Baselworld's Best Women's Watches

Baselworld’s Beautiful Watches for Women

The most desirable pieces from the annual watch and jewelry show were an equal marriage between haute horology and art

Written by Rhonda Riche

Chanel Première Camélia Skeleton, $138,000 to $276,000, chanel.com.

Pretty on the inside and the outside, this terrific timepiece commemorates the 30th anniversary of The Camélia Skeleton also features Chanel’s second high-level in-house movement, the Caliber 2, and comes bedazzled with diamonds.

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Baselworld’s Beautiful Watches for Women

The most desirable pieces from the annual watch and jewelry show were an equal marriage between haute horology and art

Written by Rhonda Riche

Harry Winston Avenue Classic Cherry Blossom, $37,900, harrywinston.com.

Nature was a big theme at Baselworld 2017 and this unforgettable watch perfectly captures the ephemeral beauty of the cherry blossom with 74 diamonds, 29 pink sapphires and an 18K white gold case.

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Baselworld’s Beautiful Watches for Women

The most desirable pieces from the annual watch and jewelry show were an equal marriage between haute horology and art

Written by Rhonda Riche

Slim d'Hermès Grrrrr!, price on request, hermes.com.

This whimsical watch takes advantage of Hermès’ enamel atelier. The “Grrrrr!” bear motif comes from a Hermès silk scarf designed by Alice Shirley and is painstakingly hand painted in miniature. And it features a Manufacture Hermès ultra-thin H1950 movement with a 50-hour power reserve.

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Baselworld’s Beautiful Watches for Women

The most desirable pieces from the annual watch and jewelry show were an equal marriage between haute horology and art

Written by Rhonda Riche

Breguet Reine de Naples Princesse, price upon request, breguet.com.

This timepiece has so much detail in the dial alone — an engine turned white mother-of-pearl face with hand applied and curved Roman numerals in rose gold at 6 and 12 o’clock. And then there’s the rose gold bracelet set with 104 brilliant-cut diamonds. But this real power of this beauty is the innovative caliber 591C automatic movement with its smooth, silicon escapement wheel, in-line Swiss lever and balance spring.

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Baselworld’s Beautiful Watches for Women

The most desirable pieces from the annual watch and jewelry show were an equal marriage between haute horology and art

Written by Rhonda Riche

Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Relief Seasons, $71,400, jaquet-droz.com.

What could be more enchanting than watching two animated blue birds flitting about in a plum tree? Try turning the timepiece over and get lost watching the self-winding movement’s gold oscillating weight, which is embellished with mother-of-pearl and two sculpted wings.

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Baselworld’s Beautiful Watches for Women

The most desirable pieces from the annual watch and jewelry show were an equal marriage between haute horology and art

Written by Rhonda Riche

Graff GyroGraff Galaxy World, price upon request, graffdiamonds.com.

Okay, it’s not a ladies watch per se. And at 48mm, this is definitely not a dainty timepiece. But the universe is a big place and the GyroGraff Galaxy’s stunning face features such wondrous details like a double axis tourbillon, a 3D moon phase indicator and a hand painted dial depicting swirling stars circled by sparkling diamonds that Graff is famous for.

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Baselworld’s Beautiful Watches for Women

The most desirable pieces from the annual watch and jewelry show were an equal marriage between haute horology and art

Written by Rhonda Riche

Bulgari Lvcea Moonphases, price varies, bulgari.com.

Moon phases are also one of the most visually compelling complications because who doesn’t want to stare at the stars? Or diamonds? Or rubies. At Baselworld, Bulgari offered three versions of this glamorous watch. All are driven by a bidirectional mechanical automatic movement.

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Baselworld’s Beautiful Watches for Women

The most desirable pieces from the annual watch and jewelry show were an equal marriage between haute horology and art

Written by Rhonda Riche

Dior Grand Soir Botanic, price varies, dior.com.

Dior debuted eight new Grand Soir timepieces at Baselworld 2017. Each is decorated with precious and semi-precious stones, to showcase jewelry-making know-how. The midnight blue fabric strap is a nod to Maison Dior’s place in the fashion world and its advanced quartz movement with adjustment corrector indicates that they take timekeeping seriously as well.

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Baselworld’s Beautiful Watches for Women

The most desirable pieces from the annual watch and jewelry show were an equal marriage between haute horology and art

Written by Rhonda Riche

Tag Heuer Link Lady, $2,350, tagheuer.com.

Introduced in 1987, the sporty Link’s most recognizable feature is its chunky, S-shaped links. For its 30th birthday, the Link Lady is going for a more sophisticated, day time look, with some chic new updates, such as an integrated bracelet, and, in this example, a navy sunray dial and diamond hour markers.

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Baselworld’s Beautiful Watches for Women

The most desirable pieces from the annual watch and jewelry show were an equal marriage between haute horology and art

Written by Rhonda Riche

Fendi IShine, price upon request, fendi.com.

Multi-colored gemstones were another big trend at Baselworld 2017. Fendi’s IShine watch takes tutti-frutti to the next level with a ring of rotating gemstones that you can reconfigure according to your fancy by twisting the crown. The stones are set against a black lacquer to maximize their sparkle.

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