Chanel Premiere 15mm Titanium and Yellow Gold

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Chanel Premiere 15mm Titanium and Yellow Gold

Ref. H6126

The Première was designed in 1987 around two shapes that Chanel already owned: the octagonal outline of the Place Vendôme and the geometric stopper of the No. 5 bottle. That single decision gave the collection its silhouette, and thirty-odd years later the case is still pressed from solid 18k yellow gold in exactly that form. This particular execution fills the dial with 116 brilliant-cut diamonds — the hands float over gemstone rather than lacquer, with no indices to interrupt the surface. Where most jewellery watches in solid gold can feel heavy and rigid on the wrist, the black rubber strap absorbs that weight, and the velvet-touch finish means it reads as ribbon while behaving as rubber: it flexes, breathes and holds its shape without the stiffness of a formal satin band. The crown is crowned with an onyx cabochon, and the buckle and pin are yellow gold to match the case — the only accents that interrupt the black of the strap.

Reference: H6126
Brand: Chanel
Collection: Première
Case size: 30mm
Case thickness: 7.5mm
Case material: Gold
Case shape: Octagonal
Dial: Gold
Crystal: Sapphire
Movement: Quartz
Water resistance: 30m
Bracelet / strap: Rubber strap
Strap colour: Black
Clasp: Buckle
Lume: Luminous
Condition: Ex-display
Retailer: Mappin & Webb

Additional specifications

Gem set: Yes

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 5 collections

This watch appears in the Chanel Première range (8), Back in Stock (4,847), Watches Under 37mm (1,704), Pre-Owned, Ex-Display & Vintage Watches (344) and Solid Gold Watches (150).

What the specifications mean

Strengths

30mm wears small and slips under any cuff
Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
Luminous hands and markers for low light

Worth knowing

30m means keeping it away from water

Best forSmall wrists

Less suited toWater

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Strap	Rubber strap	Rubber strap	Leather strap
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