CHANEL

Boy.friend Skeleton Calibre 3

Chanel’s introduction of its third consecutive in-house calibre since 2016 is a sure sign of its watchmaking ambition. Like Calibre 2 from last year, Calibre 3 is a manual-winding skeletonised movement built in a graphic 3D style. However, unlike the Calibre 2’s decisively feminine floral structure, Calibre 3 is more understated and composed of vertically arranged circular bridges in black ADLC edged in beige gold galvanic coating. The Boy.friend has a gender-neutral design that makes it the perfect launch pad for this watch: Introduced in 2015, Chanel’s androgynous Boy.friend watch featured a new case shape that was a larger, bolder and more angular adaptation of the beloved Première case.