Time’s rhythmic heartbeats

In 2015, TAG Heuer entered the world of music, unveiling a new ambassador, David Guetta, hailed as the beat king who sets pulses racing! Universally accredited with being one of the First DJs to open up the world of electronic music to global charts audiences Guetta has transformed the sound of radio and with it, the musical tastes of millions of listeners across the world in the process. Likewise, timepieces tick away to the pulse of life, urging you to unravel its hidden mysteries. Aviamost selects some of the season’s most intriguing just for you !

David Guetta is one of the most followed people on the planet with an incredible social reach. He  has established himself as not just a dance icon but the music icon for this generation. He sold over 9 million albums and 35 million Tracks Wordwide, and has chosen to represent the Swiss watch brand TAG Heuer.

The new TAG Heuer Formula 1 special edition is dedicated to him and is designed with travel in mind thanks to its GMT function and "day/night" symbol; the watch is in the perfect colours for clubbing – black and blue – and features an impressive cuff watch strap. It has an eye-catching black and blue aluminium bezel and features a 24-hour display, with daytime hours from 6 am to 6 pm shown in blue and night-time hours from 6 pm to 6 am shown in black; it also has a second time zone, a very useful function for staying connected with friends and family when you travel a lot! The dial, which is black with blue hands and appliques, also extends the "day/night" metaphor and the cuff strap is wide like a wristband and made from aged black calfskin, echoing clubbers' codes. Its high-quality finishes, with its tone-on-tone stitching and black ardillon buckle with Tag Heuer engraving, make it a must-have watch for 2015. The black titanium carbide-treated case encloses the 7 Twin-Time automatic calibre with date window. Finally, a blue hand indicates the second time zone.

Limited to 30 pieces, acclaimed Swiss watch brand Ulysse Nardin’s Classico Kruzenshtern Enamel urges you to sail away this summer come vacation. It has an hour, minute and seconds hand. It has a round 40mm 18k rose gold case case enshrining a Kruzenshtern enamel dial depicting an ancient ship sails blown out in full force and it is powered in turn by a Calibre 11 ½ inches UN-815 self winding movement is water resistant to 50 meters and is matched by an alligator strap.

Saluting the wondrous world of maritime history, Ulysse Nardin honors the Kruzenshtern in its new Classico Collection limited-edition enamel cloisonné timepiece. Built in Germany in 1926 and originally known as the Padua, the barque, tall ship with its four masts was given to the USSR in 1946 as war reparation, and was integrated into the Soviet Baltic Fleet. Consequently, she was renamed Kruzenshtern after the 19th century Baltic German explorer in Russian service, Adam Johann Krusenstern. Her missions, journeys and services are vast, and today, she operates primarily as a training ship.

To accurately portray her real-time appearance, Ulysse Nardin employed the intensely intricate enamel cloisonné technique – a discipline deeply valued by the manufacturer and its collectors. In this method, opaque or translucent colors are derived by mixing proportions of elements to achieve specific combinations, often kept a secret. Each section is divided by fine gold wire; more than 500mm of it is needed to make the cloisons. Every cloisonné dial and it is limited to 30 pieces. It has an hour, minute and seconds hand. It has a round 40mm 18k rose gold case enshrining a Kruzenshtern enamel dial depicting an ancient ship sails blown out in full force and it is powered in turn by a Calibre 11 ½ inches UN-815 self winding movement is water resistant to 50 meters and is matched by an alligator strap.

A great hit among professional and military scuba divers since 1957, Breilting's Superocean II appears in a range of three models combining style with performance. The case features a slimmer profile and appears in three different 44 mm, 42 mm and 36 mm sizes, while the rubber-clad bezel has been redesigned and displays large clearly visible numerals, a countdown of the last 15 minutes of dive time and a triangle with luminescent marker at 12 o’clock. The dial features accentuated readability with oversized hands and numerals that also glow in the dark. Recognisable by its holes surrounded by a circular motif, the Ocean Racer rubber strap has also evolved and is now sportier than ever. The model is powered by the Breitling 17 calibre, chronometer-certified by the COSC, the highest benchmark in terms of reliability and precision.

