The recent
exceptional Bestiaire watch line of the famous watch-maker
Boucheron exposes fascinating series of high-jewelry animals, brought to life through jewels, set in a creative and alluring way, and an original mechanical movement.
An alliance between the jewelers’ unrivalled art and the creative power fine watchmaking is characterized by, the
Bestiaire Ronde Seconde Folle line unveils three charming products, encouraged by the most famous and adorable “beasts”.
Every model from Boucheron Bestiaire Ronde Seconde Folle collection exposes a
42 mm case, rendered in 18-karat white gold. Both jewelers and goldsmiths of Boucheron used this precious metal as a canvas to create the unique “pictures”, with their whimsy sides accentuated.
The
precious gems, such as diamonds, sapphires of several colors, tsavorites as well as rubies are brought together to give birth to appealing images of a hungry chameleon, a happily dazed frog and a sleepy owl.
Every watch movement comprises a
specialized module with a rotating disc, which substitutes the conventional small seconds hand, animating the Boucheron animals.
The
chameleon, for example, “fixes” its gaze on a fly, which revolves right below the white gold branch. The same mechanism creates the turning left eye in both the frog and the owl models and eventually lends a very refreshing touch to the watches in question.
Crafted in 18K gold, the
dials feature diverse, yet extremely attractive chalcedony, aventurine or rich lacquer coatings.
The
watches from Boucheron Bestiaire Ronde Seconde Folle line accommodate the
mechanical movement, executed entirely by the renowned Swiss watch-making house
Girard-Perregaux. The same movement animates
Boucheron's Reflet XL Automatic model, boasting a 40-hour power reserve.
The
Calibre GP 4000 captivating details, embracing a complex skeletonized winding mass and bridges, featuring Cotes de Geneve decoration, as well as a special stripped motif, are visible through the Boucheron's signature elliptical sapphire display in the case-back.
To complete the feminine image, all models come with karung leather, galuchat, or finely grained satin exotic straps, fitted with a white gold pronged buckle.
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To commemorate Boucheron's founding in 1858, the celebrated jeweller of the Place Vendome and Richard Mille have united their talents to create a one-of-a-kind timepiece.Richard Mille, famous for his pioneering spirit, has managed to reinvent watchmaking with the use of innovative materials and technologies to come up with 21st-century horology.
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The Boucheron Bestiary Tourbillon is a new stunning collection presented in two different variations and in a very limited edition of only 8 pieces. Each timepiece is handmade in white gold and features an animal crimped by hand by the master jewelers of the Maison Boucheron. The animal is smartly attached to the case, drawing attention to the technical jewel of the watch.
Your gaze will be also captured by a tourbillon with the mobile carriage that looks like a trellis with precious foliage growing, set with diamonds. The most amazing thing about this majestic construction is that nature, revealed in a bejeweled instant, is presented as though frozen in time before the butterfly created by the hour and minute hands is swallowed up by the guarding animal.
The watch incorporates a mechanical manually-wound caliber visible through the transparent bottom. At the center of the tourbillon you can see a balance. Moreover, the movement shows off bridges designed in the way that the picture of the animal sculpted in the round on the bezel, is reproduced as a silhouette on the metal.
The ticking to be heard from the heart of the watch gives a one-of-a-kind dimension to this wrist-worn shadow, as though breathing with life.
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Boucheron Ellipses Anniversaire watch collection reveals stylish and graceful, round and square timekeeping creations crafted in white or pink gold, united in strictly special editions.
The watches produce powerful visual effect due to rare differently-sized gems in a variety of blues or shades of yellow and orange. The diamonds and sapphires are set to create visual volume. Each series features its own original design. The galaxy of precious colored stones is springing from the golden dial to the case coupled with the pumiced shagreen straps.
The oval window opening into the case back allows to admire the atelier-made GP 4000 calibre and custom 150th-anniversary finishes.
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