogerie manufacturers including <strong>Audemars Piguet</strong>, which recently unveiled two limited-edition <em>39 Royal Oak ‘Jumbo’ Extra-Thin</em> models entirely set with gems. The 18-carat white-gold version has an 8.1-mm-thick case set with 138 brilliant-cut diamonds – about 2.6 carats – and glare-proofed sapphire crystal front and back. Adding to its lustre, the bracelet features 968 brilliant-cut diamonds and the dial is set with 422 brilliant-cut diamonds (for a grand total of 1,528 brilliant-cut diamonds and 8.3 carats) along with white-gold applied hour-markers and Royal Oak hands with luminescent coating.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP5-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79627" width="768" height="768" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP5-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP5-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP5-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP5-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP5-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP5-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP5-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></figure></div>


<p>The 18-carat yellow-gold model is similarly carpeted with gems across the case, bezel, dial and bracelet – though these are yellow sapphires forming 10.41 carats.</p>



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<p><strong>Cartier</strong> delighted with a number of exquisite high- jewellery watches at Watches and Wonders 2023. The iconic Cartier Jewelled Tank watch remains true to its design code with its distinctive rectangular dial and parallel brancards. Whilst retaining that undeniable Tank identity, the bejewelled models are elevated by a flexible bracelet of mobile cylinders in onyx, chrysoprase or coral with articulated links to offer greater comfort, and a face flanked on all sides by diamonds of varying sizes. These new Tank watches pay homage to the colour palette of Jeanne Toussant with their coloured stones – coral, chrysoprase, amethysts and diamonds – and interplay of colour contrasts. The amethysts, coral, and chrysoprases, rose-gold dial of the Jewelled Tank watch, large model, quartz movement is set with 272 brilliant-cut diamonds and features polished rose steel sword-shaped hands.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4-Jewelled-Baignoire-watch-small-model-quartz-movement-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79624" width="768" height="768" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4-Jewelled-Baignoire-watch-small-model-quartz-movement-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4-Jewelled-Baignoire-watch-small-model-quartz-movement-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4-Jewelled-Baignoire-watch-small-model-quartz-movement-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4-Jewelled-Baignoire-watch-small-model-quartz-movement-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4-Jewelled-Baignoire-watch-small-model-quartz-movement-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4-Jewelled-Baignoire-watch-small-model-quartz-movement-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4-Jewelled-Baignoire-watch-small-model-quartz-movement-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4-Jewelled-Baignoire-watch-small-model-quartz-movement-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></figure></div>


<p>For the new <em>Baignoire Allongée</em>, Cartier has built on the original design by creating a case composed of two parts combined by means of a micro-welding tool to incorporate two colour codes – yellow gold and white gold. It features a diamond-lit case that contrasts with a dial divided into different sections of varying sizes; the white and yellow gold areas are distinguished by a hand-carved sunray motif. The case is set with 212 brilliant-cut diamonds totalling 2.81 carats.</p>



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<p>The Baignoire continues to evolve and new <em>Jewelled Baignoire</em> editions showcase lines of diamonds that ring a snow-set dial and then extend the length of the bracelet to enhance the timepiece’s slim curves.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PP_4997_200R_001_SDT_5695_50093-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79629" width="768" height="768" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PP_4997_200R_001_SDT_5695_50093-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PP_4997_200R_001_SDT_5695_50093-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PP_4997_200R_001_SDT_5695_50093-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PP_4997_200R_001_SDT_5695_50093-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PP_4997_200R_001_SDT_5695_50093-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PP_4997_200R_001_SDT_5695_50093-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PP_4997_200R_001_SDT_5695_50093-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PP_4997_200R_001_SDT_5695_50093-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></figure></div>


