6 Artful Timepieces to Covet This Spring

Each spring, leading luxury brands showcase their newest and most cutting-edge watch designs, and this year’s offerings are no exception. From Graff’s shimmering 18K-gold timepiece that’s dripping with yellow diamonds to Gucci’s automatic watch with a malachite dial, here are some of the season’s most artful accessories.

Yellow-gold diamond watch. Photo: Courtesy of Graff

1. Graff Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond Watch 

This showstopping piece by London-based diamond house Graff features a staggering 211 rare fancy vivid yellow diamonds totaling 59.25 carats set in 18K-yellow gold. Surrounding a diminutive round case containing a Swiss quartz movement, the yellow diamonds—said to have been hand-selected by Mr. Graff himself—are set in a mosaic pattern for maximum color impact.

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Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 31. Photo: Courtesy of Rolex

2. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 31

With an olive-green face, 18K-yellow-gold hands, and sunray dial, this is the latest addition to the Rolex Datejust series. The VI numeral set with 11 diamonds is a particularly splendid detail.

Bulgari Seduttori Serpenti. Photo: Courtesy of Bulgari

3. Seduttori Bulgari

Bulgari’s seductive new Seduttori Serpenti draws on a long history of the brand’s famed Serpenti collection, but this time it’s been reinvented to be even thinner. In pink, yellow, and white gold, the watch comes with a new flexible bracelet and a case crowned with cabochon-cut gemstones.

Bulgari Octo Roma Tourbillon Sapphire. Photo: Courtesy of Bulgari

4. Bulgari Octo Roma Tourbillon Sapphire

Blue watches are one of the standout trends this season, as evidenced by this elegant peacock-blue timepiece by Bulgari. The watch features a transparent face that reveals the watch’s movements while also showcasing a blue middle case beneath an 18K-rose-gold exterior.

G-Timeless automatic watch. Photo: Courtesy of Gucci

5. Gucci G-Timeless Automatic 

Gucci’s whimsical bee motif is sprinkled across this new G-Timeless automatic watch. Set in a 38mm case of 18K-yellow gold, the timepiece comes with stone dials in vibrant green malachite (pictured), black onyx, or brown tiger’s eye with handsome matching lizard straps.

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Chanel Boyfriend Tweed Art. Photo: Courtesy of Chanel

6. Chanel Boyfriend Tweed Art

Chanel’s Boyfriend watches have been a hit since their launch in 2015. This new, 20-piece collection is a chic update and pays homage to Coco Chanel’s love of tweed with a high-fired enamel “tweed” dial. The accessory, set in an 18K-beige-gold case, is powered by a manually wound movement.