A new piece on the Jewellery Editor explores five high jewelry watches launched in 2017.
de Grisogono: Eccentrica S01 watch
de GRISOGONO’s Eccentrica is a new collection of ladies’ watches introduced in 2017. Priced at £ 77,000 ($84,000), the Eccentrica S01 watch has 660 brilliant-cut diamonds set in rose gold. The dial is set with 216 brilliant-cut diamonds and applied with rose gold Arabic numerals. The strap has a white gold triple folding clasp set with 88 diamonds.
Dior: Grand Bal Pièce Unique Galaxie Cygnus
The stunning Grand Bal Pièce Unique Galaxie Cygnus watch represents “an artistic view of Christian Dior’s luxury cosmos set with precious stones and engraved gold to replicate the texture and pleats of fabrics”. The watch features a total of 422 diamonds weighing 2.42 carats. The weight on the dial is made from sapphire crystal adorned with pink and white gold inserts, set with marquise and round-cut diamonds.
Van Cleef & Arpels: Cadenas
Van Cleef & Arpels revisit the iconic Cadenas watch, which was launched in 1935 and “said to have been inspired by the Duchess of Windsor”. The new Cadenas, priced at £162,400 ($201,000), is a bracelet watch with a double snake chain and precious stones. The case is white gold covered in round snow-set diamonds and white gold bezel with princess-cut emeralds. The dial is made with white gold set with round snow-set diamonds.
Cartier: Panthère Joueuse
The watchmaker’s famous feline, decked out in diamonds, “takes a playful turn as his paw chases the hour ball around the dial”. The case is made from white gold set with brilliant-cut diamonds. The panther dial is made in white gold pavéd with 254 brilliant-cut diamonds, emerald eyes and black lacquer spots. The strap is made of lilac alligator skin with folding buckle in white gold set with brilliant-cut diamonds. Cartier’s Panthère Joueuse is priced at €150,000 ($163,000).
Graff: Spiral diamond watch
Priced at “just” £11,980 ($15,500), Graff’s Spiral is made of “swirls and swirls of never-ending diamonds”. The case is made of white gold, and the dial is set with pave diamonds.