<p>Presenting a discreet diamond face, <strong>Patek Philippe</strong>’s <em>Ref: 4997/200R Calatrava</em> in rose gold sets 76 internally flawless Top Wesselton diamonds around the bezel. An ultra-thin self-winding Calibre 240 movement with a 22-carat gold mini-rotor powers the timepiece, which is housed in a 35 mm- diameter rose-gold case with a sapphire crystal caseback. Of note is its colour scheme: an eye- catching purple lacquered dial with an embossed pattern and rose-gold dauphine hands harmonises perfectly with a purple calfskin strap with a satinated finish and rose-gold prong buckle.</p>



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<p><strong>Richard Mille</strong>’s iconic <em>RM 07-01</em> collection of automatic watches aimed at women is joined by new Intergalactic models combining the brand’s signature Carbon TPT with diamonds. The possibly unique combination of Carbon TPT – ultra-lightweight but strong with a warm velvety texture – and diamonds undoubtedly gives these models extra sparkle and highlights the fine attributes of each. Such is the strength of this high-performance material that settings for the stones as well as some snazzy red- gold prongs are machined with a diamond-bit milling tool. Diamonds are particularly prominent on the <em>RM 07-01 Starry Night</em>, worn with a Carbon TPT bracelet, and Bright Night models.</p>


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<p>The new <em>Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 36</em> by <strong>Rolex</strong> welcomes dials made of decorative stone in shimmering tones that evoke the Mediterranean coast. Green aventurine, carnelian and turquoise are paired with watches in 18-carat Everose, yellow and white gold respectively. Each of these three models features a diamond-set dial, diamond-set bezel and President bracelet with a concealed folding clasp. This bracelet, composed of carefully selected 18-carat gold, is a brand signature dating back to the launch of the line in 1956. A total of 52 brilliant- cut diamonds are affixed to the bezel in a precisely aligned, hand-carved setting.</p>
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<p>Unveiled at Watches and Wonders 2023, <strong>Vacheron Constantin</strong>’s Patrimony <em>Self-Winding Jewellery</em> novelty glitters with diamonds, boasting a total encrustation of 769 round-cut stones, of which 420 embellish the dial. This sleek 18-carat white-gold watch comes with a sapphire crystal caseback and a shiny dark-blue alligator leather strap.</p>
</div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VAC_Patrimony_4116U-000G-B909_SDT.tif_38692557-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79630 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VAC_Patrimony_4116U-000G-B909_SDT.tif_38692557-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VAC_Patrimony_4116U-000G-B909_SDT.tif_38692557-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VAC_Patrimony_4116U-000G-B909_SDT.tif_38692557-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VAC_Patrimony_4116U-000G-B909_SDT.tif_38692557-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VAC_Patrimony_4116U-000G-B909_SDT.tif_38692557-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VAC_Patrimony_4116U-000G-B909_SDT.tif_38692557-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VAC_Patrimony_4116U-000G-B909_SDT.tif_38692557-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VAC_Patrimony_4116U-000G-B909_SDT.tif_38692557-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<p><strong>Chopard</strong>’s <em>Red Carpet Collection 2023</em> embraces a plethora of watches exotically and colourfully adorned with diamonds. These Haute Joaillerie masterpieces include <em>Ref. 104429-1001</em>, which shimmers with pear-shaped and brilliant-cut diamonds, and the dazzling <em>Ref. 104672-1001</em> with 28.3 carats of white diamonds and 21.65 carats of emeralds. <em>Ref. 134154-5001</em>’s pretty satin strap is distinguished by a diamond-set buckle.</p>


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<p><strong>Chaumet</strong> has numerous models adorned with diamonds including the <em>Souveraine</em> and <em>Maharani</em> secret watches worn with black alligator-leather straps. The former dazzles with an 18-carat white gold case and hinges set with 111 brilliant-cut diamonds, and a secret cover resplendent in 155 brilliant-cut, pear-shaped and rose-cut diamonds. </p>
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<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/30_Marble-Marquetry-Timepiece-d-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79625" width="768" height="768" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/30_Marble-Marquetry-Timepiece-d-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/30_Marble-Marquetry-Timepiece-d-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/30_Marble-Marquetry-Timepiece-d-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/30_Marble-Marquetry-Timepiece-d-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/30_Marble-Marquetry-Timepiece-d-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/30_Marble-Marquetry-Timepiece-d-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/30_Marble-Marquetry-Timepiece-d-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/30_Marble-Marquetry-Timepiece-d-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></figure></div>


