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Chanel Debuts The World's First Fully Two-Tone Ceramic Watch With The J12 Paradoxe
Chanel has long been a pioneer in the use of ceramics in watchmaking, helping to spark the ceramic watch trend itself with the release of the original J12 in 2000. Over the past two decades, as ceramics have increasingly become a go-to material for luxury timepieces, the atelier has continued to innovate in the field, and for 2020 it has made another giant leap with the now iconic J12 platform. The Chanel J12 Paradoxe, announced this week by the brand, is the first ever watch to feature a fully ceramic case rendered in two separate colors - in this case, starkly brilliant black and white. There's no denying this is a major technical achievement, especially at a time when other high profile brands are still working on developing two tone ceramic bezels, let alone cases, but there's more to the J12 Paradoxe than just the colors.Naturally, the 38mm ceramic case is the Chanel J12 Paradoxe's greatest novelty. The uneven black and white split, meant to hide undetected beneath a cuff or sleev
Konstantin Chaykin & Andersen Geneve Joker Automaton Watch Hands-On
One of the more fun, exclusive high-end watches debuted at Baselworld 2018 was a dual-effort between Moscow-based Konstantin Chaykin and Svend Andersen (of Andersen Geneve). The two independent watchmakers each took something they are known for and created the Joker Automaton watch. A little of the Batman universe was thrown in for good effect. Love it or hate it, products such as the Konstantin Chaykin & Andersen Geneve Joker Automaton keep modern horology interesting.All images by Ariel AdamsThe Joker Automaton watch builds on the very popular Konstantin Chaykin Joker watches originally debuted in 2017. This novel creation imaged a decorative watch dial that looks like a silly face?¨C while still telling the time in an elegant way. The two eyes are actually discs which indicate the hours and minutes, and the mouth is an upside-down moon phase indicator. What makes the concept so compelling is that the eyes and tongue (which represents the moon phase) change on a regular basis so t