Chanel & Audemars Piguet to Release New J12 Womens Watch
The J12 women’s watch by Chanel is one of the most popular luxury watch collections ever released and now it’s about to get better. With the help of Audemars Piguet, Chanel will design and produce a new version of the J12 called Noir Intense or “Intense Black.”
The improved watch will run on AP’s 3125 movement, for which Chanel redesigned the balance and the rotor in gold, topped with the black ceramic that made it so coveted the first time around; the final result will be called the Chanel-AP 3125.
Ceramic offers a shine that no other material can and this new version, offered in intense black is sure to shine even more. Aside from sleek, ceramic is also resilient, making it a great material to craft a watch from and like its predecessor, the J12 Noir Intense will feature a ceramic case, bezel and strap. Although resilient, the cutting and molding of ceramic requires high precision skill, the same that is needed for gems and precious stones, which has bestowed upon it a high value in the watchmaking industry.
In this new J12, ceramic is cut into baguette sized pieces and used on the dial, bracelet and bezel and is treated by Chanel the same way that the company would treat one of its diamonds of rubies. The Noir Intense is made up of 713 insets and crafted completely from 18 white gold and ceramic. The only bad news? It seems that as of this point the watch will only be released in 5 pieces, nor is there a picture yet of this creation.
However, the J12 Haute Joaillerie limited edition luxury women’s watches are here to be seen. They come in three sizes: 42mm, 38mm and 33mm, each in a numbered, limited edition of 12 pieces. Both 42 and 38mm models run on automatic movements while a high precision quartz movement is used for the 33mm sized one.
In this watch, the 713 insets are diamonds rather than ceramic, making a total weight of 43 carats, which decorate the case, dial, bezel, crown and bracelet for a striking impact.
Stay tuned from more news from Chanel and Audemars Piguet as to when the J12 Noir Intense will be released. My feeling is demand will be so high that there will definitely be more than five watches made.
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