Watchmakers distracted from metal and turned their gaze to subtle materials - rubber, leather and cordura. Alla Sharandina compiled a guide to the month's premieres.
Big Bang One Click, Hublot
A bold mix'n'match of diamonds, rose gold and rubber can afford an experienced fashion artist. They know that jewelry is forever, and a strap is an accessory that, thanks to the one click system, can be changed on click. Quite literally. (DLT)
BOLT-68 Automatic Samurai, Bomberg
A battalion of 250 Samurai limited-edition watches is freed from woven leather straps in a second's attack: the bayonet mount system, like a movie camera lens, allows an aged steel case to instantly fit into a chain locket.
Clubmaster, Briston
The young and dashing French brand carves watch cases, like the temples and frames of sunglasses, from cellulose acetate. And attaches to them strong waterproof "NATO" straps in thirty-three colors.
Rado Ceramica
An admirer of Russian constructivism, industrial designer Konstantin Grchich made the Rado Ceramica watch even more artistic.
The updated version of men's watches turned out to be velvety matte, while women's watches were glossy with diamond indices. And the designer “digitized” one model: now they have labels-numbers in the author's font. There were 701 such watches: the designer personally identified an additional copy on his wrist.
Carrera Heuer 01, TAG Heuer
Ceramic, steel and titanium are the three pillars on which the updated Carrera Heuer 01 collection stands. The in-house self-winding movement has “finishes” for the case, bezel, lugs and ring in all three materials. Island of stability - rubber bracelet.
Place Girardet Launch of Sputnik, Girard-Perregaux
In the collection for the birthday of the manufactory there are 225 models - one piece for each year of the glorious life of the hero of the day. The watch with serial number 1957 is dedicated to the launch of the satellite, so the famous golden bridge here also soared into orbit above the Microvar balance wheel.
Sports Chronograph, Emporio Armani
Brushed steel, an aluminum ring plus a 1000 denier cordura water-repellent military nylon strap - that's the outfit of this combat quartz chronograph.
