GPHG Index
2018 Edition · Chanel

Boy-friend Skeleton

Prize winner
Watch image unavailable
Case
Pink gold
Movement
Manual-winding mechanical Power reserve: 55 h, 28800 variations / hoursSkeleton movement
Functions
Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Size
28.6 x 37 mm
Thickness
8.4 mm
Water resistance
30 m
Reference
H5255
Price
53,900 CHF

Description

Chanel - Boy-friend Skeleton The shape the octagon. A shape that brings the emblematic and iconic Premire watch to mind, as a tribute to the legendary N5 bottle and to Place Vendme. A creation inscribed in the watchmaking vocabulary of the House with its sober, refined design, strong lines, and its signature shape. The design is both contemporary and classic, and its angles are polished or satin-finished. The inspiration The Masculine. CHANEL takes its first feminine creation, the PREMIRE, into masculine territory. The BOYFRIEND watch holds within the art of twisting the elements from the masculine wardrobe so dear to Mademoiselle Chanel. With its enigmatic name it doesnt think twice about shaking up the classic, feminine watchmaking codes. In 2018, CHANEL presents the BOYFRIEND Skeleton. For the first time, the BOYFRIEND watch, created in 2015, houses a Fine Watchmaking skeleton movement, the Calibre 3. After three years of development, this third in-house movement is designed to be beautiful at any angle. Floating in its octagonal BEIGE GOLD case with its bezel set with 66 brilliant-cut diamonds (~0.92 carat), the skeleton movement features a series of interlinked, vertically aligned circles. The mirror-polished BEIGE GOLD chamfering emphasizes the movements depth. The bridges are at the back, allowing the watchs beating heart to stand out.

Supplied by the brand to the GPHG for its entry.