Ladies Timepieces - Part 1

Ladies' timepieces are not well featured especially now so when women start to wear timepieces that were once "made for men". Back then, brands added on diamonds and changed the dials just so they look prettier and "made for women".

Allow me to introduce some of the timepieces actually made for women (mostly). Starting with the Roger Dubuis Sympathie with that very iconic case shape.

This Sympathie S27 model comes with a rose gold case and a beautiful mother-of-pearl dial.

Why S27? It's for Sympathie 27mm which is making reference to the case size.

What's so special about the Sympathie range? Well, the sapphire glass on the front is cut out to the shape of the case. In later iterations, they were changed to round sapphire glass as it was too difficult and costly to produce and fit. This makes earlier pieces very rare and therefore, much sought after.

And now for another brand that actually has a range made specifically for the ladies - Girard Perregaux. The Cat's Eye range includes not only time-only pieces but also complications like this Annual Calendar.

Featured here is the Cat's Eye Zodiac Annual Calendar. No prizes for guessing why this range is called the Cat's Eye.

What's interesting is that the timepiece combines the annual calendar complication and incorporated a Zodiac indication. This is perhaps the only timepiece with such a complication. Let me know if you see another one like this...

The diamond marker at the window indicates the month and the zodiac sign. Pisces is between Feb 19 and Mar 20. This piece also features a moonphase indication.

Jean Richard (below), I believe is now part of the Girard Perregaux family. This was an earlier piece when they had this TV shaped case. Comes with an automatic movement and a solid case back.

This, if I may call it, the Dragon watch... I believe it is specifically made for the Asian (Chinese) market. What do you think is the giveaway?

Next up... A lovely Jaeger-LeCoultre and rare Reserve De Marche with a grey dial with italicised numerals.

Encased in steel but devoid of diamonds, the timepiece still screams feminism.

At 37mm, it is also well suited to the lady's smaller wrists.

The Corum Golden Bridge is as iconic as many other timepieces out there. First developed by Mr. Vincent Calabrese as a rectangular piece for Corum, it was later redeveloped into this tonneau shaped timepiece.

This instantly recognizable in-line movement is a marvel and visible on all four sides. This version is called the Miss Golden Bridge.

But it's also not all about the dial. Some timepieces made for women come with movements specifically made for the piece. Take for example this Sympathie S27 featuring a manual winding Calibre RD18.

Instead of just slapping on a generic movement and adding on the diamonds and monther-of-pearly dials, some brands do make special effort to develop movements for ladies timepieces.

Not much has been featured about ladies timepieces but there are many out there worth their weight in gold. Which one in this line up is your favourite?