January 22 marks the move into the Year of the Rabbit. To celebrate the occasion, watch makers incorporate rabbit-themed motifs and introduce these special edition timepieces to spring into the Year of the Rabbit.
Vacheron Constantin
Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Rabbit, CHF$118,000
- Case: Pink Gold
- Size: 40mm
- Movement: Self-winding
- Caliber: 2460 G4
- Water-resistance (Bar): 3
- Barcelet: Mississippiensis alligator (dark brown)
- Dial: 22K 3N Yellow Gold
- Limited edition: 9 pieces
Piaget
Piaget Altiplano Zodiac Watch 38mm, price available upon request
- Case in rhodium finish 18K white gold
- set with 78 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 0.7 ct)
- Movement: Hand-wound mechanical
- Dial with cloisonné enamel Rabbit motif.
- Manufacture Piaget 430P ultra-thin hand-wound mechanical movement.
- Limited edition of 38 individually numbered timepieces.
Harry Winston
Harry Winston Premier Chinese New Year Automatic 36mm, price available upon request
- Case: 18K rose gold
- Movement: Automatic
- Caliber: HW2014
- Dial Composition: red beaded mother-of-pearl / 22K gold powder / 18K gold
- Bracelet: shiny red alligator leather
- Buckle: 18K rose gold
- Total gem-setting: 89 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 2.54 cts) / 4 marquise diamonds (approx. 0.10 cts) /1 emerald-cut diamond (approx. 0.02 carat)
- Limited edition: 8 pieces
Chopard
L.U.C XP Urushi Year of the Rabbit, $34,700
- Case: Ethical 18-carat rose gold
- Diameter: 39.50 mm
- Water resistance: 30 metres
- Mechanical self-winding L.U.C 96.17-L
- Dial and hands: Dial hand-crafted in Japan using the Urushi lacquer technique with a special Year of the Rabbit scene ; Gilded Dauphine-type hours and minutes hands
- Strap: Hand-sewn black alligator leather strap with nubuck lining
- Limited edition: 88 pieces
Happy Sport Year of the Rabbit, $25,000
- Case: Stainless steel, total diameter 33 mm
- Water resistance: 30 metres
- Movement: Mechanical self-winding movement Chopard 09.01-C
- Frequency 25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
- Power reserve: 42 hours
- Dial and hands: Ruby red-gradient textured mother-of-pearl dial with gilded and powdered transferred rabbit and background motif featuring translucent transferred waves
- Five dancing diamonds
- Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds
- Strap and buckle: Glossy red alligator leather strap, stainless steel buckle
- Limited edition: 88 pieces
Christian Dior
Dior Grand Soir Year of the Rabbit Watch, price available upon request
- Case: 36 mm in steel, steel crown with engraved CD logo
- Pink gold bezel set with 52 brilliant-cut diamonds (1.30 ct)
- Water resistannce: 30 meters
- Steel caseback with sapphire crystal glass and silver-plated Dior logo
- Aventurine, mother-of-pearl and 18K yellow gold dial
- Hour and minute hands in 18K pink gold
- Anti-glare sapphire crystal
- Beige satin strap with a pin buckle set with 18 brilliant-cut diamonds (0.18 ct)
- Mechanical movement with automatic winding
- Functions: Hours – Minutes
- Approximately 42-hour power reserve
- Limited and numbered edition: 88 pieces
Breguet
Breguet Classique 9075 2023 Chinese New Year Edition, CHF$43,000
- Diameter: 33.5 mm
- Case: 18k white gold, set with diamonds
- Crystal: Sapphire
- Water resistance: 30 mM
- Movement: Cal. 591C
- Functions: Hours, minutes & seconds
- Frequency: 28,800 beats per hour (4 Hz)
- Winding: Automatic
- Power reserve: 38 hours
- Strap: Alligator leather
- Limited edition: 8 pieces
Swatch
Swatch Year of the Rabbit Watch, $130
The Chinese New Year 2023 Year of the Rabbit Special Edition Swatch has fun, golden-colored bunny ears on the strap loop. The golden-colored hands are also the ears of the rabbit face in the golden-mirror dial with red and black print.
