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Harrods: Watches & fine jewellery
Harrods: Watches & fine jewellery
Harrods: Watches & fine jewellery
Harrods: Watches & fine jewellery
Harrods: Watches & fine jewellery
El Toro
Patented Perpetual Calendar. Self-winding movement.
Platinum case with ceramic bezel. Water-resistant to 100 m.
Also available in rose gold 18 ct and/or leather strap.
Limited to 500 pieces.




The Fine Watch Room,Ground Floor
Harrods: Watches & fine jewellery
a raCiNG MaCHiNe ON THe WriST




                                                                                Caliber rM 021
                                                                                           “AERODYNE”

                                                                 Manual winding tourbillon movement
                                                             Baseplate of honeycombed orthorhombic
                                                                titanium aluminide / carbon nanofiber
                                                                        Power reserver: circa 70 hours
                                                                                        Torque indicator
                                                                                Power reserve indicator
                                                                                       Function selector
                                                                  Variable inertia, free sprung balance
                                                           Fast rotating barrel (6 hours per revolution
                                                                                   instead of 7.5 hours)
                                                           Winding barrel teeth and third-wheel pinion
                                                                           with central involute profile
                                                                    Barrel pawl with progressive recoil
                                                                      Modular time setting mechanism
                                                                           fitted against the case back
                                                                     Free sprung balance with overcoil
                                             Wheel based time setting system (back of the movement)
                                                       Closure of the barrel cover by excentric screws
                                                             Ceramic endstone for the tourbillon cage
                                                                    Central bridge in rigidified ARCAP
                                            Spline screws in grade 5 titanium for the bridges and case




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        The FIne WATCh ROOM, GROUnD FLOOR
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Made by hand
to touch your heart
Frédérique Constant and Nina Badric share one passion: Supporting the International Children’s Heart Foundation.
We will donate the cost of a life-saving heart scan for eac Frédérique Constant Double Heart Beat watc sold.

The Fine Watc Room, Ground Floor
CONTENTS



                       HARRODS MAGAZINE
                                   DEBORAH BEE
                       EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
                  ART DIRECTOR BARNEY PICKARD
                    DEPUTY EDITOR FLEUR FRUZZA
                SENIOR FASHION EDITOR SARAH WEBB
   CHIEF SUB-EDITORS LISA HILLMAN, NICOLETTE THOMPSON
               JUNIOR SUB-EDITOR NICOLA CORFIELD
                       PRODUCER LISA BONNICI
                       ART EDITOR SONJA BURRI
               SENIOR DESIGNER NATALIE MOSQUERA
                JUNIOR DESIGNER RACHEL ESCUDIER
                   FASHION WRITER LAURA JORDAN
                  STAFF WRITER AMY BROOMFIELD
                  EDITORIAL ASSISTANT LOUISE FISH
                DEPUTY FASHION EDITOR POPPY ROCK
                                                                                                                              13                                         18
                 FASHION ASSISTANT BECKY BRANCH
                PICTURE RESEARCHER EMILY SELLERS
            MENSWEAR FASHION EDITOR MITCHELL BELK
                      PUBLISHER BETH HODDER
             PUBLISHING COORDINATOR SUZY CHAPMAN
            PUBLISHING ASSISTANT ALETHEA QUARTEY
                PRODUCTION MANAGER HAYLEY ELLIS
             PRODUCTION ASSISTANT CAMILLA JOSEPHS


   HARRODS STORE IMAGE, MEDIA AND MARKETING
    DIRECTOR OF FINE JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES ABIGAIL RAINER
                   IMAGE DIRECTOR MARK BRIGGS
DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT CHIARA VARESE
     HEAD OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS AMBER PEPPER
               MEDIA SALES DIRECTOR GUY CHESTON
    MEDIA MANAGER, FASHION ACCESSORIES VALENTINA TROTTA
                MEDIA SALES EXECUTIVES, FASHION ACCESSORIES
             SOPHIE MIDDLETON, LUCINDA ANDREWS

  GENERAL MERCHANDISING MANAGER, FINE JEWELLERY & LUXURY WATCHES
                                                                                                                              26                                         49
                          HUSSEIN PAREKH
                BUYER, LUXURY WATCHES  WILLIAM BLAKE



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            TRAINEE BUYER, FINE JEWELLERY CAMILLA GYLLO


  ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES +44 (0)20 7225 5783/5996/5706

                          PRODUCTION
                                                                                           13 HIGH ROLLERS
                                 ZEBRA
                             REPRODUCTION
         PRINT PRODUCTION WYNDEHAM [ROCHE] LIMITED
                                                                                              The latest super-exclusive, highly collectible timepieces are the stuff of fantasy
                                                                                              for serious watch connoisseurs
        HARRODS, 87—135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge,                                      14 DIVING BELLES
                       London SW1X 7XL                                                        The new generation of professional diving watches fuses technical prowess
         T: +44 (0)20 7730 1234 F: +44 (0)20 7225 6633                                        with the latest and cleverest design flourishes
                        www.harrods.com                                                    16 AHEAD OF HIS TIME
                                                                                              Ferdinand A. Lange revolutionised the world of watchmaking; now
   All information and prices are correct at time of going to press. We hope you enjoy        his great-grandson has paid tribute to him with a collection of three
reading Harrods Magazine. As we are committed to providing the highest level of customer
        service possible, we would love to hear any comments that you may have.
                                                                                              exquisite timepieces
                          Please email magazine@harrods.com                                18 MR & MRS
                                                                                              Behind every great man’s watch stands a marginally smaller woman’s, matched
                                                                                              perfectly in elegance and style
                                                                                           20 TECHNO-FILES
                                                                                              The engineering of watchmaking is an art form all of its own, with boundaries
                                                                                              continually pushed by the genius few
                                                                                           22 HAUTE HOROLOGY HOTBED
                                                                                              The new Fine Watch Room at Harrods contains Europe’s largest collection
                                                                                              of luxury timepieces, carefully curated to provide the perfect selection for
                                                                                              both international and local clientele
                                                                                           25 FLYING THE FLAG
                                                                                              Fine watchmaking used to be as Swiss as Emmental cheese and cuckoo clocks
                                                                                              – until two British brothers challenged the established wisdom with their new
                                                                                              line of timepieces
                                                                                           26 THE ULTIMATE SPORTS ACTION
                                                                                              The latest creation from Parmigiani – the Bugatti Super Sport – is as sleek and
                                                                                              revolutionary as you would expect. And it’s breaking records, too
                                                                                           49 LES DÉFILÉS DE MODE
                                        Cover animation                                       Inspired by yesteryear’s haute couture houses, the ’50s silhouette is enhanced
                                        MAINFRAME                                             by statement jewels and elegant fine timepieces


                                                                                                                                             Harrods Magazine • harrods.com        11
Over 300 Premier League, Champions League and
International games, PFA Young Player of the Year
2010 and FA Cup Winner 2011.                        ADMIRAL’S CUP DEEP DIVE
For James Milner and his Corum watch,
each day is a fresh challenge.



The Fine Watch Room, Ground Floor
MUST-HAVES




                                                                          High
                                                                        ROLLERS
                                                                       The latest super-exclusive, highly
                                                                    collectible timepieces are the stuff of
Credits TK Images




                    CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Roger Dubuis
                    Excalibur £190,900; Bulgari Gerald Genta      fantasy for serious watch connoisseurs
                    Grande Sonnerie £588,000; Hublot King Power
                    Tourbillon £143,600; De Grisogono Occhio                        PHOTOGRAPHER ANDY BARTER
                    Ripetizione Minuti £318,200; Ulysse Nardin                 DEPUTY FASHION EDITOR POPPY ROCK
                    Freak Diavolo £114,000

                                                                                       Harrods Magazine • harrods.com   13
NEWS
     PHOTOGRAPHER      TED HUMBLE-SMITH




                                                                        Breguet                                 Richard Mille is, quite simply, the
                                                                        Horological thoroughbreds don’t         watch aficionado’s watchmaker.
                                                                        come much more thorough than            His are highly technical, highly
                                                                        Breguet. Founded in 1775, the brand     covetable and innovatively designed
                                                                        had a fan in King Louis XVI and his     timepieces. And the RM 028 Diver
                                                                        wife, Queen Marie Antoinette, and       St Tropez demonstrates why.
                                                                        was chronometer maker to the            Evolved from Mille’s original RM
                                                                        French Navy. Today, centuries of        025 Diver watch, the new RM 028
                                                                        knowledge are fused with hi-tech        has a smaller dial diameter of
                                                                        innovations to create Breguet’s         47mm. The intricate design of its
                                                   FROM LEFT Panerai    Marine collection. The new Marine       skeleton movement belies the RM
                                                  Submersible £6,200;
                                               Richard Mille RM 028     Chronograph 5827 in 18kt rose gold      028’s durability; the tough tripartite
                                                Saint-Tropez £63,500;   is water resistant to 100 metres, and   case makes the model water-
                                               Audemars Piguet Diver    features a 12-hour totaliser and a      resistant to 300 metres. £63,500
                                                       watch £13,530
                                                                        subdial for seconds. £30,700




 Diving belles
     The new generation of professional diving
     watches fuses technical prowess with the
     latest and cleverest design flourishes


                                 BREITLING
                                 SUPEROCEAN 44                                                                    Corum Admiral
                               The brand usually associated                                                     Since 1960, when Corum created
                                with being 35,000 feet in the                                                   the first model in its now signature
                                  air has applied its expertise                                                 collection, the Admiral’s Cup, the
                                                                                                                brand has been synonymous with
                                     in extreme pressure                ORIS PRO DIVER                          the high seas. As a watchmaking
                                       conditions to a line of          Necessity is the mother of              house actively involved in sailing,
                                       watches designed to              invention, but Oris is not a brand      Corum has amassed decades of
                                       withstand the deepest            that waits for necessity. This Swiss    expertise in nautical timepieces,
                                                                        watchmaker is on a constant quest       the most recent of which is the
                                       waters. The newest               to make new breakthroughs in            Admiral’s Cup Seafender 48 Deep
                                     addition to Breitling’s            technology. The most recent             Dive. This model can withstand
                                 Superocean line – the                  of these is the Pro Diver. The          100-bar pressure, which means it
                                Superocean 44 with Breitling’s          innovations in this piece include a     can be worn at depths of up to
                                                                        vulcanised rubber ring around the       1,000m, while a decompression
                               17 calibre movement – is water-          bezel that offers double protection,    valve vents any build-up of helium.
                              resistant to a staggering 2,000           and a coated barrier at the side of     The hands and hour markers carry
                             metres, with a safety valve that           the bezel, which protects the crown     a luminescent coating for visibility
                                                                        and chronograph pushers. £2,750         even in the darkest waters. £8,800
                          balances out pressure both inside
                          and outside the case. £4,940
                                                                                                  Available from The Fine Watch Room, Ground Floor


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EL PRIMERO by Zenith, inventor of the
 high-frequency self-winding chronograph




                                         EL PRIMERO
                                  CHRONOMASTER OPEN




ZENITH, THE PIONEER SPIRIT SINCE 1865
Harrods: Watches & fine jewellery
SLUG




                    company began making pocket watches, much of the
                    traditional clockmaking mechanics did not work, so
                    he developed methods of his own. Among his
                    inventions was the three-quarter plate, a small nickel
                    plate that enhances the stability of the watch’s
                    movement. He was also responsible for replacing the
                    old-fashioned Parisian lignes with the metric system
                    and for introducing the millimetre as the primary unit
                    of measurement in watchmaking. A typical A. Lange
                    & Söhne watch features a mechanical movement in
                    gold or platinum, rather than a quartz movement.
                    Also, they are often made with highly distinctive Swiss
                    features, such as “bridges” (back plates sometimes
                    replaced with a series of plates and bars) and the
                    “balance cock” (the bracket that holds the balance
                    wheel, the equivalent of a pendulum in a clock).
                       For 100 years, A. Lange & Söhne enjoyed great
                    success with some of the finest clocks and pocket
                    watches in history, but this success was interrupted
                    by World War II. The factory was destroyed during a
                    bombing raid and was forced into a 50-year hiatus. It
                    was Walter Lange, Ferdinand’s great grandson, who
                    brought the company back from the brink. He was
                    conscripted, and he returned injured. But he was
                    determined to rebuild his great-grandfather’s business
                    – and he did, in just four years.
                       Perhaps one of the most famous watches created by
                    the brand after the war was the Lange 1. This model
                    embodies all the skills and technical developments
                    created across the entire dynasty of watchmakers,
                    with traditional elements such as the three-quarter
                    plate and the hand-engraved balance cock with the
                    whiplash precision index adjuster. The manufacture
                    of this watch represents not only the style and
                    mechanics of the brand but also the company’s
                    perseverance, as much of Lange’s discoveries were
                    lost when the factory was destroyed. Last year,
                    A. Lange & Söhne released a range of limited-
                    edition watches as an homage to the brand’s founder.      THIS PAGE, FROM TOP A. Lange
                    The 165 Year Anniversary Edition is a collection of       & Söhne founder Ferdinand
                                                                              A. Lange; A. Lange & Söhne
                    three watches that adopt traditional mechanics, but       Saxonia Thin in 18kt pink
                    with the addition of a moon-phase indicator, a            gold £14,700; Lange 1 in
                                                                              18kt yellow gold £21,100
                    guilloché engraved dial and a gold finish. Ferdinand
Credits TK Images




                                                                              OPPOSITE PAGE Walter Lange,
                    would’ve been proud. HMN                                  who brought the company back
                                                                              to life after WWII; A. Lange
                                                                              & Söhne Richard Lange
                    Available from The Fine Watch Room,                       Tourbillon “Pour le Mérite”
                    Ground Floor                                              in 18kt yellow gold £130,500

                                                                                                             Harrods Magazine • harrods.com   17
MUST-HAVES




                                                                    Behind every great
                                                                   man’s watch stands
                                                                   a marginally smaller
                                                                    woman’s, matched
                                                                   perfectly in elegance
                                                                         and style
                                                                PHOTOGRAPHER CHRIS TURNER
                                                                    DEPUTY FASHION EDITOR
                                                                            POPPY ROCK




                                                                                                                                                   Credits TK Images




                                LEFT, FROM TOPAudemars Piguet Millenary £30,630; Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso £10,700; Cartier Ballon Bleu £24,000;
                                                              Piaget Dancer £35,800; Blancpain Villeret £12,370
                                RIGHT, FROM TOP Audemars Piguet Millenary £11,980; Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso £5,500; Cartier Ballon Bleu £14,000;
                                                              Piaget Dancer £25,600; Blancpain Villeret £10,230
                                                            Available from The Fine Watch Room, Ground Floor

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A high-octane
                                             mechanical tribute to the
                                                automobile spirit




                                                 L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon. High-end mechanical
                                                 watchmaking and the best of motor sports meet
                                                 and mingle in a handsome and powerful timepiece.
                                                 This limited-edition model celebrating Chopard’s
                                                 150th anniversary vividly embodies the spirit of
                                                 automobiles, a world with which the brand has
                                                 enjoyed strong ties over several decades. It is driven
                                                 by a hand-wound tourbillon movement machined
                                                 – and signed – like an engine block and mounted
                                                 on shock-absorbing silent-blocks. Beating at 28,800
                                                 vibrations per hour and endowed with a 60-hour
                                                 power reserve, this mechanical L.U.C Calibre 1TRM
                                                 was designed, developed and produced by Chopard
                                                 Manufacture and its impressive precision is chrono-
                                                 meter-certified by the Swiss Official Chronometer
                                                 Testing Institute. Other subtle nods to classic motor
                                                 racing include the gleaming titanium “bodywork”
                                                 of the case, curving lugs shaped like aerodynamic
                                                 car wings, as well as four reinforced inserts on the
                                                 strap reminiscent of historical car seats.




