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6. 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
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
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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
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Ferdinand A. Lange revolutionised the world of watchmaking; now
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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IMAGE DIRECTOR MARK BRIGGS
DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT CHIARA VARESE
HEAD OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS AMBER PEPPER
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MEDIA MANAGER, FASHION ACCESSORIES VALENTINA TROTTA
MEDIA SALES EXECUTIVES, FASHION ACCESSORIES
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GENERAL MERCHANDISING MANAGER, FINE JEWELLERY & LUXURY WATCHES
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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