Haute Horology
OMEGA
De Ville Prestige ‘Butterfly’ watch for women; features exquisite butterfly motifs (including one that is adorned with pavé set diamonds) on mother-of-pearl dial, diamond indexes, an 18-carat gold case and matching bracelet; available at Omega Boutiques.
GUCCI
‘Bamboo’ watch in black and white variants for women; features a painted bamboo bezel, a simple but elegant dial with Roman numerals at 12 and 6 o’clock and stainless steel bracelet; available at Zimson, Bengaluru, Kapoor Watch Co., Gurgaon and Watches of Switzerland, Mumbai.
A.LANGE & SÖHNE
‘1815 Tourbillon’ watch; features the brand’s patented stop-seconds mechanism (for the tourbillion) and the ‘zero-reset’ function (also patented) that allows the watch to be reset with one-second accuracy; for availability, log on to www.alange-soehne.com.
RADO
‘DiaMaster Ceramic Collection’ watch; crafted with specially treated, polished, high-tech ceramic; features a mechanical movement and a minimalist dial that contrasts with a complex five-link bracelet; available at Rado stores.
JAQUET DROZ
‘Lady 8’ fine jewellery watch for women; features a bezel intertwined with a gem-set ribbon (in the shape of the brand’s lucky number ‘8’) that encircles a gem-set rotating sphere at the summit; for availability, log on to www.jaquet-droz.com.
BLANCPAIN
Elegant, self-winding three-hand watch from ‘The Villeret’ collection; features a red gold case, date display, eight-day power reserve and Grand Feu enamelled numerals; available at leading luxury watch outlets.
ULYSSE NARDIN
‘YouWeCan’ divers’ chronograph; features a unidirectional turning bezel, SuperLuminova-coated dial, rubber-coated stainless steel case with rubberised pushers and self-winding precision movement; for availability, log on to www.ulysse-nardin.com.
HUBLOT
‘Classic Fusion White Chronograph’ (‘King Gold’ version); features a bezel set with diamonds, white dial, 42-hour power reserve, 50 m water resistance and HUB1110 self-winding movement; available at leading luxury watch outlets.
