Elite Traveler Fall 2022

INSPIRE TOP WATCHES

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS LADY ARPELS HEURES FLORALES A world’s fi rst in watchmaking and métiers d’arts, this new Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels timepiece houses a complex mechanism that — at the turn of every hour — opens and closes the fl owers. As each fl ower opens, a diamond center is revealed; time is told via the number of opened fl owers. A tiny automaton on the wrist, the 38mm gold watch o ff ers a lateral display of the minutes. The dial is made in three colors of gold with diamonds, mother-of-pearl and miniature paintings. $246,000, available at Van Cleef & Arpels in New York, +1 212 896 9284, vancleefarpels.com

HUBLOT BIG BANG INTEGRAL

TOURBILLON CATHEDRAL MINUTE REPEATER

Hublot unveils the highly complicated Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Cathedral Minute Repeater — made in lightweight yet sturdy high-tech ceramic. It is the fi rst tourbillon/ minute repeater to be entirely housed in ceramic, with a ceramic bezel and an integrated ceramic bracelet. The 319-piece manually wound movement chimes the time using cathedral gongs in an ultra-clear and highly projected sound. Just 36 pieces will be made in total, 18 each in black ceramic and white. $295,000, available at Hublot in New York, +1 646 582 9813, hublot.com