Baume & Mercier Clifton 10151 & 10176

— The Clifton collection is now enriched with five 30 mm Replica watches UK featuring lines inspired by a timepiece created during the 1950s. Focus on the models featuring a mother-of-pearl dial.


Dial of Baume & Mercier's Clifton 10176

Perfectly suited to slender wrists, these 30 mm creations were designed by the Design Studio at Baume & Mercier to accompany the existing models in celebrating the great moments in life.

Clifton 30 mm Automatic, steel, mother-of-pearl and diamond indexes: 10151

Clifton 10151

Clifton 10151
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With its mother-of-pearl dial embellished with diamond indexes (0.06 ct), this piece is a cross between jewelry and a Breitling Replica Watches, reinforced by the presence of a mechanical self-winding movement visible through the scratch-resistant sapphire crystal case back. This polished & satin-finished steel piece on a flexible steel bracelet is perfect for the office or in the evening. This versatile Omega Replica watches is water-resistant to 50 meters and can seamlessly adapt to every situation.

 

Clifton 30 mm Quartz, steel, mother-of-pearl dial with diamond- set indexes: 10176

Clifton 10176

Clifton 10176
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Graced with a mother-of-pearl dial accented with 10 diamond indexes (0.06 ct), the Clifton 30 mm equipped with a Swiss quartz movement is a delight for the wrist. Softly reflecting the light shimmering over its alternating polished and satin-finished surfaces, this Breitling Replica watch makes a perfect match with any outfit, from the simplest to the most sophisticated. This perfectly proportioned model with its flexible steel bracelet is water-resistant to 50 meters.

Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Nuit Boréale and Australe

Midnight Nuit Boréale, 42mm, white gold case Replica Watches UK(© Attitudes Photo / Van Cleef & Arpels)

Objects of curiosity and fascination since ancient times, the constellations are at the heart of Van Cleef & Arpels’ Poetic Astronomy. Sensitive to their evocative power, the Maison celebrates both their symbolism and the representations to which it has given rise over the years. Inspired by various eras, these two creations reflect the way in which mankind’s view of the heavens has evolved in line with its beliefs and discoveries.

Dedicated to the Northern hemisphere, the Midnight Nuit Boréale model is principally inspired by the gods and creatures of Greek mythology. The dragon alludes to the fearsome beast that Omega Replica watches over the Golden Fleece; the swan refers to Zeus’s disguise in his plan to seduce Leda; the female figure represents the proud and beautiful Cassiopeia, imprisoned on her throne. Lastly, legend has it that the Great Bear and the Little Bear evoke the nymph Callisto – transformed by Hera – and her son Arcas.

Devoted to the Southern hemisphere, the Midnight Nuit Australe model pays homage to the observations of scientists and explorers from the 16th to the 18th centuries. While the Swordfish and Toucan constellations are inspired by the depictions of the Amsterdam astronomer and cartographer Petrus Plancius, the Telescope and Argo constellations – the latter including Carina (the keel), Puppis (the poop deck) and Vela (the sails) – refer to the work of the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.

Savoir-faire

These two Extraordinary Dials timepieces are decorated using the grisaille enameling technique, revived by Van Cleef & Arpels for its Lady Arpels Pont des Amoureux model. Today, this rare process is applied to evoking maps of the sky and their astonishing constellations. Developed in Limoges in the 16th century, grisaille enamel offers a means of creating dramatic plays of light and shadow using only two shades of enamel. For the first firing, the background is coated with a very dark layer of enamel and filed to perfect smoothness. Using a brush or fine needle, he then draws in the scenery – passing successively from the lightest to the darkest areas – using a finely ground white powdered enamel known as ‘‘Blanc de Limoges’’. Over successive firings – some thirty in all for these pieces – subtle gradations appear, bathing the dial in a mysterious nocturnal glow.

The various stages of enameling call for about 70 hours of work on each of these dials. The Maison has recently introduced a new technique that enables it to be embellished with small stars, composed of carefully polished dots of yellow gold.

The story continues beyond the dial with an engraving on the back of the case: Polaris, the brightest star of the Little Bear, for the Midnight Nuit Boréale Breitling Replica watches and Acrux, the brightest star in the Southern Cross constellation, for the Midnight Nuit Australe model. To underline the exceptional character of these limited editions of 22 pieces, a cabinet adorned with sycamore and mother-of-pearl marquetry has been specially created to house both creations inside a prestigious case.