Chanel

Chanel

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Chanel

A selection of Europa Star articles on Chanel’s vision of watchmaking.

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Chanel catches the light

Chanel catches the light

Chanel has brought ceramic to the forefront of watch glamour by cutting it into baguettes, combining it with precious gem stones and incorporating it (...)

Chanel and the chamber of secrets

Chanel and the chamber of secrets

The secret recipe to Chanel’s ceramic has been guarded under lock and key for over a decade, with only a handful of people having access to the (...)

With its J12 Noir Intense, Chanel goes into prestige ceramic

With its J12 Noir Intense, Chanel goes into prestige ceramic

When he designed the J12, the late Jacques Helleu created, under the apparent simplicity of its forms, an emblematic timepiece capable of (...)

Chanel, watchmaking legitimacy

Chanel, watchmaking legitimacy

“Chanel”. The word alone resonates like a legend. But while Chanel belongs to the history of fashion that was transformed forever by Mademoiselle, (...)

Chanel - at the crossroads of Haute Horlogerie and Haute Joaillerie

Chanel - at the crossroads of Haute Horlogerie and Haute Joaillerie

With the introduction of a unique piece, the ‘J12’ Tourbillon Haute Joaillerie, Chanel reaffirms its own specific approach to (...)

Chanel moves to ultra exclusivity

Chanel moves to ultra exclusivity

With the launch of the J12, and especially its Tourbillon version, which last year surprised the watch milieu with its boldness and classicism, (...)

The codes of Chanel

The codes of Chanel

It is said that Mademoiselle Chanel, the first fashion designer to create pants for women, used to borrow watches from her lovers so that she could (...)

The ‘Chanel-ized' tourbillon

The ‘Chanel-ized’ tourbillon

The colonization of Haute Horlogerie by Haute Couture has been happening for some time now, but Chanel, with its J12 Tourbillon, has just (...)

CHANEL J12 Tourbillon

CHANEL J12 Tourbillon

The J12 Tourbillon is the world’s first grand complication in ceramic. The movement plate is carved in hi-tech ceramic (white or black) that is emblematic (...)