<p><em>Marble Marquetry</em> by <strong>Harry Winston</strong>, on the other hand, is a spectacular bracelet watch showcasing 56 blue sapphires set among a blaze of white light comprising a grand total of 208 brilliant- cut, baguette-cut and pear-cut diamonds.</p>


Diamond Precision: Time is more precious when prestigious watchmakers turn to stones


<p>From ancient gold jewellery to contemporary gems, we have been attempting to capture the beauty of the natural world in our art and ornaments for thousands of years. Animals have served as a source of inspiration for artists, who have discovered materials that may hold the key to their creation’s mystery in stunning stones and rare metals. Our understanding of our own natures is shaped by these projections, which allude to our ancestry and the transition from nature to culture.</p>



<p>The urge to interpret animals as symbols is related to our understanding of what it means to be human and this comprehension links historical works of art and societies. Animal representations served as allegories, artistic inspirations, or emblems of creation, supporting widely-held myths or beliefs. Through the use of wild animals as intermediates, these animal images help us to comprehend the interactions between humans and nature, as demonstrated by top jewellery houses like Cartier, Buccellati and Chopard.</p>



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<p>Chopard bracelet</p>
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<p>Boucheron ring</p>
</div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="766" height="766" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79013 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11.jpg 766w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79012 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10.jpg 1297w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Tiffany &amp; Co. earring</p>
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<p>Boucheron bracelet</p>
</div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79011 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9-768x767.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9-800x799.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9.jpg 1061w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="866" height="866" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/8.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79010 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/8.jpg 866w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/8-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/8-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/8-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/8-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/8-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Buccellati brooch</p>
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<p>Cartier necklace</p>
</div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/7-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79009 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/7-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/7-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/7-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/7-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/7-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/7.jpg 1318w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="825" height="824" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/6.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79008 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/6.jpg 825w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/6-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/6-768x767.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/6-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/6-800x799.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/6-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Cartier ring</p>
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<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Tiffany &amp; Co. bracelet</p>
</div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79007 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5.jpg 1187w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1109" height="1109" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79006 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4.jpg 1109w" sizes="(max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Tiffany &amp; Co. earring</p>
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<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Cartier necklace</p>
</div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79005 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div>



<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="856" height="856" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79004 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2.jpg 856w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Boucheron ring</p>
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<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>Buccellati brooch</p>
</div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="954" height="955" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-79003 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1.jpg 954w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1-768x769.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1-800x801.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px" /></figure></div>


The Wild Side: Inventive and artistic, jewellers across the globe are taking the animalistic approach


<p>The concept of the aviation watches has a long and rich history, stretching back to the onset of the wristwatch just after the turn of the last century. A reliable pilot’s watch was considered a vital and necessary part of the navigational armoury for aviators in the early days of flight.</p>



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<p>Louis Cartier is said to have created the first pilot’s watch – Santos de Cartier – in 1904 and in so doing gave famous aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont something he had longed for: the ability to tell the time whilst flying. Crucially, this allowed him to carry on manning the controls of his plane without having to look at his pocket watch – a revolutionary concept which meant that the rollout of the aviation watch and the wristwatch could be said to have gone hand in hand.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="768" height="576" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cartier-Santos-Dumont.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-77120" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cartier-Santos-Dumont.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cartier-Santos-Dumont-373x280.jpg 373w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cartier-Santos-Dumont-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton</figcaption></figure></div>


