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Hermès Dial Melds Artisanal Crafts  

Hermès re-interprets a shawl by artist Tong Ren to create the Arceau Mon Premier Galop, a limited edition 38mm white gold watch with an multi-media artisanal dial made made from enamel, leather marquetry and silk-threads.

The new Hermès Arceau Mon Premier Galop

Multiple skills are on display within this singular hand-crafted dial. The top of the dial depicts the sun and sky, both crafted in enamel.

 

Against the blue background is a horse made of silk threads and finely cut leather measuring a thin 0.5mm thick and set one-by-one.

 

Finally, note the small hand-painted gold mobile applique butterfly and star. 

Hermès is making the Arceau Mon Premier Galop as a 24-piece limited in a white gold case sporting a diamond bezel.

Inside Hermès fits its own H1912 automatic movement adorned with the H motif of the brand on its rotor.  All this hand-wrought beauty is held to the wrist with a matching blue calfskin strap.

Price: $91,530.

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Chronoswiss Bathes Delphis in Blue 

Chronoswiss dresses its Delphis jumping hour watch with a stunning new ‘blue sapphire’ guilloché dial to create the Delphis Sapphire, a limited edition of fifty watches.

The new Chronoswiss Delphis Sapphire.

This latest version of one of the Lucerne-based watchmaker’s best-known models focuses the eye the watchmaker’s mastery of artisanal guilloche dials, while also reminding wearers that Chronoswiss has long been a premiere manufacturer of jump hour watches.

Chronoswiss places the larger blue dial underneath the prominent minute hand, with the seconds displayed at the 6 o’clock position within a swirling blue CVD-coated dial. The digital hour display dominates the top of the dial.

All this is placed within a 42mm by 14.5mm, seventeen-part knurled steel case, with the unmistakable Chronoswiss onion crown. Water resistance is to 100 meters.

The case protects the new automatic Chronoswiss manufacture caliber C.6004, developed in collaboration with the caliber makers at La Joux-Perret.

From the back  you’ll see a skeletonized tungsten rotor, ruthenium-plated components and precise Côtes de Genève decoration. 

Price: $16,700.

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Bulova Enhances Surveyor Series  

Bulova adds two new value-priced automatic models to its classic Surveyor collection, a series that offers a contemporary sculpted-edged case.

One of the new 39mm Bulova Surveyor models, available in three dial options.

All sporting a new 39mm case size, one new Surveyor model offers three sunburst-finished dial options: pistachio green, dark green or burgundy.

Bulova fits the two green models on a quick-release brown leather strap or a matching quick-release three-link stainless steel bracelet.

The burgundy dialed Surveyor, with rose-gold-hued markers, hands and crown, is also fit with a quick-release three-link stainless steel bracelet.

All Surveyor models include luminescent minute markers and a magnified date display. Inside Bulova places an automatic movement with date. Prices: $425 to $475.

If you’re in the market for something with a more luxurious feel, Bulova’s newest Surveyor Heartbeat Automatic might tick your boxes.

With a sculpted Surveyor case, the new watch amps up the watch’s higher-end profile with gold-coloring on the case and on the three-link bracelet. Its Heartbeat dial exposes a portion of the automatic movement below, all framed by a radiant sunburst champagne dial. Price: $525.

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Ralph Lauren Expands Safari Series

Ralph Lauren adds a new size to its adventure-themed Safari Chronometer collection, adding a 42.6mm model with a choice of three different dial colors: khaki, camouflage and black. The watches previously were offered only in 45mm and 39mm options. 

One of three new Ralph Lauren Safari Chronometer models, each sized at 42.6mm in diameter.

Each dial color retains the Safari’s large 12 and 6 numerals and orange seconds hand and easy-to-read luminous hour and minute hands.   

The Safari collection’s signature “aged” stainless steel case and varnished matte anthracite bezel frame each dial.

As you might expect from fashion-forward Ralph Lauren, the strap choice here is retro-cool.

A weathered black/brown “aged” calfskin leather strap is offered on the camouflage dial and black-dial model while a black stainless steel three-link bracelet comes attached to the khaki-dial model.

Inside each watch Ralph Lauren fits an automatic RL300-1 Caliber, a Sellita-based automatic movement that boasts a 50-hour power reserve and is water-resistant to 100 meters. Each watch is protected by a screw-down crown marked with the RL logo. 

Prices: $3,500 and $3,800 (steel-bracelet model).

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Nomos Expands Colorful Club Campus 

Nomos debuts two colorful watches in its Club Campus series, an entry level collection that the Glashütte-based independent watchmaker calls an “ideal gift—for recent graduates and all those celebrating milestone moments in life.”

The new Nomos Club Campus Endless Blue, here in 36mm. A 38.5mm model is also available.

While its relatively affordable price tag (starting at $1,500) may attract many gift-givers to the charms of Club Campus, it’s the clean dials, artful colors and watch’s solid manual-wind in-house calibers that seal the deal.

Club Campus 38 Nonstop Red from Nomos Glashütte.

With two new models in eye-catching ‘nonstop’ red and ‘endless’ blue hues, each available in two sizes (36mm and 38.5mm), the new Club Campus models expand the series with new color options and a continued focus on gift-giving.

The optional stainless steel back of Club Campus is available for engraving–at no extra charge.

To further enhance this prospect, Nomos offers free engraving on an optional solid caseback for all watches in the series. 

Of course, many future Club Campus watch owners might prefer to see the excellent manual-wind Nomos Alpha movement through the clear sapphire back, which is also available for an extra $300.

The dials here are contemporary, with a playful mix of Roman and Arabic numerals, echoing what is sometimes called a ‘California dial.’  In an interesting dial detail, Nomos has outlined the hour markers and numerals with contrasting color outlines.

Thus, the outlines are in light blue on the red model and are violet on the blue edition. Nomos also chooses differing hues for the minute numerals: light blue on the red dial and mint green on the blue dial. The seconds hand on both dials is neon orange.

A screw-down back ensures that this watch is water-resistant to 100 meters. The case is held to the wrist with a vegan velour strap.

Prices start at $1,500 for 36mm model with a solid back. 

 

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