                                                 L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon: available in a limited
                                                 numbered series of 150 in titanium, in honour of
                                                 Chopard’s 150th anniversary, ref. 168526-3001.




Chopard Boutique, The Fine Jewellery Room, Ground Floor
Harrods: Watches & fine jewellery
The Piccadilly Princess




The Fine Jewellery Room, Ground Floor
FINE WATCHES




                                                      D
                                                                             esigning the world’s largest
                                                                             room dedicated to luxury
                                                                             timepieces can’t be that hard,
                                                                             can it? Eva Jiricna, the Czech




 Haute
                                                                             retail design expert charged
                                                                             with the task, doesn’t agree.
                                                                             Particularly as she needed
                                                                             it to sit easily next to the
                                                      neighbouring and equally prestigious Fine Jewellery




  horology
                                                      Room, which she also designed six years ago.
                                                         “This is Europe’s largest watch collection,” says
                                                      Jiricna, the elegant, silvery-bobbed principal of her
                                                      own London-based architectural practice, whose
                                                      glamour and good taste are demonstrated through
                                                      a cool cream trench, beaten metal bangles and a




 hotbed
                                                      minimal bracelet watch. “I wanted to extend the fine
                                                      jewellery experience but watches have a different
                                                      character. They are much more masculine, much
                                                      more serious. So we needed a similar concept but
                                                      aimed at a different kind of client.”
                                                         Over the 128 years that Harrods has been in
                                                      its current building, many architects and interior
                                                      designers have wrestled with its size and the shape
 The new Fine Watch Room at Harrods contains          of its rooms. The flat Brompton road frontage hides
 Europe’s largest collection of luxury timepieces,    a curved, irregular pentagon-shaped building that
                                                      sits on Hans Road, Hans Crescent and Basil Street.
 carefully curated to provide the perfect selection   The new Fine Watch Room is a slice of the ground
 for both international and local clientele           floor that at different times has housed an ice cream
                                                      parlour and a pizza restaurant.
     BY   ANN HAVERSHAM/ANIMATION MAINFRAME              “The shape of the new room was something of




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a challenge in its own right,” says Jiricna. “My job
as an architect is to create ‘wow’ – that’s different
things for different people. There’s a ceiling in that   WATCH BOUTIQUES
room that has been there for years and we wanted           A. Lange & Söhne
to make a feature of that although it’s not in the
best condition throughout the room. So we made             Audemars Piguet
a circular cutout in the lower ceiling to reveal the            Breguet
original beams and cornicing. I think its important             Chanel
to keep Harrods in its own context – some people
come here hoping to see some heritage, and I try to             Hublot
enhance the history.”                                            IWC
   The approaches to the new area replicate those
                                                           Jaeger-LeCoultre
that existed already: dark tunnels that act as a
transition from the Food Halls. Jiricna believes it’s           Omega
important to have breathing space between the                   Panerai
rooms. “Then at the end of the tunnel you find a
                                                             Richard Mille
surprise – a little bit of magic,” she says.
   Meanwhile, the room itself has three circular                 Rolex
counters that sit beneath the original section of         Vacheron Constantin
ceiling, which almost appears to hover above
                                                                 Vertu
the black carpeted and granite floor. Individual
boutiques are spaced around the edge of the room.             BRANDS
The doorways to each boutique are flanked by two           Baume & Mercier
clear glass columns that house display cabinets.
                                                              Bell & Ross
   “We have used masculine materials like black
granite, and a French glass that has a metallic 3D             Blancpain
treatment, so it looks silvery and sculpted,” says             Breitling
Jiricna. “The black carpet joins the granite almost
                                                               Bremont
invisibly so that the line of the room is unbroken
for the entire length. The carpet is Swedish,               Celsius X VI II
imprinted with vinyl and very luxurious and soft,               Corum
so if something is accidentally dropped it won’t get
                                                             De Grisogono
damaged. You have to think about those things
when you are designing for a space like this. The            Franck Muller
ceiling outside of the cutaway section is black too,      Frédérique Constant
and there are sandblasted panels hanging from it,
featuring a pattern made up of watch parts.”               Girard-Perregaux
   The hardest part of the job for Jiricna, however,            Hermès
has been getting the lighting right. In the olden             John Isaac
days, watches were most often displayed flat, making
the lighting relatively easy. Today, most watches are          Longines
shown upright, with the face up, and the straps done        Maurice Lacroix
up behind them, which requires 3D lighting.                   Montblanc
   “Watches are small and you need to be able to see
every single detail, so that means serious lighting,”            Oris
explains Jiricna. “Also, the customers aren’t going           Parmigiani
to have the sharpest eyes in the world (as you age,           Philip Stein
you see less detail) – if we were designing a toy
department, life would be a lot easier!”                         Rado
   “I never forget why I’m here. My purpose is to            Roger Dubuis
sell products, and I need to create the best possible
                                                              TAG Heuer
conditions to display them. I love the contrast of the
granite with the glass and the sparkling light. People       Ulysse Nardin
need to feel uplifted. They need to feel that the               Zenith
object that they are buying is worth the investment,                                 £3 2012




so a luxurious atmosphere is required throughout.
And the more sparkle you create, the more magical
it all becomes.” HMN


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                                                                           WATCHES
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                                                                                                            Harrods Magazine • harrods.com   23
The Fine Watch Room, Ground Floor
PROVENANCE


Flying the flag
Fine watchmaking used to be as Swiss as
Emmental cheese and cuckoo clocks – until
two British brothers challenged the established
wisdom with their new line of timepieces




A
                         n obsession with aviation has led to both success
                         and tragedy in the lives of Nick and Giles                                                                   Explorer
                                                                                                                                    Bear Grylls
                         English. The air crash that led to the death of
                         their father and left Nick with 30 broken bones
                         created a determination in the brothers to
                         follow their dreams; both forwent careers
                         in the city to take up aircraft restoration. A
                         forced landing in a French field a year later
was also turned into a positive; the owner of the land – a farmer
and former WWII pilot – befriended the brothers and showed
them a wristwatch he had been given by his father as a boy. The
watch mirrored the craftsmanship and quality that the brothers
hoped to emulate in a new brand of fine timepieces that they had
been considering setting up. The first British luxury watch brand
was thus launched and, inspired by the farmer – Monsieur Antoine
Bremont – the English brothers called their brand Bremont.
   Bad timing isn’t something that the brothers were prepared to accept                                                       Polar explorer and
either; the economic downturn has simply meant greater availability of                                                       long-distance skier
                                                                                                                                  Ben Saunders
Swiss parts with which to construct their timepieces. After five years of
development, Bremont produced its first luxury watch in 2007.
   Aviation is a recurring theme in all the designs; many feature technical
complications, including automatic chronometers. But the USP of the
brand is its overwhelming air of Englishness. The brothers wanted to
create a watch that would be as at home in the boardroom as it would be
in extreme conditions – such as those endured by an impressive roster of
adventuring brand ambassadors. Mountaineer Jake Meyer, polar explorer
and long-distance skier Ben Saunders, adventurer and motorcyclist Charley
Boorman, Olympic skier Graham Bell, explorer Bear Grylls and free diver
Sara Campbell have all worn their Bremonts in the field, reinforcing the
brand’s maxim: “tested beyond endurance”.
                    The resulting watch collection is entirely handmade and
                       ready for action. Cases are constructed from stainless
                        steel that is seven times harder than the average;
                        similarly, the convex sapphire crystal is toughened and
                         has nine layers of anti-reflective coating; and the 15-
                           day chronometer movement is accurate to between                                                           Free diver
                                                                                                                                Sara Campbell
                             -4 and +6 seconds per day. Further durability
                              against extremes of temperature, shock, magnetic
                               fields and water resistance (up to 1500m) allows
                                    for maximum usability. And in terms of
                                       design, limited editions have been created
                                         through collaborations with Jaguar and,
                                         continuing the aviation connection, the
                                           1944 Mustang WWII aircraft. Such is
                                             the demand for Bremonts, the brand
                                              is now one of the world’s top 20
                                              most prolific chrono producers.
                                                 Since its launch, Bremont has
                                            scooped a clutch of awards, including
                                        two from the prestigious Walpole
                                        organisation, and Watch Brand of the
                                       Year 2011 at the UK Jewellery Awards. Its    FROM LEFT Bremont P-51
                                    innovative designs and construction, as well    £7,450 and ALT1-P
                               as its strong commercial appeal, have proved that    £3,450. Available from
                              the English brothers’ dreams have come true. For      The Fine Watch Room,                          Mountaineer
                                                                                                                                   Jake Meyer
                             Bremont, the sky is, apparently, not the limit. HMN    Ground Floor

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ULTIMATE




                                            The Ultimate

                                   Sports action
              The latest creation from Parmigiani – the Bugatti Super Sport – is as sleek
               and revolutionary as you would expect. And it’s breaking records, too
                                                             PHOTOGRAPHER         ANDY BARTER

 When the worlds of super cars and haute horlogerie collide, you know the         onto a vertical axis, a fiendishly difficult feat that enables drivers to keep
 result is bound to get hearts racing, even more so when the brands in            focus on the face. An open-worked dial reveals the mechanics of the
 question are Swiss watchmaker Parmigiani and French racing car designer          337 components, while the curves of the watch and the carbon fibre
 Bugatti. The Super Sport is the third collaboration between the two              hour wheel echo the aerodynamic lines of the Veyron automobile.
 brands, the first of which – in 2004 –saw Parmigiani revolutionise the              Parmigiani has forced us to rethink watch design. The Super Sport was
 watchmaking world by placing the entire movement of the Bugatti Type             worn by Bugatti test driver Pierre-Henri Raphanel when he broke the world
 370 on a transverse axis like a racing motor.                                    land-speed record (for production sports cars) driving the Bugatti Veyron at
    This spirit of audacious design continues to Parmigiani’s latest sensation,   431 km/h. It’s no wonder they’re calling it the fastest watch in the world.
 the Bugatti Super Sport, an aesthetic and technical triumph. For the latest      £218,000. Limited edition of 30 pieces. Available from The Fine Watch
 model, Parmigiani has achieved a world first by flipping the components          Room, Ground Floor

26   Harrods Magazine • harrods.com
FOLLOW
                       YOUR
                       CONVICTIONS
                       “I DON‘T WANT TO BE LIKE
                        YOU. I DON‘T WANT TO
                        THINK LIKE YOU. I‘M
                        GOING TO BE LIKE ME.“
                       From „Looking after number one“ – Bob Geldof 1976


                       From starting a band to receiving a knighthood,
                       Sir Bob Geldof has stayed true to himself in
                       everything he does. At Maurice Lacroix, we create
                       our unique movements and award-winning designs
                       by hand – because, like Sir Bob, we too follow our
                       convictions.

                       Masterpiece Double Rétrograde




The Fine Watch Room,
GROUND FLOOR
GIRARD-PERREGAUX 1966 Small Second
   Pink gold case, sapphire case back,
   Girard-Perregaux automatic mechanical movement.
   Hour, minute and small second.




