This elegant Chaumet partnered with an artist who came from Italy. It is a limited eiditon watch inspired by his aquatic creations. The watch sold in a limited edition of 300.
Given carte blanche, Cecchini chose to reinterpret Chaumet’s bestselling Class One ladies’ dive watch with a dial and strap bearing a motif inspired by his piece “Wallwave vibration,” which captures the forms and movements of water.
The white watch features a lacelike mother-of-pearl dial on a satin-finished steel background. The wave motif overlaps on the white calfskin strap. The stainless steel case is set with 38 brilliant-cut diamonds and engraved Chaumet Paris. The quartz timepiece and two additional bracelets are housed in a sculpted white box with a removable casing that doubles as a sculpture. Cecchini said he was interested in using technology in his work, which often relies on software and borrows concepts from architecture and engineering.
“I think that technology is a part of our landscape, it’s a part of our culture, so when I met them and I learned how a watch is done, I learned a lot of things in terms of reduction, thickness and space,” he said. “It’s a monochromatic piece but if you move it, you have the colors inside and this is fantastic.”
“Usually the invitation [from fashion brands] is very welcome, also because you can work easily in terms of production,” he said. “Compared with museums and galleries, this kind of relationship is different and gives you a lot of freedom. You’re not restricted necessarily in your own world.”