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CHANEL Electro

Electro

Graphic codes borrowed from Electro culture
La Cote des Montres - May 26th, 2021

 
 
 
CHANEL presents its capsule collection CHANEL ELECTRO, with graphic codes borrowed from Electro culture.

In the 1990s, this music genre offered a radically original reflection of the night-time world and ambience within which it developed.

 
Electronic music moved beyond the bounds of music to generate an authentic aesthetic culture. Performance became all-encompassing, a sensory, graphic experience that transcended sound.

Inseparable from the venues where it evolved, Electro culture developed into a fully fledged artistic genre.

At the heart of this narrative lies the confrontation between black and white and color. Color lights up white. Deep black intensifies color.


“I conceived this capsule collection like a performance program, inviting our classics to take turns on this stage and to draw inspiration from the codes of this world,” explains Arnaud Chastaingt, Director of the Watchmaking Creation Studio.

The J12 Electro edition is presented in four initial Watchmaking creations.


J12 XRAY ELECTRO
CALIBER 3.1
 

 
 

 
J12 X-Ray Electro Caliber 3.1 watch. Numbered and limited edition of 12 pieces. Sapphire and 18K white gold case. 18K white gold fixed bezel set with 46 baguette-cut rainbow sapphires (~6.46 carats). 18K white gold non screw-down crown set with 1 brilliant-cut diamond (~0.17 carat). Sapphire dial set with 12 baguette-cut rainbow sapphire indicators (~0.48 carat). Sapphire bracelet with two links set with 34 baguette-cut diamonds (~1.96 carat) and 18K white gold triple-folding buckle. Caliber 3.1: in-house Manufacture movement with manual winding with the minute counter bridge, the baseplate and the cogwheel bridge in sapphire. Power reserve: ~55 hours. Water-resistance: 30 meters. Functions: hours, minutes. Diameter: 38 mm. Diamonds: 34 baguette-cut diamonds (~1.96 carat) and 1 brilliant-cut diamond (~0.17 carat). Sapphires: 58 baguette-cut sapphires (~6.94 carats).

 
Fitted with the Calibre 3.1, the J12 X-RAY has 12 baguette-cut sapphires indicating the hours with points of color. This gradation of shades echoes the exquisite refinement of the bezel, which for this occasion forsakes diamonds in favor of the color spectrum of 58 sapphires. A numbered limited edition of 12.



J12 ELECTRO DREAM
 

 
 

The J12 ELECTRO DREAM, available in 2 versions in black and white ceramic, merges these 12 colors in an unbroken circular gradation of sapphires that gleam on the bezel. This color palette is echoed on the dial by 12 baguette-cut indicators.



J12 ELECTRO DREAM WHITE
 

 
 

 
J12 ELECTRO DREAM watch. Limited edition of 55 pieces. White highly resistant ceramic and 18K white gold case. Sapphire caseback. 18K white gold fixed bezel set with 46 baguette-cut rainbow sapphires (~6.47 carats). 18K white gold non screw-down crown set with 1 brilliant-cut diamond (~0.14 carat). White-lacquered dial set with 12 baguette-cut rainbow sapphires (~0.47 carat). White highly resistant ceramic bracelet with 18K white gold triple-folding buckle. Caliber 12.1: self-winding Manufacture movement, chronometer-certified by the COSC*, black oscillating weight. Power reserve: ~70 hours. Water-resistance: 50 meters. Functions: hours, minutes, seconds. Diameter: 38 mm. Diamond: 1 brilliant-cut diamond (~0.14 carat). Sapphires: 58 baguette-cut sapphires (~6.94 carats). *Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute



J12 ELECTRO DREAM BLACK
 

 
 

 
J12 ELECTRO DREAM watch. Limited edition of 55 pieces. Matte black highly resistant ceramic and steel with black ADLC treatment case. Sapphire caseback. Steel fixed bezel with black ADLC treatment set with 46 baguette-cut rainbow sapphires (~6.47 carats). Steel non screw-down crown with black ADLC treatment set with 1 brilliant-cut diamond (~0.14 carat). Matte black dial set with 12 baguette-cut rainbow sapphires (~0.47 carat). Matte black highly resistant ceramic bracelet with steel triple-folding buckle with black ADLC treatment. Caliber 12.1: self-winding Manufacture movement, chronometer- certified by the COSC*, black oscillating weight. Power reserve: ~70 hours. Water-resistance: 50 meters. Functions: hours, minutes, seconds. Diameter: 38 mm. Diamond: 1 brilliant-cut diamond (~0.14 carat). Sapphires: 58 baguette- cut sapphires (~6.94 carats). *Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute.



J12 ELECTRO STAR
 

 
 


J12 ELECTRO STAR watch. Numbered and limited to 12 pieces. 18K white gold case set with 22 baguette-cut diamonds (~0.96 carat) and 51 baguette-cut rainbow sapphires (~3.26 carats). 18K white gold fixed bezel set with 46 baguette- cut diamonds (~3.90 carats). 18K white gold non screw-down crown set with 1 brilliant-cut diamond (~0.10 carat). 18K white gold dial set with 168 baguette-cut diamonds (~2.75 carats). 18K white gold bracelet set with 386 baguette- cut diamonds (~18.45 carats) and 180 baguette- cut rainbow sapphires (~7.05 carats) with triple- folding buckle. High precision quartz movement. Water-resistance: 50 meters. Functions: hours, minutes, seconds. Diameter: 33 mm. Diamonds: 622 baguette-cut diamonds (~26.06 carats) and 1 brilliant-cut diamond (~0.10 carat). Sapphires: 231 baguette-cut sapphires (~10.31 carats).

 
While the J12 ELECTRO STAR may appear to be illumined solely by the éclat of baguette-cut diamonds, its lines are braided along their length and circle the wrist with sapphires in a variety of hues. Finished in black, the Calibre 12.1 with which this watch is fitted boasts a weight that is also set with a circular gradation of colored sapphires.



J12 ELECTRO BOX
 

 
 

 
J12 Electro Box. Each piece is unique - Unique box. 12 J12 watches. Matte black highly resistant ceramic and steel with black ADLC treatment case. Sapphire caseback. Steel fixed bezel with black ADLC treatment set with 46 baguette-cut monochrome sapphires (~6.37 carats). Steel non screw-down crown with black ADLC treatment set with 1 brilliant-cut sapphire (~0.16 carat). Matte black dial. Matte black highly resistant ceramic bracelet with steel triple-folding buckle with black ADLC treatment. Caliber 12.1: self- winding Manufacture movement, chronometer- certified by the COSC*, black oscillating weight. Power reserve: ~70 hours. Water-resistance: 50 meters. Functions: hours, minutes, seconds. Diameter: 38 mm. Sapphires: 46 baguette-cut sapphires (~6.37 carats) and 1 brilliant-cut sapphire (~0.16 carat). *Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute.

A black lacquer box opens to reveal a polyptich of twelve J12s. The composition vibrates to the rhythm of a 12-beat gradation of color. An inseparable ensemble forming a unique creation, the J12 ELECTRO BOX is a concept imagined as a “performance”.

 
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