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2014 Started with launch of flamboyant, jewellery, ladies watches at SIHH from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels.
If the dose of diamonds and bling watches at SIHH hasn’t convinced you to invest in a diamond covered watch, yet, Basel World 2014 is right around the corner to double your appetite for jewellery watches. Basel World is bigger (size wise) than SIHH. Hundreds of watch makers and top fashion brands use this platform to showcase their most important creations, for the year.From mechanical, manual complications to simplified quartz movement watches, studded with diamonds and gold carvings.
They are introduced in flesh, first at BW and then sold in stores. To savour every creation and help streamline a purchase worthy pick from the lot, LuxuryVolt will segregate new launches into categories.
Diamond Dial Jewellery Ladies Watches
1) Hermes Ladies Watch: Japanese ‘Hand Ball’ inspired Jewellery Watch
Hermes Arceau Temari model is decorated with 675 diamonds on 34mm Diameter case. Crown adorns 27 diamonds, neatly embedded. Total weight of diamonds is about 4.43 carats. Hermes jewellery watch is made in 42.6 gms of white gold. Dial alone, has another 176 diamonds and onyx marquetry. The splendid Hermes diamond dial can be wrapped around the wrist with matt black alligator leather straps.
Watch this space to know price of Hermes diamond ladies watch from Basel World 2014.
The overlaying of black strips and diamond strips depicts an ancient Japanese method. These diamonds are put together with a special snow setting technique. Temari means ‘hand ball’ in Japanese. The design on dials is inspired by the pattern seen on Japanese hand balls. Diamonds are combined with a marquetry composed either of white mother-of-pearl, onyx, lapis lazuli or opal.
Setting of diamonds by hands is a time testing art. All of Hermes’ Arceau Temari limited watches are hand crafted and could take an experienced gem setter nearly 3 weeks to set diamonds in each claw.
Hermes diamonds jewellery ladies watch runs on a mechanical self winding movement by Hermes with 50 hrs of power reserve. Hermes ladies watch tells time only in minutes and hours. There is no seconds hand. Arceau Temari Hermes diamond jewellery watch contains nearly 700 diamond pieces. Price of this Hermes ladies watch and availability will be shared, soon.
2) Chopard Ladies Watch Baselworld 2014: Happy Sport Tourbillon Joallerie 2014
With a 42 mm diameter, it is the largest dial in Chopard ladies watch, Happy Sport Tourbillon Joallerie collection. Diamond arrangement here, looks like snowfall on dial! Unlike most diamond loaded dials where precious stones are placed, simply circling the dial, inside. Chopard chooses to layer dial with a sheet of diamonds, unassumingly, in no given pattern.
White gold roman numerals, gorgeous blue hands and signature, 7 revolving diamonds, set Chopard diamond ladies watch apart from others. Total of 9.04 carats of white diamonds are used in Chopard watch. Bezel is bejewelled with 36 trapeze-cut diamonds.
White gold watch comes with white alligator leather strap and buckle, with more diamonds. Chopard ladies watch from Basel World 2014 comes in 18 carat white gold or rose gold. It boasts of massive 9 day power reserve. Happy Sport Tourbillon Joallerie functions on hand wound mechanical movement with tourbillon.
Somehow, I have always connected the term ‘sports watch’ with a ‘chronograph’. This collection defies my theory of a sports watch! Watch this space to know price of Chopard diamond ladies watch Happy Sport Tourbillon Joallerie from Basel World 2014.
3) Dubey and Schaldenbrand: Diamond Covered Ladies Watch at Basel World 2014
709 unique baguettes of high quality diamonds complete Dubey and Schaldenbrand ladies watch. Built on frame in ‘grey gold’ is a pavement of baguettes carefully cut one by one for an invisible setting.
Dubey & Schaldenbrand diamond dial watch flaunts tourbillon base 8001 modified by Dubey & Schaldenbrand, It’s functions are to show hours and minutes. Strap is folded-edge black alligator leather, tone on tone stitching, large square scales. Grey gold tang buckle is set with 54 diamond baguettes. Price will of this jewellery ladies watch will be shared soon on LuxuryVolt.
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