FROM THE EDITORS Letters + Events
The new Patek Philippe
Twenty-4, in steel
FEMININE FOCUS
em-studded mechanical ladies wristwatches, which often meld jewelry-
making techniques with fine watchmaking, continue to be an exciting
wristwatch category. One new and particularly fetching model is the Patek
Philippe Twenty-4 Automatic, formally introduced in Italy, where I had the pleasure of a
first peek.
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With a moon phase display at 6 o’clock and
a self-winding mechanical movement, the new
Lady Moonphase from Franck Muller expands the
Vanguard collection’s feminine side. The moon’s
cycles are viewed through a mother-of-pearl
opening on a guilloché or full-diamond dial.
THE MILAN EVENT HAD A DISTINCTLY FEMININE TWIST, WITH ELEGANT VITRINES You’ll find out more about each of these
SHOWCASING the steel and rose gold variations of the watch, this time with a 36mm round case in feminine-styled watches inside this issue. I’m
counterpoint to the rectangular model from 1999. Patek Philippe President Thierry Stern shared that this keeping my eyes open for more ladies mechanical
ultra-chic revamp of the revolutionary Twenty-4 was five years and forty prototypes in the making. timepieces in 2019, and we’ll feature them here in
The watches feature applied Arabic numerals, sweep seconds and a date window at 6 o’clock on the the pages of iW, online at iwmagazine.com, and on
Shantung-décor dial, and each is alight with 160 Top Wesselton diamonds in two rows on the bezel. One all our social media channels.
particularly dazzling rose gold version displays diamond-set lugs, bracelet and crown for a total of 469
diamonds. Inside, the 324 S C self-winding movement, while not entirely new, offers reliable and accurate
Have fun reading,
timekeeping and notable beauty, and it is a welcome addition to the formerly all-quartz Twenty-4.
Keeping the diamond theme going, Glashütte Original has expanded its PanoMatic Luna collection with
a limited-edition 39.4mm steel watch studded with diamonds and rubies. A curved moon in relief and a
silver-colored starry night sky enhance the white mother-of-pearl dial, showing off the brand’s notable dial- Nancy Olson
making expertise. Managing Editor | [email protected]
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