Lady Love: The Women’s Watches That Made An Impact This Year

It is great to see that women’s watches are becoming more and more the focus of many watch brands. Serious efforts are made to create the most marvelous timepieces, catering to women’s trends, styles, and interests. Complex movements are more the rule than an exception, making them also far more interesting from a horological perspective. While diamonds are optional, many still feature them, even on sports watches, as they provide a dash of glamour to daily life.

Hublot Big Bang One Click
Perhaps one of the most challenging types of watches to create is a great all-rounder, one of those watches that is always appropriate but can at the same time handle various situations and look good while doing so. Hublot found the perfect balance for this with its new Big Bang One Click. With a diameter of 33mm, it combines a strong character with elegance and wearing comfort. Inside the stainless steel or King gold case, which are available with different diamond settings, ticks an automatic movement. Thanks to the One Click system, it is effortless to change the strap, allowing it always to match perfectly.

Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce Travel Time
While the Aquanaut has been a staple in Patek Philippe‘s collection for decades, the Luce Travel Time is a new addition to the family. Its complication was inspired by the second time zone in Reference 5164, yet optimized for this particular model. To achieve pure elegance, it lacks the pushers on the left side of the case but instead, everything can be set easily with the crown. It results in what very well may be the perfect travel watch, also because it is a sportive watch with a sophisticated twist. Patek Philippe underscores the precious nature of this most recent Aquanaut by setting the bezel with over a carat of brilliant-cut diamonds.

Richard Mille RM 07-01
This year, Richard Mille didn’t hold back when it came to colors. With the RM 07-01, the brand launched its most colorful collection to date. To achieve this, Richard Mille created ceramic in pastel colors. This is a very delicate manufacturing process that only very few master. These vibrant colors come alive by their matte finish and because they are combined with colorful rubber and intricate guilloche. Inside these marvelously made tonneau cases ticks caliber CRMA2, one of Richard Mille’s in-house movements. Its refined finish, skeletonized bridges, and red gold oscillating weight with variable geometry can be admired through the sapphire case back.

Bulgari x MB&F FlyingT Allegra
The FlyingT by MB&F was already a very impressive watch for ladies in its own right, but when the brand collaborated with Bulgari on this model, it was taken to the next level. Its signature oversized domed sapphire crystal now serves as a display case for various gemstones in generous sizes. As light can enter them freely, they come beautifully to life and add another dimension to the watch. From a technical point of view, there is also a lot to admire, particularly the flying tourbillon that crowns the stacked movement in the middle of the watch. MB&F also shows its technical prowess in terms of the power reserve, which is an impressive 100-hours when fully wound.