WATCHES & JEWELLERY

After its time-telling role, the date function is probably the most useful feature of a watch. Whether you prefer the date placed boldly front and centre or inconspicuously in a discreet window, there are some stunningly elegant timepieces to consider

Whether you prefer the date boldly placed on the face or in a discreet window, you’re sure to fall in love with one of these stunning timepieces. 80 Omega now has a new Swiss manufacture that’s a marvel of high-tech efficiency and sustainability. 84 Global roamers have a new range of exquisite watches from Vacheron Constantin to help them keep track of time. 86 Turn your friends a wonderful shade of envy with these jewellery pieces set with emeralds, peridots, tourmalines, malachite and jade. 88 Chopard brand ambassador Julianne Moore explains how luxury and sustainability can coexist. 92 The house of Chaumet dazzles with an exhibition of invaluable and historically significant jewellery. 94 In its first appearance at London’s Masterpiece art and design fair, Moussaieff stuns with the range and distinction of its jewels. 96 The Eastern mystique captured in Coco Chanel’s Coromandel screens resonate in Chanel’s new high jewellery collection

H MOSER & CIE Venturer Big Date Purity comes with the brand’s inimitable fumé dial, matched perfectly with a red-gold case and chocolate-coloured Kudu leather strap

TUDOR Launched at Baselworld as a homage to Tudor’s heritage, the 1926 is poised to be a hot seller this year. The date is presented discreetly on the watch’s embossed dial, a signature of this vintageinspired line

A LANGE & SÖHNE The Saxonia Outsize Date with a white-gold case and a solid silver black dial has a large date aperture at 12 o’clock, which is beautifully balanced with a subsidiary seconds window at 6 o’clock

FRANCK MULLER The Vanguard Glacier makes a bold statement with a glacier PVD treatment applied to the brand’s signature Cintrée Curvex stainless steel case. A discreet date window peers out at 6 o’clock

GLASHÜTTE ORIGINAL The ultimate retro watch, the Sixties Panorama Date comes with a cool green dial with a dégradé effect, which makes the green shade appear increasingly saturated towards the centre