Compressed Spring 2026 Issue - Flipbook - Page 24
Wrist Watch
T R E N D
N E W
JUMP START
Time Is
Money
Audemars Piguet Neo
Frame Jumping Hour in
34 mm 18k rose gold case
with black PVD-treated
sapphire dial; $71,200;
audemarspiguet.com
Bremont Terra Nova 38
Jumping Hour Stealth
Black in 38 mm stainless
steel case; $5,650;
bremont.com
A
Niton Prima in
platinum case;
CHF 47,750
($61,022);
niton.swiss
T THE HEIGHT of the art deco era,
Swiss watchmakers began experimenting with a radical new way to tell time.
Known as montres à guichets—French
for “window watches”—these typically
rectangular timepieces replaced traditional hands with small
apertures, where numerals jumped neatly into place by the hour.
Sleek, architectural, and unmistakably modern, these so-called
“jump hour” watches perfectly embodied the period’s preoccupation with geometry and clean lines. For decades, however, their
distinctive style faded into obscurity. That is, until 2025. Over the
past year, jump hour watches have staged an unlikely comeback,
blending deco-era elegance with contemporary craftsmanship
and fresh design language. What was once a forgotten experiment
is now one of watchmaking’s most stylish revivals.
20 SPRING 2026
A BULGARI SIGNATURE since the mid1960s, jewelry and timepieces featuring
ancient Roman coins—such as the circa
198–297 A.D. coin depicting Emperor
Caracalla at the center of the new Maglia
Milanese Monete secret watch—honor
the house’s enduring fascination with
antiquity. Complemented by a supple 18k
rose gold Milanese mesh bracelet, the coin
case opens to reveal a mother-of-pearl
Cartier Tank à Guichet
in 18k gold case;
$47,700; cartier.com
dial studded with diamond hour markers.
Powered by the Piccolissimo BVP100,
the piece is proof that currency is always
fashionable—and timeless.
($155,000; bulgari.com)
GEMANDJEWEL.COM
