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Chanel Boy-Friend Couture Watch Limited Edition
Ref. H9834
Sits in Chanel’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Chanel watches we list, which start at £3,960.
Price range £3,960 to £16,600 across 41 Chanel watches in stock.The Boy·Friend line began as Chanel's answer to a specific aesthetic problem: how to make a rectangular dress watch that reads as deliberately borrowed rather than merely small. The Couture edition goes further, rooting the watch directly in the Rue Cambon ateliers — the dial carries a tweed jacket motif printed in gold and silver dust, with eight diamonds standing in for the buttons, and the bezel is set with an integrated 18-carat yellow gold chain that replicates the weighted hem sewn into the lining of a Chanel jacket to make it hang correctly. The reference is not decorative shorthand; it is the actual object, miniaturised. At 34.6 by 26.7mm the octagonal case sits across the wrist rather than down it, closer to a cuff than a watch in the conventional sense. The strap reinforces that: black calfskin worked with a grosgrain ribbon pattern, patent leather trim and a gold-coloured lining, so the reverse is as considered as the face. The black spinel cabochon on the crown is the kind of detail that registers only when you reach to set the time, which is precisely when it should.
- Reference
- H9834
- Brand
- Chanel
- Collection
- Boy·Friend
- Case size
- 26.7mm
- Case material
- Black PVD
- Case shape
- Octagonal
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
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 Back in Stock (3,734), Stainless Steel Watches (2,581), Watches Under 37mm (1,369), Leather Strap Watches (860), Dress Watches (475) and All Black Watches (235).
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What the specifications mean
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
Price history
This watch is currently at its highest recorded price. It was £6,335 on 22 August. Prices are checked every day, and we record any changes.
Chanel Boy-Friend Couture alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | H9834 | G0A43081 | 104191 |
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| Price | £9,050 | £8,900 | £11,700 |
| Case size | 26.7mm | 29mm | 26mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 30m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Leather strap |
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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.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedCheapest place to buy
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £9,050, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
Has the price changed recently?
It's currently at its highest recorded price. It's ranged between £6,335 and £9,050, today it's £9,050.
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