TIME ZONE
BY CAROL BESLER
WATCHES SPORTY LOOKS, ULTRA-SLIM STYLES, AND LOTS OF COLOR WHAT ’ S NEW IN
— COLOR — THE HOTTEST TREND IN WATCHES THIS YEAR IS THE JOYOUS PRESENCE OF COLOR. ONCE THE PURVIEW OF 1990’S FASHION WATCHES, COLOR HAS INFILTRATED THE PREVIOUSLY STAID, CONSERVATIVE LUXURY WATCH INDUSTRY! FROM NEON BLUES TO BRIGHT REDS AND VIBRANT GREENS, ON BOTH DIALS AND STRAPS, COLOR IS PUTTING THE STYLE BACK IN WRISTWEAR. WEAR IT ANYWHERE, FROM THE GYM TO THE BOARDROOM — MATCH YOUR WATCH TO YOUR FAVORITE TIE OR SHOES. ANYTHING GOES.
FOR MEN Not without reason has the IWC Portugieser Chronograph proved to be one of the most popular watches ever to emerge from Schaffhausen. The open, clean, functional dial, with two recessed totalizers at “6 o’clock” and “12 o’clock”, appliquéd Arabic numerals and slim feuille hands, is encircled by a filigree bezel.
The flange, printed with a quarter-second scale,
enables precision reading of stopwatch times and gives this timeless Portugieser a subtle, sporty touch.
FOR LADIES The radiant Santos de Cartier features a graduated blue dial and sparkles with a steel bezel set with 206 brilliant-cut diamonds. For an individual who wants options, a second bracelet in stainless steel is interchangeable with the “QuickSwitch” system.
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