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Piaget

Limelight Gala Precious

Not many brands can blur the lines between watches and jewellery like Piaget does, and the most iconic model in Piaget’s line of women’s luxury watches is the Limelight Gala. The model’s signature asymmetrical lugs wrap around the curved case, ensuring that it cannot be mistaken for anything else. The latest iteration of the Limelight Gala got a new version dubbed Precious. The special piece’s malachite dial is highlighted by an exquisitely coloured gradient setting of tsavorites and diamonds on the asymmetrical bezel. The 32mm white-gold case of the Limelight Gala Precious has a total of 174 diamonds and 22 tsavorites. Completing the intricately beautiful package is the bracelet, engraved using the brand’s signature Palace Décor technique, giving the gold a silklike sheen. piaget.com

Omega

Seamaster Diver 300M in Canopus Gold

Omega marked 60 years of James Bond – the character and franchise with which the Swiss watchmaker has been linked for a few decades now – with a new 42mm Seamaster Diver 300M in Canopus Gold. While the dial is made from natural grey silicon, in a purported nod to the sands of 007’s Caribbean hideaway, the unidirectionally rotating bezel is set with shaded green- and yellowtreated diamonds, with two diamonds at 12 o’clock. The caseback is decorated with the famous spy’s silhouette and spinning gun barrel as seen in every James Bond movie’s opening sequence. The watch is presented in a mango tree box with motherof-pearl marquetry and a 60 years of Bond logo. The use of the mango tree references the song Underneath the Mango Tree from Dr. No –the first James Bond movie. omegawatches.com

ROLEX Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master 40

The Rainbow Daytona might be a contentious object despite its cult status, but the 40mm Yacht-Master, set with coloured sapphires, is sure to appeal to a much wider audience. Rolex says the new variant is inspired by the aurora borealis and the ripple of hues produced by the phenomenon. The watch, cast from 18kt white gold, features a rotatable bezel set with trapeze-cut precious stones, including pink sapphire, light blue sapphire, diamond, purple sapphire and dark blue sapphire. The five hues are repeated eight times around the bezel to create a seamless look. A triangular diamond at 12 o’clock completes the set of 46 brilliant-cut diamonds that are used on the case, from the lugs to the crown guard. Being a Rolex, it’s sure to be difficult to get your hands on this timepiece, but it is possibly one of the most elegant gem-set watches from the brand. rolex.com

Patek Philippe

5271 – Grand Complications Sapphire and Ruby

Patek Philippe paid tribute to its iconic Grand Complications by creating two platinum-cased jewellery versions of its Reference 5271 perpetual calendar chronograph. The first one, the Reference 5271/11P-010, features 80 blue baguettecut sapphires with a total of 5,16cts, including 58 sapphires on the bezel and lugs and 22 sapphires on the clasp. Meanwhile, the second version, the Reference 5271/12P-010, houses 80 baguette-cut rubies totalling 5,25cts set on the bezel, lugs and foldover clasp. Both watches are paired with glossy black alligator straps and contrasting blue or red stitching. The watches are powered by the manually wound CH 29-535 PS Q calibre. patek.com

Master Of Materials

Messika has collaborated with racing driver Romain Grosjean on this sexy men’s jewellery range: Joaillerie Move leather bracelet in Bleu de Chine with titanium graphite, POR; Joaillerie Collier Move necklace in titanium naturel, R18 600; Joaillerie Bague Move ring in titanium graphite R19 600, bhhboutique.co.za