Ah yes, just what the world needed more of – patent leather. Ahem, no. I mean patent calfskin leather. The softest leather, for the softest vinyl-like finish. Patent leather is funny because it looks cool on shoes for graduating marines, and hot chicks in questionably themed night clubs. It just has that many purposes… that many personalities.

Dior watches will not be using patent calfskin leather in their new Christal watch collection that hearkens back to a Kennedy era age. JFK, Kennedy that is. Jackie O would have more than likely swooned over this piece with its fascinating asymmetrical design that looks chic, and is actually loosely based on a diver’s watch. The markers on the bezel get further apart proportionally, akin the unfolding of a natural spiral. The rest of the watch is pretty much at home in the Christal family. With plenty of diamond decoration, and the usual afterglow of Dior pretentiousness. Nevertheless, nice watches, and that is all we know until Dior graces us with more details.

TECHNICAL DATA:

Case: White gold ; Bezel set with baguette diamonds and baguette rubies;  Crown set with a rose-cut diamond ; Sapphire crystal case-back;  Limited edition number engraved ; Personal message to be engraved

Dial: Transparent red mineral glass, Dior logo ; Polished and luminescent hour and minute hands

Bracelet: White gold, set with baguette diamonds and baguette rubies ; 3-blade unfolding clasp with push-buttons

Tourbillon: movement Dior Tourbillon calibre – Mechanical movement – Manual winding ; Tourbillon carriage’s red mineral glass pyramid: one revolution per minute ; 165 components ; 19 rubies ; 1 white gold bridge set with baguette diamonds ; 80-hour power reserve, 21 600 vibrations per hour

Functions: Hours – Minutes

Water resistance: 50 meters

Total gold: 750/1000 palladium ; 210 white gold ; Weight (average): 222g

Precious stones quality: Total rubies: 66 / 8 carats ; Total diamonds: 214 / 33 carats ; Clarity: V.V.S. – I.F. ; Colour: DEF

Source: Dior

Dior has slowly but increasingly been sneaking out watch releases over the past few years. High style, without as many ephemeral qualities as you might think. Meaning the watches could easily be classics decades from now. Love them or leave them you have to admit they are interesting. Here are two new styles for the Christal watch line. Called the Christal 42mm Automatic (not very creative for a name), the watches are designed with what feels like a combo between modern sporty dive style watch and art deco.

The case is 42mm wide in steel. There are black sapphires on the bracelet in pyramid shapes, with two different style bracelets available. The dial is black lacquer with a continuation of the pyramid theme in the center. The version with diamonds has a “weave” patten done in the middle with diamonds. I like the design of the case and bracelet much better than the dial, as the latter feels cluttered. It has all the hours in Arabic numerals, and then markers in between them. It just feels confusing at the very least.

Inside the watch is a Swiss ETA 2824-2 automatic movement. It is visible though the sapphire crystal caseback window, with a black lacquer topped rotor. The diamond version has 1.47 carats, and a total of 190 stones tastefully applied.

Dior Christal Tourbillon set with rubies (8 cts) and baguette diamonds (33 cts). Tourbillon calibre developed by Concepto. Setting made by the Maison Bunter. One-of-a-kind.Technical Information

Case
White gold
Bezel set with baguette diamonds and baguette rubies
Crown set with a rose-cut diamond
Sapphire crystal case-back
Limited edition number engraved
Personal message to be engraved

Dial
Transparent red mineral glass, Dior logo
Polished and luminescent hour and minute hands

Bracelet
White gold, set with baguette diamonds and baguette rubies
3-blade unfolding clasp with push-buttons

Tourbillon movement
Dior Tourbillon calibre – Mechanical movement – Manual winding
Tourbillon carriage’s red mineral glass pyramid: one revolution per minute
165 components
19 rubies
1 white gold bridge set with baguette diamonds
80-hour power reserve, 21 600 vibrations per hour

Functions
Hours – Minutes

Water resistance
50 meters

Total gold
750/1000 palladium 210 white gold
Weight (average): 222g

Dior Purple Crystal Diamond Table Series

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Here, you have reflected the Purple Dior Christal Rubber watch, like a charming and elegant companion, gently on the wrist, the comfort of fine lightness of lively avant-garde fashion and design, so that the purple of unlimited possibilities. Purple advanced new 38mm Chronograph Rubber legendary success, full of purple Dior flowing style and charm. In the following drilling Dior Christal Amethyst jewelry watches after the success of high-level, in the continuation of purple Dior clock legend, with the fall 2009 Dior clothing range is complementary to the High mark Dior same spirit.

Senior Dior Christal Jewelry Watches Purple Rubber 38mm Purple Crystal Diamond Chronograph, table inlaid ring of 76 Diamond Crystal pure, unique pyramid-shaped diamond-cutting technique for other shows with the three-dimensional sense of the fine. Especially when drought limits the cozy charm of the dial here radiates with beautiful colors, so that people forget in a trance in the boundaries of time. US-14 to perfect purple sapphire glass ornaments which add shine to each other, full of the noble and elegant character. Pure purple rubber also mounted high on a square of a number of purple Saphirglas, its new luxury-style movement.

Dior watches are the rubber belt industry-leading technology, fully demonstrates the perfect combination of different materials of the charm, the unique three-tier folding buckle Sapphire noted the strong quality of experience will definitely give you a safe and comfortable sports fun.

Dior Christal Rubber Purple fine clock is the ultimate fusion of the Miao-like connotations of the richest colors, and a purely perfect harmony. Mysterious and romantic Purple rubber, is always the best choice for themselves seems.