Celebrate Chinese New Year With Bovet And Harry Winston Fake Watches

It's not unusual for best replica watches uk brands to celebrate the Chinese New Year (beginning this year on January 28) in the way they best know how, and a variety of timepieces make their debut each year honoring the zodiac animal associated with it. Two-thousand sixteen was the Year of the Monkey, for example, and esteemed brands such as Vacheron Constantin, Harry Winston and Piaget each introduced their own watch interpretation. This year is the Year of the Rooster, and Bovet and Harry Winston, among others, are showcasing new watches.  The rooster, the tenth of the twelve animals represented in the Chinese Zodiac, seems a particularly appropriate animal since, among other things, it's a sign of punctuality, awakening people with its early-morning call—a time teller in its own right.

Switzerland-based Bovet 1822 has created two unique Monsieur Bovet pieces, one in red gold and the other in white gold. The handcrafted dial reveals an amazingly detailed miniature painting of an elegant rooster on mother-of-pearl, while on the opposite side the 7-day hand-wound movement and an off-centered white lacquer dial with Roman numerals are visible. The caliber 13BM09AI features hours, minutes, sub-seconds (patented coaxial seconds), reversed hand fitting (hours and minutes) and power reserve indication.

The 43mm case of the Year of the Rooster features the Amadeo Fleurier convertible system, which allows the breitling replica aaa watches to transform from a wristwatch to a pocket watch, pendant, or a desktop clock. The timepiece comes on an alligator strap with a red or white gold buckle. The chain for the pocket watch is in gold or rhodium-plated silver.

Harry Winston's Premier Rooster Automatic 36mm in rose gold is another luxurious example of the watch world's celebration of the Chinese New Year. The rooster depicted here is the work of a professional enameller, who has captured the bird's feathers and stance in amazing detail. To achieve this level of precision, the artist uses a fine sable-hair brush to paint the scene directly on the gold baseplate with the assistance of a microscope. It is then fired at a high temperature to ensure that the enamel has bonded to the gold disc and that the colors have obtained the desired hue and intensity. Once it has cooled, the enameller may begin painting the next layer until the work is completed. Grand Feu enameling, aside from its artistic attributes, is highly technical. A few seconds too long in the kiln can be disastrous. Not so incidentally, this timepiece marks just the second time Harry Winston has used Grand Feu enamel on a dial.

In Chinese mythology, the rooster embodies the masculine forces of yang. Thus, to balance and harmonize the male yang, white magnolia flowers symbolizing the feminine energy of yin surround the rooster. A single emerald-cut diamond also graces the dial, while 57 brilliant-cut diamonds decorate the case. Inside is the automatic caliber HW 2008 featuring hours and minutes and 72 hours of power reserve. Limited to just eight breitling replica watches in the edition, the Premier Rooster Automatic 36mm comes on a black satin strap with an 18-karat rose gold buckle set with diamonds.