In a thematic collection, the maison has created a series of stunning game-themed timepieces featuring Gabrielle Chanel as the central figure.
Designed at Place Vendôme, Paris, and assembled at the CHANEL Watch Manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, each of the 14 highly-limited timepieces in CHANEL Coco Game echoes the maison’s emblematic codes – the line, black and white – playing with time and masterfully embracing it. Included in the collection are:
The Chessboard
This is a unique piece, an exceptional chess game in which Coco herself is the Queen. Black or white, each pawn of this unique chessboard has been crafted by combining, with extreme sophistication, gold, ceramic and diamonds. The Vendôme column, a mannequin bust, the lion… The 32 pawns refer to the universe of the house but only Mademoiselle as a white or black queen conceals the time under her iconic slingbacks.
Sculpted in ceramic, the design of the 16 black pawns is highlighted by white gold touches set with diamonds. From the Vendôme column representing the rook, to the lion embodied as king, all the ceramic figurines reflect the universe of Mademoiselle and have been meticulously crafted as miniature sculptures. As for the opposing party, the pawns are sculpted in white gold with a refinement of detail and precision. The queen, whose diamond tweed suit is bordered with blackened gold, is enhanced with touches of white and black ceramic at the base.
Two queens conceal the hour under their pedestals. They can be worn as necklaces on a white gold, diamond and onyx chain. The chessboard rests on an obsidian base and its board, in black and white ceramic, is elegantly lined with a row of diamonds.
Gabrielle Watch
Here, Gabrielle Chanel plays with the rules of watchmaking and is captured in her most iconic pose. In a white tweed suit trimmed with black, her hand slipped into the pocket, she looks at the time that appears under her gaze. Entirely adorned with diamonds, the tweed pattern is created thanks to the ‘tweed setting’ technique. In a limited edition of 10 pieces, the watch features an 18-carat white gold case, caseback and bezel, which is set with 30 brilliant-cut diamonds.
The black-lacquered dial boasts Mademoiselle Chanel’s sculpture in white gold set with 461 brilliant-cut diamonds (4.41 carats) on an onyx plate surrounded by two rows of 18-carat white gold set with 119 brilliant-cut diamonds (1.76 carat). The bracelet is black matte grosgrain with leather lining and an 18-carat white gold triple folding buckle set with 41 brilliant-cut diamonds (0.25 carat).
The watch diameter is 43mm and it runs on a high-precision quartz movement with hours and minutes hands. The total diamond weight is 6.66 carats.
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For this superbly stylish timepiece, Mademoiselle’s likeness is applied as a transfer on the immaculate dial lending her unmistakable style, in the guise of a playing card, to the Queen of Hearts. Her iconic suit in black-edged tweed, her boater and her layered pearl necklaces make up this black and white portrait. The sharp line of her silhouette is softened by the presence of two heart-shaped metallic applications.
Set with Haute Horlogerie baguette-cut diamonds, the bezel is also available in a white lacquered version.
The watch is made in steel with black coating case and caseback, bearing the legend ‘LIMITED TO 55’. The bezel is set with 38 baguette-cut diamonds (1.47 carat), and the strap is white calfskin leather with black patent leather trim, black leather lining and steel with black coating ardillon buckle. The piece is powered by a high-precision quartz movement with hours and minutes functions and is water resistant to 30 metres.
Gabrielle Long Necklace
An interesting and very clever creation, this pendant conceals its timepiece in the base of Mademoiselle’s figure. It combines the two iconic house colours of black and white and shows Gabrielle Chanel in her iconic pose represented as an 18-carat white gold-sculpted silhouette, dressed in a diamond-set tweed suit of 731 brilliant-cut stones (4.44 carats) with black-lacquered trims on her hat and slingbacks.
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