She’s got the look and the ingenuity!

In their own way, faithful to the style that has made them what they are, each of these three brands has captured the growing interest in women for mechanics and has created watches combining exquisite design, use of the most precious materials and the most sophisticated calibres.

Let’s start with omega, for example. this year, the company presented a new range of 38 mm pieces in its renowned Speedmaster collection. Here we’ll take a look at two of the most feminine models. At a first glance, the watches stand out for their oval seconds sub-dial located at 9 o’clock, the chronograph counters that total minutes (at 3 o’clock) and hours (at 6 o’clock) and the date integrated vertically in the latter counter. This design takes its cues from the sub-dials used by omega in the past for several of its de ville watches.

In the case of the so-called “Cappuccino” model, a name referring to the colour codes, the company has coupled an elegant diamond-studded bezel with its famous tachymeter scale, adding a touch of elegance to a timepiece that retains the collection’s sporty dna. to round out these lovely brown tones, omega has created the case in steel and in 18-carat SednaTM gold.
The case on the second watch (shown at the beginning of the article), meanwhile, comes in steel and features a white mother-of-pearl dial. The oval sub-dials boast diamond frames and the hands are rhodium plated, except those for the chronograph function, which are made out of 18-carat rose gold.
Moreover, both versions have a case-back stamped with the iconic Hippocampus medallion, typical of the Speedmaster, and are powered by automatic calibre Omega 3330 with co-axial technology and a silicon hairspring. 

THE DELICATE CHIME OF JAEGER-LECOULTRE

From the chronographs to the alarm. production at Jaeger-LeCoultre in 2017 has been particularly fruitful as far as complications are concerned, highlighting above all its outstanding Rendez-Vous sonatina large.

It is not the first time that the maison endeavours with this function. the legendary Memovox model, which was released in 1957 and considered one of the manufacturer’s flagship pieces, was equipped with an alarm. Now, however, Jaeger-LeCoultre has done away with the everlasting calibre 956 and created self-winding movement 735, which builds up a maximum 40-hour power reserve and has a semi-circular window between 5 o’clock and 7 o’clock for the day/night function. The difference between the two is basically related to the chime. While the 956 said good morning with a prolonged and forceful vibration, the 735 expresses itself with a gentle chime, making it more of an alert than an alarm. The time of this “new” function is indicated by a small star running along the outside of the dial which is set using the crown located at 2 o’clock.

Regarding aesthetics, it is undeniable that this is an extremely beautiful and elegant watch. Its case, measuring 38.2 mm in diameter, is crafted in pink gold and features set diamonds on the bezel. Meanwhile, the dial is like a subtle sheet of silver with a guilloche finish and transferred Arabic numerals. The Sonatina large also comes in a completely purple version made out of white gold. 

The silvery dial features a sophisticated linen finish with gold applied Arabic numerals. on this lovely canvas, automatic calibre 324 A QA LU arranges three sub-dials at 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock to indicate months, moon phases and day of the week, in addition to the date window.