Swatch
Clearly New Gent watch, 41mm, quartz movement, in bio-based plastic, Swatch, € 80.
Available on Swatch.com
Swatch / Press photo
A topic in vogue for a few months, transparency is not new at Swatch.
On the one hand, the brand affirms its commitment behind the concept since it has been deploying its new bio-based materials for almost a year to free itself from plastic.
On the other, it plays with the crystalline charm of a translucent structure.
If Swatch anchors the latter in a proposal closely linked to the current year with the mantra “
Reseat.
Go clear
”(start again from zero, go to transparency, in French), here too the brand is not at its first attempt.
We already found the first transparent watches known as "Gent Jelly Fish" in 1985. A rediscovered past which has its small effect in 31 or 41mm.
Omega
Speedmaster 321 Canopus Gold watch, 38.6mm, manual caliber 321 chronograph movement, exclusive white gold alloy case and bracelet, Omega, price on request.
Information on Omegawatches.com
Omega / Photo press
A return to the past also for Omega, which is celebrating another part of its legendary Speedmaster this season.
It is a nice tribute to the legendary CK2915-1, the very first of its kind, that the Swiss manufacture signs.
Sixty-five years later, we find the vintage charm of this chronograph dedicated to professional racing pilots, pioneer of the genre to display the tachymeter scale on the bezel and no longer on the dial.
The case has a diameter of 38.6 mm regulatory for the time, the hands take the so-called "
broad arrow
" motif, without forgetting the caliber 321 which makes this neo car vibrate.
The only difference?
The exclusive white gold alloy, called Canopus Gold by Omega, which adorns this new variation in sight.
Gerald Genta
Gérald Genta's personal Royal Oak.
Sotheby's / Photo press
Gérald Genta, the name will resonate with obviousness for any watch enthusiast.
Disappeared a little over ten years ago, this visionary designed most of the iconic sport chic watches of the 1970s, which are still rising in popularity: the Royal Oak by Audemars Piguet, which is just celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. , but also the Nautilus by Patek Philippe.
A style in solid gold that we are rediscovering this season through the hundreds of vintage watch designs, auctioned by his wife, Evelyne Genta.
What resonates with the reboot of the Genta brand, bought by the Bulgari house in the early 2000s and which recently put the famous Mickey Mouse Retrograde of this “Picasso of watches” back into orbit.
Louis Vuitton
Tambour Horizon Light Up connected watch, Louis Vuitton, available soon on Louisvuitton.com
Louis Vuitton / Photo press
Completely redesigned at the start of the year, the third generation of Louis Vuitton connected watches now beats to the rhythm of an ultra-desirable pop tempo.
In the line of sight, a new subtly curved dial enhanced with a shower of 24 monogrammed LEDs that light up with each notification.
Renamed Tambour Horizon Light Up, this new highlight of the house lends itself to all the desires of personalization - color, welcome screen ... All under neon impulse, to start the year on the right foot.
Blancpain
Villeret Traditional Chinese Calendar watch, 45mm, automatic movement, traditional Chinese calendar, date and moon phase functions.
Platinum case, grand feu enamel dial, leather strap, Blancpain, price on request.
Information on Blancpain.com
Blancpain / Press photo
A traditional style exercise at the start of the year, the limited edition dedicated to the Chinese New Year can sometimes prove to be perilous. While many choose a figurative variation, between a color chart of red and an animal painted in miniature on the dial, others, like Blancpain here, dare to take up a technical challenge. On this Villeret watch, no twist is to be expected on the side of the dial or the bracelet, it is indeed on the side of the beautiful mechanics that the tribute is located. At the center of attention: a traditional Chinese calendar where you can read, among other things, the different phases of the moon, the signs of the zodiac, the five elements but also the days and months of the Chinese system, which is based on the lunar cycle . A technical treasure nestled in a platinum case, which was only editedat 50 copies. All under the sign of the tiger, of course.
Daniel Wellington
Smartwatch Case silver, Daniel Wellington, € 199.
Available on Danielwellington.com
Daniel Wellington / Press photo
Since the appearance of this Swedish UFO ten years ago, the Daniel Wellington house has become deeply rooted in a watchmaking landscape, now forced to be in constant flux. However, if the house had accustomed us to more minimalist and classic designs (Milanese or Nato mesh bracelet, square cut ...), lately it is pushing the daring a notch further. In the line of sight, a first all-steel automatic watch and above all a new vision of a now classic watchmaker: the connected watch. A figure of style rather than a real watch because Daniel Wellington is not launching his own Smart Watch, but a new look. A choice of a more sporty dress to choose in full black or full-bodied with steel-colored metal or rose gold.An accessible and well-thought-out twist to vary the pleasures.
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