OBJECTS OF DESIRE

Master craftsmanship, effortless style and timeless appeal; this month’s must-haves and collectibles

MADEMOISELLE PRIVÉ PIQUE-AIGUILLES

One of the undoubted highlights of Watches and Wonders, Chanel’s Mademoiselle Privé Pique-Aiguilles watch owes its unique appearance to the humble pincushion, the indispensable tool a seamstress wears on her wrist, thus fusing the worlds of couture and watchmaking. “While its architecture has the boldness of simplicity, its oversized dial flirts with excess and offers an incredible space for expression,” said Arnaud Chastaingt, Director of the Chanel Watchmaking Creation Studio, whose team used that space to craft five extraordinary, limited-edition pieces.

PATEK PHILIPPE GRANDMASTER CHIME REFERENCE 6300GR-001

Few brands were as active as Patek Philippe at this year’s Watches and Wonders, the venerable watchmaker unveiling a strong line up of 17 new models replete, as you would expect, with an equally wide range of innovative technical and aesthetic features. Included among them is this Grandmaster Chime Reference 6300GR-001, which builds on the legacy of 2014’s Grandmaster Chime, the most complicated Patek Philippe wristwatch. Here, white gold and rose gold are combined for the first time on this storied model.

POISON DROP GOLD&ROSES

Online jewellery store Poison Drop enters the Middle East market with a wide selection of multi-brand items curated by its in-the-know buyers, who seek out the next big thing, whether trend or designer. One such brand is Gold&Roses. Founded by gemologist

Sonia Ruiz and designer Hannah Rodríguez, its delicate pieces are handcrafted from 18k gold and natural gemstones, with more than 80 jewellers involved in the production process. These beautiful rose gold crawler earrings feature diamonds and emeralds.

Boucheron Quatre Classique Cuff

Boucheron’s classic cuff bracelet tells a story, its four stacked rings – shaped from yellow gold, pink gold, brown PVD and diamonds – each designed to represent a strand of the maison’s DNA. There’s the grosgrain pattern, a nod to the house’s founder, whose parents were clothmakers, and Clou de Paris, a technique that dates to the 16th century and evokes the cobbles of Place Vendôme, the home of Boucheron. Now those signature codes have been amplified to XXL size, comprising 134 round diamonds.

Chopard Coloured Dreams

Love is at the heart of Chopard’s new high jewellery eternity rings, a richly colourful set that sees painstakingly selected precious stones cushioned in place not by metal prongs but four brilliant-set hearts, a signature symbol of the house. This piece is crafted from Fairmined-certified ethical 18-carat white gold and brilliant diamonds, with a stunning emerald of 3.20cts as its centrepiece. The unique setting is one of two introduced to the collection, with the other seeing the central stone held on a gently undulating band.

Lamborghini Revuelto

As Lamborghini celebrates its sixtieth anniversary it looks to its future with the release of its first High Performance Electrified Vehicle (HPEV). This V12 is a hybrid, combining an entirely new combustion engine with three electric motors, alongside a double-clutch gearbox that makes its debut on a 12-cylinder

Lamborghini for the first time. Moreover, the extensive use of carbon fiber and lightweight materials, combined with the potent engine power — acceleration from 0-100 km/h in 2.5 seconds and a top speed of more than 350 km/h — contributes to achieving the best weight-to-power ratio in the history of Lamborghini.

The inspirations behind 1309 Studios’ latest collection of day and evening wear pieces are as varied as they are long, weaving from the disco scene of the 1970s to the allure of the expansive desserts in America, via an overarching idea of individuality and self-expression.

These myriad muses are perfectly expressed through the collection’s colour palette: earthy tones such as sand, nude and brown reflecting the dessert, vibrant hues like blue, purple, orange, and green representing the dancefloor.