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Horological tribute to the red carpet - #thegentlemansway L.U.C Black Tie Collection For its 20th year as Official Partner of the Cannes International Film Festival, Chopard presented two limited-edition Haute Horlogerie L.U.C watches. The 8-piece L.U.C L...  

please no diamonds. Same with Patek'a nautilus anniversary and 5170P, which are near perfect watches sans diamonds. I guess it's a trend. I guess there's a specific market for them and I guess it's an easy way to increase profits by overpricing diamonds. ... 

Edward, Thanks for your comments about the L.U.C Lunar One, which is a favourite model for PuristS since the original model was awarded the PuristSPro Purity Prize in 2009. The decoration of the best timepieces with gems, enamelling and engraving has alwa...  

For your thoughtful and historical perspective. You of course are right both on gem set rarities not being a trend and regional and religious preferences. I was excited to see the Lunar One with a black dial, although your post including the blue dial bea... 

Indeed....I thought you might enjoy the killer blue dial platinum L.U.C Lunar One launched in March 2017. You need to ask at a Chopard Boutique A.S.A.P. The blue changes hue according to the ambient light because of the sun-ray pattern on the dial.... L.U...  

As much as I admire the horological and gem setting expertise exhibited in both watches shown, I still find it difficult to get sufficiently in touch with my Eastern European self (as per your description, MTF ) to seriously consider visible diamonds on a... 

It is primarily a matter of the head, not the muscle And a small financial issue as well

thank you for sharing. Best Regards Edward

... beautiful!

There are diamonds for the hour markers that you don't notice. It brings a bit more to the Gentleman's arsenal... ...  

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So fitting for a Cannes edition. Perfect

I'm not so sure, diamonds in general goes very well in pair with a black or navy blue dial and silver tone case, much more restrained than say a YG case with silver dial. I'm quite sure I'd enjoy watching it gracefully play with the light in my winder but...