A true icon of the Rome-based firm, Bulgari’s Serpenti watch inaugurates an original variation on its curvaceously sensual design. For the very first time, the head and tail of the legendary snake cross over on the wrist in a remarkably supple composition. Reflecting Bvlgari’s inexhaustible creativity, this latest work of art also represents a goldsmithing masterpiece. The entirely hand-crafted gold bracelet breaks free of its inner spring and provides a perfectly comfortable fit by means of adjustable links, while the hold is secured by a twin-pusher clasp. The expertise of the Italian jeweller is expressed through a fascinating brilliant-cut diamond setting sublimating the dial, case and bracelet. Serpenti comes in two versions: pink gold with a black lacquered dial or white entirely paved with diamonds.

Swiss luxury brand Chopard unveiled four incredible high jewellery pieces in its newest Green Carpet capsule collection at the 68^th Cannes Film Festival.  Inspired by the iconic Palme d'Or to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the iconic award, the new collection features a design complementing the brand’s journey to sustainable luxury.

Chopard, which has been crafting the Palme d’Or since 1998 as part of its long standing partnership with the world’s leading film festival, launched last year the first Palme d’Or in Fairmined gold - to mark its commitment to its multi-year program: the Journey to Sustainable Luxury. Its design recalls the leaves of the palm tree and portrays the dial of the watch lovingly encircled by a palm frond and lavished over with diamonds. The Green Carpet capsule collection comprises a jewellery watch, a large pendant, a ring and earrings delicately crafted from 18ct white Fairmined gold and set with marquise-cut diamonds sourced from a RJC certified company.

This is the second consecutive year the London-based luxury jeweler Graff showcases it collections at Baselworld. Inspired by the Art Deco period, the awesome new Sapphire and Diamond Secret Tassel Brooch watch is a complex piece with multiple layers of beaded tassels that can be worn three ways: as a single piece, as individual brooches, or as a single brooch with a tassel. It uses more than 330 carats of sapphires and 40 carats of diamonds and took months to make. One of the tassel groupings conceals a tiny pavé diamond watch face suspended from a platinum chain. Designed and crafted at Graff’s London headquarters, the technique to create a cascading beaded tassel required matching sapphire beads in order to create a consistent three dimensional appearance no matter how the jewel is worn. Framing the tassel are two ornate brooches with pear shape sapphires at their centers embraced by an arrangement of white diamonds united by five rows of sapphire and diamond beads.

American luxury brand Harry Winston’s Ocean Biretrograde 36mm for women features bold, elegant details including an ex-centered Hour/Minute display and two retrograde functions. This new interpretation showcases mechanisms imbued with a technological beauty that do not go unnoticed. The mechanical complication movement – that has been part of the Ocean Lady collection since its launch in 2006 – has been entirely redesigned and notably features a silicon balance-spring. In addition to silicon’s resistance to corrosion, the material is highly durable and wears well over time. Bridges adorned with a circular Côtes de Genève are centered around the balance; and a new design for the rose gold oscillating weight on women’s models, which are specific to each collection. This revisited caliber shows a keen focus on space and ensures a read-off that is airy, yet easy to decipher. The indexes are shaped like an emerald-cut diamond, said to be a shape dear to Mr. Winston’s heart. They are extended by clearly visible diamonds also picked up on the retrograde seconds and day counters, and swept over by the respective hands.

The raised counters, as well as the invisible wall-to-wall diamond-setting on the shimmering mother-of-pearl, are delicately layered, further enhancing the architectural quality of the dial. Shown in a subtle blue-gray shade, that hovers between day and night, it exudes a mysterious and seductive quality, while further accentuating the contemporary nature of the model. The case is fitted with an entirely redesigned crown, beveled decorative pushers, elongated lugs and arches with even purer lines. The size and quality of the gems adorning each part reflect the House’s legacy of the finest diamonds.

The Slim d'Hermès captures the essence of pure form. The 39.5 mm watch measures time to the beat of the Hermès H1950 extra-thin Manufacture movement, and can incorporate a perpetual calendar. This automatic calibre integrates a micro-rotor, thus reducing its height to a mere 2.6 mm. Versions measuring 32 or 25 mm in diameter are driven by a quartz movement, and crafted in steel or gold, with or without diamonds. Its unique Slim D’Hermes La Femme Aux Semelles De Vent features a porcelain dial from the French Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres. It showcases a “La femme aux semelles de vent” (the woman with soles of wind) motif, using a traditional Japanese miniature painting technique in various shades of red, and is limited and numbered in a series of 12.