The Fine Watch Room, Ground Floor.
Harrods: Watches & fine jewellery
CHANEL
Coco Chanel’s inimitable spirit remains
at the heart of the Chanel brand.
In fashion, this translates simply,
with a reinvention of her beloved
pearls, tweed and diamonds for one
generation after the next. In terms of
timepieces, the contemporary Chanel
approach is to match Mademoiselle
Chanel’s audacious design ethos and
quest for uncompromised quality.
Each watch from the House of Chanel
resembles a fine piece of jewellery
made in a chic Parisian style. The latest
models in the J12 collection include
the J12 Marine, the J12 Chromatic
and the J12 Calibre 3125. Still using
the sea as a source of inspiration, the
masculine nature of the J12 design
is reinforced by high-performance
materials like flexible rubber, intensely
black ceramic, black lacquered dials
and rhodium-plated yellow gold
polished to a mirror finish. Meanwhile,
the J12 Rétrograde Mystérieuse
continues to fascinate technology fans
with its unique vertical crown – that,
and the clever way it has of sliding
time backwards. Very mysterious.
FROM LEFT Chanel    Rétrograde Mystèrieuse
        Tourbillon in pink gold £176,475;
     J12 Calibre 3125 42mm automatic in
   black ceramic and yellow gold £15,875;
 J12 Chromatic 41mm automatic £4,150;
    and J12 Marine 42mm automatic with
        blue bezel and rubber strap £3,325
TAG HEUER
A need for speed was the design ethos
defined for TAG Heuer when Steve
McQueen wore the first Monaco
square-case, water-resistant watch in
the film Le Mans, back in the ’70s.
The new-generation Monaco V4 is
also making revving noises in horology
circles, nominated for Design Watch
of the Year at the appropriately named
2010 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de
Genève. The 41mm rose gold case,
newly angled planes of the bevelled
crystal and hand-stitched alligator
strap are suitable companions for
the high-yield mechanical belt drives
and linear rewinding system found
within. Similarly, the Carrera Heritage
Collection Calibre 6 Watch and
Calibre 16 Chronograph reinterpret
iconic timepieces of motor racing,
with retro details that reinforce TAG
Heuer’s reputation for precision
timekeeping. Meanwhile, the new
Carrera Mikrograph, the first ever
column wheel integrated mechanical
chronograph with 1/100th of a second
displayed by a striking central hand,
is the ultimate in accuracy, complexity
of movement and, of course, speed.
FROM LEFT TAG Heuer      Monaco V4 rose gold
   & ceramic limited edition £70,000; Carrera
   Heritage Calibre 16 Chronograph with rose
gold dial £3,150; Carrera Mikrograph 1/100th
   Second Chronograph £35,000; and Carrera
 Heritage Calibre 6 Watch in rose gold £6,995
PIAGET
 In the world of watches and fine
 jewellery, a brand generally stands in
 the technology camp or the jewellery
 camp, then improvises. Brands that
 have equal footing in both, with a
 heritage in mechanical movement
 and haute joaillerie, are few and far
 between. Piaget is one such house.
 Although originally a specialist in
 watch movements, Piaget extended
 the scope of its expertise in the 1960s
 with the launch of a collection of
 jewelled watches. And while ultra-
 thin is central to Piaget’s ideology,
 the brand’s gift to watchmaking is its
 jewelled concoctions. Enter the Piaget
 Emperador Coussin. The gem-set
 dial bears the retrograde date and
 day as well as the months, leap years
 or double time zones, and a gem-set
 oscillating weight is visible through
 the sapphire crystal case back. In
 the same collection, the Emperador
 Coussin XL Large Moon focuses on
 the lunar cycle, exhibiting a moon
 outlined with diamond-set white
 gold and a dial in aventurine silvered
 crystal, also encircled in diamonds.
 Meanwhile, the Altiplano adopts
 Piaget’s distinctive ultra-thin aesthetic
 with a minimalist design edged in a
 single row of diamonds. The audacity
 and authenticity of the brand shine as
 brightly as ever.




FROM LEFT Piaget Emperador Coussin XL Large
Moon £48,600; Piaget Emperador Coussin,
price on application; and Piaget Altiplano £17,300
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HERMÈS
 An imaginary journey through time –
 from a Parisian-based harness maker in
 1837 to revered fashion house and fine
 watchmaker today – would have to be
 taken in a tangerine duc carriage with
 matching pony. Many icons of style are
 connected to this high-fashion house,
 yet the equestrian origins and the vibrant
 colour associated with the brand are never
 far from the surface. Through innovative
 collaborations and brave marketing
 decisions, the brand has continually
 reinvented itself for each new generation.
 Today, the leading edge of Hermès’ design
 strategy lies with its watch innovations.
 The Cape Cod Grandes Heures watch
 dips its design toes into saddlery hardware
 in a laid-back yet luxurious style – but
 that’s not the clever bit. The unevenly
 spaced hour markers create a need to
 speed up or slow down the skeleton
 hands to give the impression that you can
 orchestrate time. In a similar vein, the
 Arceau Le Temps Suspendu watch has
 a sophisticated mechanism for playing
 with time. At the touch of a button, the
 hour and minute hands stop at their own
 whim at around noon, and the retrodate
 date hand disappears from the dial,
 suspending time on the watch face, if not
 in reality. Meanwhile, standard time keeps
 running behind the scenes, allowing for
 a return to real time with ease. Protected
 by two patents, this mechanical self-
 winding movement is equipped with
 three retrograde functions, including two
 360-degree retrograding ones, and has a
 42-hour power reserve – a gentle reminder
 of pressing time.




FROM LEFT Hermès Arceau Le Temps
Suspendu in rose gold £27,100; Cape Cod
Grandes Heures £6,100; Arceau Le Temps
Suspendu in steel £12,900; and Cape Cod
Grandes Heures £5,950
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VACHERON
CONSTANTIN
Vacheron Constantin prides itself on
respecting tradition. Ever since François
Constantin travelled the world in the
18th century on a quest to discover
the talents hidden within different
cultures, Vacheron Constantin has
struck the perfect balance between
age-old watchmaking techniques
and innovative artistic design. Each
year, the Swiss manufacture launches
a series of timepieces named Métiers
d’Art to celebrate this link; for 2011,
a bridge between East and West has
been created with the La Symbolique
des Laques collection. Japanese
lacquering techniques that date back
to the 1600s have been used to create
three highly decorative timepieces:
Turtle and Lotus, Frog and Hydrangea,
and Carp and Waterfall. Inside each
is the 14kt gold manual-wind 1003
SQ movement which, at 1.64mm, is
the thinnest hand-wound mechanical
movement in the world.
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VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Parisian elegance has always been
central to the Van Cleef & Arpels
aesthetic. The most refined translation
of this is the eponymous PA49 watch.
Created in 1949 by Pierre Arpels, it is
a classic in watchmaking history that
stands the test of time with its ultra-
slim, ultra-dignified design. Midnight
in Paris is Van Cleef & Arpels’ most
sophisticated complication, replicating
the daily changes in the night sky of
Paris. The 365-day cycle of the stars
moves imperceptibly in the classic
round pink gold case. Meanwhile,
Monsieur Arpels Tourbillon is the
show-stopping timepiece of the group,
with a tourbillon complication that
is as beautiful as it is technically
advanced. This is savoir-faire French
style, sought out by connoisseurs
throughout the world.
FROM LEFT Van Cleef & Arpels PA49 £3,050;
      Monsieur Arpels Tourbillon £167,400;
            and Midnight in Paris £54,000
IWC
This year, the design focus for IWC
is one of the manufacture’s signature
ranges, the Portuguese collection.
Launched in 1939, the original watches
were oversized at the request of two
Portuguese businessmen, with pocket
watch movements very much in the
tradition of nautical instruments.
Over the years, IWC has revised this
collection based around mechanical
precision instruments. The Portuguese
Regulateur Tourbillon, produced in a
limited edition of 100 pieces, highlights
a wristwatch whose design is inspired
by traditional regulateur clocks.
The Portuguese Perpetual Calendar,
introduced this year in a revised
44mm red gold case, remains the
world’s most user-friendly perpetual
calendar due to its single crown
operation. The epitome of precision
mechanical engineering is encapsulated
within IWC’s Portuguese Grande
Complication in red gold, in a limited
production of only 50 pieces per year.
FROM LEFT IWC Portuguese
Perpetual Calendar in 18kt red
     gold £26,000; Portuguese
 Tourbillon Regulator in 18kt
        red gold £38,000; and
           Portuguese Grande
     Complication in 18kt red
               gold £165,000
MONTBLANC
Accuracy has always been at the
heart of Montblanc. Back in 1821,
an inventor by the name of Nicolas
Rieussec made history at a Parisian
horse race when he recorded the times
of all the horses as they crossed the
finish line, to an accuracy of a quarter
of a second. His invention was the
chronograph. And Montblanc’s Nicolas
Rieussec collection pays tribute to him
with two chronograph movements: the
MB R100 hand-wound calibre and
the MB R200 automatic. Meanwhile
to mark Minerva’s 150th jubilee,
Montblanc has created the Collection
Villeret 1858 Émail Grand Feu, a
range that demonstrates the fine art
of champlevé enamelling. The Grand
Chronographe Émail Grand Feu has a
47mm case, 55 hours of power reserve
and appears in red gold with an enamel
dial, limited to 58 pieces.




                                           FROM TOP Montblanc  Nicolas Rieussec
                                           Monopusher Chronograph Automatic
                                           £6,800 and Les Chronographes Émail
                                                Grand Feu, price on application
AUDEMARS PIGUET
                                           Since 1875, Audemars Piguet has
                                           been cradled in the Vallée de Joux,
                                           Switzerland. The brand has the
                                           distinction of being the oldest Swiss
                                           watch manufacture to be owned by
                                           the founding family ancestors. Today,
                                           some 136 years later, Audemars Piguet
                                           is still proud of its unique heritage. In
                                           1972, the brand introduced the Royal
                                           Oak, with its distinctive octagonal
                                           bezel. Once again, the brand was at
                                           the forefront of design. The marque
                                           introduced the model as the first luxury
                                           stainless steel sports watch. Today the
                                           Royal Oak is an icon in the world
                                           of horology: masculine, refined and
                                           instantly recognisable. The two models
                                           featured are the 18kt Rose Gold Royal
                                           Oak automatic on a strap: a watch
                                           for all occasions, a watch for today’s
                                           man – distinctive, masculine and cool.
                                           The Royal Oak Offshore Bumble Bee
                                           illustrates the dynamics that most
                                           brand aficionados love, featuring a
                                           combination of materials to create
                                           a true cutting-edge sports watch.




FROM TOP Audemars Piguet Selfwinding
Royal Oak £22,610 and Royal Oak Offshore
Chronograph Bumble Bee £25,480
VERTU
                             Redefining the very idea of
                             smartphones, Vertu has unveiled
                             its latest touchscreen model, the
                             Constellation. The Constellation was
                             created to enhance a discerning and
                             demanding lifestyle, thanks to its
                             state-of-the-art technology, unparalleled
                             craftsmanship and exclusive services.
                             As with all Vertu phones, Vertu
                             Concierge lies at the heart of the
                             Constellation, and is now paired with
                             a range of carefully curated apps to
                             ensure that Vertu exclusive services
                             and information are at the customer’s
                             fingertips. These include Club Access,
                             a global network of private members’
                             lifestyle and business clubs created for
                             Vertu customers’ complimentary use.
                             Vertu Select and City Brief deliver
                             tailored information to the handset,
                             while vertu.me supports multiple email
                             accounts and the secure backup of
                             data. Each handset is built and signed
                             by one technician, with casings of
                             surgical stainless steel or, in one case,
                             18kt yellow gold and ceramic, with a
                             sapphire crystal screen.


Vertu Constellation £4,300
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                                                 Ceramic, 18K Red Gold
                                                 and Rubber.




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Les
                                                                                             FASHION




défilés
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PHOTOGRAPHER
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 LEFT De Beers “Enchanted Lotus” white gold and white diamond
 necklace, price on application; Cartier “Surya” brooch, price on
 application; Chopard diamond and tanzanite earrings, price on
 application, (on left hand ) diamond and tourmaline ring £48,930 and
 (on right hand ) high jewellery bracelet set in white and black
 diamonds £73,060; (on right hand ) Boucheron white gold and
 diamond “Ava Deco” ring £7,750; Dolce & Gabbana dress £1,155;
 Dents gloves £19.95; RIGHT Boodles “Honeysuckle” necklace
 £120,000 and (on left little finger) ring £45,000; Cartier “Musk”
 earrings, price on application; Chanel “Collerette” bracelet £29,650;
 (on right little finger) Theo Fennell 18kt yellow gold, white gold,
 diamond and green tourmaline “Ivy Tryst” ring £3,750 and (on left
 ring finger) 18kt yellow gold, white gold, brown diamond and
 diamond “Bombe” ring £25,850; Maria Grachvogel dress £1,475;
 Dents gloves £19.95

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FASHION
LEFT  Miu Miu dress from a selection; SECOND FROM LEFT Hackett jacket £499;
Brioni shirt £299; Polo Ralph Lauren tie £85; THIRD FROM LEFT Boucheron
white gold and diamond “Ava Deco” earrings £11,600 and necklace £20,800;
Caroline Charles top £245 and skirt £325; THIRD FROM RIGHT Breitling
Navitimer 01 watch in red gold £15,780; Harrods Own Label coat £599; Rake
jacket £979; Corneliani shirt £129; Mr Hare shoes £525; SECOND FROM RIGHT
De Beers “Swan Lake” pink gold and white diamond earrings, and “Adonis
Rose” white gold and white diamond cuff, both prices on application; Cartier
pearl necklace, price on application; (on left hand) Theo Fennell 18kt yellow
gold, diamond, garnet and beryl “Bombe” ring £16,700 and (on right hand) 18kt
yellow gold, diamond and brown diamond “Bombe” ring £25,850; Burland fur
cape £10,250; Elie Saab dress £4,900; Philip Treacy hat £825; Tiffany & Co.
sunglasses £238; Christian Louboutin clutch £895; KG by Kurt Geiger shoes
from a selection; RIGHT Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Tribute to Deep Sea watch
£8,350; Ralph Lauren Purple Label cardigan £1,810; Rake shirt £239; Polo
Ralph Lauren trousers £249; Turnbull & Asser cravat £95; Falke socks £11.95;
Tom Ford shoes £2,535; ON PHOTOGRAPHER Chanel J12 Caliber 3125 watch
with alligator strap £14,275; E. Tautz jacket £800; Mr Start shirt £99.95




