Feathers take on diamonds as the ultimate chic decoration
Thought diamonds were a girl’s best friend? Well, it’s possible you were wrong, given the buzz created by two brands incorporating feathers as decorative elements into their watches this year. Although fair enough – there’s a fair few shining stones on these watches as well.
Harry Winston’s feathered friends included the stunner that is the Lady Amherst watch (pictured near left), with tiny pheasant feathers emanating beautifully from the centre of the dial. It’s part of the brand’s Premier Feather range of three such watches, using ethically sourced feathers including silver pheasant, Lady Amherst pheasant and peacock feathers.
Over at Dior, meanwhile, the feathers have been attached to the brand’s innovative Calibre Inverse mechanism, which places the winding rotor of the automatic watch on top of the dial, meaning you can watch it swing around as you move. The idea of the Dior VIII Grand Bal Plume watch is to recreate the elegance and feel of Christian Dior’s couture creations – the feathers represent the swish of a ball gown as they fan out around the dial.
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