GPHG: the nominees in the categories Ladies and Men
In the categories for women's and men's watches the watches should preferably be fairly accessible, but that is not the case this year. On the women's side diamonds are sprinkled everywhere and on the men's side it is exclusive and limited. Eqotime's Britta Rossander gives you the details.
Text: Britta Rossander
In the categories for ladies' and men's watches it should preferably be fairly accessible watches but that is not the case this year. On the ladies' side diamonds are sprinkled around and on the men's side it is exclusive and limited. Eqotime’s Britta Rossander gives you the details.
Ladies' watches
Beauregard Lili
Beauregard's speciality of elegantly interpreting the appearance of natural flowers and carrying it over to delicate jewellery watches is a feast for the eye.
Case in rose gold with a leather strap and decorated with 180 diamonds (0,90 ct). The black petals are in onyx. In the case, which is water resistant to 30 m, sits a quartz movement.
Price 16 092 SFR
Bovet Miss Audry
In many cultures green is a symbol of hope, luck, growth and nature. Bovet's Miss Audry has a green dial in enamel with guilloché inspired by the lotus flower. The date is placed at 6 o'clock.
Case in steel, water resistant to 30 m, decorated with diamonds (1.04 ct) and strap in leather. Automatic movement with 42 hours power reserve.
Price 20 500 SFR
Chanel Mademoiselle Privé Bouton Perle
The Privé bouton collection is a tribute to Chanel's famous button. On this watch through a South Sea pearl with a diameter of 15 mm. It is surrounded by yellow gold and with 52 brilliant cut diamonds (0,46 ct). Underneath there is a dial in white gold with 142 brilliant cut diamonds ( 0,52 ct). The case attached to a cuff in gold and tweed.
The watch is water resistant to 30 m and has a quatz movement.
Price 49 200 SFR.
Dior Grand Bal Ruban
In the case of steel and white gold sits an automatic movement with 42 hours power reserve and whose rotor is visible on the front. It has the shape of a double bow where the loops have been given diamonds.
The strap is in velvet, the total amount of diamonds is 2.40 ct and the watch is water resistant to 50 m.
Price 51 900 sfr.
Hermès Arceau Petite Lune with diamonds and sapphires
The model has 87 sapphires and 68 diamonds in jeté style, which means that they are spread over both the case and the white dial in mother of pearl. Moon phase between 10 and 11 o'clock, date at 6 o'clock and a sapphire blue alligator strap is the icing on the cake.
Case in steel, water resistant to 30 m, the diamonds are 0.066 ct, the movement iss automatic, with 50 hours the power reserve 50 hours.
Price 9 760 SFR
Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Saphire Gradient
The watch has a hand engraved bracelet in white gold, a dial surrounded 20 large diamonds (approx 1.46 ct) and 22 sapphires (approx 4.01 ct), in a graded blue tone. The dial is covered by transparent blue grand feu enamel. The challenge in the making of this model is to find the right stones when it comes to both colour and size. In the case sits a qiartz movement
Price 106 000 SFR and it is sold in a numbered edition.
Men'swatches
Bvlgari Octo Finissimo S Blue Dial
Watch in steel with the thinnest automatic movement and water resistant 100 metres. This has been made possible by increasing the height of the case to 6,4 mm with room for a screw-down crown.
A case in satin polished steel and a lacquered blue dial with sunburst finishing is a good example of discreet luxury.
Diameter 40 mm, automatic movement with 60 hours power reserve.
Price 11 500 SFR
De Bethune DB28xp Starry Sky
For the db28 series' 10th anniversary De, Bethune have made the db28xp with an ultralight, mirror polished titanium case with the whole sky in the dial. The starry night can be designed according to the customer's wishes about time and place from where you can look up at the stars
The case is 43 mm and water resistant to 30 m, the movement is manual and the power reserve is 144 hours.
Price 77 500 SFR
Lauret Ferrier Classic Origin Green
Yet another anniversary watch, Laurent Ferrier celebrates 10 years with this crystal clear elegance with refined minimalism. Thin hands in white gold with sharp yellow numerals give a sporty feeling. The crown has the house's iconic ”ball shape”.
Case in titanium, honey coloured ”timberland” leather strap lined with alcantara. The diamter is 40 mm, the water resistance 30 m and the movement is manual with 80 hours powr reserve.
Price 30 700 SFR
Petermann Bédat Dead Beart Second
Gaël Petermann and Florian Bédat are friends since watchmkaing school. They are specialised in restoring watches from the historically best watchmakers. In 2017 Petermann and Bedat decided to create their first own movement. The competing watch has a half open dial that has been created to bring out the craft within watchmaking.
The case of 39 mm is in yellow gold with a leather strap, the movement is manual with 36 hours power reserve.
Price 64 400 CFR
The model is made in a limite edition of ten pieces.
Romain Gauthier Insight Micro-rotor Squelette Manufacture-only Carbonium Edition
A model that celebrates 15 years for Romain Gauthier with a skeletonised movement in a case of ultralight, natural titanium. In-house movement with a rotor in 22 k gold. The movement's total weight is only 15,95 grams!
Case (42 mm) in the material carbonium® which is water resistnat to 50 m, strap in rubber, automatic movement with 80 hours power reserve.
Price 166 000 SFR
Voutilainen 28sc
The watch shows in a perfect way what Kari Voutilainen's philosophy is about. Its elegant movement is mounted in a case of titanium with a thin crown that has a larger diameter than usual. An extra large balance wheel, made in-house, means that perfect regulation of the rate is made easier. The consumption of energy also becomes smaller which is good for both service life and stability in daily use.
The dial is also made in-house and the strap is in leather. The case (38,5 mm) is water resistant to 30 m, the movement is manual with 65 hours power reserve.
Price 74 000 SFR, made in a limited series of 8 – 10 pieces.
