{"id":8317,"date":"2014-11-20T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/preprod.gmtmag.com\/?p=8317"},"modified":"2014-11-19T16:27:30","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T15:27:30","slug":"24-hours-in-the-life-of-a-woman-who-loved-watches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/lady-en-2\/lady-en\/24-hours-in-the-life-of-a-woman-who-loved-watches.html","title":{"rendered":"24 hours in the life of a woman (who loved watches)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
6am –<\/strong> The alarm rings. It\u2019s strident, shrill. No option but to switch it off. Open one eye, jump out of bed, head for the bathroom. Shower, perfume, cream, choose your clothes, makeup, jewelry, watch. Every gesture is precise, the mechanics well-oiled. This day is off to a perfect start. On your wrist sits a classic two-tone watch matched with a new bi-material strap: a Linea Dark Chocolate by Baume& Mercier. Reassuring and sweet, like the calm before the storm \u2026<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

7am –<\/strong> Time to wake up the little monsters. Junior 1 is as floppy as a mattress without springs. Junior 2 bounds out of his bedroom like a shaggy Zebulon, while Junior 3 greets you with yells even more piercing than the ringing of your alarm. With a nervous breakdown threatening, a little dose of comfort is called for. Phew! A quick glance at your Rendez-Vous Date watch by Jaeger-LeCoultre is enough to make you feel better. It\u2019s already time to drop Juniors 1, 2 and 3 at school. You\u2019re definitely not the Desperate Housewives type.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

10am \u2013<\/strong> Ultra-important meeting in room 25 with a group of Chinese salespeople who have come to learn a bit more about the standards of watchmaking elegance and the various combinations of materials. A vast subject\u2026 Rather than take intensive mandarin classes, you prefer leading by example and proudly display your GraffStar Icon Automatic \u2013 by Graff, naturally. Judging from their smiles, you understand that they are already over the moon about its pink ceramic case, mother-of-pearl dial and its dual-time display. Abracadabra\u2026 it\u2019s a wrap.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Noon \u2013<\/strong> Your good friend Hortense is already 20 minutes late for the lunch that you have been putting off for months due to: Junior 3 being sick\/a training course on a brand-new hyper-innovative ultra-thin movement \/ holidays in Valais at your mother-in-law\u2019s \/a meeting with Junior 1\u2019s French teacher. Hortense is really pushing it now\u2026 When she arrives at last, you suggest she buys a watch to help her be on time. Why not your most recent crush, a Horsebit model by Gucci\u2009?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2.10 pm \u2013<\/strong> It almost left without you you. But you run really fast wearing your stilettos. Very fast\u2026 Usain Bolt in high heels\u2009? Minus the biceps, plus long hair, as well as an ever-spinning seconds hand in your head in order to catch up with time gone mad\u2026 Once in the train, you let yourself be sped to Paris. Freeze frame\u2009: more than ever, you feel like the heroine of your life and the most elegant of your super powers is a watch\u2009: the Carrera Lady 28mm Calibre 9 automatic. Thanks TAG Heuer\u2009!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

5.30 pm \u2013<\/strong> Harry \u2013 your English chauffeur whose incredible punctuality has always made you think he could have been born in Switzerland, in the Vall\u00e9e de Joux, as the great-great grandson of a famous watchmaker \u2013 is already waiting for you when your stilettos hit the platform. Madame has a meeting in the 1st<\/sup> arrondissement\u2009? In half an hour\u2009? Would Madame kindly fasten her seat belt\u2009!\u2009? Wedged in the back of Harry\u2019s powerful car, you warn your good friend Marguerite who kindly invited you to the Herm\u00e8s Spring-Summer fashion show that you will be arriving any minute. On a front-row seat, thank you very much\u2009! You keep a low profile and discreetly reveal your new\/tiny\/adorable Faubourg watch by Herm\u00e8s. You are in line to win a first prize for elegance.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

7 pm \u2013<\/strong> Driiiing\u2026 A frantic phone call from your super babysitter who\u2019s on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Junior 3 is running a temperature of 39.5\u00b0C! Junior 1 still isn\u2019t back from his friend\u2019s apartment. And as for Junior 3, he still hasn\u2019t grasped the fact that your apartment is not a football field! You need a serious upper. A little gentleness, luxury, calm and voluptuousness\u2026 Inhale, exhale, inhale\u2026 think of the Cou\u00e9 method\u2026 Look at your watch. It\u2019s a Boucheron Reflet model. Its vintage elegance mesmerizes you. Everything is fine. It truly is absolutely fine\u2026<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

9 pm \u2013<\/strong> A rendezvous with a man \u2013 your own \u2013 in a chic restaurant. Soft pile carpet, muted lights, starred chef in the kitchen\u2026 the evening menu looks tasty. The father of Juniors 1, 2 and 3\u00a0 has also taken the train to join you and has a big piece of news for you \u2013 or rather a declaration, a gift to celebrate your 20 years together. Close your eyes, open them\u2026 no, you aren\u2019t dreaming. Diamonds, grey mother-of-pearl\u2026 it really is a Sublime Timepiece by Harry Winston. You are over the moon and so is your man\u2009!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

