Elite Traveler Fall 2022

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GRAND SEIKO KODO CONSTANT-FORCE TOURBILLON The mechanical Kodo Constant-Force Tourbillon SLGT003 watch is the Japanese brand’s fi rst tourbillon not to be equipped with its ‘spring drive’ technology. The watch delivers constant power to the movement and boasts a tourbillon escapement to compensate for the e ff ects of gravity. Several years in the making, it is the world’s fi rst of its type to have the two complexities on a single axis as a single unit. It is crafted in platinum and Brilliant Hard Titanium. Approx. $350,000, available at Grand Seiko in New York, +1 212 355 3718, grand-seiko.com

CHOPARD L .U.C FULL STRIKE SAPPHIRE Chopard has unveiled its fi rst sapphire crystal-cased L.U.C Full Strike timepiece with an all-new, in-house made 533-part movement (the chronometer certi fi ed L.U.C 08.01-L caliber). It boasts a sapphire case, a sapphire bridge to the minute repeater and sapphire gongs for a louder, more melodious acoustical journey when the repeater is activated. The 42.5mm watch has been created in a limited edition of just fi ve pieces, each bearing the Hallmark of Geneva Seal. $450,000, available at Chopard in New York, +1 212 223 2304, chopard.com