SpotlightEthos Watch Awards 2018: The Finest Ladies’ Timepieces

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Watch Of The YearRolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 31 Best New CollectionOmega Trésor Best Dress WatchBulgari Serpenti Tubogas Outstanding Coloured EditionRado True ThinLine Outstanding Sporty WatchTAG Heuer Formula 1 Lady Best Pilot’s WatchOris Big Crown Pointer Date Best High Jewellery WatchCorum Golden Bridge Round 39 Outstanding Day-To-Evening WatchRaymond Weil Shine Oval Calibre AchievementFrederique Constant Slimline Moonphase Stars Manufacture Outstanding Everyday WatchMaurice Lacroix Eliros Date Ladies Best Watch BraceletMovado Esperanza Best Watch DesignUlysse Nardin Classico Jade Best All-Occasion WatchTissot PR 100 Sport Chic Trendiest Fashion WatchFestina Mademoiselle Watch Of The Year—People’s ChoiceJaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous Night & Day

Outstanding Everyday Watch
Maurice Lacroix Eliros Date Ladies

This Maurice Lacroix Eliros timepiece is perfectly good as an everyday watch, owing to its 30mm steel case, with sapphire crystal, and its water resistance to 50m. The eight diamonds are just the right amount to add a little dazzle to your day. On trend are the blue dial and the small-link bracelet strap, which will go with almost anything you choose to wear. Powered by a no-fuss accurate quartz movement, this watch displays the hours, minutes and seconds through central hands, and a date through the aperture at three o’clock.

Best Watch Bracelet
Movado Esperanza

The new edition of the Movado Esperanza presents a version in steel and PVD gold, along with diamonds on the bezel and a mother-of-pearl dial, which is exactly what this collection needed. A true dress watch that brings out the beauty and elegance of the structured Esperanza bracelet, this 28mm piece, powered by a quartz movement even features other Esperanza staples since 2016, including the push-button deployment of the bracelet clasp and the lacquer finish of the outer ring on the dial for textural splendour. If you were waiting for the perfect version of the watch with the signature bracelet, this is it.

Best Watch Design
Ulysse Nardin Classico Jade

The Ulysse Nardin Classico Jade makes an appearance this year in a round case for the first time, translating the oval-only watch into one that isn’t necessarily worn just as a dress watch. Fitted with an in-house automatic movement, offering a 42-hour power reserve, the 37mm steel case houses a mother-of-pearl dial with six, seven and eight o’clock differentiated in colour, demarcated by a diamond-encrusted swirl pattern. The hour markers from nine to five kept separate is possibly a reference to the timepiece being suitable for nine-to-five, but even fit for the evening when you switch your focus to the bejewelled side of time.

Best All-Occasion Watch
Tissot PR 100 Sport Chic

Embodying the contemporary narrative of power and a refined vivacity of the multifaceted woman is the new Tissot PR 100 Sport Chic. This latest offering by Tissot, the 165-year-old Swiss luxury watchmaker, can be regarded as an elegant amalgamation of sporty and feminine details, which caters to women who like enjoying life to the hilt. Offered in an array of five avatars—three in 316L stainless steel, offering dial options such as white and black mother of pearl, and silver; and two in two-tone, combining steel with PVD rose gold, paired with mother-of-pearl and anthracite dials, the face of this watch leaves room for some fun experimentation for all kinds of occasions. In comparison to the previous PR 100 Lady models, this Sport Chic quartz watch features a generous round case, measuring 36mm.

Trendiest Fashion Watch
Festina Mademoiselle

Endorsed by Miss France 2018, Maëva Coucke, the Festina brand has gained recognition for its their eclectic and timeless designs, besides its associations with major international sporting competitions and an inimitable carpe diem attitude. Effortlessly radiating glamour, femininity and sophistication—the best concoction needed to make exquisite watches for women—is the 2018 Mademoiselle. When it comes to this year’s trends and aesthetics in watchmaking, this 30mm quartz watch has been on-point. The delectable juxtaposition of the luxurious blue dial with the silver bracelet steals the show.

Watch Of The Year—People’s Choice
Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous Night & Day

A perfect ode to beauty that our subscribers have commendably chosen as the people’s choice ‘watch of the year’ is the Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous Night & Day. Bewitching, captivating and dazzling, all come forth in this epitome of delicate femininity. From a dreamy galactic testament to true grace, this piece presents a sensational combination of a midnight blue dial and a gem-set bezel, featuring a day/night indicator. The steel case, in 34mm, is affixed with an alligator leather strap that complements the dial. The sapphire crystal caseback allows a peek at the prestigious in-house movement.

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