<p>The modern Cartier Santos-Dumont timepiece<strong> </strong>continues to imitate its heritage and engineering detail. The latest iteration features a skeleton movement which includes a miniaturised functional oscillating weight in the shape of an aircraft that soars over the globe. The wingspan reminds of a Demoiselle, the plane designed by Santos-Dumont himself. Also evoking the elegant early 1904 model are a gold or steel case, visible screws, a beaded crown and a blue cabochon. The Santos-Dumont Skeleton comes in three metals headlined by the yellow gold and navy lacquer version in a prized limited edition.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="768" height="768" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/breitling-classic-avi-chronograph-42.jpg" alt="pilot timepiece" class="wp-image-77121" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/breitling-classic-avi-chronograph-42.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/breitling-classic-avi-chronograph-42-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/breitling-classic-avi-chronograph-42-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/breitling-classic-avi-chronograph-42-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Breitling Classic AVI Chronograph 42</figcaption></figure></div>


<p>Another luxury brand with a rich history in aviation watches, Breitling nods to the original 1953 Ref. 765 AVI Co-Pilot in its latest offerings. The Classic AVI collection uses a 42mm format moulded from the design codes established by the 46mm Super AVI, which itself was inspired by the pioneering Ref. 765 AVI. With the inclusion of a Breitling Calibre 23 chronograph movement, the Classic AVI Chronograph 42 is a lighter version of the Super model in response to customer requests and comes without the brawny GMT complications. It comes in colour schemes which pay homage to four legendary aircraft – the Mustang, the naval Corsair, the Warhawk and the Mosquito.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="768" height="513" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Patek-Philippe-Calatrava-Pilot-Travel-Time-Chronograph.jpg" alt="pilot timepiece" class="wp-image-77122" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Patek-Philippe-Calatrava-Pilot-Travel-Time-Chronograph.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Patek-Philippe-Calatrava-Pilot-Travel-Time-Chronograph-419x280.jpg 419w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Patek-Philippe-Calatrava-Pilot-Travel-Time-Chronograph-200x134.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Chronograph Ref: 5924G</figcaption></figure></div>


<p>Patek Philippe also dips back in time – though only eight years to the model’s origins in this case – for the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Chronograph Ref. 5924G. The new Calatrava pilot’s watch comes with either a sunburst blue-grey or lacquered khaki green dial highlighted by white-gold applied numerals that are recessed and filled with luminescent coating. The skeletonised hand displays the home time while the solid hand indicates local time. Chronograph pushers are positioned at two and four o’clock, with enlarged correction push-pieces for local time at eight and 10 o’clock. Its white-gold case is water resistant to 30 metres and features a sapphire crystal case back, and the calfskin strap matches the dial – either grained navy blue or vintage-finish olive green with contrasting cream stitching.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="768" height="512" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IWC-388106-Pilots.jpg" alt="aviation watches" class="wp-image-77123" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IWC-388106-Pilots.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IWC-388106-Pilots-420x280.jpg 420w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IWC-388106-Pilots-200x133.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">IWC 388106 Pilot&#8217;s Watch Chronograph Top Gun</figcaption></figure></div>


<p>IWC has a long presence in the aviation sector, soaring back to the 1930s and 1940s, and is proud of its cockpit-instrument look. Essential characteristics of its modern aviator timepieces have remained loyal to the dial design and visual vibe of pre-Second World War models. The Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 features a green dial with luminescent qualities and 10-bar water-resistant properties (100 metres to non-divers). It has a matching green rubber strap and an 18-carat gold case with a diameter of 41 mm, making it suitable for slender wrists.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="500" height="625" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ZENITH_Pilot-Big-Date-Flyback-PR-1.jpg" alt="aviation watches" class="wp-image-77124" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ZENITH_Pilot-Big-Date-Flyback-PR-1.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ZENITH_Pilot-Big-Date-Flyback-PR-1-224x280.jpg 224w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ZENITH_Pilot-Big-Date-Flyback-PR-1-200x250.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Zenith Pilot Big Date Flyback</figcaption></figure></div>


