Haute Horology
Luxury timepieces from around the world
RADO
‘True Open Heart’ watch in matt black high-tech ceramic; houses a beautifully decorated Swiss movement framed by stylised cutouts in the dial; an ultrafine mother of pearl layer floating over the dial subtly exposes the mysterious inner workings of the watch; available at exclusive Rado stores.
BRIETLING
‘Avenger Hurricane’ 50mm self-winding chronograph watch with case made of revolutionary ultra-sturdy, ultra-light material named Breitlight®; houses COSC-certified Manufacture Breitling Caliber B12 movement with 24-hour display; other features include a unidirectional ratcheted rotating bezel, a highly legible dial with luminescent hands and numerals, 100m water resistance and military rubber strap;for availability, log on to www.breitling.com
VACHERON CONSTANTIN
‘Métiers d’Art Elégance Sartoriale’ watch with hand-guilloché Prince of Wales check pattern under raspberry red-coloured translucent Grand Feu enamel; other features include a mechanical manual-winding Caliber 1400, white gold case and a champagne-coloured tapestry gold dial at 3 o’clock with hour circle in mother-of-pearl;; available at select boutiques around the world.
OMEGA
‘Seamaster Aqua Terra’ 150 M for women; available in 18K Sedna™ gold and stainless steel variants; comes in case sizes of 38.5mm or 34mm that house the Master Co-Axial Calibre 8500/8501 or 8520/8521 (both resistant to magnetic fields of 15,000 gauss); comes with diamond indexes on dial; available at Omega boutiques across the country.
FREDERIQUE CONSTANT
‘Manufacture Perpetual Calendar’ watch housing the FC-775 automatic caliber; the brand’s first in-house mechanical perpetual calendar watch, which requires no day/date/month/year/moonphase adjustment for a century; reliable, robust and easy to adjust; available at select Ethos stores across India.
