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In a special feature for Vacheron Constantin's Les Collectionneurs vintage timepiece collection, master tailor Thomas Wong of The Prestigious and Dylan Chong of Dylan & Son share their love for handcraft in watches and tailoring.

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In a special feature for Vacheron Constantin's Les Collectionneurs vintage timepiece collection, master tailor Thomas Wong of The Prestigious and Dylan Chong of Dylan & Son share their love for handcraft in watches and tailoring.

For more stories like this, visit www.thepeakmagazine.com.sg.

In a special feature for Vacheron Constantin's Les Collectionneurs vintage timepiece collection, master tailor Thomas Wong of The Prestigious and Dylan Chong of Dylan & Son share their love for handcraft in watches and tailoring.

For more stories like this, visit www.thepeakmagazine.com.sg.

In a special feature for Vacheron Constantin's Les Collectionneurs vintage timepiece collection, master tailor Thomas Wong of The Prestigious and Dylan Chong of Dylan & Son share their love for handcraft in watches and tailoring.

For more stories like this, visit www.thepeakmagazine.com.sg.

It’s Lunar New Year again, and with it comes the customary drop of special-edition luxury timepieces aimed at East Asian collectors. This time around they’re dedicated to the second zodiacal sign – that of the hard-working, dependable, determined, and somewhat conservative bovine, the Ox. So that horologically inspired oxen won’t find sifting through the seasonable offerings a burdensome task, we’ve done the work for them and come up with this propitious selection of ox-inspired watches.

Vacheron Constantin

The Swiss maison has created a pair of limited-edition Métier d’Art ox-inspired watches. One is in platinum with a blue dial, but it’s this magnificent specimen in pink gold with a brown dial that best captures the essence of the plodding beast of burden. Not only have the house’s engravers and enamellers replicated the traditional Chinese paper-cutting technique of jianzhi on the grand feu dial, but they also incorporated etched representations of grass and foliage, as well as the engraved image of the animal itself, which is rendered in pink gold. Powered by the Calibre 2460 G4, the watch displays the time via four apertures that show hours, minutes, days and dates, the first two dragged and the last jumping. Only 12 pieces of each model are available.

Blancpain

From the manufacture’s Villeret collection, Blancpain’s Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel comes in an edition of 50 pieces and eschews a large representation of the animal in favour of a tiny silhouette at 12 o’clock. As the name suggests, however, this highly complicated timepiece does feature a full traditional Chinese calendar, with double hour indication, signs of the zodiac, Chinese date and month, indication of the five elements, celestial stems, leap months, Gregorian calendar and moonphases. In a 45mm platinum case with grand feu dial, it’s powered by the Calibre 3638, whose oscillating weight is set with a Madagascan ruby and which provides up to 168 hours of power.

Breguet

From Breguet’s Lunar New Year offerings, we’ve chosen this ladies’ Reine de Naples 8955 Cammea Year of the Metal Ox, a limited edition of eight pieces that’s presented in a rose-gold case set with 2.8 carats of diamonds. Pride of place goes to the relief-carved cameo dial in white and brown, each made from a specially selected shell, whose engraving — by an Italian father-and-son team — takes some 20 days to complete. The watch is powered by a 537 automatic calibre with platinum rotor and hand guillochage; visible through a caseback sapphire, it provides a reserve of 45 hours. A signature and serial number are engraved in gold at the case base; the owner can also have her name similarly inscribed.

Chopard

One of two ox-inspired watches from Chopard, the L.U.C XP Urushi Spirit of ShÍ Chen comes in a limited edition of 88 pieces. It’s the first L.U.C watch to display the complete Chinese zodiac, which it does with a new complication that reveals the animals in a slow parade on a rotating Urushi-lacquer disc. The lacquer dial, which is produced by the century-old Japanese company Yamada Heiando, also incorporates the symbol of prosperity and the god Lu Xing. In a 40mm ethical rose-gold case, the watch is powered by the automatic L.U.C 96.29-L calibre, a variant of the manufacture’s existing 96 movement that incorporates the zodiac complication and measures just 3.97mm thick.

Harry Winston

The Lunar New Year offering from Harry Winston comes in the form of this ladies’ Premier Chinese New Year Ox Automatic 36mm, which displays the image of a jewelled bovine on a dial of bright red beaded mother-of-pearl and white mother-of-pearl, with waved decor, 105 brilliant-cut diamonds and a single emerald-cut diamond of 0.06 carats. In a jewel-set rose-gold case, the watch features a total of 174 brilliant-cut diamonds that weigh 2.74 carats. It displays hours and minutes in an offset dial at 12 o’clock, draws power from the HW2014 automatic calibre and is available in a limited edition of eight pieces.

Piaget

The annual Lunar New Year watch release from Piaget comes in the guise of this ultra-thin Altiplano Year of the Ox in a 38mm white-gold case, with 0.71 carats of brilliant-cut diamonds on the bezel and a grand feu cloisonné enamel dial by master enameller Anita Porchet. Using a technique dating back four millennia, Porchet created miniature gold partitions (cloisons) on the dial, into which she placed the enamel pigments; the dial was then fired and varnished. The watch is powered by the hand-wound 430P calibre, which measures just 2.1mm thick; it’s presented on a black leather strap.

