Gucci watches: what to expect from the luxury fashion brand’s first foray into high watchmaking – plus Omega’s Olympics-inspired timepiece
- To mark the Italian house’s 100th anniversary, Gucci has unveiled four new timepiece lines: Gucci 25H, G-Timeless, Grip and high jewellery watches
- Elsewhere, the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Tokyo 2020 was inspired by the official emblem and colours of the postponed 2020 Olympic Games
The world of horology is flashing us its latest luxury launches that got our eyes to twinkle. Today STYLE has selected the latest luxury timepieces that you would not want to miss, from Omega’s 2020 Olympics special to Gucci’s first foray into high watches.
Gucci goes watch
This year marks the 100th anniversary for Italian luxury brand Gucci, and the house has chosen this moment to add watchmaking to its expansive portfolio. In fact it experimented with horology back in 1972, and this time around Gucci introduced four lines of high watchmaking – Gucci 25H, G-Timeless, Grip and high jewellery watches. Under the helm of creative director Alessandro Michele, the new timepieces embody a century of the house’s legacy, including the connection with flora and fauna, talismans and the emblematic “Interlocking G” logo.
The Gucci 25H bears a playfully symbolic name, containing a number that Michele considers a talisman and which often features in his collections for Gucci. The GG727.25 calibre references other important numerical symbols. Available in steel and pavé-set models, with tourbillon versions in platinum and yellow gold.
The G-Timeless haute horology line includes five variations. One of the highlights, the Dancing Bees, features the brand’s iconic bees embellished in high jewellery, moving on the dial. Other statement designs include the G-Timeless Automatic with bee motif, jewelled hard stone dials and precious skin straps, the G-Timeless with moon phases and the G-Timeless Pavé.
In the five-design Grip collection, precious materials are again finished with decorative Gucci motifs and cutting-edge complications. Each Grip has a Jump Hour movement module that hops forward every hour and a minutes disc that rotates through 60 minutes.