6 most dazzling diamond-encrusted ladies’ watches: from Rolex’s Oyster Perpetual Lady-Datejust to Cartier’s Coussin de Cartier, and Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Rendez-Vous Dazzling Shooting Star

Jan 9 , 2023

Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget and Graff offer beautiful diamond-encrusted timepieces for every occasion. Photos: Handout

A gorgeous timepiece is crucial to any ensemble for a night out, and it stands to reason that the more special the occasion, the more sparkling the timepiece must be.

For the team this year, there are few better choices for a dazzling watch than these six picks. Any of these showstopping pieces – many of which come from some of the finest jewellery houses in the world – more than deserve the place as the crown jewel of your collection.

1. Graff Classic Butterfly Diamond

Graff Classic Butterfly Diamond. Photo: Handout

Graff revisits its Classic Butterfly watch for 2022, this time combining its signature handset pavé diamond butterflies with durable stainless steel.

2. Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous Dazzling Shooting Star

Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous Dazzling Shooting Star. Photo: Jaeger-LeCoultre

Reflecting the night sky and Jaeger-LeCoultre’s theme for the year, this piece lets the wearer wind the diamond-set crown to activate a complication where a shooting star appears several times an hour.

3. Parmigiani Tonda Automatic White Gold

Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Automatic White Gold. Photo: Handout

This pointillistic design focuses firmly on the 979 diamonds that cover the entire surface of the dial, as well as the lugs and bezel too.

4. Piaget Limelight Gala Precious

Piaget Limelight Gala Precious. Photo: Handout

This verdant take on Piaget’s Limelight Gala design holds nothing back with asymmetrical lugs, hand-engraved bracelet and snow-paved malachite dial, all to enhance the focus on the diamonds set in a green gradient.

5. Cartier Coussin de Cartier Limited Edition

Coussin de Cartier, white gold set with brilliant-cut diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, tsavorites and blue tourmalines. Photo: Cartier

Cartier pushes boundaries once again as it juxtaposes a soft, plush design with a case full of not just diamonds but a spectrum of coloured gems such as sapphires, tourmalines and emeralds.

6. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Lady-Datejust with Diamond-Paved Dial

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Lady-Datejust. Photo: Rolex

With only the date and time as “distractions”, you can enjoy the timelessness of a Rolex Oyster Datejust adorned to dazzle in the daylight.

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Some timepieces are a cut above the rest when painstakingly adorned with precious gems – like Graff’s Classic Butterfly and Parmigiani’s Tonda Automatic White Gold with 979 diamonds on the dial
Piaget’s Limelight Gala Precious is set with diamonds in a green gradient, while Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Rendez-Vous Dazzling Shooting Star pays tribute to the night sky