Haute Horology

JAQUET DROZ
‘Grande Heure Minute Quantieme Silver’ timepiece from Astrale collection; features a stainless steel case, silvered opaline dial with applied ring, self-winding movement, date display and power reserve of 68 hours; for availability, log on www.jaquet-droz.com

ULYSSE NARDIN
‘Classico Collection’ timepiece with UN-320 calibre (designed in-house) having silicium hairspring and anchor escapement for greater accuracy; other features include a rose gold case, blue dial, small seconds at 6 o’clock, date corrector and 48-hour power reserve; for availability, log on www.ulysse-nardin.com

OMEGA
‘De Ville Prestige Dewdrop’ women’s watch sporting a diamond-set bezel and gold bracelet crafted with dewdrop-shaped beads; dial features golden butterflies against a white mother-of-pearl background with diamond indexes; available at Omega boutiques.

PERRELET
‘Turbine XL Sheriff’ timepiece with P-331 in-house calibre, a pink gold case contrasted with black PVD-coated stainless steel bezel, 5 atm water resistance and black gold-tipped sheriff’s star badge across dial; created exclusively for the Only Watch charity auction to be held in Geneva in November.

‘Imperiale 36mm Joaillerie’ watch inspired by the grandeur of the Roman Empire; features Roman numerals, Roman column-like lugs and Roman dagger-shaped hands against a Tahiti mother-of-pearl dial, matched with a silver-toned canvas strap; bezel and lug-covers set with diamonds; available at Chopard Boutique in Mumbai and New Delhi.

PANERAI
‘Radiomir 1940 3 Days Ceramica’ watch with matt black ceramic case, P.3000 hand-wound movement, Super-LumiNova® coated markers, three-day power reserve, 10-bar water resistance and brown untreated leather strap; available at Panerai Boutique, Mumbai and Johnson & Company, New Delhi.

CARL F BUCHERER
‘Patravi ScubaTec’ diver’s watch flaunting a rose gold case and unidirectional rotating bezel, highlighted with black and blue ceramic inlays; equipped with a helium valve, luminescent hands and indices, an automatic movement and rubber strap; for availability, log on to www.carl-f-bucherer.com

JAEGER-LECOULTRE
‘Master Ultra Thin Squelette’ collection watch housing the manufacture’s Calibre 849ASQ movement (amongst a labyrinth of gear wheels and engraved bridges), a diamond-set white gold case and an open worked engraved mother-of-pearl dial; available at select outlets across India.

FREDERIQUE CONSTANT
‘Horological Smartwatch’ with a ‘smart’ counter at 6 o’clock; capable of bi-directional communication with iPhone and Android apps; the blue hand of the smart counter indicates the date by day and points to the moon at night, while the steel hand shows percentage of activity or sleep achieved against preset goals; available at select Ethos stores across India.