<p>Zenith stated its early intention to be involved in the world of aviation when founder Georges Favre-Jacot saw the dawn of the aviation age and wanted his company to be part of it. It now offers a range of pilot’s watches including the Pilot Big Date Flyback, which boasts a black corrugated dial aid with large luminescent Arabic numerals, and the distinctive Pilot Type 20 Extra Special, distinguished by oversized Arabic numerals and powered by the EI Elite automatic manufacture movement. The Pilot Automatic is considered the template for Zenith’s new generation of pilot watches.</p>



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<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="768" height="432" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Tag-Heuer-Autavia-COSC.jpg" alt="aviation watches" class="wp-image-77125" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Tag-Heuer-Autavia-COSC.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Tag-Heuer-Autavia-COSC-498x280.jpg 498w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Tag-Heuer-Autavia-COSC-200x113.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Tag Heuer Autavia COSC GMT</figcaption></figure></div>


<p>Though a far cry from the precision ‘Time of Trip’ chronographs designed by Heuer and installed on airplane dashboards during the early years of aviation, the contemporary Tag Heuer Autavia still retains a classic feel. The Autavia COSC GMT pilot’s watch comes in steel with a blue sunray brushed dial and luminescent Super-Luminova hands and indexes.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="768" height="758" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bremont-ALT1-P2.jpg" alt="aviation watches" class="wp-image-77126" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bremont-ALT1-P2.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bremont-ALT1-P2-284x280.jpg 284w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bremont-ALT1-P2-200x197.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bremont-ALT1-P2-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Bremont ALT1-P2</figcaption></figure></div>


<p>Perhaps most notable within the Bremont collection of aviation models is the Bremont MB range, designed after ejection-seat manufacturer Martin-Baker requested they create a pilot’s watch. The timepiece had to withstand rigorous testing comparable to the ejection seats. The limited-edition MBI is reserved for flyers who have successfully ejected from an aircraft using one of the company’s seats – other versions (MBII and MBIII) are available to all enthusiasts.</p>


Wrist Pilot: High-fliers can reach for the skies with the latest heritage-inspired aviator watches


<p>This year’s Watches and Wonders in Geneva displayed another plethora of dazzlingly sophisticated and stylish timepieces. A very grand total of 48 brands welcomed the biggest-ever turnout to the most prestigious watchmaking event of the year. The record attendance for the 2023 edition perused a range of novelties that could not fail to wow even the most seasoned of watch collectors.</p>



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<p style="font-size:16px">Panerai Radiomir Annual Calendar PAM01432</p>
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<p>Panerai unveiled six new Radiomir editions at Watches and Wonders 2023, paying tribute to the prototype presented in 1935. Bearing the brand’s debut annual calendar complication, two Radiomir Annual Calendar watches, PAM01432 and PAM01363, were the highlights. The dial is clearly designed and displays all the requisite information in a neat row at 3 o’clock: day and date visible through two apertures, and the current month on an external moving disc, indicated by a fixed arrow. With each monthly cycle, a cam within the P.9010/ AC automatic movement allows the rotating disc and the information display to change instantaneously. PAM01432’s splendid burgundy sun-brushed dial with luminous Arabic numerals and hour markers offers smart contrast to its platinum case.</p>



<div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="724" height="1024" src="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHOP2-724x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-75816 size-full" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHOP2-724x1024.jpg 724w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHOP2-scaled-200x283.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHOP2-scaled-800x1131.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHOP2-198x280.jpg 198w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHOP2-768x1086.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHOP2-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHOP2-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHOP2-scaled.jpg 1811w" sizes="(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p style="font-size:16px">Chopard Alpine Eagle Cadence 8HF</p>
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<p>The new Alpine Eagle Cadence 8HF from Chopard combines precision, style and sportiness. It is the second high-frequency model – an innovation that delivers enhanced accuracy and stability – within the Alpine Eagle collection and is initially difficult to discern from an Alpine Eagle 41 in Lucent Steel. While Alpine Eagle watches are traditionally made of the brand’s proprietary ‘Lucent’ steel, ethical gold, or a combination of the two, the new Cadence model is all-titanium with a snazzy splash of orange on its black dial. Whereas Lucent Steel is shiny, hard and particularly comfortable to touch, titanium is distinguished by its even lighter weight, darker colour and more robust nature.</p>



