Saint Honore Creates Limited Edition Watches to Celebrate 125th Anniversary

In 2010, on the occasion of its 125th anniversary, the world-famous timepiece maker Saint Honore has released a completely new limited series of exclusive watches. These marvelous creations were inspired by two principle ideas: to revisit certain aspects of the brand’s classical models, Orsay, Monceau and Haussman, as well as to convey the true spirit of Saint Honore.

The new enchanting Saint Honore collection includes three men's watches and three women's watches, issued in a limited edition of 125 pieces.

Every new Saint Honore watch is equipped with a quartz movement. Depending on the model, the movement provides the functions of hours, minutes, seconds, date and chronograph.

The heart of each lady’s watch is placed in a case, crafted from bronze PVD-coated stainless steel. The watches, created for men, are available with a titanium-coloured PVD case.

On the front side the Saint Honore Orsay and Monceau watches are assembled with convex sapphire crystals. As for the Hausmann watch, it is armed with anti-glare sapphire crystal.

The Haussman watches for ladies are fitted with an 18K pink gold-plated bezel, illuminated by the play of six sparkling diamonds with a total weight of 0.05 carats. The Haussmann men’s watch reveals 6 screws. The back side of every case is engraved with 125th Anniversary logo. The Orsay and Monceau watches are submersible to 30 meters, whereas the Haussman watch boasts 50-meter water-resistance.

The Saint Honore women’s watches from are adorned with alluring dials, done in white mother-of-pearl. The dials of the Orsay and Monceau watches are embellished with 8 diamonds, which overall weight constitutes 0.05 carats. Every dial is completed with retrograde 60-minute and 5-minute counters, located at 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock respectively. The display of the Hausmann watch reveals a date aperture at 4 o’clock. It is joined by a rotating SH monogram at 6 o'clock. Pointing to the hours and minutes are 18K pink gold-plated hands.

The Saint Honore men’s watches show off brown guilloche dials. The displays of the Orsay and Monceau watches feature a big date at 12 o’clock. Set within the dials are retrograde 60-minute, 5-minute, and 60 seconds-counters, nestled at 10, 2 and 6 o'clock correspondingly. In the Hausmann watch, the date is indicated at 4 o’clock. The 18K pink gold-plated hands mark the progression of the hours and minutes.

The Saint Honore ladies watches are mounted on silky brown leather straps, closed with folding clasps. The Saint Honore men’s interpretations are affixed to brown crocodile-patterned leather straps, enhanced with folding clasps.