Van Cleef & Arpels introduced two high-end jewelry watches, the Lady Arpels Heures Florales and the Lady Arpels Heures Florales Cerisier, during Watches & Wonders 2022. Cleverly “Flower Clock” (Horologium Florae) on the dial. Shows the wearer the current time with 12 jewel flowers that can automatically bloom and close. It’s amazing.
The 38mm gold case is paired with the iconic Lady Arpels luxury tongue. Intricately cut diamonds are placed on the bezel and ring. There is a 3D minutes window on the left side of the case that shows the current minute view. with the 9 o’clock mark.
The most interesting is the picture of the flower branches on the mother-of-pearl dial, the twelve jewel flowers representing the 12 hour mark, and the number of blooms showing the current reading time. Each flower has five intricately controlled petals adorned with golden branches, diamond butterflies and tiny colorful flowers. that represents outstanding artistic craftsmanship Of particular interest is that the flowers of these buds do not bloom individually. But all flowers will bloom randomly after closing after an hour. Therefore, the flowering varies from hour to hour.
The design of this time-saving structure was inspired by the concept of “Flower Clock” (Horolologium Florae) described in “Philosophy of Botany” 1751 by Swedish botanist Carl von Linnaeus, that is to use the moment of opening and closing of flowers. It’s a tool to deliver time.
Post time: Apr-19-2022