Watches
That Turn Heads
If
you want to be daring and a little bit crazy, there are watches
to suit that mood too.
One
of the greatest things about watches is that they come in
all shapes, sizes, styles and designs. If you want to be elegant
and classy, that's easy. If you want to be daring and a little crazy,
there are watches to suit that mood too.
Some
watches are purely an exercise in style, pushing the envelope
with interesting color combinations, dial art, enamel, painting
and more. Other watches combine complications to further enhance
the art of watchmaking. For example, one master watchmaker who designs
new movements and watches for many of the major brands, won't
do a complication simply because it hasn't been done before, it
has to have some usefulness. He will not do a dual tourbillon just
because he can do it, there has to be a functional reason for the
two tourbillons. If there is, he will build it.
Some
watches do both - taking cutting edge elements of style and applying
them to high watchmaking, with the result being truly extraordinary
watches. That's what we have here - watches that are so out
there, combining amazing watchmaking skill with cutting edge design.
From the high jewelry watches of Piaget
and Chopard
to the high complications of Jaeger-LeCoultre,
Vacheron
Constantin and Audemars
Piguet, these watches are the best watchmaking has to offer.
These
watches are at the very peak of watchmaking. In many cases,
they are limited editions (and sometimes limited to how many a company
can produce) and extraordinarily expensive. This is an area where
the true watchmakers can flex their muscles, showing off their abilities
for customers and other watch
companies.
These
watches aren't for everyone, they sell for more than most
peoples net worth, but they are fun to look at and they give you
an increased respect for the companies capable of this kind of work.
