Fifty One East welcomes patrons at its ‘Watches and Jewellery Week’
03 Jun 2021 - 8:47
The Peninsula
Doha: Fifty One East, Qatar’s favourite department store, welcomes its patrons in its ‘Watches and Jewellery Week 2021’, giving them an exclusive opportunity to acquire some of the latest creations from world-renowned brands.
The ‘Watches and Jewellery Week 2021’ which opened on Monday, is being held at the Lagoona Mall and will run until Saturday. Rolex, CHANEL, Boucheron and TUDOR will showcase their latest jewellery and timepieces each inside their boutiques while other exquisite names like David Yurman, Akillis, Âme Paris – a brand by Fifty One East, Falamank by Tarfa Itani and Yvan Tufenkjian will welcome clientele in a dedicated multi-brand area.
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This year’s Watches and Wonders saw big changes as well as small tweaks to the mainstay models the Black Bay Fifty-Eight, the Tudor Black Bay 32, 36 and 41, and the Tudor Black Bay Chrono (relaunch). Starting with the Black Bay Chrono, not only has Tudor released dial colors in the timeless “Panda” combination, but the entire case has been slimmed down from its 2017 version. Although still considerably chunky, this robust design is in line with the sports watch’s heritage, and perhaps, moves us closer to see a Big Block reissue in the coming years. Priced at just over $5,000 USD there’s a lot of value in this timeless, in-house movement-powered chrono.
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A Black Bay… in bronze? Baselworld doesn t do prize givings, but if it did, this would have picked up ‘Best in Show’.
Of course, that bronze watch has not only gone on to become an icon in its own right but it set off a chain reaction with every watch manufacturer in the same sector going on to launch bronze equivalents over subsequent years – such is the influence of this forward-thinking watch brand.
That said, it wasn’t really a forward-thinking move, but rather a retrospective tribute. The first known pocket watch made in bronze dates back to 1574; and the first bronze-cased wristwatch of the modern era was made by none other than design god Gerald Genta with his 1990s Gefica. And when it comes to diving, bronze is as old as time.
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The panda dial Tudor Black Bay Chrono combines the functions demanded by the world s of auto racing and diving
In the world of watch complications, the chronograph has a very special place. Unlike so many other functions – clever moonphase indicators or harmonic minute repeaters – a chrono has real-world applications, from calculating the perfect boiling time of a dippy egg to recording the split-second finish of an Olympic 100m.