sapphire dior watches

Eight seems to be a lucky number for Dior Horlogerie. In 1947, the fashion house released a collection for their first show called "En Huit" (In Eight). And now Dior Horlogerie is now all set to come out with limited edition watches which have been crafted in collaboration with watch movement designers Orny and Girardin to come out with a new "Dior 8 Fuseaux Horaires" caliber movement to give local time, time in eight cities worldwide that too with day/night settings.

Shown above are the latest watches from Dior. On the left we have the newest design from John Galliano for Dior, the Christal Midnight Blue rubber watch. The watch has a 33mm stainless steel case and a blue mother of pearl dial set with 36 diamonds. The bezel is set with 90 diamonds and the bracelet is stainless steel set pyramid-cut, scratch proof blue sapphire crystal. The watch is a limited edition of 500 and sells for £3,150.On the right is the latest La D creation from Victoire de Castellane, artistic director of fine jewelry at the Dior house. This watch has an 18K rose gold case with a mother of pearl dial and an 18k rose gold in-set spiral of 55 pink diamonds. The bezel features 76 diamonds and the band is a black satin strap. This watch is a limited edition of 15 and sells for £14,900.