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 THIS PAGE, LEFT Montblanc Star Retrograde Automatic watch
 £3,020; Mr Start jacket £450 and shirt £99.95; RIGHT Vacheron
 Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine Date Automatic watch in
 pink gold £17,670; Mr Start suit £695; Polo Ralph Lauren shirt
 £95; Harrods Own Label tie £49.95
 OPPOSITE PAGE, ON HER Boodles “Vintage Lace” earrings
 £150,000, necklace £1,250,000 and ring £162,000; Dolce &
 Gabbana dress £1,155; Burland fur roll collar £535; Philip
 Treacy hat £1,799; Dents gloves £19.95; ON HIM Piaget
 Emperador watch £16,400; Ralph Lauren suit £990; Canali shirt
 £129 and tie £79.95; Turnbull & Asser pocket square £50

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FASHION
 LEFT Hermès Cape Cod Grandes Heures watch £6,100;
 Richard James jacket £829; Mr Start shirt £110; CENTRE
 (on right hand) Chaumet “Frisson 3 Pampilles” bracelet, price
 on application; Van Cleef & Arpels white gold and diamond
 “Décolleté” ring £26,600; (rings on left hand, from left)
 Van Cleef & Arpels white gold, diamond and aquamarine
 “Décolleté” ring, price on application; Chaumet “Frisson 3
 Pampilles” ring, price on application; (bracelets on left wrist, from
 top) Chaumet white gold and diamond “Joséphine” bracelet
 £18,800; Van Cleef & Arpels platinum and diamond
 “Snowflake” bracelet £158,800; Carolina Herrera dress £2,799;
 Burland fur roll collar £535; Nancy Gonzalez clutch £1,175;
 Christian Louboutin shoes £535; RIGHT IWC Portofino
 Chronograph in stainless steel £3,900; A. Sauvage jacket
 £1,200; Mr Start shirt £99.95; Canali trousers £229; ON MR
 WOO THE DOG Majestic Collars diamanté collar from £44.95




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FASHION
                                               FROM LEFT Cartier “Surya” brooch, price on
                                             application; Boodles “Vintage Lace” necklace
                                         £1,250,000 and bracelet £445,000; Theo Fennell
                                           18kt yellow and white gold, diamond, ruby and
                                      agate “Cameo” pendant £14,950 and (in foreground)
                                        “Bee” necklace in 18kt yellow and white gold with
                                           black jade £5,500; Boodles “Vintage Lace” ring
                                         £162,000 and earrings £150,000; IWC Portofino
                                      Automatic watch in stainless steel £3,750; Chopard
                                          high jewellery earrings with emeralds and yellow
                                                            diamonds, price on application

                                           Hair KEIICHIRO HIRANO at DWM using
                                                                    Bumble and Bumble
                                                Make-up EMMA MILES using Chanel
                                      Models SOPHIE P at Select, DENISE SOMMERS
                                        and LYZA at Storm, MATTHEW HITT at FM,
                                                      PATRICK RUKAI at Premier, and
                                                            DALE TOOGOOD at Elite
                                                          Fashion Stylist POPPY ROCK
                                                  Fashion Assistant BECKY BRANCH
                                       Make-up Assistants DEBORAH LOTT, MEGU,
                                                                   and JULIA WILSON
                                       Photographer’s Assistants SCOTT ARCHIBALD,
                                       JAMES DAVEY and MICHAEL FURLONGER

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                                             and The Men’s Shoe Salon, Lower Ground
                                      Floor; The Fine Jewellery Room, The Fine Watch
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                                          and Sunglasses, Ground Floor; Eveningwear,
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              18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMONDS




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&   ALLEGRA COLLECTION




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EDITOR’S LETTER




Fine Jewellery
A rainbow of precious gems has arrived this year in the collections
of our favourite international jewellery brands. No less influential
than trends in fashion, the key looks in jewellery design rely on
fancy coloured stones to do the talking. Deceptively complicated
settings are used to create maximum luminosity, and every
imaginable shade makes an appearance, from lemon yellow and
tangerine to violet, pink and black.
   Meanwhile, classic white diamonds are a perennial favourite, in
ever more flamboyant creations from the haute joaillerie houses.
And the mood for fine craftsmanship has led to a new interest in
the ancient art of enamelling.
   Together with the new Fine Watch Room, the selection of
precious jewels and timepieces is now the most expansive in
Europe. And the elegant surroundings of The Fine Jewellery Room
provide the perfect setting for tiny gifts with massive significance.


         Take a trip to Harrods...
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TWO UNIQUE BROOCHES
                              BY THEO FENNELL

HAND MADE IN OUR WORKSHOPS BY 7 BRILLIANT CRAFTSMEN USING CARVED MAMMOTH BONE,
MOTHER OF PEARL, CITRINE, DIAMONDS, SAPPHIRES, RUBIES, TURQUOISE AND CORAL BEADS
          AND SET IN 18CT GOLD WITH ENAMEL AND HAND ENGRAVED DETAILS.

                    THE FINE JEWELLERY ROOM, GROUND FLOOR
Photo Jimmy Nelson




                                 Star of Sha mball a Medallion
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CONTENTS



                       HARRODS MAGAZINE
                                   DEBORAH BEE
                       EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
                  ART DIRECTOR BARNEY PICKARD
                    DEPUTY EDITOR FLEUR FRUZZA
                SENIOR FASHION EDITOR SARAH WEBB
   CHIEF SUB-EDITORS LISA HILLMAN, NICOLETTE THOMPSON
               JUNIOR SUB-EDITOR NICOLA CORFIELD
                       PRODUCER LISA BONNICI
                       ART EDITOR SONJA BURRI
               SENIOR DESIGNER NATALIE MOSQUERA
                JUNIOR DESIGNER RACHEL ESCUDIER
                   FASHION WRITER LAURA JORDAN
                  STAFF WRITER AMY BROOMFIELD
                  EDITORIAL ASSISTANT LOUISE FISH
                DEPUTY FASHION EDITOR POPPY ROCK
                 FASHION ASSISTANT BECKY BRANCH
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                PICTURE RESEARCHER EMILY SELLERS
            MENSWEAR FASHION EDITOR MITCHELL BELK
                      PUBLISHER BETH HODDER
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                        www.harrods.com                                                       Cleverly cut to reveal the depth of their vibrant colours, the world’s most
                                                                                              precious and unusual stones appear in the latest head-turning haute joaillerie
   All information and prices are correct at time of going to press. We hope you enjoy     18 ART OF GLASS
reading Harrods Magazine. As we are committed to providing the highest level of customer      The intricate art of enamelling has found its way from the ancient world to
        service possible, we would love to hear any comments that you may have.
                          Please email magazine@harrods.com
                                                                                              today’s fine jewellery and watches
                                                                                           20 LE CRAZY
                                                                                              With a shared passion for creating dreams, Le Crazy Horse and Chopard
                                                                                              celebrate feminine beauty and the art of seduction
                                                                                           24 DARK ARTS
                                                                                              Fashion’s perennial favourite shade has crossed into fine jewellery, as
                                                                                              diamonds, sapphires and pearls appear in any colour – so long as it’s black
                                                                                           26 THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN
                                                                                              Showcasing exquisite designs from some of the world’s most prestigious
                                                                                              brands, The Fine Jewellery Room is internationally renowned for its rare and
                                                                                              beautiful gems
                                                                                           30 DESIGN FOR LIFE
                                                                                              From Ottoman architecture to the Chinese zodiac, seven designers share the
                                                                                              eclectic inspirations behind their fine jewellery creations
                                                                                           34 THE ULTIMATE NEST EGG
                                                                                              Only Fabergé could magic up exquisite pendants in a breathtaking array
                                                                                              of gems
                                                                                           55 LES DÉFILÉS DE MODE
                                        Cover animation                                       Inspired by yesteryear’s haute couture houses, the ’50s silhouette is enhanced
                                        MAINFRAME                                             by statement jewels and elegant fine timepieces


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MUST-HAVES



                                                                              Fancy
                                                                   Cleverly cut to reveal the depth of
                                                              their vibrant colours, the world’s most
                                                              precious and unusual stones appear in
                                                               the latest head-turning haute joaillerie
                                                                                PHOTOGRAPHER CHRIS TURNER
                                                                           DEPUTY FASHION EDITOR POPPY ROCK




                    CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Amrapali
                    “Navaratna” 18kt gold and nine
                    gemstones necklace £31,000; Van Cleef
                    & Arpels “Victoria” bracelet in white
                    gold with diamonds, violet and pink
                    sapphires, emeralds and pearls, price
                    on application; Bulgari platinum, gold,
                    diamond and sapphire necklace, price
                    on application; Boodles “Summer
                    Sunset” bracelet in 18kt white gold
                    with diamonds and pink sapphires,
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                    £65,000; Chopard High Jewellery
                    Collection necklace with white
                    diamonds and multicoloured sapphires,
                    price on application
                    Available from The Fine Jewellery
                    Room, Ground Floor

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NEWS


                                       Tiffany &
                                           Jackie                                     SUPER
                                               When Jean Schlumberger
                                               first expressed an interest
                                               in design, his parents
                                                                                      FLY
                                                                                      With a team of artists
                                              were quick to discourage
                                          him and wouldn’t allow him                  using watch dials
                                  to do any formal training. Luckily for              as their canvases,
                                   him – and us – he sought out                       DeLaneau has created
                                      another avenue, and trained                     the Amazone Miniature
                                       under fashion designer Elsa                    Papillon watch. The 18kt
                                       Schiaparelli, who commissioned
                                       him to design costume jewellery.               dial features 59 diamonds
                                      Schlumberger’s “Jackie” bracelets               and four lozenge-cut orange
                                     (so named after Jackie Kennedy                   sapphires. The large, vibrant
                                     was photographed wearing one)                    butterfly is hand-engraved
                                     are made using the 19th-century                  and painted with enamel,
                                           art of paillonné, a process of
                                            making translucent colours
                                                                                          while the red gold case is
                                            by laying enamel over gold                     set with 472 brilliant-cut
                                             leaf. From £23,200.                          diamonds. £97,000.
                                              Available from The                         Available from The Fine Jewellery
                                              Fine Jewellery Room,                        Room, Ground Floor
                                             Ground Floor

                                                                                                  From Russia with love
     Art of glass
                                                                                                    The tradition of giving a Fabergé egg as a gift began in
                                                                                                         Russia in 1885. Tsar Alexander III commissioned
                                                                                                      Peter Carl Fabergé to make a jewelled Easter egg for
                                                                                                        his wife for their anniversary. She loved the gift so
 The intricate art of enamelling has                                                                 much that Fabergé was appointed to make a new egg
                                                                                                     every year. Today they are a symbol of opulence. The
 found its way from the ancient world                                                                 “Oeuf Olga” pendant is enamelled in brilliant green
 to today’s fine jewellery and watches                                                                 and cradled in an Art Nouveau-style 18kt basket set
                                                                                                       with diamonds. £8,850. Available from The Fine
                                                                                                                           Jewellery Room, Ground Floor


                          GOLD                                        Cartier deco
                          CALLING                                     Influences from Art Deco and the Orient to the solar
                                                                      system and the ocean have inspired Cartier’s Évasions
                          The latest limited-edition range            Joaillières collection. Pink gold rings are decorated
                          from Vertu has taken on a                   with a solar-style disc and covered in semiprecious
                          feminine touch, with floral                 stones and black lacquer, while matching necklaces
                          designs made with the Japanese              are suspended on chains made from prehnites. Other
                          lacquer technique of maki-e.                pieces include pink sapphire and onyx necklaces and
                          The four phones of the Kissho               rings framed by diamonds. Ring £27,000. Available
                          range – the word means “good                from The Fine Jewellery Room, Ground Floor
                          omen” – come in white or
                          yellow gold and feature a
                          different seasonal flower
                          designed by maki-e                                                         Creature
                          master Kazumi Murose.
                          The patterns are applied                                                   feature
                          by sprinkling tiny                                                         A picture drawn by her seven-year-old daughter
                          particles of gold or silver                                                inspired Solange Azagury-Partridge to create the
                          and mother-of-pearl onto                                                   whimsical “Supernature” ring. The piece reflects the
                          the lacquer. “Kikusui”                                                     innocent universe of childhood with playful-looking
                          phone £152,000. Available                                                  creatures depicted in bright colours, each one
                          from The Fine Watch Room,                                                  enamelled by hand. £7,400. Available from
                          Ground Floor                                                               The Fine Jewellery Room, Ground Floor


