SPEC: 18KYG case x black alligator strap, manual winding, length 39.5 mm x width 29.2 mm, limited to 150 pieces worldwide. ¥ 3,537,600 (Cartier Customer Service Center)
BREGUET
Marine Aura Mundi 5557
World time, GMT, dual time convenient for travel. I have all three types and have used them for overseas travel, but I am impressed with the cleverness and convenience of this watch, which jumps to times around the world with one push, regardless of local time or home time. It’s mechanical, but it’s a digital idea. I am also attracted to the dial of the world map that invites the feeling of traveling. (Shigeru Sugawara)
SPEC: 18KWG case x rubber strap, self-winding, 43.9 mm diameter. ¥ 8,921,000 (Breguet Boutique Ginza)
CHANEL
J12 Wanted de Chanel
The logo, which is removed from the dial and straddled from the bezel, is a pure graphic that transcends the brand name. The dynamism that targets and abstracts the existence that everyone knows has tremendous power, such as when Andy Warhol drew a can of Campbell. More than a Chanel watch, it is a pop art of “Chanel in the shape of a watch” itself. (Koichi Namiki)
SPEC: Highly resistant black ceramic + SS case & bracelet, self-winding, 38 mm diameter. Limited quantity. ¥ 1,056,000 (Chanel (customer care))
BVLGARI
Octo Finissimo Ultra
The world record with a thickness of 1.8 mm is just ultra. It is an ambitious masterpiece that has advanced the possibilities of mechanical wristwatches with transcendental technology. The idea of guaranteeing the authenticity of the limited 10 lines with NFT was incorporated by accessing from the QR code on the exposed ratchet wheel. The mechanism to pierce the digital world with a sword that returns to the extreme of analog mechanical is creepy. (Koichi Namiki)
