Combining haute couture and horlogerie we list our five favourite timepieces from the 2015 edition of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genéve
Audemars Piguet Millenary
Created over 20 years ago, Audemars Piguet has reinterpreted the Millenary in an intricately considered design that reflects the versatility of the woman who wears it. The elegant new addition to the collection is a favourite of Dee Poon largely because it’s seen to challenge the design perceptions of women’s watches today. The new version of the timepiece is a balance between high watchmaking and high jewellery, giving the Millenary and those who wear it a distinctly en vogue characteristic.
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Piaget Altiplano 1200S
Exclusively available in select Piaget boutiques, the Altipano 1200S combines the expertise of Piaget haute horlorgerie and high jewellery with the Altiplano gem-set skeleton automatic watch dazzling with its 1200D movement, with a fully gem-set bottom plate and working parts. A prowess that requires over four days of work for a single movement, Piaget has elevated its art to the point of concealing the feet of the screws under black sapphires cabochons. Delicately gem-set between the mainplate, bezel, the sapphire case back and bracelet buckle, 360 brilliant-cut diamonds superbly enhance the precious composition of this luxury watch.
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Chaumet Joséphine Aigrette Impériale
Strength and delicacy, balance and movement, the Joséphine collection expresses the distinct Chaumet style where geometric motifs inspired by classic architecture embrace the vibrant movements of the present moment. Like sparkling droplets, almost 1,400 stones adorn the timepiece like a dazzling light. The Aigrette Impériale is feminine yet versatile, the timepiece has over 17 carats of white diamonds giving it a gentle and warm radiance. The most refined details mark the bracelet out: each link is made of two parts, and a slight opening is left between them, which lets the piece breathe and give again a subtle impression of lightness.
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De Grisogono Grappoli
With over 120 hours needed for the creation of each Grappoli, the new De Grisogono timepiece gleams with more than a thousand of the gemstones making it incredibly precious and giving the piece an unmatched brilliance. With outstanding clarity of white diamonds, 70 briolette-cut and 980 round cut brilliant diamonds, a total of approximately 73 carats of precious stones set in a singular creation with each passing moment emphasizing the timepieces lustre.
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Hermès Slim d’Hermès Koma Kurabé
Whisking us away on a Japanese escape, in the shade of a flowering cherry tree to enjoy a more than millenial-old celebration: Koma Kurabe, the famous Japanese horse race. Interpreted through 12 one-of-a-kind models each distinguished by different details, the Slim d’Hermès Koma Kurabé watch is graced with a porcelain dial reproducing this horse race that is organised once a year in Kamigamo Shrine (built in 678 AD) in Kyoto. Crowds continue to flock there from all over the country in order to pray for peace and good harvests, while enjoying the sight of the horses and the beautiful spring day.
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