The color of emotions
On the second day of the Watches and Wonder show being held this week in Geneva, the biggest surprise undoubtedly came from Rolex.
Not content with celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Daytona and the 70th anniversary of the Explorer and launching a brand new collection under the name of Perpetual 1908, the manufacture with the crown has decided to play with our emotions.
It thus revisits the Day-Date 36 in a completely unexpected style.
Imbued with joie de vivre, these future collectors wear an original face: at 12 o'clock, in the arcuate window in place of the day of the week, an inspiring keyword is now displayed: Happy, Eternity, Gratitude, Peace , Faith, Love or Hope.
The date window at 3 o'clock reveals one of the 31 emojis imagined by Rolex, such as a heart, a 4-leaf clover or a smiley... To assert its audacity,
The good mood continues at Oris which unveils, in collaboration with Disney, a special edition.
The originality of its ProPilot X Kermit?
On the first day of each month, the date window at 6 o'clock displays the head of the Muppet Show star.
futuristic odyssey
At Chanel, the Interstellar capsule teleports the iconic J12, Première, Boy.Friend and Code Coco on a futuristic odyssey through the cosmos.
When the J12 Eclipse – a polyptych of seven watches – combines matt black ceramic and matt white ceramic to tell the story of the disappearance of one star in the shadow of another, the J12 Cybernetic and the J12 Hyper Cybernetic are anchored in our time. , capturing a contrasting pattern close to the pixel.
Our favorite ?
The irresistible First Robot.
What about the Mademoiselle Privé Lion long necklace, in yellow gold, onyx and diamonds which hides behind the animal a black lacquered dial encircled with 32 diamonds?
Simply sublime!
Karl Lagerfeld's cabin mannequin whose silhouette has been reproduced with a 3D printer seems as fascinated as we are, sometimes seated,
Watches and Wonders Day 2
In images, in pictures
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Artistic collaborations
2023 also marks the 60th anniversary of Tag Heuer's emblematic Carrera.
While waiting to discover the short film
The Chase for Carrera
of which the ambassador Ryan Gosling will be the hero, and which will be revealed in preview in London on April 20, we can admire the new Carrera Date 36 mm whose dials are tinted in pastel green, deep blue, silver or candy pink.
When Ulysse Nardin invites the Hong Kong artist Labeg, known for his interpretations of the greatest watches, drawn by hand on paper, Hermès calls on the artist Clément Vieille to immerse the visitor in the heart of its tempo.
In the atrium, we stroll between the suspended sculptures, made in new materials such as composites, woven carbon fiber plates, “tensegre” structures or materials tinted in the mass.
In this exploration of advanced technologies, the result is hypnotizing poetry.