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<p style="font-size:16px">Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona</p>
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<p>Rolex aimed to preserve continuity with the past while demonstrating the powers of invention in its latest creations unveiled at the show. Take the Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona, which offers even greater visual harmony and a more modern demeanour. The dial graphics have a new balance. Lines of light are reflected from the lugs and the sides of its redesigned middle case. On versions with a Cerachrom bezel, this is edged with the same metal as the middle case. Most striking, though, is the addition of a sapphire caseback, allowing a clear view of the new manufacture 4131 calibre.</p>



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<p style="font-size:16px">Zenith Pilot Automatic</p>
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<p>Taking Zenith’s fascination with the world of aviation to a higher plane at Watches and Wonders 2023 is the Pilot Automatic enhanced by an entirely new 40mm case design. Crafted in either stainless steel or black ceramic, it features a distinct flat-top round bezel fixed on top of the rounded case. In the steel version, the surfaces are vertically satin-brushed with polished chamfers; the black ceramic model is microblasted for a stealthy matte finish. The oversized crown, a defining feature of Pilot watches, takes on a more modern, angular form while remaining easy to operate – even with gloves on.</p>



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<p style="font-size:16px">Cartier Tank Normale </p>
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<p>Cartier presented delicate and detailed refinements to models in its iconic watch collections. For instance, for its seventh Cartier Privé incarnation, the Maison has added a skeleton movement to the Tank Normale, accompanied by a quirky 24-hour complication marked by a sun and crescent moon that is also skeletonised. While the minute hand turns around the dial in one hour, the hour hand goes around in 24 hours instead of 12.</p>



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<p style="font-size:14px">Patek Philippe Ref. 5224R-001 Calatrava Travel Time </p>
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<p>Patek Philippe also regaled attendees with a substantial number of debutants to an already vast range of collections. In total, it showed 17 new iterations, including Ref. 5224R-001 Calatrava Travel Time, an addition to its travel watches, which is equipped with dual time-zone function and distinguished by its 24-hour display. The Aquanaut Luce line welcomes a new useful and easy-to-use complication: the patented Annual Calendar Ref. 5261R-001. Adorned in blue-grey from dial to matching strap, this elegant rose gold timepiece enriches the brand’s range of complicated watches for women by presenting a non-gem-set model.</p>



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<p style="font-size:14px">Roger Dubuis Monovortex Split-Seconds Chronograph</p>
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<p>The Monovortex Split-Seconds Chronograph from Roger Dubuis was another Watches and Wonders 2023 standout. The eye-catching model boasts a 47mm case made of hyper-tech MCF (Mineral Composite Fibre) – a material 2.5 times lighter than ceramic and 13% lighter than carbon. A Turborotor Cylindrical Oscillating Weight also features, sitting at 12 o’clock and positioned vertically, so that the entire force of gravity pushes down on the design to keep the watch running efficiently.</p>


