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Vogue Singapore
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue Singapore
Consider the cocktail watch, the trending jewelled timepiece style
The cocktail watch is well and truly back. It used to be that a pretty, tiny watch with gemstones was an old-fashioned notion. Something that our mums, perhaps, might save for fancy occasions. It's not the case any more, and a tiny jewelled timepiece is fresh all over again. We're seeing it on major carpet events like the Met Gala and Oscars, with celebrities pairing glamorous gowns and statement jewels with elegant cocktail watches on the wrist. Cartier is, unsurprisingly, a front-runner in this category. In fact, the renaissance of the cocktail watch might even be credited with the runaway success of the reintroduced Baignoire—so popular that it took even the Parisian maison by surprise. With an icon in hand, Cartier has now added new levels of preciousness to its sublime oval design. The Jewelled Baignoires are gently sized up and set on every conceivable surface with gemstones. See, above, Cartier ambassador Anna Sawai wearing a model with 229 brilliant-cut diamonds weighing 7.70 carats, 272 blue sapphires weighing 4.4 carats, complemented with aquamarines and spessartite garnets; and a gold dial covered with 162 diamonds totalling 1 carat and a spessartite garnet at 12 o'clock to indicate the right side up. Tiffany & Co.'s new Rope watch—a Jean Schlumberger-inspired design of twisted gold and beautifully-set diamonds that speaks to the brand's core as a jeweller. Courtesy of Tiffany & Co. Jewellery houses, unsurprisingly, offer some of the best in class when it comes to the sensitive proportions and balance of design on a cocktail watch. Tiffany & Co. recently introduced the Tiffany Rope, a radical new timepiece that is entirely powered by light—no batteries or winding, thank you. It features an advanced solar movement that charges indoors and out, and the inimitable look of Jean Schlumberger's rope jewellery motifs. The American luxury brand is making moves into watchmaking, with the distinct propositional bent of fully retaining and honouring its identity as a jeweller first and foremost. Other places you might find this sensibility of cocktail elegance are heritage watch brands. If a watchmaker has been around for, say, more than a century, odds are it has in its history produced exactly the kind of old-world jewelled timepieces for women that are back in trend. Audemars Piguet, for one, revived a tradition of miniaturised watches last year with its trio of Royal Oak Minis in a frosted gold finish. The change in proportion and finish turns a sporty silhouette on its head, imbuing the Royal Oak with a jewelled sensibility even without any gem-setting. Or consider Jaeger-LeCoultre, which has in its broad array of Reverso models a line like the Reverso One with a taller, elongated proportion. It makes all the difference, transforming the Art Deco design from its origins as a watch for polo players into something more feminine and chic. The ultimate touch of beauty to a Reverso One might be the Precious Flowers designs from Jaeger's Métiers Rares workshops. The gold cases are fully diamond-set, with works of art on the reverse dial: floral illustrations writ in black lacquer, grand feu champlevé enamel and snow-set diamonds. Courtesy of Cartier 1 / 11 Cartier Baignoire jewellery watch mini model in white gold with diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and blue tourmalines, price upon request Courtesy of Boucheron 2 / 11 Boucheron Serpent Bohème in white gold with diamonds, $81,200 Courtesy of Tiffany & Co. 3 / 11 Tiffany Rope 27mm in yellow gold with diamonds, $25,700 Courtesy of Audemars Piguet 4 / 11 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Mini Frosted Gold in pink gold, $53,200 Courtesy of Franck Muller 5 / 11 Franck Muller Round Skeleton Baguette in white gold with diamonds, $133,000 Courtesy of Piaget 6 / 11 Piaget Limelight Gala Precious in white gold with diamonds, $60,000 Courtesy of Van Cleef & Arpels 7 / 11 Van Cleef & Arpels Fleurs d'Hawaï secret watch in white gold with aquamarines and diamonds, $185,000 Courtesy of Jaeger-LeCoultre 8 / 11 Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso One Precious Flowers in pink gold with diamonds, price upon request Courtesy of Chanel 9 / 11 Chanel Première Ribbon in yellow gold and titanium with diamonds, $16,550 Courtesy of Chopard 10 / 11 Chopard L'Heure du Diamant Moonphase in white gold with diamonds and an aventurine dial, $154,000 Courtesy of Chaumet 11 / 11 Torsade de Chaumet in white gold with diamonds, price upon request
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New Diamond-Set Watches From Tiffany & Co. Reinvent Its '50s-Era Rope Motif
Hot on the heels of its recently released, Jean Schlumberger-inspired Blue Book high jewelry collection, Tiffany & Co. is back to mining the late designer's archives. The late French designer who created many the American jewelers icons birthed in mid-20th century, remains an important fixture at the house, especially after it was acquired by LVMH, the French luxury conglomerate, in 2019. The latest theme to get a revival is Schlumberger's rope design, which made its appearance at the beginning of Schlumberger's career at Tiffany around 1956. This time around, it's found its way onto watches. Twists of gold surround the case and dial in two concentric circles in a classic, but statement-making look. A ring of diamonds comes sandwiched in between. There are two sizes in 27 mm and 33 mm, both in 18-karat yellow gold but with two options for the dial in mother-of-pearl or glossy black. The smaller version comes with 38 diamonds totaling approximately 0.52 carats, while the larger is set with 39 diamonds totaling 0.9 carats. But for an added touch of Schlumberger's whimsy, the company also crafted the yellow gold minutes hand in the rope design. More from Robb Report How This N.Y.C. Pizza Joint Became a Clubhouse for a New Breed of Watch Collector Inside Miami Music Exec Lex Borrero's Unconventional Watch Collection Tiffany & Co. Debuts High Jewelry with a $3.5 Million Diamond Ring, Insane Rubies, and Rare Paraìbas What's new here is the movement. The pieces use Tiffany & Co.'s first solar-powered movement which has a power reserve of up to eight months when fully charged. It takes just two minutes of sunlight to charge. Even on a cloudy day, the company says it will still catch the light for power. It was developed in partnership with Swiss movement maker, La Joux-Perret, which has done work for other LVMH brands, as well as companies like Hermès. With this new watch collection, Tiffany & Co. once again brings Jean Schlumberger's storied legacy into the present, marrying his timeless design with modern, sustainable innovation. Decades later, Schlumberger's imaginative spirit continues to power the house, now quite literally, by the light of the sun. Best of Robb Report The 25 Greatest Independent Watchmakers in the World The 10 Most Expensive Watches Sold at Auction in the 21st Century (So Far) 11 Stunning Jewelry Moments From the 2020 Oscars Click here to read the full article.