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Le Crazy
 With a shared passion for creating dreams, the Crazy Horse
and Chopard celebrate feminine beauty and the art of seduction
              BY   DEBORAH BEE/PHOTOGRAPHER JANE HILTON
                        Chopard white gold and diamond watch
                         from the Imperiale Collection £31,810
U
 PROVENANCE
                                                                                            nder a slate-grey sky the Parisian
                                                                                            traffic is four lanes wide and
                                                                                            stationary. The concierge states
                                                                                            that the time of day and the
                                                                                            weather will preclude a cab for
                                                                                            at least two hours, so we take
                                                                                            a bus to Avenue Montaigne
                                                                                            and, jumping over a river of
                                                                   rainwater coursing down the side of the road, we head
                                                                   for Avenue George V. Not far from the junction at
                                                                   Pont de l’Alma is a small, rectangular sign with words
     There is a two-                                               picked out in red neon. Smoked-glass doors reveal a
                                                                   plush scarlet interior, with gold-painted bannisters
       kilo margin                                                 leading the way down to a dark, heavily silent
                                                                   auditorium. With no daylight or sounds from the
      for each girl.                                               street, it’s like stepping into another world – secretive
                                                                   and glamorous. The stage is dark and surprisingly
         If you are                                                small; the red velvet booths are lit by small lamps.
                                                                      Backstage is a different story, with a maze of
         lighter or                                                corridors leading to a sound booth, a sales office and
                                                                   a harshly lit TV room with white leather sofas littered

       heavier, you                                                with magazines. At eight in the morning there are
                                                                   a few cleaners vacuuming, some sound engineers

     won’t fit in with                                              out back, and four or five bleary-eyed girls in black
                                                                   silk dressing gowns milling around, who scatter to

        the rest of                                                a room of curtained cubicles as the photography
                                                                   team arrives. At one end, the corridor narrows to

        the group
                                                                   black, leading onto the stage. Here hangs a series
                                                                   of sequined scullcaps fringed with jet beads, and
                                                                   shiny nylon wigs in scarlet, black and white, cut into
                                                                   angular bobs. Within each cubicle is a light-ringed
                                                                   mirror, decorated with pictures of pink-cheeked
                                                                   children and awkward teenagers waving, friendship
                                                                   bracelets, dried flowers and Post-it messages of good
                                       ABOVE Zula Zazou wears      luck. As each girl leans into her mirror, her fresh
                                       the Chopard 18kt yellow     face becomes disguised under layers of foundation,
                                       gold and diamond
                                       “Happy Diamonds”            individual characteristics blended away under false
                                       necklace £24,700; LEFT,     lashes, flicks of eyeliner and a painted pout. These are
                                       RIGHT AND BELOW The
                                       Crazy Girls – Baby Light,
                                                                   the legendary Crazy Girls. This is the Crazy Horse.
                                       Zula Zazou, Fiamma             In Paris, everyone knows of the Crazy Horse. The
                                       Rosa, Yasna Snigoura,       most avant-garde of all the Parisian nightspots, it is
                                       Lumina Classika and
                                       Dita Novita – prepare       a sublimely French concoction: the club’s dazzling
                                       backstage for the cabaret   nightly cabaret shows celebrate the female form
                                                                   through racy burlesque performances. The show dates
                                                                   back to 1951, when Alain Bernardin conjured up the
                                                                   idea of a performance that focused on women, but
                                                                   that also included musical acts or witty interludes.
                                                                   During the ’60s, the show came into its own,
                                                                   becoming the go-to destination for an international
                                                                   clientele keen to experience authentically saucy
                                                                   French nightlife. By then the show had taken on its
                                                                   current form – a series of choreographed tableaux
                                                                   expressed through the supple, naked forms of the
                                                                   Crazy Girls. Often humorous, always teasing, Le
                                                                   Crazy was adored by men and women alike.
                                                                      Transferring to Vegas for a 50th anniversary show
                                                                   in 2001, Le Crazy met with triumphant success. A
                                                                   new team took over in 2005, and the company has
                                                                   since achieved worldwide acclaim. “I instantly fell
                                                                   in love when I first saw the Crazy Horse in Vegas,”
                                                                   says Managing Director Andrée Deissenberg. “The
                                                                   continuing allure of Le Crazy can be put down to the
                                                                   universal appeal of the female form. Since 1951, the
                                                                   Crazy Horse in Paris has been dedicated to capturing
                                                                   la femme in artistically captivating ways through the
                                                                   choreography of our substantially nude dancers.”
                                                                      For Baby Light, Zula Zazou, Fiamma Rosa, Yasna
                                                                   Snigoura, Lumina Classika and Dita Novita (not
                                                                   their real names), “substantially nude” means a few

