Published on June 18, 2019Updated on June 12, 2024
From classic chronographs to fanciful timepieces, watchmakers are always working on innovations to surprise and seduce fans of fabulous engineering. Here’s a selection of models for him and for her spotted in prestigious window displays around Monaco.
For Him
Watch manufacturer Hublot engaged the services of French artist Richard Orlinski to create a series of graphic-inspired watches. This collaboration has resulted in creations such as the Classic Fusion Aerofusion Orlinski red ceramic watch, which is a limited edition run of only 200 pieces.
Classic Fusion Aerofusion Chronograph Orlinski watch
HUBLOT, 2 avenue Princesse Alice, Monaco +377 93 30 31 13 www.hublot.com
Car-loving gentlemen will find it hard to resist the Breitling Premier B01 Bentley British Racing Green watch, featured in the selective collection at Zegg & Cerlati. It’s the result of a collaboration with the luxury car manufacturer and features a 42mm steel casing, green dial, and a sapphire crystal glass caseback revealing the automatic chronograph movement inside.
Breitling Chronograph 42 Bentley British Racing Green watch
ZEGG & CERLATI, 2 Avenue des Spélugues, Monaco +377 99 99 66 22 www.zegg-cerlati.com
For Her
An exquisite piece of jewellery, Piaget’s Extremely Lady watch is a graceful adornment for the wrist. In addition to a rose gold casing set with 24 brilliant cut diamonds, a luxury engraved rose gold bracelet adds the perfect finishing touches, with all the superb sleekness of a silk ribbon.
Extremely Lady watch
PIAGET, Avenue des Beaux-Arts, Monaco +377 93 50 44 16 www.piaget.fr
The malachite casing on this version of the Oyster Perpetual Datejust gives this piece a modern feel, with a President bracelet in yellow gold adding the perfect finishing touches. And it’s not just a pretty face – this is a superb watch, too. With a calibre 2236 movement and a next-generation self-winding mechanical movement, it also features patented Rolex technology in the form of a silicon Syloxi hairspring, offering superlative chronometric performance.
Oyster Perpetual Datejust 31 watch
ROLEX – ZEGG & CERLATI, Place du Casino, Monaco +377 99 99 66 23 www.zegg-cerlati.com – www.rolex.com
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