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<p>The May birthstone, which is connected to the heart chakra, has long been thought to improve vision, bring clarity, offer protection and represent fortune. Emeralds have also been worn by royalty including Cleopatra and the final Inca ruler. They are also a red-carpet favourite of the A-list. They are, after all, a variety of the mineral beryl and get their beautiful green colour from trace amounts of chromium and vanadium, so they are really precious and one of a kind, containing tiny seams and fractures known as “Jardins”, or gardens, which makes them less robust than diamonds, and therefore an unusual choice for engagement rings. However today, emeralds have been a popular option for wedding proposals worldwide. And even for the ones not planning to get on one knee, these green gems sit perfectly in accessorising any outfit and add just the right amount of bling. From necklaces and earrings to rings and bracelets, it’s always a yes for anything emerald. Embark on a voyage to the Emerald City with pieces from Tiffany &amp; Co., Cartier and Chopard.</p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Said to have sublime soothing qualities, aquamarine supposedly not only helps ease anxiety but also bolsters self-belief and instils a sense of inner tranquillity. In classic lore, it was also believed to have a special association with the throat chakra, consequently having an impact on how we communicate, particularly with regard to boosting the confidence of those tasked with public speaking.&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p>More latterly, fine examples of aquamarine – a relatively moderately priced and widely-available gemstone – have become a regular feature of the accessory collections of many leading jewellery brands, including Cartier, Gubelin and Chopard. Its popularity is partly down to the wide variety of blue hues it comes in, a range almost as broad and vivid as the ocean depths its name commemorates. Over the years, the jewel’s cool blues have wooed many admirers such as Elsie de Wolfe, Princess Diana and Meghan Markle.</p>
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<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(Text: Joseff Musa)</span></em></p>


Aquasitions: All about the instant confidence Aquamarine pieces of jewellery bring

