Chanel

Now, when the Chanel Grand Complication model - 'J12' Tourbillon - has been highly appreciated in the horology world, Chanel has been eager to revive its authenticity through the development of a 'Haute Horlogerie' automatic movement with three hands, going back to the deepest roots of traditional watchmaking. To make the dream come true, Chanel has partnered with one of the most prestigious Swiss watch manufactures, Audemars Piguet. read more

.. CLASS ONE by Chaumet, J12 TOURBILLON by Chanel, BALON BLEU by Cartier ..Women’s purchasing power is constantly increasing as more a .. read more

For 2008, Chanel has created a new majestic tourbillon timepiece revealing a baguette-cut diamond bezel. You will count 46 diamonds with a total weight of 4.5 carats. The 38-mm case of the Chanel watch and bracelet are crafted in black ceramic and 18k white gold. read more

As the company now enters its fifth decade, it plans to open a slew of new boutiques for the Cartier, Chanel, Versace, IWC and Audemars Piguet to name only a few. Separately, an exclusive Louis Vuitton boutique will also be opened shortly in the Kingdom. read more

A lot of celebrities who came to the Festival de Cannes 2008 were wearing Chanel attires, watches, and jewelry.

Natalie Portman was wearing a vintage Haute Couture navy chiffon dress to the "Indiana Jones" presentation on May 18th.

Madonna was wearing the look 50 from CHANEL Haute Couture SS 2007 to the "I Am Because We Are" Premiere on May 21st.

Jeanne Balibar, member of the jury, embellished her wrist with a Chanel "J12" watch in white ceramic, Chanel Horlogerie Collection.

Diane KRUGER was wearing a vintage CHANEL Haute-Couture dress, with a pendant and a ring CHANEL Joaillerie.
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Chanel, Hermes, and Louis Vuitton joined the horology world and belong to the small club of legitimate watchmakers. The brands are uniting two worlds - the world of watches and the world of 'fashion'. Each brand worked out its own strategies of gaining success in the highly competitive world of watchmaking. What are the secrets of their success? read more

Across the line, Chanel's hallmark black and white dominates and is made all the more striking and distinctive with some watches adorned with sapphires or rubies. The J12 Superleggera was inspired by the ultra-light racing cars of the 1950s.  read more

.. the CHANEL J12 Tourbillon Haute Joaillerie. This unique piece presented this year seriously affirms Chanel's double nature: the tourbillon stands out against the dial, constituted of two black ceramic plates read more

I am not really a big Chanel fan, but I am sure there are plenty of fans who can cough up the dough for this ultra-limited edition timepiece. read more

The new Chanel J12 GMT with a black ceramic case has a nice 42 mm wide and 10 mm thick. Chanel claims that is unscratchable and stain-resistant.  read more

At Chanel, I saw the new J12 High Jewelry, which takes 1400 man hours to hand set and costs \$402,000. Fossil introduced two new licensed lines, Adidas and Marc by Marc Jacobs. read more

So, in this vein, Chanel has decided, for some of its models, to move from exclusivity to ultra exclusivity.This is exactly what has happened with the new model of the J12 Haute Joaillerie timepiece, the first of its kind to combine ceramic, 18 carat white gold, and diamonds – or rather, we should say, very many diamonds, since there are 597 baguette cut diamonds, for a total of more than 32 carats, decorating the case and its sides, as well as the bezel, dial, bracelet and the crown, which is also set with a faceted diamond. read more

In the feminine category, Chanel’s J12 chronograph, in its white ceramic robe, took top honours. Last, but not least, the ‘Public Prize’ went to the superb Master Hometime by Jaeger-LeCoultre, with Vacheron Constantin’s Malte chronograph taking second place and Calvin Klein’s cK Flash in third. read more

Another observation is the amazing revival of the digital display. With its very successful 'Chocolat', Chanel has brought digital (and quartz) into the realm of the haut de gamme (see Europa Star 2. read more

We might mention Bell & Ross, Korloff, Saint-Honoré Paris, Chanel, and Meyers International, and they are all doing rather well. Some have chosen to outsource production to the other side of the border, in order to take advantage of the valued ‘Swiss Made’ label. read more

The other brands are Piaget, Chopard, Vacheron Constantin, Corum, Baume & Mercier, Panerai, Maurice Lacroix, Cartier, Rolex, Titoni, Raymond Weil, Bucherer, Gucci, Esprit, Carerra, Breitling, Movado, Ebel, Giordano, Triumph, Beverley Hills Polo, Romanson, Chanel, Van Cleef & Arpels, Montblanc, Dunhill, Jaeger- LeCoultre, Bovet, Follie Follie amongst others. All the brands mentioned above are imported directly into India from abroad. read more

The Chanel Chocolat digital watch is one more stylish timepiece created for modern ladies. The timepiece crafted in steel is embellished with diamonds. read more

The main dial of the Chanel J12 watch shows the local time in the time zone the watch's owner finds himself at the moment, while the 24-hour calibrated bezel and the additional GMT hour-hand are used for showing the traveler's home time. The hands and indexes of the Chanel watch are Superluminova-coated and phosphorescent in the dark. read more

The French brand, possibly the best-known luxury brand in the world, came late to watchmaking, in 1987 to be precise when Chanel set up its Watch Division in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Little else is known about production, future projects or figures as the only information the group discloses, as its private company status entitles it to, concerns its products. read more

But HH Journal readers will also be aware of the global spread of stand-alone brand retail outlets. These are some of them spread around the UK, mainly of course in major cities: Breguet, Bulgari, Cartier, Chanel, Chopard, Dunhill, Emporio Armani, Fendi, Fossil, Gucci, Harry Winston, IWC, Hermes, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Louis Vuitton, Montblanc, Omega, Patek Philippe, Piaget, Rolex, Swarowski, Swatch, Tiffany, Vacheron Constantin. read more