Show A Little Timely Love for Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day will soon be here and the gift dilemma is in full swing. Here are a few beautiful options for the gift of time for her.

 

Harry Winston Premier Precious Love - Limited Edition of 14 Pieces

If you want to show how much you love your partner everyday, this is a stunning piece to make that happen. The dial is exquisite with ten heart-shaped rubies and 47 brilliant-cut diamonds set over a white mother of pearl latticework frame, over a pink mother of pearl background. The minute and hour hands are set into the center of a flower made of overlapping hearts, and below is another heart, outlined with six of the ten heart-shaped rubies.

The white gold case measures 36mm and is also set with 57 brilliant-cut diamonds, and is topped off with an pink satin or an alligator leather strap with white gold buckle, and adorned with 17 brilliant-cut diamonds. 

Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Astorite - Limited Edition of 28 Pieces

If your valentine prefers a more minimalist dial, then this may be the one. The 35mm 18kt red gold case is set with 232 diamonds, and the dial is taken from a pale pink rare gem called Astorite. The minute and hour hands are set into a white mother of pearl sub dial at 12 o'clock. 

The watch is available on a hand-made grey satin strap with an 18kt red gold buckle.

de Grisogono New Retro

If rubies are the winner, then this is the watch for you. Simply stunning in color from top to bottom, the pink gold case is set with 70 baguette cut rubies, and the dial has an additional 60. Continuing the glorious color combination, the ruby galuchat strap also has a pink gold folding clasp set with another 112 rubies. The crown set at 12 o'clock adds to the symmetry of the design. 

Audemars Piguet Diamond Outrage

This white gold watch comes with outrageous spikes covered in either white diamonds or blue sapphires, equaling about 65 carats worth of stones. To tell the time you open one of the spikes to reveal the dial. It might contain a quartz movement, but at this point, who cares! It's edgier than most watches out there, but all I can say is, it works for me!

Urwerk's UR-106 Flower Power Limited Edition of 11 Pieces

Continuing the theme of something a  little different, lets take a look at the Urwerk UR-106 Flower Power. There is no doubting that this is an Urwerk, however the recognizable shape has been transformed into a dazzling diamond encrusted watch instead of the snake skin pattern we usually see. The single block steel case is set with 239 Top Wesselton quality diamonds, plus the dial's central flower in white gold set with 30 brilliant-cut diamonds (0.184 ct), and a further 3 small flowers in white gold set with 6 brilliant-cut diamonds (0.522 ct).  

Ressence Releases the Type 1 Squared for SIHH 2017

I was first introduced to the unusual Ressence by Elizabeth Doerr who whisked me over to their booth at Baselworld, to show me the incredible new timepiece debut. I stared at it, trying to fully understand how it worked, but after a quick explanation, it made complete sense. The brand, founded by Benoit Mintiens, has since been developing more interesting and unique pieces which still hold fascination for watch collectors. The newest addition, a dress watch, slimmer and smaller than the other pieces, is housed in a 41mm polished steel cushion shaped case, another first for the brand.

Hours, seconds and the day are displayed on rotating discs on the dial, with the minutes are displayed along the outside edge, so the watch is constantly in motion. Another thing you might notice is that there is no crown. How do you wind the watch or change the time you might ask? Turn the watch over and there is an ingenious system that includes a retractable lever on the case back. 

The watch comes in four different dial colors, blue, ruthenium, silver and champagne, and with easily changeable straps, so there are color options for both men and women.

Golden Globes 2017 Best Dressed

The sun shone on the celebrity arrivals at this years Golden Globes Awards Show. Several trends were on display including plunging necklines, soft pinks, metallics and embroidery. For me some looks stood out more than others. Here are my favorites from this years red carpet arrivals.

Olivia Culpo in Zuhair Murad Couture - Photo courtesy of Getty Images

Olivia Culpo in Zuhair Murad Couture - Photo courtesy of Getty Images

Carrie Underwood in Iris Serban - Photo by Frazer Harrison-Getty Images

Carrie Underwood in Iris Serban - Photo by Frazer Harrison-Getty Images

Sofia Vergara in Zuhair Murad - Photo by Neilson BarnardNBCUniversalNBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

Sofia Vergara in Zuhair Murad - Photo by Neilson BarnardNBCUniversalNBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

Chrissy Teigen in Marchesa - Photo by Venturelli-WireImage

Chrissy Teigen in Marchesa - Photo by Venturelli-WireImage

Emma Stone in Valentino - Photo by Steve Granitz-WireImage

Emma Stone in Valentino - Photo by Steve Granitz-WireImage

Kristen Bell in Jenny Packham - Photo courtesty of Getty Images

Kristen Bell in Jenny Packham - Photo courtesty of Getty Images

Lily Collins in Zuhair Murad Couture - Photo courtesy of Getty Images

Lily Collins in Zuhair Murad Couture - Photo courtesy of Getty Images

Elsa Pataky in Zuhair Murad - Photo  courtesy of Getty Images

Elsa Pataky in Zuhair Murad - Photo  courtesy of Getty Images

Priyanka Chopra in Ralph Lauren - Photo by Jordan Strauss-Invision-AP

Priyanka Chopra in Ralph Lauren - Photo by Jordan Strauss-Invision-AP

Giuliana Rancic in Rani Zakhem - Photo by Steve Granitz-Wire Image

Giuliana Rancic in Rani Zakhem - Photo by Steve Granitz-Wire Image

Zoe Saldana in Gucci - Photo by Steve Granitz-Wire Image

Zoe Saldana in Gucci - Photo by Steve Granitz-Wire Image

Favorite watches of 2016 - Fiona Kruger Petit Skull.

I have been a big fan of Fiona Kruger and her work since I first saw her pieces in 2014. Since then she has grown in strength and is really making an impact on the world of watches, throwing all the usual conventions on their heads. A young Scottish female watch designer, whoever heard of such a thing! The PETIT SKULL Series launched this year is produced as a limited edition of 18 pieces. The multilayered guilloché layers are just killing me with their gorgeousness!