Time has never looked more compelling. From the ceramic precision of the Chanel J12 to the archival revival behind Audemars Piguet Neo Frame Jumping Hour, today’s most notable timepieces balance heritage with forward-thinking design.
Houses like Tiffany & Co and Vacheron Constantin push the boundaries of high jewellery watchmaking, while Bvlgari continues to fuse sensuality with technical innovation.
The result? A new generation of watches that do more than mark the hours—they capture a distinctly modern sense of style, craftsmanship and identity.
CHANEL J12
The J12 timepiece places Chanel’s ceramic icon firmly in the present, refining its line, performance and sensorial appeal. Crafted in high-resistance ceramic, a material prized for its durability and silk-smooth finish, the new J12 pairs graphic clarity with the precision of the COSC-certified Calibre 12.1. The unisex silhouette reinforces a modern attitude designed to adapt instinctively to the body. Fronted by Gisele Bündchen, the campaign underscores this balance of strength and ease, positioning the J12 as a contemporary marker of time.
AUDEMARS PIGUET NEO FRAME JUMPING HOUR
Drawing upon a rare 1929 design, Audemars Piguet unveils a contemporary new timepiece—the Neo Frame Jumping Hour. Its pink gold rectangular case is defined by elongated gadroons, a black sapphire dial and twin apertures, where the hours appear in a jumping display and the minutes progress smoothly. The inside of the timepiece features the new selfwinding Calibre 7122, which marks the first automatic jumping-hour movement for Audemars Piguet. It delivers a 52-hour power reserve with patented shock resistance for everyday wear. All in all, this latest AP addition reflects the Swiss watchmaker’s commitment to finding the ongoing balance between heritage and innovation.
TIFFANY & CO ENAMEL WATCH
Tiffany & Co has translated one of Jean Schlumberger’s most iconic jewellery signatures into watchmaking with its new Enamel Watch, a limited-edition 36mm design that brings the Croisillon motif into motion. A rotating paillonné enamel ring, available in Tiffany Blue or white, encompasses a snow-set diamond dial, while its 12 gold cross-stitches mark the hours. The result is a timepiece that is both playful and technically exacting and the culmination of 65 hours of enamelling, along with 600 diamonds and a case of white gold.
VACHERON CONSTANTIN OVERSEAS SELF-WINDING 35MM HIGH JEWELLERY
A first for Vacheron Constantin’s 35mm line, the new Overseas Self-Winding High Jewellery timepiece introduces two fully gem-set high-jewellery versions of the 35mm watch. Crafted in white gold and 5N pink gold, each watch is adorned with a total of 1,430 diamonds. Using extreme precision, the Maltese cross bezel is illuminated by 60 invisibly set baguette-cut diamonds, displaying the highest form of artistry and horology. The watches are driven by the selfwinding calibre 1088/1, displaying the hours, minutes, central seconds with stop-seconds function, and date in an aperture. Operating at 4Hz and offering a 40-hour power reserve, the watches are composed of 144 components and the movement is visible through the sapphire crystal case back, revealing Côtes de Genève finishing, bevelled bridges, and the emblematic Overseas 22-karat gold rotor adorned with a compass rose.
BVLGARI TUBOGAS MANCHETTE
Born in the 1940s and forever linked to the glamour of the 1970s, the Bvlgari Tubogas Manchette makes a return with the confidence of a house icon. Its latest iteration sees the signature gold spiral reimagined with a graphic square dial and a sweep of colour, featuring citrines, rubellites, peridots and amethysts glowing against nearly 12 carats of diamonds. A new modular construction keeps the bracelet fluid and second-skin soft, while the ultra-slim Lady Solotempo automatic movement quietly powers it within—proof that Bvlgari’s high jewellery watches are as technical as they are seductive.
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