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Say ‘I love you’ with watches
Say ‘I love you’ with watches
WHO SAYS A WATCH CANNOT BE A ROMANTIC VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT? Flowers, chocolates, and diamonds can sometimes be overrated. So why not up your game and indulge her with a luxury timepiece?
If you really want to make an impression, however, tailor your gift to her interests and personality. From classic two-hand watches to skeleton dials and chronographs, you can’t go wrong with a thoughtful, personal timepiece that’s an expression of your love.
She does not see things in black and white.
Complement your bouquet of red roses with the Omega De Ville Tresor timepiece. It comes in a distinctive shade of red — garnet — on the dial and leather strap that aims to set her alongside the case and a single diamond set within the crown, which is also adorned with a flower created out of five Omega logos in red liquid ceramic. The caseback is as seductive as the front, with a polished, mirror effect and “Her Time” pattern.
She has lofty aspirations.
The sky’s the limit, and she’s not afraid to work towards her goals. This makes Breguet’s latest Reine de Naples a perfect statement-making timepiece for her. From a collection that pays homage to the wristwatch Abraham-louis Breguet made for Caroline Murat, in the world), this timepiece is adorned with beautiful shades of pink and mauve, white gold and diamonds. The dial is an iridescent pale pink mother-of-pearl, featuring a moon phase indicator against a deeper pink sky, small off-centre seconds and hour chapter with power reserve.
She’s sporty yet still a girly girl at heart.
She loves being active, as much as she loves dinner parties and cocktails. A timepiece like the Blancpain Chronographe Flyback Grande Date does double duty by having a chronograph complication without resorting to the masculine profile of a typical sports watch. It is also an elegant and feminine timepiece with an off-cen - red gold case with mother-of-pearl dial, large date at admired through the sapphire caseback.
Flowers, chocolates, and diamonds can be overrated. Why not up your game and indulge her with a luxury watch this Valentine’s Day?
Her favourite colour is pink.
The Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic watch would make a unique gift. It was once the thinnest automatic watch in the previously available in titanium. case, bracelet, and dial are given a matte finishing that lends an unusual, bold yet understated look to the timepiece. The ultra-thin house, powers the hour and minute hands, and small seconds. It can be admired through the caseback, and
Diamonds are her best friend.
The Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon Croco high jewellery watch is not for the that are cut and arranged to look like scales in a layout carefully designed to recreate the pattern of crocodile wearer a glimpse of the self-winding movement, the Calibre Hublot timepiece comes paired with its own bullet-resistant crocodile leather jacket, which has a unique hightech lining that enables the jacket to withstand and absorb the impact of powerful projectiles.
She’s a busy go-getter.
Patek Philippe’s iconic Nautilus became one of the brand’s most popular collections when it was busy schedules, its latest model, Ref 5740/1G, would make the Nautilus even more sought-after now that it comes with a perpetual calendar. The across and features the month, day, hour cycle. Despite having a relatively slim automatic movement, Calibre a blue dial with horizontal ribbing, luminous applied markers and hands, and the mix of brushed and polished finishes.
Chopard’s limited edition L.U.C XP Esprit de Fleurier Peony is an elegant and graceful timepiece that features fragile peony flowers on the dial. Using the traditional Swiss technique of paper cutting, the black florals are contrasted against a white Grand Feu enamel dial for a strong, bold presence that is offset by diamonds on the bezel case houses a self-winding in-house hand-engraved with the Fleurisanne technique. A matching black fabric strap completes the look.
the Wifi when it’s down.
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked timepiece features one of the most technically advanced calibres in a The skeleton design allows the wearer that features two balance wheels and balance springs, said to improve stability and precision. Housing the finely decorated movement is a white frosted gold case, hand-hammered using an ancient Florentine technique to give a shimmering look. The bracelet also features the same treatment.
High Fashion is her thing.
If she always looks on-point in the latest fashion trends, then the Chanel Boy.friend Skeleton Calibre 3 would be ideal for her. It will easily take her from boardrooms to ballrooms – its inhouse movement blends stylishly with the rectangular beige gold case. The skeleton bridges form three overlapping circles that have been, along with the wheels, treated with matte black ADLC. Other than pops of gold and ruby, the watch’s minimalist aesthetic echoes a cool Parisian vibe that’s equal parts androgynous and sophisticated. The manually wound movement offers a simple hours and minutes with small seconds, displayed by beige-gold coloured hands.
From classic two-hand watches to skeleton dials and chronographs, you can’t go wrong with a thoughtful, personal timepiece that’s an expression of your love