Creativity is in the air as brands showcase innovative use of precious stones and new approaches to traditional metiers d’art

The Swatch Group’s Time To Move might be the last of the year’s three Swiss watch fairs but good things definitely come to those who wait. Women watch connoisseurs, especially, are in for an exceptional ride.

The brands have gone far above and way beyond in terms of delivering products that offer femininity and creativity. Special mention to Harry Winston and Breguet who’ve totally nailed it with stunning collections and fresh techniques.

Time-to-move-womens-watches-omega-breguet-blancpain-harry-winston-jaquet-droz-constellation-3-2019-robb-report-sg — Omega’s Constellation Manhattan Aventurine

The deep blue dial sparkles with shimmering inclusions and 12 diamond indexes

Omega

It’s an important year for Omega who celebrates 50 years of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, so obviously there are lots of novelties in the Speedmaster line. But the manufacture also made it a point to work hard on the Constellation, specifically, the Constellation Manhattan.

In other news, hardstone aficionados should not miss the Seamaster 300 Malachite, which is not specified as a ladies’ timepiece, but could definitely be worn by women.

Omega

Harry Winston used a mix of mother-of-pearl and abalone shells

Tiger eye stone and martelé (hammered) rose gold are used to complement the earthy tones in this model

Premier Precious Micromosaic Automatic 36mm in pink

This collection features tiny pieces of glass known as tesserae, all individually cut and assembled, then held together with stucco

Tesserae micro mosaic is a technique that dates back to Ancient Graeco-Roman times, an art that flourished in the Byzantine Empire

The dials are crafted in Ravenna, Italy, while the diamonds are set in Harry Winston’s workshops in Geneva

Premier Precious Peacock Automatic 36mm in pink

Premier Precious Peacock Automatic 36mm in blue

Harry Winston

Metiers d’art is something of an obsession at Harry Winston, and the Premier collection lends itself especially well to this pursuit. After playing with mother-of-pearl, feathers, silk and even butterfly wings, the brand released a selection of micro-mosaic dials using mosaic glass sourced from Ravenna, Italy.

Precious Emerald by Harry Winston features 126 marquise-cut diamonds in varying sizes and a blue painted mother-of-pearl dial

The famous Winston Cluster sits on the petite case

High jewellery timepieces are of course not to be missed chez Harry Winston. Here, the manufacture worked on micro-mosaic opals as well as hand-painted mother-of-pearl.

Harry Winston

Breguet’s Marine Dame 9518 introduces a marbled blue lacquer dial where two different tones of blue interplay

This dial is richly reminiscent of the gentle lapping waves, or softly billowing satin

This timepiece also offers a blue mother-of-pearl dial with hand guillochéd Breguet waves motif

When paired with a rubber strap, this sporty yet feminine timepiece is all set for a beach vacation

The oscillating rotor on the back is also hand-guillochéd

Breguet

Synonymous with high watchmaking, the feminine timepieces of Breguet are just as exalted. Today, the pieces brim with creativity, as marbled lacquer made its way into the Queen of Naples as well as the Marine collections.

Queen of Naples 8918 combines a hand-guilloché dial with hand-painted numerals on mother-of-pearl

Classique Dame 9068 in pink gold with diamonds

Classique Dame 9068 in white gold with diamonds

Breguet also offered a fresh spin on traditional hand guilloché, decorating mother-of-pearl dials with the wave motif symbolic of the Marine collection.

Breguet

Villeret Women Date in steel with diamonds on mille maille bracelet

Villeret Women Date in steel on mint green leather strap

Blancpain

Villeret is Blancpain’s flagship timepiece and its ladies’ models are also perennially popular among the watch collecting elite. For 2019, Blancpain refined the Villeret Women, giving it a specially created typeface for the date which now comes in an oval aperture. More importantly, the watch is offered in a new mille maille bracelet hand assembled at the brand’s Le Brassus manufacture.

Blancpain

Jaquet Droz’s Lady 8 Petite in pink gold with green malachite

The single malachite bead above 12 o’clock can be moved within its setting

Lady 8 Petite in stainless steel with mother-of-pearl, on double tour brown calfskin strap

Jaquet Droz

Jaquet Droz has been fixated with the figure 8 since anyone can remember, a number that also inspired the case of the Lady 8 Petite. Now available with a malachite dial or white mother-of-pearl on a double tour strap.

Jaquet Droz