Last August, from Japan, it unveiled its exclusive collaboration with the fashion brand 1017 ALYX 9SM, created by designer Matthew Williams, also artistic director of the women's and men's collections of the Givenchy house since June 2020. The four gold watches imagined for the occasion shone with the sobriety of their dial.
This time, on the occasion of her second haute couture show at Paris Fashion Week, on January 22, 2024, it is the turn of fashion designer Tamara Ralph to collaborate with the Le Brassus manufacture, Audemars Piguet.
Fashion designer Tamara Ralph collaborates with Audemars Piguet.
Audemars Piguet
It was in fact in 2020 that Audemars Piguet began collaborating with Tamara Ralph, combining several watches with its Spring/Summer 2021 Ready-to-Wear collection. The new fruit of their meeting: an astonishing limited edition of the Royal Oak Flying Tourbillon Concept, 11.9 mm thick, which literally takes our gaze back in time.
The one who founded the Ralph & Russo house in 2010 has in the past dressed Beyoncé, Rihanna, Bella Hadid and Angelina Jolie as well as Meghan Markle.
His very couture watch creation combines an 18-carat rose gold case with a Frosted Gold finish, a method revisited by jewelry designer Carolina Bucci, inspired by an ancient Florentine jewelry technique.
Thus, tiny notches are created on the surface of the gold using a tool topped with a diamond tip, giving the material a sparkling effect similar to that of precious stones.
The Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon “Tamara Ralph” Limited Edition.
Audemars Piguet
But it is its dial that hypnotizes, with its unique successive levels, made up of four circular plates in rose gold superimposed, creating an undulating effect, complemented by the flying tourbillon cage located at 6 o'clock.
Each layer sports a different color, evolving from brown in the center of the dial to bronze in the middle, reaching golden tones on the periphery.
Each plate is adorned with a fine border of diamond-polished gold which gives even more depth to the dial.
The polished chamfers highlight the octagonal bezel, while the satin-finished sides of the case add more contrast.
Fashion designer Tamara Ralph collaborates with Audemars Piguet.
Audemars Piguet
The hexagonal crown, whose shape recalls the stainless steel screws punctuating the bezel, also plays with the light thanks to its alternating satin-finishing and polishing finishes.
It is finished with a translucent cabochon sapphire which adds a touch of femininity to the overall design of the watch.
Here is a Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon “Tamara Ralph” Limited Edition, powered by the manually wound Caliber 2964, which is unlike any other, a resolutely strong and feminine creation, but also the first model from the manufacture unveiled since the arrival headed by Ilaria Resta.
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Fashion designer Tamara Ralph collaborates with Audemars Piguet.
Audemars Piguet