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  • 8. a raCiNG MaCHiNe ON THe WriST Caliber rM 021 “AERODYNE” Manual winding tourbillon movement Baseplate of honeycombed orthorhombic titanium aluminide / carbon nanofiber Power reserver: circa 70 hours Torque indicator Power reserve indicator Function selector Variable inertia, free sprung balance Fast rotating barrel (6 hours per revolution instead of 7.5 hours) Winding barrel teeth and third-wheel pinion with central involute profile Barrel pawl with progressive recoil Modular time setting mechanism fitted against the case back Free sprung balance with overcoil Wheel based time setting system (back of the movement) Closure of the barrel cover by excentric screws Ceramic endstone for the tourbillon cage Central bridge in rigidified ARCAP Spline screws in grade 5 titanium for the bridges and case bOUTiQUe riCHarD Mille The FIne WATCh ROOM, GROUnD FLOOR
  • 10. Made by hand to touch your heart Frédérique Constant and Nina Badric share one passion: Supporting the International Children’s Heart Foundation. We will donate the cost of a life-saving heart scan for eac Frédérique Constant Double Heart Beat watc sold. The Fine Watc Room, Ground Floor
  • 11. CONTENTS HARRODS MAGAZINE DEBORAH BEE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ART DIRECTOR BARNEY PICKARD DEPUTY EDITOR FLEUR FRUZZA SENIOR FASHION EDITOR SARAH WEBB CHIEF SUB-EDITORS LISA HILLMAN, NICOLETTE THOMPSON JUNIOR SUB-EDITOR NICOLA CORFIELD PRODUCER LISA BONNICI ART EDITOR SONJA BURRI SENIOR DESIGNER NATALIE MOSQUERA JUNIOR DESIGNER RACHEL ESCUDIER FASHION WRITER LAURA JORDAN STAFF WRITER AMY BROOMFIELD EDITORIAL ASSISTANT LOUISE FISH DEPUTY FASHION EDITOR POPPY ROCK 13 18 FASHION ASSISTANT BECKY BRANCH PICTURE RESEARCHER EMILY SELLERS MENSWEAR FASHION EDITOR MITCHELL BELK PUBLISHER BETH HODDER PUBLISHING COORDINATOR SUZY CHAPMAN PUBLISHING ASSISTANT ALETHEA QUARTEY PRODUCTION MANAGER HAYLEY ELLIS PRODUCTION ASSISTANT CAMILLA JOSEPHS HARRODS STORE IMAGE, MEDIA AND MARKETING DIRECTOR OF FINE JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES ABIGAIL RAINER IMAGE DIRECTOR MARK BRIGGS DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT CHIARA VARESE HEAD OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS AMBER PEPPER MEDIA SALES DIRECTOR GUY CHESTON MEDIA MANAGER, FASHION ACCESSORIES VALENTINA TROTTA MEDIA SALES EXECUTIVES, FASHION ACCESSORIES SOPHIE MIDDLETON, LUCINDA ANDREWS GENERAL MERCHANDISING MANAGER, FINE JEWELLERY & LUXURY WATCHES 26 49 HUSSEIN PAREKH BUYER, LUXURY WATCHES WILLIAM BLAKE Fine watches TRAINEE BUYER, FINE JEWELLERY CAMILLA GYLLO ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES +44 (0)20 7225 5783/5996/5706 PRODUCTION 13 HIGH ROLLERS ZEBRA REPRODUCTION PRINT PRODUCTION WYNDEHAM [ROCHE] LIMITED The latest super-exclusive, highly collectible timepieces are the stuff of fantasy for serious watch connoisseurs HARRODS, 87—135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, 14 DIVING BELLES London SW1X 7XL The new generation of professional diving watches fuses technical prowess T: +44 (0)20 7730 1234 F: +44 (0)20 7225 6633 with the latest and cleverest design flourishes www.harrods.com 16 AHEAD OF HIS TIME Ferdinand A. Lange revolutionised the world of watchmaking; now All information and prices are correct at time of going to press. We hope you enjoy his great-grandson has paid tribute to him with a collection of three reading Harrods Magazine. As we are committed to providing the highest level of customer service possible, we would love to hear any comments that you may have. exquisite timepieces Please email magazine@harrods.com 18 MR & MRS Behind every great man’s watch stands a marginally smaller woman’s, matched perfectly in elegance and style 20 TECHNO-FILES The engineering of watchmaking is an art form all of its own, with boundaries continually pushed by the genius few 22 HAUTE HOROLOGY HOTBED The new Fine Watch Room at Harrods contains Europe’s largest collection of luxury timepieces, carefully curated to provide the perfect selection for both international and local clientele 25 FLYING THE FLAG Fine watchmaking used to be as Swiss as Emmental cheese and cuckoo clocks – until two British brothers challenged the established wisdom with their new line of timepieces 26 THE ULTIMATE SPORTS ACTION The latest creation from Parmigiani – the Bugatti Super Sport – is as sleek and revolutionary as you would expect. And it’s breaking records, too 49 LES DÉFILÉS DE MODE Cover animation Inspired by yesteryear’s haute couture houses, the ’50s silhouette is enhanced MAINFRAME by statement jewels and elegant fine timepieces Harrods Magazine • harrods.com 11
  • 12. Over 300 Premier League, Champions League and International games, PFA Young Player of the Year 2010 and FA Cup Winner 2011. ADMIRAL’S CUP DEEP DIVE For James Milner and his Corum watch, each day is a fresh challenge. The Fine Watch Room, Ground Floor
  • 13. MUST-HAVES High ROLLERS The latest super-exclusive, highly collectible timepieces are the stuff of Credits TK Images CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Roger Dubuis Excalibur £190,900; Bulgari Gerald Genta fantasy for serious watch connoisseurs Grande Sonnerie £588,000; Hublot King Power Tourbillon £143,600; De Grisogono Occhio PHOTOGRAPHER ANDY BARTER Ripetizione Minuti £318,200; Ulysse Nardin DEPUTY FASHION EDITOR POPPY ROCK Freak Diavolo £114,000 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com 13
  • 14. NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER TED HUMBLE-SMITH Breguet Richard Mille is, quite simply, the Horological thoroughbreds don’t watch aficionado’s watchmaker. come much more thorough than His are highly technical, highly Breguet. Founded in 1775, the brand covetable and innovatively designed had a fan in King Louis XVI and his timepieces. And the RM 028 Diver wife, Queen Marie Antoinette, and St Tropez demonstrates why. was chronometer maker to the Evolved from Mille’s original RM French Navy. Today, centuries of 025 Diver watch, the new RM 028 knowledge are fused with hi-tech has a smaller dial diameter of innovations to create Breguet’s 47mm. The intricate design of its FROM LEFT Panerai Marine collection. The new Marine skeleton movement belies the RM Submersible £6,200; Richard Mille RM 028 Chronograph 5827 in 18kt rose gold 028’s durability; the tough tripartite Saint-Tropez £63,500; is water resistant to 100 metres, and case makes the model water- Audemars Piguet Diver features a 12-hour totaliser and a resistant to 300 metres. £63,500 watch £13,530 subdial for seconds. £30,700 Diving belles The new generation of professional diving watches fuses technical prowess with the latest and cleverest design flourishes BREITLING SUPEROCEAN 44 Corum Admiral The brand usually associated Since 1960, when Corum created with being 35,000 feet in the the first model in its now signature air has applied its expertise collection, the Admiral’s Cup, the brand has been synonymous with in extreme pressure ORIS PRO DIVER the high seas. As a watchmaking conditions to a line of Necessity is the mother of house actively involved in sailing, watches designed to invention, but Oris is not a brand Corum has amassed decades of withstand the deepest that waits for necessity. This Swiss expertise in nautical timepieces, watchmaker is on a constant quest the most recent of which is the waters. The newest to make new breakthroughs in Admiral’s Cup Seafender 48 Deep addition to Breitling’s technology. The most recent Dive. This model can withstand Superocean line – the of these is the Pro Diver. The 100-bar pressure, which means it Superocean 44 with Breitling’s innovations in this piece include a can be worn at depths of up to vulcanised rubber ring around the 1,000m, while a decompression 17 calibre movement – is water- bezel that offers double protection, valve vents any build-up of helium. resistant to a staggering 2,000 and a coated barrier at the side of The hands and hour markers carry metres, with a safety valve that the bezel, which protects the crown a luminescent coating for visibility and chronograph pushers. £2,750 even in the darkest waters. £8,800 balances out pressure both inside and outside the case. £4,940 Available from The Fine Watch Room, Ground Floor 14 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com
  • 15. EL PRIMERO by Zenith, inventor of the high-frequency self-winding chronograph EL PRIMERO CHRONOMASTER OPEN ZENITH, THE PIONEER SPIRIT SINCE 1865
  • 17. SLUG company began making pocket watches, much of the traditional clockmaking mechanics did not work, so he developed methods of his own. Among his inventions was the three-quarter plate, a small nickel plate that enhances the stability of the watch’s movement. He was also responsible for replacing the old-fashioned Parisian lignes with the metric system and for introducing the millimetre as the primary unit of measurement in watchmaking. A typical A. Lange & Söhne watch features a mechanical movement in gold or platinum, rather than a quartz movement. Also, they are often made with highly distinctive Swiss features, such as “bridges” (back plates sometimes replaced with a series of plates and bars) and the “balance cock” (the bracket that holds the balance wheel, the equivalent of a pendulum in a clock). For 100 years, A. Lange & Söhne enjoyed great success with some of the finest clocks and pocket watches in history, but this success was interrupted by World War II. The factory was destroyed during a bombing raid and was forced into a 50-year hiatus. It was Walter Lange, Ferdinand’s great grandson, who brought the company back from the brink. He was conscripted, and he returned injured. But he was determined to rebuild his great-grandfather’s business – and he did, in just four years. Perhaps one of the most famous watches created by the brand after the war was the Lange 1. This model embodies all the skills and technical developments created across the entire dynasty of watchmakers, with traditional elements such as the three-quarter plate and the hand-engraved balance cock with the whiplash precision index adjuster. The manufacture of this watch represents not only the style and mechanics of the brand but also the company’s perseverance, as much of Lange’s discoveries were lost when the factory was destroyed. Last year, A. Lange & Söhne released a range of limited- edition watches as an homage to the brand’s founder. THIS PAGE, FROM TOP A. Lange The 165 Year Anniversary Edition is a collection of & Söhne founder Ferdinand A. Lange; A. Lange & Söhne three watches that adopt traditional mechanics, but Saxonia Thin in 18kt pink with the addition of a moon-phase indicator, a gold £14,700; Lange 1 in 18kt yellow gold £21,100 guilloché engraved dial and a gold finish. Ferdinand Credits TK Images OPPOSITE PAGE Walter Lange, would’ve been proud. HMN who brought the company back to life after WWII; A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Available from The Fine Watch Room, Tourbillon “Pour le Mérite” Ground Floor in 18kt yellow gold £130,500 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com 17
  • 18. MUST-HAVES Behind every great man’s watch stands a marginally smaller woman’s, matched perfectly in elegance and style PHOTOGRAPHER CHRIS TURNER DEPUTY FASHION EDITOR POPPY ROCK Credits TK Images LEFT, FROM TOPAudemars Piguet Millenary £30,630; Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso £10,700; Cartier Ballon Bleu £24,000; Piaget Dancer £35,800; Blancpain Villeret £12,370 RIGHT, FROM TOP Audemars Piguet Millenary £11,980; Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso £5,500; Cartier Ballon Bleu £14,000; Piaget Dancer £25,600; Blancpain Villeret £10,230 Available from The Fine Watch Room, Ground Floor 18 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com
  • 19. A high-octane mechanical tribute to the automobile spirit L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon. High-end mechanical watchmaking and the best of motor sports meet and mingle in a handsome and powerful timepiece. This limited-edition model celebrating Chopard’s 150th anniversary vividly embodies the spirit of automobiles, a world with which the brand has enjoyed strong ties over several decades. It is driven by a hand-wound tourbillon movement machined – and signed – like an engine block and mounted on shock-absorbing silent-blocks. Beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour and endowed with a 60-hour power reserve, this mechanical L.U.C Calibre 1TRM was designed, developed and produced by Chopard Manufacture and its impressive precision is chrono- meter-certified by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute. Other subtle nods to classic motor racing include the gleaming titanium “bodywork” of the case, curving lugs shaped like aerodynamic car wings, as well as four reinforced inserts on the strap reminiscent of historical car seats. L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon: available in a limited numbered series of 150 in titanium, in honour of Chopard’s 150th anniversary, ref. 168526-3001. Chopard Boutique, The Fine Jewellery Room, Ground Floor
  • 21. The Piccadilly Princess The Fine Jewellery Room, Ground Floor
  • 22. FINE WATCHES D esigning the world’s largest room dedicated to luxury timepieces can’t be that hard, can it? Eva Jiricna, the Czech Haute retail design expert charged with the task, doesn’t agree. Particularly as she needed it to sit easily next to the neighbouring and equally prestigious Fine Jewellery horology Room, which she also designed six years ago. “This is Europe’s largest watch collection,” says Jiricna, the elegant, silvery-bobbed principal of her own London-based architectural practice, whose glamour and good taste are demonstrated through a cool cream trench, beaten metal bangles and a hotbed minimal bracelet watch. “I wanted to extend the fine jewellery experience but watches have a different character. They are much more masculine, much more serious. So we needed a similar concept but aimed at a different kind of client.” Over the 128 years that Harrods has been in its current building, many architects and interior designers have wrestled with its size and the shape The new Fine Watch Room at Harrods contains of its rooms. The flat Brompton road frontage hides Europe’s largest collection of luxury timepieces, a curved, irregular pentagon-shaped building that sits on Hans Road, Hans Crescent and Basil Street. carefully curated to provide the perfect selection The new Fine Watch Room is a slice of the ground for both international and local clientele floor that at different times has housed an ice cream parlour and a pizza restaurant. BY ANN HAVERSHAM/ANIMATION MAINFRAME “The shape of the new room was something of 22 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com
  • 23. a challenge in its own right,” says Jiricna. “My job as an architect is to create ‘wow’ – that’s different things for different people. There’s a ceiling in that WATCH BOUTIQUES room that has been there for years and we wanted A. Lange & Söhne to make a feature of that although it’s not in the best condition throughout the room. So we made Audemars Piguet a circular cutout in the lower ceiling to reveal the Breguet original beams and cornicing. I think its important Chanel to keep Harrods in its own context – some people come here hoping to see some heritage, and I try to Hublot enhance the history.” IWC The approaches to the new area replicate those Jaeger-LeCoultre that existed already: dark tunnels that act as a transition from the Food Halls. Jiricna believes it’s Omega important to have breathing space between the Panerai rooms. “Then at the end of the tunnel you find a Richard Mille surprise – a little bit of magic,” she says. Meanwhile, the room itself has three circular Rolex counters that sit beneath the original section of Vacheron Constantin ceiling, which almost appears to hover above Vertu the black carpeted and granite floor. Individual boutiques are spaced around the edge of the room. BRANDS The doorways to each boutique are flanked by two Baume & Mercier clear glass columns that house display cabinets. Bell & Ross “We have used masculine materials like black granite, and a French glass that has a metallic 3D Blancpain treatment, so it looks silvery and sculpted,” says Breitling Jiricna. “The black carpet joins the granite almost Bremont invisibly so that the line of the room is unbroken for the entire length. The carpet is Swedish, Celsius X VI II imprinted with vinyl and very luxurious and soft, Corum so if something is accidentally dropped it won’t get De Grisogono damaged. You have to think about those things when you are designing for a space like this. The Franck Muller ceiling outside of the cutaway section is black too, Frédérique Constant and there are sandblasted panels hanging from it, featuring a pattern made up of watch parts.” Girard-Perregaux The hardest part of the job for Jiricna, however, Hermès has been getting the lighting right. In the olden John Isaac days, watches were most often displayed flat, making the lighting relatively easy. Today, most watches are Longines shown upright, with the face up, and the straps done Maurice Lacroix up behind them, which requires 3D lighting. Montblanc “Watches are small and you need to be able to see every single detail, so that means serious lighting,” Oris explains Jiricna. “Also, the customers aren’t going Parmigiani to have the sharpest eyes in the world (as you age, Philip Stein you see less detail) – if we were designing a toy department, life would be a lot easier!” Rado “I never forget why I’m here. My purpose is to Roger Dubuis sell products, and I need to create the best possible TAG Heuer conditions to display them. I love the contrast of the granite with the glass and the sparkling light. People Ulysse Nardin need to feel uplifted. They need to feel that the Zenith object that they are buying is worth the investment, £3 2012 so a luxurious atmosphere is required throughout. And the more sparkle you create, the more magical it all becomes.” HMN FINEERY LL JEWE012 2 WATCHES 2012 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com 23
