Formerly, the rules of elegance not allowing women to wear a watch with an evening dress, they had to rely on the punctuality of their partner.
Until a few fine houses had the idea of merging watchmaking and jewelry.
An art both technical and precious that we find these days at the Watches and Wonders show in Geneva.
This is the case at
Chanel
, which presents four new exceptional creations under the sign of the Lion (that of Gabrielle Chanel, which she has made her totem animal) within its Métiers d'Art collection inspired by the objects that surrounded Mademoiselle.
Alongside a remarkable long necklace and a watch whose button hides the dial, an impressive Mademoiselle Privé Lion cuff, in yellow gold and titanium with black coating.
Here, a yellow gold feline head set with 252 diamonds, with onyx eyes, pivots to hide or reveal the yellow gold dial set with 32 diamonds.
This unique piece houses a high-end quartz movement…
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