As the world’s most revered watch and jewellery show comes to a close for yet another year, we examine some of the finest timepieces revealed. At one end of the spectrum, Hublot presented a $300,000 limited edition creation boldly stating its five day capacity, Rolex bestowed their classic Yacht-Master with stones from every colour in the rainbow, meanwhile the Russians recycled spaceship parts for the crowd-funded Werenbacht. We hereby present the watches that stood out at Baselworld 2017.
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Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
Rolex’s most famous drivers’ watch has been released, for the first time, with the company’s patented Oysterflex bracelet – by way of the new 18 ct yellow, white or Everose gold models.
Bulgari Octo Finissimo
Bulgari Octo Finissimo
Shattering world records to become the slimmest automatic watch on the market, the featherweight 41mm timepiece is predominantly made from titanium.
Rolex Yacht-Master 40
Rolex Yacht-Master 40
A bold move that has garnered its fair share of attention, this new edition of the 40mm Yacht-Master has been unveiled with 32 multicolour sapphires, eight tsavorites and a triangular diamond set in its rotatable bezel.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
Made in collaboration with jewellery designer Carolina Bucci, the 33mm and 37mm women’s timepieces presented in frosted yellow or white gold in a hammered finish, were designed as a fitting celebration for the Audemars Piguet 40th anniversary.
Chanel Boy-Friend Tweed
Chanel Boy-Friend Tweed
Released just last year, Chanel’s elegant timepiece has been released with a new bracelet design embossed in the fashion house’s iconic tweed pattern.
Werenbach Earth Collection
Werenbach Earth Collection
The dial set on this Swiss-made crowd-funded watch design has been cut from the inner surface of a Russian spacecraft – its rocket’s booster to be exact.
Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5062
Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5062
With 48 baguette diamonds adorning the bezel and lugs, 236 diamonds carefully set across its dial, a baguette diamond on each hour marker, as well as on the hands and clasp, the women’s Aquanaut is opulence, redefined.
Hublot MP-09 Tourbillon Bi-Axis
Hublot MP-09 Tourbillon Bi-Axis
One of Baselworld’s most limited (and outrageous) releases, there are only 50 of these titanium timepieces available, and just 20 in ‘King Gold’.
Tudor Heritage Black Bay Chrono
Tudor Heritage Black Bay Chrono
The Black Bay Chrono merges Tudor’s finest elements with a new chronograph movement.
Dior Mini D
Dior Mini D
Understated in its elegance, Dior’s diamond-set yellow gold watch stood out amongst the countless on show as a truly timeless piece.
