The Very Best of LVMH Watch Week

TAG Heuer: New Variations on the Carrera, Monza, and the Aquaracer

Carrera Chronograph 60th Anniversary

TAG Heuer kicks of the 60th birthday of among its most well-known watches, the Carrera, with this anniversary edition. It is designed on the most renowned of all classic Carreras, the referral 2447 SN of the late 1960s, popular for its silvered dial and black subdials, referred to as the’ panda’and the reverse colour mix called the ‘reverse panda’. This colour style is duplicated in the brand-new variation which is available in a 39 mm steel case with a raised profile ‘glass box’ in sapphire crystal, vintage pushers, beige lume and slimline stress ring around the dial’s external edge. The retro appearance reaches the black stripes down the main hands and hour markers, the double stops at 12, the black counters with high-contrast white markings, and lastly, the vintage Heuer logo design with the name Carrera on the silver sunray-brushed dial. The 60-minute and 12-hour counters however are reversed. Restricted to 600 pieces, with the private variety of each watch etched on the sapphire crystal caseback, which likewise exposes the Heuer 02, TAG Heuer’s 80-hour internal automated chronograph calibre.

Monza Flyback Chronometer

The Monza, very first released in 1976 and after that reinterpreted numerous times, is as huge an icon in the TAG Heuer steady as the Carrera. It was among the very first black-coated watches of the period, a custom that continues with this brand-new model in a 42-mm case made from ultra-lightweight and resistant carbon. The striking black dial includes a two-register design with a clear fumé blue sapphire crystal chronograph counter at 3, and the long-term seconds subdial at 6 o’clock. The skeletonised dial exposes the internal Calibre Heuer 02 Flyback chronograph motion. At 9 o’clock, the date window remains in blue luminous, a very first for TAG Heuer, in addition to blue lacquered indexes and black and white lacquered hours and minutes hands. The benefit of a flyback function is the capability to reset the chronograph (utilizing the black DLC steel pushbuttons) without stopping it.

Aquaracer Professional 200 Solargraph

Like the Monza, the origins of this watch return to 1978 when Jack Heuer released the Heuer Reference 844. The Aquaracer in the name included the 2004 variation, and the solar energy design was introduced in the middle of much excitement in 2015 with the TH50-OO motion. It was established in cooperation with Manufacture La Joux-Perret owned by Citizen, a world leader in solar-powered watches. The 2023 variation is available in a 40 mm titanium case. The partially clear dial permits the motion to charge itself with direct exposure to the sun. A two-minute direct exposure to direct sunshine powers the look for a whole day, and a 20-hour charge can run it for approximately 6 months without any light direct exposure. If the wrist watch stops ticking, direct exposure to any source of light for 10 seconds gets it began once again, thanks to its ultra-efficient recharge time. The black indexes, hour and minute hand, and the polar blue lacquered main hands on the black sunray brushed dial are all covered with Super-Luminova for night presence.

Zenith Enhances Its Defy Collection

DEFY Skyline Skeleton

The skeletonised variation on the DEFY Skyline introduced in 2015, this watch can be found in an angular 41 mm steel case with a faceted bezel that is similar to the early DEFY designs, reimagined with twelve sides that are placed as extensions to the hour markers. The open blue or black dial exposes the 3620 SK, Zenith’s popular automated El Primero calibre, whose primary plate, bridges and open star-shaped oscillating weights are ended up in the very same colour as the dials. The baton hour markers, the main hour and minute hands are filled with Super-LumiNova. The continuously running 1/10th of a 2nd counter at 6 o’clock makes consistent dives in repaired increments, finishing one transformation every 10 seconds. Power reserve of 60 hours.

