As the vintage accessory gets updates as necklaces or tucked into jeans, manufacturers are experimenting with materials and details.
Pocket watch may seem like an oxymoron today, but its time is not over. In recent years, heritage makers like Vacheron Constantin, Breguet and Patek Philippe have come up with imaginative ways to add these auction house staples to their recent collections. Even brands with a youthful history, such as Parmigiani Fleurier, are embracing the concept.
The 21st century update includes not only new materials like stainless steel and high-tech ceramics, but also convertible style (the 2021 Bovet x Rolls-Royce collab turned us into a wristwatch and a desk watch!) tradition. And the mix of modernity has given us even finer details like skeletonized movements and tourbillon escapements.
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The most interesting thing is how the user demographics have changed. What was once tied into trouser pockets and the vest of a three-piece suit is now being worn by women as pendants on chains or tied into jeans and dresses. Garyji, a resident collector of the online magazine Quill & Pad, recently wrote about his wife picking up an Audemars Piguet skeletonized pocket watch with a jeweled bezel over a Victorian necklace to pair with her black sweater and LBD. string does. And more memorably, actor Cate Blanchett wore the IWC Tribute to Palweber Edition ‘150 Years’ Rose-Gold Pocket Watch to the 2018 Cannes Film Festival as a necklace crafted by a bias-cut John Galliano suit.
Here are some options that will look great, no matter the gender or generation.
Longines
The Equestrian Lepin is inspired by a 1927 metal pocket watch featuring an engraved jockey and his horse, now on display at the Longines Musée in St. The new version has the figure of a flying horse on a jump, stamped on the back cover. Lapine’s Rose Gold case measures 49.5mm and features a manually wound caliber L506 movement that offers a power reserve of 53 hours and a frequency of 21,600 vph. The white-lacquered dial features a minute ring with easy-to-read black Arabic numerals and red Arabic numerals. And like the original model, this Swiss watch has pink Breguet hands.
Tissot
The Pocket Mechanical Skeleton is a fresh take on a historical piece. The skeleton movement is undoubtedly the most impressive part of a watch of Swiss manufacture. It is complemented by Arabic numerals on the dial.
panerai
The pocket watch 3 days Oro Rosso PAM00447 and Oro Bianco PAM00529 are 50 mm in diameter. And the elegant cushion-shape of the Radiomir Case has paulone enameling – a technique for applying layers of translucent enamel to small pieces of gold or silver, known as pylons. Talking about the rich heritage of the Italian brand with pocket watches, CEO Jean-Marc Pontro says, “In the first decades of the 20th century, the Panerai boutique was a point of reference for those looking for pocket watches. ” “Radiomir resonates with the ethos of the brand. The Oro Rosso is a special edition made in just 50 pieces. It is fitted with a semi-skeleton finish from Panerai caliber P.3001/10. Case in red polished gold Has a hinged cover and matches a rare watch chain made from the famous ‘Maglia Marina’. [reminiscent of anchor chains] Which underlines Panerai’s link with the sea. For this reason, we have made the watch water resistant up to 50 meters.
Pure Woolen – LeCoultre
“The Evolution of Complex Pocket Watches” [LeCoultre created the first in the 19th century] brought many innovations in Maison. These pieces are an important part of our legacy and still serve as an inspiration for today’s timepieces,” says Katherine Rainier, CEO Jaeger-LeCoultre. A few years ago, the Swiss brand released the Duomètre Sphérotourbillon pocket watch in a limited number of three. In a 48mm white gold case and wristwatch re-imagined blue enamel, this is the first pocket watch with the Spherotourbillon, a multi-axis tourbillon equipped with a cylindrical balance with double terminal curves. The major change from the wristwatch is the movement of the crown till 12 o’clock. You also need to appreciate the blue enameling work on the dial and the hand-chiseled ‘grainy’ texture, the coarseness of which imparts a texture unlike the enamel.
220 . cheers for
2021 marks the 220th anniversary of the Tourbillon, one of the biggest frightening complications ever. Created by master watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, it was the upright position of the pocket watch that made the invention essential. Making a full circle, in 2008, Breguet re-released a classic (Breguet N°160) as Marie-Antoinette N°1160 and included complications such as a minute repeater, which could be used for hours, quarters and more on command. In minutes, a complete perpetual calendar, equalization time, and much more.
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