When secret watches meet high-end jewellery: How Cartier, Chanel, Bulgari, Piaget and Tiffany ...

Vintage style was aplenty on the red carpet at the recent Oscars, which in itself is a reflection of the most sought-after fashion trend to follow this year Margot Robbie wore a mid-1990s vintage couture Chanel, and Lily Aldridge wore two vintage dresses, the first being an archival Ralph Lauren design from spring/summer 2013.It might not be common to see a necklace on a woman today which doubles up as a watch, but this ancient style to view time has made a comeback Mimicking the vintage era trend, this type of discreet time-telling device is now seen as a fashion statement.

Each High Jewellery Visible Hour Sirius de Cartier pendant watch takes about 1,500 hours of highly skilled workmanship to complete In the early 20th century, it was considered unfashionable and even frowned upon for a woman to check the time in public Perhaps she caught the time when her eyes happened to fall on her bosom, or while toying with her pendant, either opened a mechanism which revealed the watch dial or simply turned the pendant to see the watch face on the reverse side.

"Pendant watches set with beautiful stones and sometimes with matching chains are a fashionable accessory They are fun and decorative, and women can wear them as both jewellery and watches There's a great variety of pendant watches in the market made in the early 20th century," says Joey Luk, head of sales and specialist of Sotheby's Hong Kong watch department. Source