5.30 am \u2013<\/strong> Cheeks flushed with pleasure, you dance wildly on the floor of a legendary club. For just a few hours you forget Junior 3 and his inoffensive little children\u2019s disease, the Asian salespeople, Harry and his big car, Hortense and her pathological tardiness. Suddenly it is you that is overcome by fever. On your left wrist, is a de GRISOGONO Allegra watch in pink gold set with emeralds designed by the king of partying himself, Fawaz Gruosi. On your right wrist, is a Jacob & Co. Brilliant Skeleton Jewelry watch. Watchmaking, its codes, its fashions, its mechanics \u2013 none of it holds any secrets for you and that is abundantly clear. With your timepieces clasped firmly to your wrists, the passing hours tick delectably by. Where can one buy a ticket for the next 24 hours\u2009?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Linea Dark Chocolate by Baume & Mercier <\/strong>in steel and pink gold, 27 mm diameter, quartz movement, bi-material double-wrap strap in glossy leather and satin.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous Date <\/strong>in pink gold, 27.5 mm diameter, mechanical self-winding movement, 42-hour power reserve.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Graff Graffstar Icon Automatic <\/strong>in ceramic, 38 mm diameter, mother-of-pearl dial, mechanical self-winding movement, dual-time display, day\/night indicator.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Gucci Horsebit<\/strong> in white gold set with 92 diamonds, mother-of-pearl dial, quartz movement.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Herm\u00e8s Faubourg<\/strong> in yellow gold, 15.5 mm diameter, white lacquered dial set with a single diamond, quartz movement.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

TAG Heuer Carrera Lady <\/strong>28mm Calibre 9 Automatic in steel set with 56 diamonds, mother-of-pearl dial.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Harry Winston Sublime Timepiece<\/strong> in white gold set with diamonds, 20.20 x 36.5 mm, grey mother-of-pearl dial, quartz movement, black satin strap.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Boucheron Reflet<\/strong> small, in gold, 18 x 29.5 mm, white dial, sapphire cabochon, quartz movement, lacquered calfskin leather strap.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

de GRISOGONO Allegra <\/strong>in pink gold set with 80 emeralds, quartz movement, strap composed of Anise green & Lime leather cords.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Jacob & Co Brilliant Skelton Jewelry<\/strong> in pink gold set with 409 round-cut diamonds, 44 mm diameter, mechanical hand-wound movement, 46-hour power reserve, 101-piece limited edition.<\/div>\n

<\/br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

6am –<\/strong> The alarm rings. It\u2019s strident, shrill. No option but to switch it off. Open one eye, jump out of bed, head for the bathroom. Shower, perfume, cream, choose your clothes, makeup, jewelry, watch. Every gesture is precise, the mechanics well-oiled. This day is off to a perfect start. On your wrist sits a classic two-tone watch matched with a new bi-material strap: a Linea Dark Chocolate by Baume& Mercier. Reassuring and sweet, like the calm before the storm \u2026<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

7am –<\/strong> Time to wake up the little monsters. Junior 1 is as floppy as a mattress without springs. Junior 2 bounds out of his bedroom like a shaggy Zebulon, while Junior 3 greets you with yells even more piercing than the ringing of your alarm. With a nervous breakdown threatening, a little dose of comfort is called for. Phew! A quick glance at your Rendez-Vous Date watch by Jaeger-LeCoultre is enough to make you feel better. It\u2019s already time to drop Juniors 1, 2 and 3 at school. You\u2019re definitely not the Desperate Housewives type.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

10am \u2013<\/strong> Ultra-important meeting in room 25 with a group of Chinese salespeople who have come to learn a bit more about the standards of watchmaking elegance and the various combinations of materials. A vast subject\u2026 Rather than take intensive mandarin classes, you prefer leading by example and proudly display your GraffStar Icon Automatic \u2013 by Graff, naturally. Judging from their smiles, you understand that they are already over the moon about its pink ceramic case, mother-of-pearl dial and its dual-time display. Abracadabra\u2026 it\u2019s a wrap.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Noon \u2013<\/strong> Your good friend Hortense is already 20 minutes late for the lunch that you have been putting off for months due to: Junior 3 being sick\/a training course on a brand-new hyper-innovative ultra-thin movement \/ holidays in Valais at your mother-in-law\u2019s \/a meeting with Junior 1\u2019s French teacher. Hortense is really pushing it now\u2026 When she arrives at last, you suggest she buys a watch to help her be on time. Why not your most recent crush, a Horsebit model by Gucci\u2009?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2.10 pm \u2013<\/strong> It almost left without you you. But you run really fast wearing your stilettos. Very fast\u2026 Usain Bolt in high heels\u2009? Minus the biceps, plus long hair, as well as an ever-spinning seconds hand in your head in order to catch up with time gone mad\u2026 Once in the train, you let yourself be sped to Paris. Freeze frame\u2009: more than ever, you feel like the heroine of your life and the most elegant of your super powers is a watch\u2009: the Carrera Lady 28mm Calibre 9 automatic. Thanks TAG Heuer\u2009!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