  • 24. The Fine Watch Room, Ground Floor
  • 25. PROVENANCE Flying the flag Fine watchmaking used to be as Swiss as Emmental cheese and cuckoo clocks – until two British brothers challenged the established wisdom with their new line of timepieces A n obsession with aviation has led to both success and tragedy in the lives of Nick and Giles Explorer Bear Grylls English. The air crash that led to the death of their father and left Nick with 30 broken bones created a determination in the brothers to follow their dreams; both forwent careers in the city to take up aircraft restoration. A forced landing in a French field a year later was also turned into a positive; the owner of the land – a farmer and former WWII pilot – befriended the brothers and showed them a wristwatch he had been given by his father as a boy. The watch mirrored the craftsmanship and quality that the brothers hoped to emulate in a new brand of fine timepieces that they had been considering setting up. The first British luxury watch brand was thus launched and, inspired by the farmer – Monsieur Antoine Bremont – the English brothers called their brand Bremont. Bad timing isn’t something that the brothers were prepared to accept Polar explorer and either; the economic downturn has simply meant greater availability of long-distance skier Ben Saunders Swiss parts with which to construct their timepieces. After five years of development, Bremont produced its first luxury watch in 2007. Aviation is a recurring theme in all the designs; many feature technical complications, including automatic chronometers. But the USP of the brand is its overwhelming air of Englishness. The brothers wanted to create a watch that would be as at home in the boardroom as it would be in extreme conditions – such as those endured by an impressive roster of adventuring brand ambassadors. Mountaineer Jake Meyer, polar explorer and long-distance skier Ben Saunders, adventurer and motorcyclist Charley Boorman, Olympic skier Graham Bell, explorer Bear Grylls and free diver Sara Campbell have all worn their Bremonts in the field, reinforcing the brand’s maxim: “tested beyond endurance”. The resulting watch collection is entirely handmade and ready for action. Cases are constructed from stainless steel that is seven times harder than the average; similarly, the convex sapphire crystal is toughened and has nine layers of anti-reflective coating; and the 15- day chronometer movement is accurate to between Free diver Sara Campbell -4 and +6 seconds per day. Further durability against extremes of temperature, shock, magnetic fields and water resistance (up to 1500m) allows for maximum usability. And in terms of design, limited editions have been created through collaborations with Jaguar and, continuing the aviation connection, the 1944 Mustang WWII aircraft. Such is the demand for Bremonts, the brand is now one of the world’s top 20 most prolific chrono producers. Since its launch, Bremont has scooped a clutch of awards, including two from the prestigious Walpole organisation, and Watch Brand of the Year 2011 at the UK Jewellery Awards. Its FROM LEFT Bremont P-51 innovative designs and construction, as well £7,450 and ALT1-P as its strong commercial appeal, have proved that £3,450. Available from the English brothers’ dreams have come true. For The Fine Watch Room, Mountaineer Jake Meyer Bremont, the sky is, apparently, not the limit. HMN Ground Floor Harrods Magazine • harrods.com 25
  • 26. ULTIMATE The Ultimate Sports action The latest creation from Parmigiani – the Bugatti Super Sport – is as sleek and revolutionary as you would expect. And it’s breaking records, too PHOTOGRAPHER ANDY BARTER When the worlds of super cars and haute horlogerie collide, you know the onto a vertical axis, a fiendishly difficult feat that enables drivers to keep result is bound to get hearts racing, even more so when the brands in focus on the face. An open-worked dial reveals the mechanics of the question are Swiss watchmaker Parmigiani and French racing car designer 337 components, while the curves of the watch and the carbon fibre Bugatti. The Super Sport is the third collaboration between the two hour wheel echo the aerodynamic lines of the Veyron automobile. brands, the first of which – in 2004 –saw Parmigiani revolutionise the Parmigiani has forced us to rethink watch design. The Super Sport was watchmaking world by placing the entire movement of the Bugatti Type worn by Bugatti test driver Pierre-Henri Raphanel when he broke the world 370 on a transverse axis like a racing motor. land-speed record (for production sports cars) driving the Bugatti Veyron at This spirit of audacious design continues to Parmigiani’s latest sensation, 431 km/h. It’s no wonder they’re calling it the fastest watch in the world. the Bugatti Super Sport, an aesthetic and technical triumph. For the latest £218,000. Limited edition of 30 pieces. Available from The Fine Watch model, Parmigiani has achieved a world first by flipping the components Room, Ground Floor 26 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com
  • 27. FOLLOW YOUR CONVICTIONS “I DON‘T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU. I DON‘T WANT TO THINK LIKE YOU. I‘M GOING TO BE LIKE ME.“ From „Looking after number one“ – Bob Geldof 1976 From starting a band to receiving a knighthood, Sir Bob Geldof has stayed true to himself in everything he does. At Maurice Lacroix, we create our unique movements and award-winning designs by hand – because, like Sir Bob, we too follow our convictions. Masterpiece Double Rétrograde The Fine Watch Room, GROUND FLOOR
  • 28. GIRARD-PERREGAUX 1966 Small Second Pink gold case, sapphire case back, Girard-Perregaux automatic mechanical movement. Hour, minute and small second. The Fine Watch Room, Ground Floor.
  • 30. CHANEL Coco Chanel’s inimitable spirit remains at the heart of the Chanel brand. In fashion, this translates simply, with a reinvention of her beloved pearls, tweed and diamonds for one generation after the next. In terms of timepieces, the contemporary Chanel approach is to match Mademoiselle Chanel’s audacious design ethos and quest for uncompromised quality. Each watch from the House of Chanel resembles a fine piece of jewellery made in a chic Parisian style. The latest models in the J12 collection include the J12 Marine, the J12 Chromatic and the J12 Calibre 3125. Still using the sea as a source of inspiration, the masculine nature of the J12 design is reinforced by high-performance materials like flexible rubber, intensely black ceramic, black lacquered dials and rhodium-plated yellow gold polished to a mirror finish. Meanwhile, the J12 Rétrograde Mystérieuse continues to fascinate technology fans with its unique vertical crown – that, and the clever way it has of sliding time backwards. Very mysterious.
  • 31. FROM LEFT Chanel Rétrograde Mystèrieuse Tourbillon in pink gold £176,475; J12 Calibre 3125 42mm automatic in black ceramic and yellow gold £15,875; J12 Chromatic 41mm automatic £4,150; and J12 Marine 42mm automatic with blue bezel and rubber strap £3,325
  • 32. TAG HEUER A need for speed was the design ethos defined for TAG Heuer when Steve McQueen wore the first Monaco square-case, water-resistant watch in the film Le Mans, back in the ’70s. The new-generation Monaco V4 is also making revving noises in horology circles, nominated for Design Watch of the Year at the appropriately named 2010 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. The 41mm rose gold case, newly angled planes of the bevelled crystal and hand-stitched alligator strap are suitable companions for the high-yield mechanical belt drives and linear rewinding system found within. Similarly, the Carrera Heritage Collection Calibre 6 Watch and Calibre 16 Chronograph reinterpret iconic timepieces of motor racing, with retro details that reinforce TAG Heuer’s reputation for precision timekeeping. Meanwhile, the new Carrera Mikrograph, the first ever column wheel integrated mechanical chronograph with 1/100th of a second displayed by a striking central hand, is the ultimate in accuracy, complexity of movement and, of course, speed.
  • 33. FROM LEFT TAG Heuer Monaco V4 rose gold & ceramic limited edition £70,000; Carrera Heritage Calibre 16 Chronograph with rose gold dial £3,150; Carrera Mikrograph 1/100th Second Chronograph £35,000; and Carrera Heritage Calibre 6 Watch in rose gold £6,995
  • 34. PIAGET In the world of watches and fine jewellery, a brand generally stands in the technology camp or the jewellery camp, then improvises. Brands that have equal footing in both, with a heritage in mechanical movement and haute joaillerie, are few and far between. Piaget is one such house. Although originally a specialist in watch movements, Piaget extended the scope of its expertise in the 1960s with the launch of a collection of jewelled watches. And while ultra- thin is central to Piaget’s ideology, the brand’s gift to watchmaking is its jewelled concoctions. Enter the Piaget Emperador Coussin. The gem-set dial bears the retrograde date and day as well as the months, leap years or double time zones, and a gem-set oscillating weight is visible through the sapphire crystal case back. In the same collection, the Emperador Coussin XL Large Moon focuses on the lunar cycle, exhibiting a moon outlined with diamond-set white gold and a dial in aventurine silvered crystal, also encircled in diamonds. Meanwhile, the Altiplano adopts Piaget’s distinctive ultra-thin aesthetic with a minimalist design edged in a single row of diamonds. The audacity and authenticity of the brand shine as brightly as ever. FROM LEFT Piaget Emperador Coussin XL Large Moon £48,600; Piaget Emperador Coussin, price on application; and Piaget Altiplano £17,300
  • 36. HERMÈS An imaginary journey through time – from a Parisian-based harness maker in 1837 to revered fashion house and fine watchmaker today – would have to be taken in a tangerine duc carriage with matching pony. Many icons of style are connected to this high-fashion house, yet the equestrian origins and the vibrant colour associated with the brand are never far from the surface. Through innovative collaborations and brave marketing decisions, the brand has continually reinvented itself for each new generation. Today, the leading edge of Hermès’ design strategy lies with its watch innovations. The Cape Cod Grandes Heures watch dips its design toes into saddlery hardware in a laid-back yet luxurious style – but that’s not the clever bit. The unevenly spaced hour markers create a need to speed up or slow down the skeleton hands to give the impression that you can orchestrate time. In a similar vein, the Arceau Le Temps Suspendu watch has a sophisticated mechanism for playing with time. At the touch of a button, the hour and minute hands stop at their own whim at around noon, and the retrodate date hand disappears from the dial, suspending time on the watch face, if not in reality. Meanwhile, standard time keeps running behind the scenes, allowing for a return to real time with ease. Protected by two patents, this mechanical self- winding movement is equipped with three retrograde functions, including two 360-degree retrograding ones, and has a 42-hour power reserve – a gentle reminder of pressing time. FROM LEFT Hermès Arceau Le Temps Suspendu in rose gold £27,100; Cape Cod Grandes Heures £6,100; Arceau Le Temps Suspendu in steel £12,900; and Cape Cod Grandes Heures £5,950
  • 38. VACHERON CONSTANTIN Vacheron Constantin prides itself on respecting tradition. Ever since François Constantin travelled the world in the 18th century on a quest to discover the talents hidden within different cultures, Vacheron Constantin has struck the perfect balance between age-old watchmaking techniques and innovative artistic design. Each year, the Swiss manufacture launches a series of timepieces named Métiers d’Art to celebrate this link; for 2011, a bridge between East and West has been created with the La Symbolique des Laques collection. Japanese lacquering techniques that date back to the 1600s have been used to create three highly decorative timepieces: Turtle and Lotus, Frog and Hydrangea, and Carp and Waterfall. Inside each is the 14kt gold manual-wind 1003 SQ movement which, at 1.64mm, is the thinnest hand-wound mechanical movement in the world.
  • 40. VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Parisian elegance has always been central to the Van Cleef & Arpels aesthetic. The most refined translation of this is the eponymous PA49 watch. Created in 1949 by Pierre Arpels, it is a classic in watchmaking history that stands the test of time with its ultra- slim, ultra-dignified design. Midnight in Paris is Van Cleef & Arpels’ most sophisticated complication, replicating the daily changes in the night sky of Paris. The 365-day cycle of the stars moves imperceptibly in the classic round pink gold case. Meanwhile, Monsieur Arpels Tourbillon is the show-stopping timepiece of the group, with a tourbillon complication that is as beautiful as it is technically advanced. This is savoir-faire French style, sought out by connoisseurs throughout the world.
  • 41. FROM LEFT Van Cleef & Arpels PA49 £3,050; Monsieur Arpels Tourbillon £167,400; and Midnight in Paris £54,000
  • 42. IWC This year, the design focus for IWC is one of the manufacture’s signature ranges, the Portuguese collection. Launched in 1939, the original watches were oversized at the request of two Portuguese businessmen, with pocket watch movements very much in the tradition of nautical instruments. Over the years, IWC has revised this collection based around mechanical precision instruments. The Portuguese Regulateur Tourbillon, produced in a limited edition of 100 pieces, highlights a wristwatch whose design is inspired by traditional regulateur clocks. The Portuguese Perpetual Calendar, introduced this year in a revised 44mm red gold case, remains the world’s most user-friendly perpetual calendar due to its single crown operation. The epitome of precision mechanical engineering is encapsulated within IWC’s Portuguese Grande Complication in red gold, in a limited production of only 50 pieces per year.
  • 43. FROM LEFT IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar in 18kt red gold £26,000; Portuguese Tourbillon Regulator in 18kt red gold £38,000; and Portuguese Grande Complication in 18kt red gold £165,000
  • 44. MONTBLANC Accuracy has always been at the heart of Montblanc. Back in 1821, an inventor by the name of Nicolas Rieussec made history at a Parisian horse race when he recorded the times of all the horses as they crossed the finish line, to an accuracy of a quarter of a second. His invention was the chronograph. And Montblanc’s Nicolas Rieussec collection pays tribute to him with two chronograph movements: the MB R100 hand-wound calibre and the MB R200 automatic. Meanwhile to mark Minerva’s 150th jubilee, Montblanc has created the Collection Villeret 1858 Émail Grand Feu, a range that demonstrates the fine art of champlevé enamelling. The Grand Chronographe Émail Grand Feu has a 47mm case, 55 hours of power reserve and appears in red gold with an enamel dial, limited to 58 pieces. FROM TOP Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Monopusher Chronograph Automatic £6,800 and Les Chronographes Émail Grand Feu, price on application
  • 45. AUDEMARS PIGUET Since 1875, Audemars Piguet has been cradled in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland. The brand has the distinction of being the oldest Swiss watch manufacture to be owned by the founding family ancestors. Today, some 136 years later, Audemars Piguet is still proud of its unique heritage. In 1972, the brand introduced the Royal Oak, with its distinctive octagonal bezel. Once again, the brand was at the forefront of design. The marque introduced the model as the first luxury stainless steel sports watch. Today the Royal Oak is an icon in the world of horology: masculine, refined and instantly recognisable. The two models featured are the 18kt Rose Gold Royal Oak automatic on a strap: a watch for all occasions, a watch for today’s man – distinctive, masculine and cool. The Royal Oak Offshore Bumble Bee illustrates the dynamics that most brand aficionados love, featuring a combination of materials to create a true cutting-edge sports watch. FROM TOP Audemars Piguet Selfwinding Royal Oak £22,610 and Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph Bumble Bee £25,480
  • 46. VERTU Redefining the very idea of smartphones, Vertu has unveiled its latest touchscreen model, the Constellation. The Constellation was created to enhance a discerning and demanding lifestyle, thanks to its state-of-the-art technology, unparalleled craftsmanship and exclusive services. As with all Vertu phones, Vertu Concierge lies at the heart of the Constellation, and is now paired with a range of carefully curated apps to ensure that Vertu exclusive services and information are at the customer’s fingertips. These include Club Access, a global network of private members’ lifestyle and business clubs created for Vertu customers’ complimentary use. Vertu Select and City Brief deliver tailored information to the handset, while vertu.me supports multiple email accounts and the secure backup of data. Each handset is built and signed by one technician, with casings of surgical stainless steel or, in one case, 18kt yellow gold and ceramic, with a sapphire crystal screen. Vertu Constellation £4,300
  • 48. The Fusion between Ceramic, 18K Red Gold and Rubber. Hublot Boutique, The Fine Watch Room, Ground Floor
  • 49. Les FASHION défilés de mode Inspired by yesteryear’s haute couture houses, the ’50s silhouette is enhanced PHOTOGRAPHER by statement jewels and elegant fine timepieces JASON ELL/ SENIOR FASHION EDITOR SARAH WEBB/ MENSWEAR FASHION EDITOR MITCHELL BELK Harrods Magazine • harrods.com 49
