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ROGER DUBUIS
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Blossom Velvet Pink
Complications Poétiques Lady ArpelsTM Ronde des Papillons TM
By Sharmila Bertin
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By Sharmila Bertin
utterflies with bright wings dance among the clouds in an aerial ballet beneath the kindly gaze of a swallow, the symbol of good luck and happiness. The butterfly embodies reincarnation and immortality. Van Cleef & Arpels is continuing to write its love letter with the Lady ArpelsTM Ronde des Papillons. Shimmering pearl grey clouds float on different levels in a hand-painted blue mother-of-pearl sky. They conceal three multicolour butterflies in rosy white, light orange and red and yellow which, one by one, burst from the clouds to track the minutes. The retrograde hours are depicted by the flight of a white gold engraved swallow painted in black, blue and white. Press the pusher at 8 o’ clock on the white gold 38mm case and, brought to life by the self-winding movement which also provides a 42-hour power reserve, the butterflies flutter from the clouds to dance in the sparkling sky.
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fter focusing on masculine, or rather, very masculine collections, Genevan brand Roger Dubuis has finally turned its attention to ladies! 2016 is set to be an allwoman year with a girl power message fuelled by the Velvet collection and namely the limited edition Blossom Velvet Pink (88 available). Six glittering flowers bloom on the motherof-pearl dial whose diamond cores are surrounded by pink Grand Feu enamel petals and red and purple leaves. Slim rose gold filaments bring them together to form a delicate floral web. The centre of the dial features a barrel shape paved in 48 diamonds with two gold dauphine-shape hour and minute hands. The self-winding 821 calibre brings the time functions and 48-hour power reserve to life whilst 86 diamonds sparkle on the 36mm rose gold case’s bezel and lugs.
THE WATCHES MAGAZINE
SPRING 2016