5.30 pm \u2013<\/strong> Harry \u2013 your English chauffeur whose incredible punctuality has always made you think he could have been born in Switzerland, in the Vall\u00e9e de Joux, as the great-great grandson of a famous watchmaker \u2013 is already waiting for you when your stilettos hit the platform. Madame has a meeting in the 1st<\/sup> arrondissement\u2009? In half an hour\u2009? Would Madame kindly fasten her seat belt\u2009!\u2009? Wedged in the back of Harry\u2019s powerful car, you warn your good friend Marguerite who kindly invited you to the Herm\u00e8s Spring-Summer fashion show that you will be arriving any minute. On a front-row seat, thank you very much\u2009! You keep a low profile and discreetly reveal your new\/tiny\/adorable Faubourg watch by Herm\u00e8s. You are in line to win a first prize for elegance.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

7 pm \u2013<\/strong> Driiiing\u2026 A frantic phone call from your super babysitter who\u2019s on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Junior 3 is running a temperature of 39.5\u00b0C! Junior 1 still isn\u2019t back from his friend\u2019s apartment. And as for Junior 3, he still hasn\u2019t grasped the fact that your apartment is not a football field! You need a serious upper. A little gentleness, luxury, calm and voluptuousness\u2026 Inhale, exhale, inhale\u2026 think of the Cou\u00e9 method\u2026 Look at your watch. It\u2019s a Boucheron Reflet model. Its vintage elegance mesmerizes you. Everything is fine. It truly is absolutely fine\u2026<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

9 pm \u2013<\/strong> A rendezvous with a man \u2013 your own \u2013 in a chic restaurant. Soft pile carpet, muted lights, starred chef in the kitchen\u2026 the evening menu looks tasty. The father of Juniors 1, 2 and 3\u00a0 has also taken the train to join you and has a big piece of news for you \u2013 or rather a declaration, a gift to celebrate your 20 years together. Close your eyes, open them\u2026 no, you aren\u2019t dreaming. Diamonds, grey mother-of-pearl\u2026 it really is a Sublime Timepiece by Harry Winston. You are over the moon and so is your man\u2009!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

5.30 am \u2013<\/strong> Cheeks flushed with pleasure, you dance wildly on the floor of a legendary club. For just a few hours you forget Junior 3 and his inoffensive little children\u2019s disease, the Asian salespeople, Harry and his big car, Hortense and her pathological tardiness. Suddenly it is you that is overcome by fever. On your left wrist, is a de GRISOGONO Allegra watch in pink gold set with emeralds designed by the king of partying himself, Fawaz Gruosi. On your right wrist, is a Jacob & Co. Brilliant Skeleton Jewelry watch. Watchmaking, its codes, its fashions, its mechanics \u2013 none of it holds any secrets for you and that is abundantly clear. With your timepieces clasped firmly to your wrists, the passing hours tick delectably by. Where can one buy a ticket for the next 24 hours\u2009?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Linea Dark Chocolate by Baume & Mercier <\/strong>in steel and pink gold, 27 mm diameter, quartz movement, bi-material double-wrap strap in glossy leather and satin.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous Date <\/strong>in pink gold, 27.5 mm diameter, mechanical self-winding movement, 42-hour power reserve.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Graff Graffstar Icon Automatic <\/strong>in ceramic, 38 mm diameter, mother-of-pearl dial, mechanical self-winding movement, dual-time display, day\/night indicator.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Gucci Horsebit<\/strong> in white gold set with 92 diamonds, mother-of-pearl dial, quartz movement.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Herm\u00e8s Faubourg<\/strong> in yellow gold, 15.5 mm diameter, white lacquered dial set with a single diamond, quartz movement.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

TAG Heuer Carrera Lady <\/strong>28mm Calibre 9 Automatic in steel set with 56 diamonds, mother-of-pearl dial.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Harry Winston Sublime Timepiece<\/strong> in white gold set with diamonds, 20.20 x 36.5 mm, grey mother-of-pearl dial, quartz movement, black satin strap.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Boucheron Reflet<\/strong> small, in gold, 18 x 29.5 mm, white dial, sapphire cabochon, quartz movement, lacquered calfskin leather strap.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

de GRISOGONO Allegra <\/strong>in pink gold set with 80 emeralds, quartz movement, strap composed of Anise green & Lime leather cords.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Jacob & Co Brilliant Skelton Jewelry<\/strong> in pink gold set with 409 round-cut diamonds, 44 mm diameter, mechanical hand-wound movement, 46-hour power reserve, 101-piece limited edition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":8312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[571],"tags":[302,619,334,314,574,164,220,226,186,247],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8317"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8317"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10712,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8317\/revisions\/10712"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}