Stand out on National Day — whether you are watching the parade or chilling with friends, sport the perfect timepiece in our national flag’s colours
Breguet
The Reine de Naples 8918 is one for the ladies, measuring 36.5 x 28.45mm, and combines modernity and elegance. Breguet is now reinventing this model in new colours in 18-carat gold, with the bezel, dial flange, and crown decorated with 118 diamonds, approximately 0.94ct. The off-centred chapter ring features Breguet Arabic numerals, and it houses a self-winding movement with a balance spring and escape wheel made of silicon. The watch also boasts a sapphire case back and is water resistant up to 30 m.
Longines
The Longines Master Collection epitomises beauty, elegance, character, and purity. This timepiece comes in a slender 34 mm diameter, concealing a moon phase display and a date hand at 6 o’clock. The bragging rights of this timepiece lie in the exclusive L899.5 automatic calibre, which is fitted with a silicon balance spring that can be viewed through sapphire glass. Purists will appreciate the now-classic and iconic silver “barleycorn” pattern, emblematic of The Longines Master Collection. The timepiece offers a choice of different coloured straps (red, blue and taupe) or a stainless steel bracelet.
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Grand Seiko
Grand Seiko showcased an assortment of ladies’ watches at Watches & Wonders this year. The collection includes three new stainless steel watches with different coloured silky dial patterns and sparkling diamonds. Despite their small size (27.8mm diameter, 11.2mm thickness), they pack a punch with the automatic mechanical Caliber 9S27, offering 50 hours of power reserve and a daily rate of +8 to –3 seconds. These elegant watches combine luxury and practicality, featuring a steel case and bracelet with a three-fold clasp, making them ideal for women seeking style and functionality.
Omega
The Seamaster Aqua Terra is a tribute to Omega’s rich maritime heritage. The watch measures 38mm with a symmetrical case and crown in fully polished stainless steel, with a wave-edged design on the back. The terracotta dial, fashioned from brass, is lacquered and sun-brushed from the centre. Note the date window at 6 o’clock, and the rhodium-plated hands and indexes are filled with white Super-LumiNova. This classic Seamaster runs on Omega’s Co-Axial Master Chronometer calibre 8800, certified at the industry’s highest standard by the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (Metas).
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Zenith
The Defy Revival A3691 draws inspiration from 1971, showcasing a vibrant red gradient-effect dial and a geometric case design. The name of the watch, “Defy Revival,” derives from the French term coffre-fort, which translates to “bank vault” or “safe-deposit box.” The watch’s design is so immaculate that only minor cosmetic differences have been made, including the sapphire crystal, the display case back, and the luminescent pigments used. Through this transparent back, you can admire the automatic Elite 670 manufacture movement, operating at a frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 VpH) and providing autonomy of 50 hours.
Hublot
Hublot has perfected the art of creating standout colours, as evident in the Spirit of Big Bang Magic 42 with its fabulous polished ceramic case. The bezel, made from polished and microblasted Red Ceramic, is adorned with six H-shaped Titanium Screws, adding to its allure. Hublot uses only the highest-grade ceramic, a material known for its toughness and near-complete scratch-proof properties, making it a preferred choice for the manufacturer.
The timepiece houses the HUB4700 calibre, the successor to the El Primero calibre, the first chronograph with an integrated-style automatic winding (1969) that offers an impressive accuracy of 1/10th of a second.
A. Lange & Söhne
The Little Lange 1 Moon Phase captures our attention with its classic polished pink-gold case, beautifully contrasting with the guilloched, argenté-coloured gold dial. The model features two golden moons, while the lunar disc shares the same argenté shade. The graduated colour concept perfectly complements the white alligator leather strap secured with a pink-gold prong buckle. Endowed with a new movement, this elegant model showcases a guilloched, argenté-coloured dial housed in a 36.8mm pink-gold case. This timepiece only needs to be corrected by one day every 122.6 years, as it accurately follows the synodic orbit of the Earth. Synodic orbit refers to the time it takes for an object to complete one full cycle of phases or positions as observed from Earth.
