Stone dial watches: Statement timepieces with ornamental stones that take centrestage

Precious ornamental stone dials are true testaments of a maison's savoir faire It comprises 12 unique timepieces showcasing ornamental stone dials with motifs as singular as they are poetic The ultra-feminine La D de Dior Satine timepiece showcases an exquisite stone dial of luminous tiger eye, which highlights the poetic universe of Dior Fine Jewellery.

At the heart of the limited 88-piece edition is a dial made from black jade, an extremely hard stone that requires lengthy polishing to reveal tiny hidden silver inclusions Found in Australia, the world's finest black opal has been cherished as an ornamental stone by Piaget for over 50 years, since it made its first appearance in the maison's iconic watch designs of the 1960s The first ladies' sports watch to combine steel with loose diamonds that dance across the dial freely, Chopard's iconic Happy Sport watch has seen over 1,000 iterations since its 1993 launch.

A total of 90 diamonds add sparkle around the rose gold bezel and lug edges, and are set as indices on the rare semi-precious stone dial. . Source