Acetate casings are giving watches a distinct style, look and feel
Last year it was Corian, this year it is acetate. While the rest of the world still clings on to ceramic for a smooth and polished casing, Folli Follie comes out with yet another innovative fashion statement for the trend-savvy watch enthusiast.
The brand's Urban Chic collection features acetate, a material that lends the new timepieces a sleek, stylish look. While some of the watches feature the acetate watch casing in all its classic, hand-polished simplicity, the larger-sized versions showcase a unique rippling effect in their case designs.
By using different ingredients and working in numerous colour layers by hand, these watch casings end up with a number of darker concentric rings not unlike the rings seen within a tree trunk.
The fact that the effect is done by hand means that the designs on each of the timepieces are unique. Straps come in either rubber or perforated leather, and the watches come in white, black, brown and grey, and a variety of sizes in order to suit a wide range of tastes.
All the timepieces have luminous hands and date indicators, while decorations on the dial consist of a solid bronze ring on some, and a tri-colour ring on others.