WATCHES & STYLE

5 watches that play on our whimsical fantasies

Illustrations by Rachel Fong
by Katherine Arteche
18 Apr 2020

Made just a little more extraordinary, these watches will hold your gaze a little longer than it normally would.

  • PATEK PHILIPPE
  • OMEGA
  • PIAGET
  • LONGINES
  • MIDO

Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe Grand Complications Celestial Ref. 6104R in rose gold

The Patek Philippe Grand Complications Celestial is undeniably stunning. In classic black, an elegant sky decoration stretches across the dial in this version, which is encapsulated in a rose gold case and the addition of baguette diamonds along the bezel. It has all the workings of a sky chat, moon passages, phases and orbits, and locating the brightest star that is Sirius, thanks to the 240 LU CL C caliber. 

  • PATEK PHILIPPE
  • OMEGA
  • PIAGET
  • LONGINES
  • MIDO

Omega

Omega Seamaster 300 in 18k yellow gold with green malachite dial

While stone dials and yellow gold watches are not a revolutionary combination, the viridian nature of this Omega Seamaster is multi-dimensional, with linear layers of green peeking through the bold gold appliqués. The full green ensemble is completed with a ceramic bezel and leather strap, and operates on the cal. 8913 automatic-winding movement.

  • PATEK PHILIPPE
  • OMEGA
  • PIAGET
  • LONGINES
  • MIDO

Piaget

Piaget Altiplano in 18k white gold with feather marquetry dial

Made by French craftswoman Emilie Moutard-Martin, the elaborate dial on this Altiplano piece is composed of tiny slices of peacock, duck and rooster feathers, with added silver leaf highlights. Its arresting beauty is framed with 72 brilliant-cut diamonds on the bezel, with simple time dictates by the manual-winding calibre 430P.

  • PATEK PHILIPPE
  • OMEGA
  • PIAGET
  • LONGINES
  • MIDO

Longines

Longines DolceVita Elegance Celebration Limited Edition in rose gold with turquoise and white mother-of-pearl dial

This special timepiece was created in celebration of Longines Ambassador of Elegance, Aishwarya Rai, who has been with the brand since 1999. Created in a limited number of only five pieces, this edition of the DolceVita was made in rose gold, with a gorgeous mandala pattern engraved in white mother-of-pearl and overlaid on a turquoise base. 

  • PATEK PHILIPPE
  • OMEGA
  • PIAGET
  • LONGINES
  • MIDO

Mido

Mido Rainflower in stainless steel gold PVD with pink calf leather strap

If you must know, Mido’s Rainflower collection is inspired by our very own ArtScience Museum. The petal engraving on the dial is an imagined aerial view of the building, which in fact is a designed after a lotus and reimagined to create an illusion that it floats on the water’s surface. Available in five editions, the mother-of-pearl dial in a brown version lends additional colors of pink and teal through its sheen.

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