As we move to the end of the one of the biggest watch events of the year, there are many emotions that fill our mind and hearts. The past one week has been an crazy with many brands unveiling a variety of new watches. While we have been covering in details the new releases from many brands here and there, today we take an overview of watches that have caught our fancy and deserve to be written about.
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A. Lange & Söhne ODYSSEUS
For Watches & Wonders 2022, A. Lange & Söhne presented an exquisite ODYSSEUS in titanium. Elegant in all its aspects, the timepiece is a 250-piece limited edition featuring a perfect combination of high-end technical craftsmanship and aesthetic expectations.
The 40.5mm lightweight titanium case and bracelet is robust despite its elegant looks. Once exposed to oxygen, the titanium case takes on a very thin transparent oxide coating that protects its from external factors like corrosion. The watch comes in a new ice-blue dial colour that features fine guilloched grooves that extend in gentle arc to the hour markers, creating an embedded look.
Powering the watch is a robust automatic L155.1 DATOMATIC movement that offers a power reserve of 50 hours when fully wound.
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Vacheron Constantin Historiques 222
Making an impression from the word go is the all-new Vacheron Constantin Historiques 222. A reissue of the brand’s legendary 222 that was first launched in 1977 for the 222nd anniversary of the Maison, the 2022 Historiques 222 is dripping with the brand’s rich heritage and cultural significance. Among the various existing 222 references, the one chosen to mark the return of the legend was the Reference 44018 in 18K 3N gold with a 37mm diameter.
The 2022 version of the 222 features a 18K 3N yellow gold case in 37mm. Belonging to the “jumbo” category, the 222 is an emblematic sporty chic timepiece featuring the Maltese cross emblem at 5 o’clock with an exhibition back serving to reveal the new-generation in-house Calibre 2455/2 featuring an oscillating weight redesigned for this model. The gold-tone dial with straight hour markers and baton-type hands with green-tinted luminescence is beautiful to say the least. The articulation of the bracelet has been redesigned to ensure a more ergonomic feel.
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Chanel Red Edition Collection
Whenever we think of the colour red, we think of power, confidence and assertion. Chanel embarks on a journey to symbolise these features with the launch of their Haute Horlogerie Red Edition collection. This bold and beautiful collection features three watches – J12 X-Ray Red Edition Rouge, Boy-Friend Skeleton Red Edition and lastly the Boy-Friend Skeleton X-Ray Red Edition.
The J12 X-Ray Red Edition Rouge features the silhouette of the J12 but decorated with red accents with the use of rubies that accentuate the unique and sophisticated character of this timepiece. The Boy-Friend Skeleton Red Edition and the Boy-Friend Skeleton X-Ray Edition features the silhouettes of the Boy-Friend collection accentuated with accents of red shown with the help of a red embossed leather strap and red movement.
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Hermès Arceau Le Temps Voyageur
As the world gears up to give travelling another chance, Hermès makes a case for it with the launch of the ultimate luxury travel watch – the Arceau Le Temps Voyageur. Crafted in platinum and titanium or in steel, the timepiece comes in a round case structure featuring a singular reinterpretation by Hermès of classic Haute Horlogerie complications roaming across the hours of the world, as the “Travelling time” mechanism developed exclusively for Hermès provides a disc-type display of 24 time zones.
It holds a fantasy map imagined by Colliard for the “Planisphère d’un monde équestre” silk scarf. Here, the mobile and home time indication can be viewed via 12 o’ clock. All of this is made possible with the help of the Hermès H1837 mechanical self-winding movement. The mechanism powers the hours, minutes and dual-time display with city indication.
The Hermès Arceau Le Temps Voyageur is available in two models- a 41mm model in platinum with a matt black DLC-treated bezel and a 38mm steel version. Both are fitted with alligator or Swift calfskin straps made in Hermès Horloger’s own workshops.
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Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante
Simplicity meets purism with the all-new Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante. This timepiece is equipped with a world-first complication that features two super-imposed hour hands: one in rhodium-plated gold and the other in rose gold.
How does it work? “Pressing the pusher at 8 o’clock causes the upper rhodium-plated gold hand dedicated to local time to jump one hour forward, thereby revealing the rose gold hand which displays time in the wearer’s place of residence, known as “home time”. Once the second timezone information is no longer required, pressing the crown-integrated rose gold pushbutton repositions the rhodium-plated hand on top of the rose gold hand in the same manner as a split seconds chronograph hand,” as mentioned by the brand. This complication makes the watch extremely user-friendly and perfect for globetrotters who travel between timezones.
The watch is available in a 40mm polished stainless steel case that features a “Milano Blue’ dial decorated with fine barleycorn guilloché pattern surrounded by the sandblasted minutes track. The watch is strapped to a polished stainless steel bracelet.
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Image Courtesy: A. Lange & Söhne, Parmigiani Fleurier, Hermès (©Joel Von Allmen), Vacheron Constantin, Chanel
