Elite Traveler September-October 2018

DIORGRANDBALMISSDIORBLUE Much like the flower-inspired couture designs of Christian Dior, the Grand Bal collection artistically and technically recalls the beauty of nature. The Grand Bal Miss Dior Blue features the Dior Inversé 11 ½ caliber. By placing the oscillating weight on the front of the dial, Dior can lavishly embellish it, making it a key design element rather than a practical component. Here, it takes the form of precious blue and pink metalized petals that move with every sway of the wrist. The mother-of-pearl dial has an engraved sunray pattern featuring snow-set white diamonds around the flowers and the rotor’s center. Crafted in stainless steel with a fully diamond-set 18K pink gold bezel, the watch pays tribute to Mr Dior’s love of flowers and to one of the house’s first haute-couture dresses, the Miss Dior dress. $51,800, available at Dior in New York, +1 212 931 2950, dior.com

DE GRISOGONO A Obsessed with creating the owstopping jewelry and watches, designer Fawaz uosi loves to make time come alive. With the newest Allegra 25 high-jewelry watches unveiled this year, de Grisogono places shimmering diamonds front and center. The 18K white gold case’s design features ribbon-like curls of dedicatedly interlaced woven gold that are bedecked in diamonds. Thanks to the three-dimensional volume of the 29 ribbons, glimpses of light shine through and enhance the diamonds’ brilliance. Even the dial of the quartz watch, showing hours and minutes, is paved with snow-set and bezel-set diamonds. Gruosi placed diamonds wherever he could, including on the folding clasp, using more than 12 carats in total. These sparkling stones are offset with a sapphire blue galuchat strap. $83,500, available at De Grisogono in NewYork, contact Marissa Penberg, marissa.penberg@ degrisogono.com. +1 212 439 4220, degrisogono.com LLEGRA 25 most sh Gr

HARRYWINSTON PREMIERWINSTON CANDY This dazzling, candy-colored high-jewelry watch celebrates snow setting, where different-sized gemstones are set side by side, creating the illusion of falling snow. The entire case and dial are meticulously hand-prepared and set with 244 diamonds and gemstones. Eight colored gems in three sizes are used for this mouth-watering watch: 25 neon-blue Paraíba tourmalines, 24 intense-green tsavorites, 24 vivid- orange spessartites, 17 dark-blue sapphires, 17 light-blue sapphires, 16 red spinels, 13 pink sapphires and 108 diamonds. The lugs are set with 63 gemstones and the clasp on the raspberry-colored strap has another 15 stones on it. Adding sophistication to the glamorous 18K white gold watch, HarryWinston opts for a 174-part automatic movement with 40 hours of power reserve. $45,600, available at HarryWinston in NewYork, +1 212 399 1000, harrywinston.com