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Chanel BOY-FRIEND 27mm Quartz Ladies Watch
Ref. H4469
Sits in Chanel’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Chanel watches we list, which start at £2,595.
Price range £2,595 to £16,600 across 48 Chanel watches in stock.The Boy-Friend collection began as Chanel's attempt to take the proportions of a man's dress watch and re-cut them entirely for a woman's wrist — not by softening the shape but by refining it. The rectangular case draws its geometry from Place Vendôme and the stopper of the No. 5 bottle, two Chanel reference points so embedded in the house's thinking that they recur across decades. Here that architectural instinct lands in Chanel's own "Beige Gold" alloy, a warmer, distinctly proprietary reading of rose gold, with 64 brilliant-cut diamonds set into the fixed bezel and a further 48 on the buckle — the clasp treated with the same attention as the case rather than as an afterthought. At 34.6mm lug to lug and just over 7mm thick, this sits flat and compact on the wrist, the opaline guilloché dial reading as jewellery from a distance and as a watch up close. The alligator strap — semi-matte Mississippiensis — keeps the piece from feeling dressy in the stiff, formal sense; it moves and softens with the wrist in a way that suits something worn daily rather than reserved.
- Reference
- H4469
- Brand
- Chanel
- Collection
- Boy-FriendCase Size: 26
- Case size
- 26.7mm
- Case thickness
- 7.33mm
- Case material
- Rose gold
- Case shape
- Rectangular
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bezel
- Fixed
- Movement
- Automatic
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Condition
- Ex-display
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 34.6mm
Learn more about Chanel
Gabrielle Chanel opened her first shop in 1910 and spent the following decades removing things from women's clothing — corsetry, ornament, the assumption that formality required discomfort. The jersey suit, the little black dress and No. 5 came from that.
The watches are made in-house, not licensed. Chanel opened its own watch manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1993 and has since taken stakes in the movement maker Kenissi, giving it access to genuinely serious mechanics.
Two designs define the output. The Première of 1987 took its octagonal case from the stopper of the No. 5 bottle and its chain-and-leather bracelet from the quilted handbag. The J12 of 2000 was made almost entirely from high-tech ceramic at a time when almost nobody was doing it, and it changed what a fashion house's watch could be taken seriously as.
More recently the Monsieur and the Code Coco have carried in-house calibres, including a jumping-hour movement developed by Chanel itself.
The company remains privately owned by the Wertheimer family.
- 1910
- Gabrielle Chanel opens her first shop in Paris.
- 1987
- The Première introduces the octagonal No. 5 case.
- 1993
- Opens its own watch manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
- 2000
- The J12 arrives in high-tech ceramic.
- 2016
- The Monsieur brings a Chanel in-house calibre.
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in Watches Under 37mm (1,579), Women's Watches (1,532), Automatic Watches (1,324), Leather Strap Watches (941), Silver Dial Watches (651) and Dress Watches (468).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A slim watch on leather, made for wearing with a shirt.
Strengths
- 26.7mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Chanel's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
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| Specification | H4469 | 17480256 | 278573-6017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £14,495 | £13,200 | £12,000 |
| Case size | 26.7mm | 29mm | 30mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | — | 40 hours | 42 hours |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 34.6mm, which suits wrists from roughly 15cm (6 inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths at £14,495, ex-display. No UK retailer we track lists this reference new.
Is this available new?
Not from the UK retailers we track. This reference is listed as ex-display only, at £14,495 from Goldsmiths. Ex-display watches are unworn shop stock rather than second-hand — sold below the recommended retail price, and with the manufacturer’s guarantee intact.
Who are Goldsmiths?
Goldsmiths has been selling watches in Britain since 1778 and is part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. They are an authorised dealer, so a watch comes with the manufacturer’s own warranty.
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