<p>Through the ages, many of the finest watchmakers have frequently sought inspiration from the worlds of art and fashion. Typically, this has led to powerful graphic imagery being incorporated into the delightful dial styles of some of the most memorable high-end precision timepieces. At present, numerous such high-concept horological high points merit particular attention.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-70398 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Chopard_rgb-e1679537686523.jpg" alt="Delightful dial styles" width="500" height="542" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Chopard_rgb-e1679537686523.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Chopard_rgb-e1679537686523-200x217.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></p>
<p>First up, there is the third watch in Chopard’s L.U.C Skull One series, an exclusive collection inspired by Día de los Muertos – Mexico’s infamous Day of the Dead festival. Available as a 25-piece limited edition, its bold, high-concept design embodies the marque’s hallmark creativity and innovation, while also remaining a prime example of horological excellence. Its centrepiece is a vivid, pop art-inspired Mexican calavera &#8211; the annual festival’s unmistakable skull motif &#8211; presented in bright flashes of colour and surrounded by a 40mm black beadblasted, DLC-coated stainless-steel case.</p>
<p>In essence, the L.U.C Skull One Calavera Pop Art is a striking blackened stainless-steel watch powered by an exquisite, hand-finished mechanical movement. Defined by its uncompromising and iridescent homage to the Day of the Dead’s timeless rituals, its dial features a transferred skull motif in punchy hues of blue, red, orange, green and yellow, giving the watch an unashamedly non-conformist, pop-art feel.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-70403 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hermes_Timepiece_-_Arceau_Wild_rgb-e1679537824801.jpg" alt="Delightful dial styles" width="624" height="601" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hermes_Timepiece_-_Arceau_Wild_rgb-e1679537824801.jpg 624w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hermes_Timepiece_-_Arceau_Wild_rgb-e1679537824801-200x193.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hermes_Timepiece_-_Arceau_Wild_rgb-e1679537824801-600x578.jpg 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hermes_Timepiece_-_Arceau_Wild_rgb-e1679537824801-291x280.jpg 291w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hermes_Timepiece_-_Arceau_Wild_rgb-e1679537824801-120x116.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hermes_Timepiece_-_Arceau_Wild_rgb-e1679537824801-500x482.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hermes_Timepiece_-_Arceau_Wild_rgb-e1679537824801-400x385.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px" /></p>
<p>Second up is something of a departure for Hermès, with the forefronting of its new Super H brand hero motif akin to a horological Bat-Signal in the sky above a stunning graphic representation of Paris. The timepiece in question – the Slim d’Hermès Minuit au Faubourg – ably fuses the world of pop art with the French capital’s iconic skyline and is available in two limited edition series, each comprising 24 highly distinct, exquisitely wrought watches. The singular style of the range, meanwhile, is largely derived from a celebrated silk scarf designed in 2014 by Dimitri Rybaltchenko, an award-winning French artist.</p>
<p>On its highly distinctive dial, the Eiffel Tower stands out against a sky streaked with clouds and studded with aventurine stars, while a beam of light (fashioned from Super-LumiNova) projects out from the unmistakable monument. It is surrounded by a hand-drawn, micropainted embodiment of Parisian life, with its multi-layered rendering bestowing a grimy canvas-like finish.</p>
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<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-70404 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Roger_Dubuis_rgb-e1679537945503.jpg" alt="Delightful dial styles" width="500" height="558" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Roger_Dubuis_rgb-e1679537945503.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Roger_Dubuis_rgb-e1679537945503-200x223.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></p>
<p>Equally enchanting is the fourth iteration of Roger Dubuis’ Urban Culture Tribe collection &#8211; the Excalibur Liu Wei Monotourbillon (MT). Keen to make this edition supremely special, the marque granted renowned sculptor and illustrator Liu Wei access to its fabled inner sanctum &#8211; the Manufacture itself. It was within its venerable walls that the much-admired artist set about reinterpreting the astral signature of the iconic Excalibur MT. Opting for a complex composite of multi-coloured lines, Liu delivered a stylised, bustling, digitised statement piece, which reinvented the original Excalibur MT as a beguiling blend of clashing colours and pulsing lights that uniquely captures the modern urban world.</p>
<p>Building on this, the brand then opted to enhance the hour markers with black SuperLuminova, creating a vivid glow-in-the-dark effect, which is most strikingly apparent under UV light. In a further refinement, the Roger Dubuis and Swiss Made logos have been accentuated with powdered SuperLuminova for the first time, an innovation that sees this element of the timepiece shift through three different colour variants &#8211; silver by day, green by night and blue under UV light.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-70407 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Vacheron_Constantin_rgb-e1679538060800.jpg" alt="Delightful dial styles" width="500" height="627" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Vacheron_Constantin_rgb-e1679538060800.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Vacheron_Constantin_rgb-e1679538060800-200x251.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></p>
<p>Moving on now to something equally engaging for the lady who loves fine timepieces, the Vacheron Constantin Égérie collection, with its eternally elegant embrace of Haute Couture and Haute Horlogerie, was unashamedly conceived as a paean to discerning femininity.</p>
<p>Daintily engraved in the style of Burano lace, the dial of the Égérie Creative Edition sees five enchanting elements expertly superimposed to create a dial of rare distinction. Re-deploying an ancient decorative technique and executed by the marque’s master guillocheur on venerable 100-year-old equipment, the pleated tapisserie motif sits on a silver base, a fine counterpoint to the black enamel.</p>
<p>Commenting on the inspiration for the piece, Christian Selmoni, the brand’s Style and Heritage Director, said: “During the course of Vacheron Constantin’s long history, many of its finest timepieces have been inspired by embroidery and lace motifs, particularly those drawn from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco eras. More recently, lace has inspired our Métiers d&#8217;Art Fabuleux Ornements – French lace timepiece combining guilloché work, Grand Feu enamelling and gem-setting.”</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-70399 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Cartier_rgb-e1679538133355.jpg" alt="Delightful dial styles" width="500" height="667" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Cartier_rgb-e1679538133355.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Cartier_rgb-e1679538133355-200x267.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></p>
<p>Finally, for this month, we turn to the Moonphase, Skeleton and Flying Tourbillon Pasha de Cartier watches. Developed and produced at the Cartier Manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the first of these features a delicate moon-phase movement in the shape of a circle surrounded by a midnight-blue star-strewn planisphere, a striking contrast to the typically bold design of a Pasha de Cartier watch.</p>
<p><em>(Text: Neil Dolby)</em></p>


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