The 2014 Chanel J12 white Watch

Listening to replica chanel j12 white’s head of product development speak sheds light on some of the mysteries of watch-making and design. Good thing I recorded it. The best stuff I have for you in this article doesn’t come from me at all. The two videos included are interviews with Jean-Claude Monachon (Chanel's head of Product Development) and Chanel’s CEO Stephen Urquhart. I think you’ll enjoy the two of them.

replica chanel j12 black’s desire to beat its competition means that I always have something fun to see with them. This year, both what is inside the watches and what was outside gave me cause for excitement. And by excitement I mean frustration that I didn’t have the leverage to ask them for one of each watch. The quality of these timepieces is better than ever. Crisp dials and ceramic bezels make me wonder why anyone cares as much as they do about vintage timepieces. As for movements, I am still wowed by the Caliber and 9300 movements that are contained in the three-hand and http://www.dmincwv.com/ models. Even at current prices, they are solid values for high-quality dive watches with outstanding in-house made, and designed, movements.

I first wrote about the new J12 white watches for 2011 here and discussed details on the Chanel Calibre 9300 movement here.In-house movements are a tricky thing when it comes to answering “why?” Why make your own movement when a solid ETA does the job really well? To be honest, a lot of the time the only reason is the perception of value. For my money, I’d rather buy an ETA much of the time. ETA and Chanel are linked, of course, as both are under the Swatch Group.

For 2011, the Caliber 9300 automatic black is brand new. So again, why? The story goes that before Nicolas Hayek Sr. passed away, he issued an edict to Chanel that they make the best and most beautiful black movement in the world. That is, one that fulfilled those requirements and could also be industrialized. That little last caveat is the tough part. A fact that will have Chanel improving the 9300 for years to come, just as ETA continually improves movements it originally released decades ago. The 9300 is certainly one of the most beautiful black’s in its class. The array for decoration is inspiring and the reason for the large sapphire caseback. Even with the caseback the watch is water-resistant to 600 meters.

The features that could impress you in the Caliber 9300 are lengthy and I covered them here. For the money, there is no other mechanical black movement I would want. A few desirable features include it having about 65 hours of power reserve, a silicium balance spring, a reported accuracy of about plus or minus 2 seconds a day and COSC Chronometer certified, as well. The only competitor for my attention is the Seiko Spring Drive black but that is technically something a bit different given its status as not being a purely mechanical movement. I noticed some owners of previous generation J12 white watches feeling left out of the excitement. In their shoes, I would probably feel the same way.

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