CHANEL's Haute Horlogerie chessboard

Take a minute to explore the creation of Chanel's new chessboard, which combines watchmaking with exquisite design and technical precision. The Haute Horlogerie is not the brand's first chessboard, and Chanel is by no means the only luxury fashion house to branch out in this direction - Prada, Cartier, Cucinelli, Ralph Lauren,and Louis Vuitton have also produced chess sets - but this time the secret is in the watchmaking built into the figures. Chanel entered the luxury watch market in 1987 and has invested heavily in its own manufacturing facility, The Manufacture, in Switzerland. This particular piece was sold to a private collector before its unveiling. Chanel descirbes it thus: "A unique object crafted from ceramic and white gold set with diamonds, the result of thousands of hours’ work by the virtuoso artisans of the Manufacture in Switzerland. More than a technical feat, it is an exercise in style: The 32 meticulously sculpted pieces draw inspiration from the symbols of the House. Discover the lion. First modeled by a Place Vendôme artisan, the piece was sculpted in white gold then rhodium-plated for perfect brilliance. The snow-set diamonds catch the light, enhancing the contours and revealing Mademoiselle’s favorite animal in all its majesty. Discover the couture mannequin. Inspired by the couture workshops of Rue Cambon, this ceramic creation was sanded for a perfect matte effect then embellished with extremely delicate gold wires, positioned by hand, one by one".

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