DEFY Skyline 36mm

This brand-new unisex variation of the DEFY Skyline remains in a smaller sized 36 mm case which keeps the faceted steel case and the twelve-sided bezel of its bigger equivalent. The dials can be found in an option of 3 colours, metal deep blue, and in pastel tones of pink and green on a metal base, polished and satin-brushed with rays originating from the Zenith five-pointed star at the top. The Elite 670 automated motion has a power reserve of 50 hours. Readily available with or without brilliant-cut white diamonds on the bezel.

DEFY Skyline Boutique Edition

Another variation of the Skyline, this watch, like the initial, is in a 41mm angular steel case with a dodecagonal bezel. It stands apart for the glowing anthracite dial inscribed with a rose gold concept, increased gold hands and hour markers. The golden constellation shimmers versus the night sky thanks to the four-pointed stars of the Zenith symbol that is inscribed and plated with increased gold. Powered by the El Primero 3620 automated high-frequency calibre, with its special 1/10th of a 2nd indication. Power reserve of 60 hours.

DEFY Extreme Glacier

This watch is a variation on the DEFY Extreme Desert introduced in 2021 which stuck out for its usage natural stones. The stone here is chalcedony, a crystalline semi-translucent stone with a pale blue color that stimulates the frozen glaciers. It has actually been utilized to craft the element that secures the pushers in addition to the dodecagonal bezel of the 45 mm titanium case. Cut and polished by hand, each stone is various, and shows somewhat various colours and fibrous structures, making each of the 50 pieces look distinct in this limited-edition series. The open dial exposes the functions of the El Primero 1/100th of a 2nd automated high-frequency chronograph calibre. 60-hour power reserve.

Hublot: A Fusion of the Past and the Future

Traditional Fusion Original

This watch returns the 1980s when the business was established by the Italian watchmaker Carlo Crocco, and is a homage to the viewpoint that he set in movement for the brand name, of merging standard high-end watchmaking with making use of modern-day products like rubber. The watch exists in 3 sizes, 33, 38 and 42 mm, and each size can be found in an option of 3 products– titanium, black magic ceramic and yellow gold. All the dials remain in black, and each watch, like the initial Fusion from 1980, features a rubber strap. The 42 mm and 38 mm variations are powered by the HUB1110 automated motion, while the 33 mm brings the HUB2913 quartz motion.

Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Neon Yellow SAXEM

In keeping with its historical custom of making watches with ingenious brand-new products, this Big Bang has actually been produced in SAXEM (Sapphire Aluminium oxide and unusual earth mineral), an ultra-resistant alloy that was utilized in 2019 for the Big Bang MP-11. This time the business’s research study group worked for 3 years to establish the clear 44 mm watch case in an intense fluorescent shade of neon yellow while satisfying the stringent requirements for its sapphire watches: total openness and extraordinary resistance. The completely polished neon yellow SAXEM provides a vibrant contrast with the bezel’s 6 H-shaped screws and the crown, all in sleek and microblasted titanium. It is powered by the HUB6035, a self-winding and totally noticeable skeletonised motion. The tourbillon, which seems suspended in mid-air, is placed at 6 o’clock. Power reserve of 72 hours.

Big Bang Integrated Time Only King Gold Rainbow & & Big Bang Integrated King Gold Rainbow

Drawing motivation from the bejewelled bestsellers of its signature lines from in 2015, these 2 watches, with rainbow-coloured gems, are much more striking. They are not just merely stone set, however completely paved, from the case to the bezel to the bracelet, with gems. Jewels are set together with spectacular minerals: ruby, amethyst, blue topaz, tsavorite, along with an entire spectrum of sapphires– pink, orange, blue and yellow. While both watches include cases made in Hublot’s trademarked 18K King Gold, the distinction in the event size results in variation in the gem setting. There are 174 gems in overall on the Big Bang Integrated, and 176 gems for the Time Only. Their bracelets include 768 and 748 set gems respectively. The 2 pieces share the exact same black dial with 2 big skeleton hands. The gold crown over-moulded with black rubber kind 2 ‘ears’ at either side at 3 o’clock an