Jaquet Droz

To mark the Lunar New Year of the Ox, Jaquet Droz has produced three ox-inspired watches in its Ateliers d'Art collection, each showcasing two artisanal techniques. Shown here is the Petite Heure Minute Relief Buffalo in a 41mm red-gold case, which is available in a limited-edition of just eight pieces. The dial depicts hand-engraved and hand-painted buffalo and tree relief appliqués in red gold, with 27 rubies adorning the latter. With hours and minutes displayed in a large off-centred dial at 12 o'clock, the timepiece is powered by a 2653 automatic movement with red-gold oscillating weight and a hand-painted buffalo appliqué in 22k red gold, which provides a reserve of 68 hours.

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Created using traditional metiers d’art techniques, these watches are reminders that high horology is about art as much as it is about function.

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Created using traditional metiers d’art techniques, these watches are reminders that high horology is about art as much as it is about function.

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White gold may be subtle and pink gold may be largely flattering, but when it comes to a classic precious metal, there’s nothing quite like yellow gold.

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White gold may be subtle and pink gold may be largely flattering, but when it comes to a classic precious metal, there’s nothing quite like yellow gold.

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The editors at Prestige Hong Kong have put together a personal 2020 Christmas wish list for your daily dose of Holiday inspiration. Managing Editor Stephanie Ip picks are for the timeless luxury lovers.

Moma Design

Since we’re now spending more time at home than ever before, why not jazz up the living space with a pop of colour? MOMA’s set of eight skateboards printed with Andy Warhol’s famous Campbell’s Soup Cans might do the trick.

Bulgari

The original Serpenti bag is already fabulous, but this new Maxi Chain Bag rendition comes with a thicker, more contemporary chain that’s colour matched to the Nappa leather for a monochromatic, ultra-cool vibe. This one in hot pink is sure to turn heads anywhere you go.

Saint Louis

Saint Louis' Tommy flared tumblers are mouth-blown and cut by hand, with a beautiful star-shaped base and decorative cuts on the glass to throw beautiful hues over the beverage the contain. Available in clear crystal, light blue or amethyst.

Fendi

Going truly back to basics is the new collection of unisex bags from the House of Fendi that’s inspired by the brand’s packaging in signature Fendi yellow. Too bold? There’s also this more delicate powder-pink colourway.

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton’s Pillow Boot is made for lie-ins and time in with family, and that ultimate hygge feeling. If you’ve ever wanted to walk on clouds, this might be it.

Tifanny & Co

Jean Schlumberger’s legendary designs are presented once again in Tiffany & Co’s latest high- jewellery collection. This pair of earrings in particular caught our eye - straight out of a fantasy, the fruit- like earrings are typical of Schlumberger’s imaginative designs.

Vacheron Constantin

If you know me, you’ll know that Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques Cornes
Vache 1955 has been a grail watch for me for a long time that cannot be excluded from my 2020 Christmas Wish List. The quirky cow-horn-shaped lugs are beautifully elegant, and beating inside the watch is the calibre 1142, a modern update of the legendary Lemania 2310 movement.

Dolce & Gabbana

A gift for the lips, this Dolce & Gabbana Beauty Happy Holidays Collection royal lipgloss comes in a crystal-like formula for high shine, and yet is infused with sodium hyaluronate to keep lips healthily plump and voluminous. I love the deep burgundy shade, Precious Dahlia.

The post 2020 Christmas Wish Lists: Stephanie’s Picks appeared first on Prestige Online - Hong Kong.

The editors at Prestige Hong Kong have put together a personal 2020 Christmas wish list for your daily dose of Holiday inspiration. Managing Editor Stephanie Ip picks are for the timeless luxury lovers.

Moma Design

Since we’re now spending more time at home than ever before, why not jazz up the living space with a pop of colour? MOMA’s set of eight skateboards printed with Andy Warhol’s famous Campbell’s Soup Cans might do the trick.

Bulgari

The original Serpenti bag is already fabulous, but this new Maxi Chain Bag rendition comes with a thicker, more contemporary chain that’s colour matched to the Nappa leather for a monochromatic, ultra-cool vibe. This one in hot pink is sure to turn heads anywhere you go.

Saint Louis

Saint Louis' Tommy flared tumblers are mouth-blown and cut by hand, with a beautiful star-shaped base and decorative cuts on the glass to throw beautiful hues over the beverage the contain. Available in clear crystal, light blue or amethyst.

Fendi

Going truly back to basics is the new collection of unisex bags from the House of Fendi that’s inspired by the brand’s packaging in signature Fendi yellow. Too bold? There’s also this more delicate powder-pink colourway.

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton’s Pillow Boot is made for lie-ins and time in with family, and that ultimate hygge feeling. If you’ve ever wanted to walk on clouds, this might be it.

Tifanny & Co

Jean Schlumberger’s legendary designs are presented once again in Tiffany & Co’s latest high- jewellery collection. This pair of earrings in particular caught our eye - straight out of a fantasy, the fruit- like earrings are typical of Schlumberger’s imaginative designs.

Vacheron Constantin

If you know me, you’ll know that Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques Cornes
Vache 1955 has been a grail watch for me for a long time that cannot be excluded from my 2020 Christmas Wish List. The quirky cow-horn-shaped lugs are beautifully elegant, and beating inside the watch is the calibre 1142, a modern update of the legendary Lemania 2310 movement.

Dolce & Gabbana

A gift for the lips, this Dolce & Gabbana Beauty Happy Holidays Collection royal lipgloss comes in a crystal-like formula for high shine, and yet is infused with sodium hyaluronate to keep lips healthily plump and voluminous. I love the deep burgundy shade, Precious Dahlia.

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