  • 50. FASHION LEFT De Beers “Enchanted Lotus” white gold and white diamond necklace, price on application; Cartier “Surya” brooch, price on application; Chopard diamond and tanzanite earrings, price on application, (on left hand ) diamond and tourmaline ring £48,930 and (on right hand ) high jewellery bracelet set in white and black diamonds £73,060; (on right hand ) Boucheron white gold and diamond “Ava Deco” ring £7,750; Dolce & Gabbana dress £1,155; Dents gloves £19.95; RIGHT Boodles “Honeysuckle” necklace £120,000 and (on left little finger) ring £45,000; Cartier “Musk” earrings, price on application; Chanel “Collerette” bracelet £29,650; (on right little finger) Theo Fennell 18kt yellow gold, white gold, diamond and green tourmaline “Ivy Tryst” ring £3,750 and (on left ring finger) 18kt yellow gold, white gold, brown diamond and diamond “Bombe” ring £25,850; Maria Grachvogel dress £1,475; Dents gloves £19.95 50 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com
  • 51. FASHION LEFT Miu Miu dress from a selection; SECOND FROM LEFT Hackett jacket £499; Brioni shirt £299; Polo Ralph Lauren tie £85; THIRD FROM LEFT Boucheron white gold and diamond “Ava Deco” earrings £11,600 and necklace £20,800; Caroline Charles top £245 and skirt £325; THIRD FROM RIGHT Breitling Navitimer 01 watch in red gold £15,780; Harrods Own Label coat £599; Rake jacket £979; Corneliani shirt £129; Mr Hare shoes £525; SECOND FROM RIGHT De Beers “Swan Lake” pink gold and white diamond earrings, and “Adonis Rose” white gold and white diamond cuff, both prices on application; Cartier pearl necklace, price on application; (on left hand) Theo Fennell 18kt yellow gold, diamond, garnet and beryl “Bombe” ring £16,700 and (on right hand) 18kt yellow gold, diamond and brown diamond “Bombe” ring £25,850; Burland fur cape £10,250; Elie Saab dress £4,900; Philip Treacy hat £825; Tiffany & Co. sunglasses £238; Christian Louboutin clutch £895; KG by Kurt Geiger shoes from a selection; RIGHT Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Tribute to Deep Sea watch £8,350; Ralph Lauren Purple Label cardigan £1,810; Rake shirt £239; Polo Ralph Lauren trousers £249; Turnbull & Asser cravat £95; Falke socks £11.95; Tom Ford shoes £2,535; ON PHOTOGRAPHER Chanel J12 Caliber 3125 watch with alligator strap £14,275; E. Tautz jacket £800; Mr Start shirt £99.95 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com 51
  • 52. FASHION THIS PAGE, LEFT Montblanc Star Retrograde Automatic watch £3,020; Mr Start jacket £450 and shirt £99.95; RIGHT Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine Date Automatic watch in pink gold £17,670; Mr Start suit £695; Polo Ralph Lauren shirt £95; Harrods Own Label tie £49.95 OPPOSITE PAGE, ON HER Boodles “Vintage Lace” earrings £150,000, necklace £1,250,000 and ring £162,000; Dolce & Gabbana dress £1,155; Burland fur roll collar £535; Philip Treacy hat £1,799; Dents gloves £19.95; ON HIM Piaget Emperador watch £16,400; Ralph Lauren suit £990; Canali shirt £129 and tie £79.95; Turnbull & Asser pocket square £50 52 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com
  • 54. FASHION LEFT Hermès Cape Cod Grandes Heures watch £6,100; Richard James jacket £829; Mr Start shirt £110; CENTRE (on right hand) Chaumet “Frisson 3 Pampilles” bracelet, price on application; Van Cleef & Arpels white gold and diamond “Décolleté” ring £26,600; (rings on left hand, from left) Van Cleef & Arpels white gold, diamond and aquamarine “Décolleté” ring, price on application; Chaumet “Frisson 3 Pampilles” ring, price on application; (bracelets on left wrist, from top) Chaumet white gold and diamond “Joséphine” bracelet £18,800; Van Cleef & Arpels platinum and diamond “Snowflake” bracelet £158,800; Carolina Herrera dress £2,799; Burland fur roll collar £535; Nancy Gonzalez clutch £1,175; Christian Louboutin shoes £535; RIGHT IWC Portofino Chronograph in stainless steel £3,900; A. Sauvage jacket £1,200; Mr Start shirt £99.95; Canali trousers £229; ON MR WOO THE DOG Majestic Collars diamanté collar from £44.95 54 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com
  • 56. FASHION FROM LEFT Cartier “Surya” brooch, price on application; Boodles “Vintage Lace” necklace £1,250,000 and bracelet £445,000; Theo Fennell 18kt yellow and white gold, diamond, ruby and agate “Cameo” pendant £14,950 and (in foreground) “Bee” necklace in 18kt yellow and white gold with black jade £5,500; Boodles “Vintage Lace” ring £162,000 and earrings £150,000; IWC Portofino Automatic watch in stainless steel £3,750; Chopard high jewellery earrings with emeralds and yellow diamonds, price on application Hair KEIICHIRO HIRANO at DWM using Bumble and Bumble Make-up EMMA MILES using Chanel Models SOPHIE P at Select, DENISE SOMMERS and LYZA at Storm, MATTHEW HITT at FM, PATRICK RUKAI at Premier, and DALE TOOGOOD at Elite Fashion Stylist POPPY ROCK Fashion Assistant BECKY BRANCH Make-up Assistants DEBORAH LOTT, MEGU, and JULIA WILSON Photographer’s Assistants SCOTT ARCHIBALD, JAMES DAVEY and MICHAEL FURLONGER Available from Men’s Underwear & Nightwear and The Men’s Shoe Salon, Lower Ground Floor; The Fine Jewellery Room, The Fine Watch Room, Hosiery & Umbrellas, Men’s Tailoring and Sunglasses, Ground Floor; Eveningwear, International Designer Room, Millinery and The Shoe Salon, First Floor; and harrods.com Credits TK Images 56 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com
  • 61. “BOUCLE DE CAMÉLIA“ RING 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMONDS Chanel Boutique, The Fine Jewellery Room, Ground Floor.
  • 62. & ALLEGRA COLLECTION T HE F INE J EWELLERY R OOM , G ROUND F LOOR
  • 67. EDITOR’S LETTER Fine Jewellery A rainbow of precious gems has arrived this year in the collections of our favourite international jewellery brands. No less influential than trends in fashion, the key looks in jewellery design rely on fancy coloured stones to do the talking. Deceptively complicated settings are used to create maximum luminosity, and every imaginable shade makes an appearance, from lemon yellow and tangerine to violet, pink and black. Meanwhile, classic white diamonds are a perennial favourite, in ever more flamboyant creations from the haute joaillerie houses. And the mood for fine craftsmanship has led to a new interest in the ancient art of enamelling. Together with the new Fine Watch Room, the selection of precious jewels and timepieces is now the most expansive in Europe. And the elegant surroundings of The Fine Jewellery Room provide the perfect setting for tiny gifts with massive significance. Take a trip to Harrods... for 24kt quality Harrods Magazine • harrods.com 11
  • 69. TWO UNIQUE BROOCHES BY THEO FENNELL HAND MADE IN OUR WORKSHOPS BY 7 BRILLIANT CRAFTSMEN USING CARVED MAMMOTH BONE, MOTHER OF PEARL, CITRINE, DIAMONDS, SAPPHIRES, RUBIES, TURQUOISE AND CORAL BEADS AND SET IN 18CT GOLD WITH ENAMEL AND HAND ENGRAVED DETAILS. THE FINE JEWELLERY ROOM, GROUND FLOOR
  • 70. Photo Jimmy Nelson Star of Sha mball a Medallion 18 K rhodium pl ated white gold & Bl ack dia monds The Fine Jewellery Room, Ground Floor
  • 71. CONTENTS HARRODS MAGAZINE DEBORAH BEE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ART DIRECTOR BARNEY PICKARD DEPUTY EDITOR FLEUR FRUZZA SENIOR FASHION EDITOR SARAH WEBB CHIEF SUB-EDITORS LISA HILLMAN, NICOLETTE THOMPSON JUNIOR SUB-EDITOR NICOLA CORFIELD PRODUCER LISA BONNICI ART EDITOR SONJA BURRI SENIOR DESIGNER NATALIE MOSQUERA JUNIOR DESIGNER RACHEL ESCUDIER FASHION WRITER LAURA JORDAN STAFF WRITER AMY BROOMFIELD EDITORIAL ASSISTANT LOUISE FISH DEPUTY FASHION EDITOR POPPY ROCK FASHION ASSISTANT BECKY BRANCH 17 24 PICTURE RESEARCHER EMILY SELLERS MENSWEAR FASHION EDITOR MITCHELL BELK PUBLISHER BETH HODDER PUBLISHING COORDINATOR SUZY CHAPMAN PUBLISHING ASSISTANT ALETHEA QUARTEY PRODUCTION MANAGER HAYLEY ELLIS PRODUCTION ASSISTANT CAMILLA JOSEPHS HARRODS STORE IMAGE, MEDIA AND MARKETING DIRECTOR OF FINE JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES ABIGAIL RAINER IMAGE DIRECTOR MARK BRIGGS DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT CHIARA VARESE HEAD OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS AMBER PEPPER MEDIA SALES DIRECTOR GUY CHESTON MEDIA MANAGER, FASHION ACCESSORIES VALENTINA TROTTA MEDIA SALES EXECUTIVES, FASHION ACCESSORIES SOPHIE MIDDLETON, LUCINDA ANDREWS GENERAL MERCHANDISING MANAGER, FINE JEWELLERY & LUXURY WATCHES HUSSEIN PAREKH BUYER, LUXURY WATCHES WILLIAM BLAKE TRAINEE BUYER, FINE JEWELLERY CAMILLA GYLLO 34 55 ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES +44 (0)20 7225 5783/5996/5706 Fine jewellery PRODUCTION ZEBRA REPRODUCTION PRINT PRODUCTION WYNDEHAM [ROCHE] LIMITED HARRODS, 87—135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7XL T: +44 (0)20 7730 1234 F: +44 (0)20 7225 6633 17 FANCY THAT www.harrods.com Cleverly cut to reveal the depth of their vibrant colours, the world’s most precious and unusual stones appear in the latest head-turning haute joaillerie All information and prices are correct at time of going to press. We hope you enjoy 18 ART OF GLASS reading Harrods Magazine. As we are committed to providing the highest level of customer The intricate art of enamelling has found its way from the ancient world to service possible, we would love to hear any comments that you may have. Please email magazine@harrods.com today’s fine jewellery and watches 20 LE CRAZY With a shared passion for creating dreams, Le Crazy Horse and Chopard celebrate feminine beauty and the art of seduction 24 DARK ARTS Fashion’s perennial favourite shade has crossed into fine jewellery, as diamonds, sapphires and pearls appear in any colour – so long as it’s black 26 THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN Showcasing exquisite designs from some of the world’s most prestigious brands, The Fine Jewellery Room is internationally renowned for its rare and beautiful gems 30 DESIGN FOR LIFE From Ottoman architecture to the Chinese zodiac, seven designers share the eclectic inspirations behind their fine jewellery creations 34 THE ULTIMATE NEST EGG Only Fabergé could magic up exquisite pendants in a breathtaking array of gems 55 LES DÉFILÉS DE MODE Cover animation Inspired by yesteryear’s haute couture houses, the ’50s silhouette is enhanced MAINFRAME by statement jewels and elegant fine timepieces Harrods Magazine • harrods.com 15
  • 72. The Fine Jewellery Room, Ground Floor
  • 73. MUST-HAVES Fancy Cleverly cut to reveal the depth of their vibrant colours, the world’s most precious and unusual stones appear in the latest head-turning haute joaillerie PHOTOGRAPHER CHRIS TURNER DEPUTY FASHION EDITOR POPPY ROCK CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Amrapali “Navaratna” 18kt gold and nine gemstones necklace £31,000; Van Cleef & Arpels “Victoria” bracelet in white gold with diamonds, violet and pink sapphires, emeralds and pearls, price on application; Bulgari platinum, gold, diamond and sapphire necklace, price on application; Boodles “Summer Sunset” bracelet in 18kt white gold with diamonds and pink sapphires, Credits TK Images £65,000; Chopard High Jewellery Collection necklace with white diamonds and multicoloured sapphires, price on application Available from The Fine Jewellery Room, Ground Floor Harrods Magazine • harrods.com 17
  • 74. NEWS Tiffany & Jackie SUPER When Jean Schlumberger first expressed an interest in design, his parents FLY With a team of artists were quick to discourage him and wouldn’t allow him using watch dials to do any formal training. Luckily for as their canvases, him – and us – he sought out DeLaneau has created another avenue, and trained the Amazone Miniature under fashion designer Elsa Papillon watch. The 18kt Schiaparelli, who commissioned him to design costume jewellery. dial features 59 diamonds Schlumberger’s “Jackie” bracelets and four lozenge-cut orange (so named after Jackie Kennedy sapphires. The large, vibrant was photographed wearing one) butterfly is hand-engraved are made using the 19th-century and painted with enamel, art of paillonné, a process of making translucent colours while the red gold case is by laying enamel over gold set with 472 brilliant-cut leaf. From £23,200. diamonds. £97,000. Available from The Available from The Fine Jewellery Fine Jewellery Room, Room, Ground Floor Ground Floor From Russia with love Art of glass The tradition of giving a Fabergé egg as a gift began in Russia in 1885. Tsar Alexander III commissioned Peter Carl Fabergé to make a jewelled Easter egg for his wife for their anniversary. She loved the gift so The intricate art of enamelling has much that Fabergé was appointed to make a new egg every year. Today they are a symbol of opulence. The found its way from the ancient world “Oeuf Olga” pendant is enamelled in brilliant green to today’s fine jewellery and watches and cradled in an Art Nouveau-style 18kt basket set with diamonds. £8,850. Available from The Fine Jewellery Room, Ground Floor GOLD Cartier deco CALLING Influences from Art Deco and the Orient to the solar system and the ocean have inspired Cartier’s Évasions The latest limited-edition range Joaillières collection. Pink gold rings are decorated from Vertu has taken on a with a solar-style disc and covered in semiprecious feminine touch, with floral stones and black lacquer, while matching necklaces designs made with the Japanese are suspended on chains made from prehnites. Other lacquer technique of maki-e. pieces include pink sapphire and onyx necklaces and The four phones of the Kissho rings framed by diamonds. Ring £27,000. Available range – the word means “good from The Fine Jewellery Room, Ground Floor omen” – come in white or yellow gold and feature a different seasonal flower designed by maki-e Creature master Kazumi Murose. The patterns are applied feature by sprinkling tiny A picture drawn by her seven-year-old daughter particles of gold or silver inspired Solange Azagury-Partridge to create the and mother-of-pearl onto whimsical “Supernature” ring. The piece reflects the the lacquer. “Kikusui” innocent universe of childhood with playful-looking phone £152,000. Available creatures depicted in bright colours, each one from The Fine Watch Room, enamelled by hand. £7,400. Available from Ground Floor The Fine Jewellery Room, Ground Floor 18 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com
  • 75. Boodles Boutique | The Fine Jewellery Room | Ground Floor Boodles Wonderland | T: +44 (0)20 7730 1234 | www.harrods.com
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  • 77. PROVENANCE Le Crazy With a shared passion for creating dreams, the Crazy Horse and Chopard celebrate feminine beauty and the art of seduction BY DEBORAH BEE/PHOTOGRAPHER JANE HILTON Chopard white gold and diamond watch from the Imperiale Collection £31,810
  • 78. U PROVENANCE nder a slate-grey sky the Parisian traffic is four lanes wide and stationary. The concierge states that the time of day and the weather will preclude a cab for at least two hours, so we take a bus to Avenue Montaigne and, jumping over a river of rainwater coursing down the side of the road, we head for Avenue George V. Not far from the junction at Pont de l’Alma is a small, rectangular sign with words There is a two- picked out in red neon. Smoked-glass doors reveal a plush scarlet interior, with gold-painted bannisters kilo margin leading the way down to a dark, heavily silent auditorium. With no daylight or sounds from the for each girl. street, it’s like stepping into another world – secretive and glamorous. The stage is dark and surprisingly If you are small; the red velvet booths are lit by small lamps. Backstage is a different story, with a maze of lighter or corridors leading to a sound booth, a sales office and a harshly lit TV room with white leather sofas littered heavier, you with magazines. At eight in the morning there are a few cleaners vacuuming, some sound engineers won’t fit in with out back, and four or five bleary-eyed girls in black silk dressing gowns milling around, who scatter to the rest of a room of curtained cubicles as the photography team arrives. At one end, the corridor narrows to the group black, leading onto the stage. Here hangs a series of sequined scullcaps fringed with jet beads, and shiny nylon wigs in scarlet, black and white, cut into angular bobs. Within each cubicle is a light-ringed mirror, decorated with pictures of pink-cheeked children and awkward teenagers waving, friendship bracelets, dried flowers and Post-it messages of good ABOVE Zula Zazou wears luck. As each girl leans into her mirror, her fresh the Chopard 18kt yellow face becomes disguised under layers of foundation, gold and diamond “Happy Diamonds” individual characteristics blended away under false necklace £24,700; LEFT, lashes, flicks of eyeliner and a painted pout. These are RIGHT AND BELOW The Crazy Girls – Baby Light, the legendary Crazy Girls. This is the Crazy Horse. Zula Zazou, Fiamma In Paris, everyone knows of the Crazy Horse. The Rosa, Yasna Snigoura, most avant-garde of all the Parisian nightspots, it is Lumina Classika and Dita Novita – prepare a sublimely French concoction: the club’s dazzling backstage for the cabaret nightly cabaret shows celebrate the female form through racy burlesque performances. The show dates back to 1951, when Alain Bernardin conjured up the idea of a performance that focused on women, but that also included musical acts or witty interludes. During the ’60s, the show came into its own, becoming the go-to destination for an international clientele keen to experience authentically saucy French nightlife. By then the show had taken on its current form – a series of choreographed tableaux expressed through the supple, naked forms of the Crazy Girls. Often humorous, always teasing, Le Crazy was adored by men and women alike. Transferring to Vegas for a 50th anniversary show in 2001, Le Crazy met with triumphant success. A new team took over in 2005, and the company has since achieved worldwide acclaim. “I instantly fell in love when I first saw the Crazy Horse in Vegas,” says Managing Director Andrée Deissenberg. “The continuing allure of Le Crazy can be put down to the universal appeal of the female form. Since 1951, the Crazy Horse in Paris has been dedicated to capturing la femme in artistically captivating ways through the choreography of our substantially nude dancers.” For Baby Light, Zula Zazou, Fiamma Rosa, Yasna Snigoura, Lumina Classika and Dita Novita (not their real names), “substantially nude” means a few 22 Harrods Magazine • harrods.com