The case, in 18kt white gold, measures 42mm and is water resistant to 50 meters. The dial is white mother-of-pearl, hand-engraved by hand, and the movement is a manual-wind Tourbillon with 17 jewels, beating at 21,600 bph.
The watch is available in two versions, one with 282 rubies, sapphires and multicolored tsavorites (7.7 carats), and another version with 195 rubies, sapphires and multicolored tsavorites (3.3 carats.).
The strap is available in Galuchet (stingray) leather in Framboise or Rose color with an 18kt white gold buckle.
The Boucheron Bestiaire is a limited edition of just eight pieces (price is yet to be unveiled). Via timezone
Dior has launched two new watches , La D creation and Christal Midnight Blue rubber.
Designed exclusively by John Galliano for Dior, The Christal Midnight Blue rubber watch has a 33mm stainless steel case and a blue mother of pearl dial set with 36 diamonds. , the stainless steel bracelet is set with 117 diamonds, and the registers are set with pyramid-cut, scratch proof blue sapphire crystal. The model is produced in a limited edition of 500, priced at £3,150 ($6,200).
The La D creation from Victoire de Castellane, artistic director of fine jewelry at the Dior house, has an 18K rose gold case with a mother of pearl dial and an 18k rose gold in-set spiral of 55 pink diamonds, while the bezel is made up of a further 76 diamonds off set against a black satin strap. This watch is a limited edition of 15 and sells for £14,900 ($29,800)
They both have been available from Dior boutiques and selected retailers since May 2008.
The World of Watchmaking loudly applauded to the introduction of the Gyrotourbillon 1 as it was destined to become the world-first spherical tourrbillon.
Following the amazing success of the Gyrotourbillon I, Jaeger-LeCoultre has created its worthy successor characterized by technically innovative nature : the swivelling case of the Reverso.
This extraordinary watch mechanism overturns longestablished principles, since it represents the first time that a wristwatch houses a cylindershaped balance-spring.
The F.P. Journe Centigraphe Souverain is a pretty incredible piece of haute horlogerie. a first and foremost the creme de la creme of chronographs.
“Perhaps you have super-human reflexes and would like to measure the speed of an asteroid caroming through the atmosphere?” With the Centigraphe, you can do that, thanks to an exceptional manually wound chronograph movement
This complex mechanism features three subdials, each of which are marked with a time scale, and a tachymeter.
To celebrate its 150th anniversary, Boucheron, the celebrated jeweller of the Place Vendome, has decided to create unique objects in collaboration with international brand names: the manufacturer of luxury mobile phones Vertu, jewellery designer Harumi Klossowska, la Maison du chocolat and Richard Mille.
Richard Mille, famous for his pioneering spirit, has managed to reinvent watchmaking with the use of innovative materials and technologies to come up with 21st-century horology. The Parisian jeweler, has designed the “Hommage à Boucheron” RM 018 timepiece which an incredible piece in which the gear-train of the movement is manufactured from precious and semi-precious stones.
Bvlgari have expanded the Bvlgari Diagono watch collection with a luxurious new limited edition model.
The Bvlgari Diagono Retrograde Calendar Moonphase watch features a 42mm case made from brushed and polished 18K rose gold, a bezel engraved with the iconic Bvlgari-Bvlgari signature, and an intricate dial that showcases multiple textures and polished and faceted indexes.
The watch displays the moon phase on a half dial at the bottom of the display and the rose gold sectors at 9 and 3 o’clock show the day of the week and the date.