Renowned Swiss watchmaker Rolex Cellini Time is offered this year in four new versions. The new gem-set Rolex Cellini Time models are offered in 18 ct white or Everose gold with a 39 mm case and a single or double bezel set with diamonds. The double bezel combines a row of 96 diamonds with the fluting emblematic of Rolex watches. Its black lacquer dial is accentuated by 11 diamonds at the tip of the hour markers. The versions with a single bezel set with 62 diamonds feature new pink or rhodium dials with a sunray finish and elongated applique hour markers. The new gem-set Rolex Cellini Time is fitted on a remborded and stitched alligator leather strap in semi-matt black with an 18 ct gold buckle matching the gold of the case.

Renowned Swiss watch brand Patek Philippe’s new 42mm white gold, Ref. 5524 Calatrava Pilot Travel Time pays tribute to the courageous pilots of all time with its vintage inspired appeal and precise air-travel functions. It houses the brand’s easy-to-use two-time-zone mechanism patented in 1996. It is part of the self-winding CH 324 S C FUS manufacture-made movement that powers it. The calibre offers a sweep seconds hand, an analog date as well as separate day/night indicators for local and home time. It features a sapphire crystal case back, a dial in rich navy blue lacquer recalling the 1930’s American fighter planes, large Arabic numerals in white gold and baton-style blued steel hands with Super-Luminova coatings for readability day or night. The home-time hour is skeletonized for easy differentiation of time zones while travelling. Additionally, an analog date at 6 o’clock displays the date in three-day increments. The case is a 42 mm- metre white gold Calatrava style. The crown and the pushers are fluted for a slip-free grip with a patent-pending safety lock.

De Witt The DeWitt Manufacture has created a masterpiece of the watchmaker's and the jeweller's art: a unique timepiece with transparent features and finely-worked gold decoration

Count Jérôme de Witt, the founder of the Manufacture and creator of DeWitt watches created this exceptional High Jewellery work of art paying tribute to his mother, HI&RH Princess Marie-Clotilde Napoléon. The gem-setting technique used in this 36mm piece is ground-breaking, seeming to leave the diamonds in suspension, free of all ties of material and form. The observer's gaze is relentlessly drawn down into the depths of a translucent block and captivated by its surprising transparency.

It is adorned with a total of 405 baguette-cut diamonds (totalling about 13 carats).The emblematic imperial columns that decorate the majority of DeWitt watches have been delicately reworked to enhance the timepiece's unique, ethereal setting. The Marie-Clotilde watch beats to the rhythm of a mechanical self-winding movement, equipped with a 42-hour power reserve. The open-worked hours hand is delicately sculpted in the shape of a heart, while the open-worked seconds hand is in the form of a double-edged sword, a common feature of DeWitt timepieces. The crown and buckle, each crafted in 18k white gold, polished and delicately engraved with the brand's distinctive ‘W’ signature, give an additional elegant touch to the watch's finishes, enhanced by a deep red alligator wristband. By placing technical expertise at the service of beauty and the highest quality, the DeWitt Manufacture has here produced an authentic watchmaking work of art, creative in both its design and in the structure around which it is built.

Versace’s new DYLOS, a powerful Swiss-Made watch featuring the distinctive icons of Versace for both men and women. The DYLOS family is defined by its octagonal case, the bracelet links that create the classic Versace Greek key, and the Medusa who sits proud at 12 o’clock. It is a watch that is making a strong fashion statement, appearing in both the men’s and women’s Versace spring/summer 2015 catwalk shows. The 35mm DYLOS LADY is engraved with the Greek key on the bezel, as well as the small studs on the indices. Available in six models, the DYLOS LADY can also be fitted with a leather strap in the signature Versace colours of black, white or pink. DYLOS CHRONO has an XL case (44mm), with an octagonal small seconds counter, chrono hour and minute counter, plus a big date at 6 o’clock. The tachometric scale on the bezel highlights the dynamic spirit of the DYLOS CHRONO, which is available in four versions, also with an IP black case and a leather strap featuring the famous Greek key.