Top Trends in Luxury Watches for 2022

This year, jewelry watches showed a return to the past. The design that was seen a lot was the secret watch. In the shape of the accessory, pressing a button or opening the cover reveals the hidden face and dial. Van Cleef & Arpels’ bracelet watch set with pink sapphires, white diamonds and emeralds, and Sautoir (necklace pendant watch) set with rubies, sapphires, cabochon-cut rose quartz, etc. are ‘Ludo’ and ‘Perl’, respectively. added to Lee’s collection. Jaeger-LeCoultre unveiled the ‘Reverso Secret Necklace’, a reinterpretation of the iconic ‘Reverso’ as a high jewelry piece. The cordone (thin string) motif, which was first introduced in the 1930s, is densely decorated with diamonds, yet it boasts a flexible structure. Commemorating Gabrielle Chanel’s zodiac constellation, Leo, Chanel launched the ‘Mademoiselle Privé Lyon’, which has a cover decorated with 18K yellow gold lion sculpture, in two sizes, a strap watch and a sautoir, cuff watch.

The skeleton design, which visibly reveals the mechanical beauty of the movement, has become more innovative and bold this year. Not only the dial, but also the case itself, including the bezel, was made transparent, even the bracelet. Hublot introduced the ‘Big Bang Unico Sapphire’, in which the entire case including the dial and bezel is made of sapphire crystal. The strap also uses a transparent rubber material, creating an optical illusion as if the movement is floating on the wrist. Chanel also produced a movement embodying its signature camellia in a case transparent to the bezel. In the ‘Premier Camellia X-Ray’, 300 brilliant-cut diamonds are densely placed throughout the movement, crown, and buckle to shine.

Titanium’s popularity never fades. It is lightweight, scratch-resistant and durable. Also, since the surface treatment method alone shows a completely different charm, how can you ignore it? First, Audemars Piguet applied titanium to the ‘Royal Oak Concept Split Seconds Chronograph GMT Large Date’. The sandblasted case is finished with the Maison’s signature satin-brushed octagonal bezel, maximizing the industrial charm of titanium through a colorful texture design. Zenith applied titanium material to the ‘Defi Revival Shadow’ with a dynamic 14-sided bezel. The entire case was treated with microblast to make the surface matte. Besides this, titanium can be found in IWC ‘Ingenieur Automatic Titanium’, Rolex ‘Yacht Master 42’, and Hublot ‘Square Bang Unico’.

The watch industry is constantly focusing on developing new materials for better wearing comfort. Roger Dubuis ‘MonoVortex™ Split Seconds Chronograph’ is made of mineral composite fiber (MCF) exclusively developed by the Maison, which is 2.5 times lighter than ceramic and 13% lighter than carbon. In particular, the new product is a hot topic because it is a rare red color that was developed after years of research. Chopard succeeded in raising the content of recycled materials in Watches & Wonders’ self-developed Lucent Steel from 70% to 80% this year, and announced its determination to increase this figure to at least 90% by 2025.