Cultivating Christian Dior’s passion for luxuriant nature and signs of fate, the new Dior Grand Soir Automate watches add, for the very first time, the magic of movement to enchanting settings. At the touch of a small button hidden in the crown, elements of the dial come to life and animate for about 30 seconds
Three different versions write a new chapter in the great Dior Grand Soir book, the pages of which have been constantly adding new stories, year after year, since 2012. Creative freedom, aesthetic audacity and technical virtuosity characterise this collection that explores the dreamlike worlds dear to Monsieur Dior.
The wonder of watchmaking is taken to a whole new level through an automaton mechanism developed especially for the House. Paying direct homage to Christian Dior, the Dior Grand Soir Automate Étoile de Monsieur Dior model offers a dial that brings together the symbols that accompanied him during his life: the star guiding his steps when he founded his fashion house; the iconic address of 30, avenue Montaigne; and the constellation of Aquarius corresponding to his zodiac sign. If the automaton mechanism slides a shooting star across the horizon, Christian Dior’s lucky-charm star sparkles endlessly in the firmament, amid a night sky sprinkled with pearly clouds.
Like an invitation to a gentle reverie, the Dior Grand Soir Automate Étoile de Monsieur Dior watch combines white gold and diamonds for a limited edition of 28 pieces, each within a case measuring 38 mm in diameter.
The Dior Grand Soir Automate Jardin Rêvé watch transports us to a completely different atmosphere. Welcome to a paradise of plants. Growing up among flowers in the garden of the Normandy house where he spent his childhood gave Christian Dior an immense passion for nature. So much so that he later dedicated an entire room in his Paris apartment to them.
His infatuation with flora and fauna is reflected on the dial of these Dior Grand Soir Automate Jardin Rêvé watches, available in four variations, each in a limited edition of 8 pieces – in yellow gold, white gold, rose gold and diamonds. Thanks to the automaton movement, a golden monkey twirls from branch to branch; a giraffe hides behind the foliage; a toucan appears and disappears; and butterflies flutter gracefully.
The spectacle offered on the dial by exuberant, life-giving nature becomes grandiose when the Dior Grand Soir Jardin Rêvé watch takes the path of fine jewellery. Two unique models, in white gold and diamonds or pink gold and diamonds, are adorned with a bracelet entirely set with gems.
