By Ruud Van Slooten
Jaquet Droz
This Petite Heure Minute Relief Rooster with 41 mm white gold case is set with 272 diamonds. The dial, made of inlaid jadeite and engraved white mother-of-pearl, is decorated with a miniature painting. A hand painted and engraved white gold rooster is applied on the dial of this timepiece that houses a self-winding mechanical movement.
Ulysse Nardin
A handcrafted cloisonné enamel dial featuring a jellyfish motif set with 58 diamonds adorns this Jade timepiece. The 36 mm white gold case is set with 56 diamonds and houses a mechanical self-winding movement.
Van Cleef & Arpels
Round and pear-shaped diamonds in a snow-setting combined with blue, mauve and violet sapphires adorn the miniature painting on the dial of this Lady Arpels Automate. The dial, which also features mother-of-pearl, champlevé, paillonné, plique-à-jour and curved plique-à-jour enamel, is framed by a 40 mm white gold case set with diamonds. This watch is driven by a self-winding mechanical movement with a random automaton and on demand animation module which enables the butterfly’s wings to move.
Cartier
The circle of lacquered black spots on the dial of this Panthère Joueuse delicately evokes the moving of the panther’s paw to the ball. The minutes are
indicated by the head and paw of the figure, while the hours are marked by the ball. This playful panther motif is made of white gold paved with 254 brilliant-cut diamonds combined with emeralds and lacquer spots. The watch is equipped with Cartier’s Caliber 9918 MC automatic movement.
Harry Winston
To celebrate the Chinese year of the Rooster Harry Winston released this special edition of their Premier watch. The hand painted scene on the dial of this Premier Rooster Automatic 36mm was created by using the Grand Feu enamel technique. An emerald-cut diamond is set at the 12 o’clock position while 57 brilliant-cut diamonds adorn the rose gold case. The watch is driven by an automatic movement.
Boucheron
This refined open worked Ajourée Arctique L’Ours Polaire watch shows an ice bear in a transparent arctic landscape made of rock crystal and partly covered with diamonds in – of course – a snow setting. The bear’s body is set with diamonds and blue sapphires (seen only on the backside) and is surrounded by a 38 mm white gold case set with diamonds. A quartz movement ticks behind the mother-of-pearl dial.
Louis Vuitton
The design of this Tambour Slim Chapman is the result of a collaboration between Kim Jones, Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton’s Men’s collections, and artists Jake and Dinos Chapman. The elephant on the 39 mm silver-finished dial, created by the Chapman brothers, refers to adventures in exotic locations and connects to Louis Vuitton’s travel heritage. A quartz movement houses inside this watch.
