Not happy with his own watch collection, Karl Lagerfeld has now worked
his moniker onto the holy grail of watches, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Milgauss.
Although I have little love for Uncle Karl, this is at least a brand
pairing that makes sense: both Lagerfeld and Rolex are brands that are
perceived as being at the pinnacle of their industries, the very tip of the
luxury iceberg. The limited edition watch will be sold exclusively at Karl
Lagerfeld boutiques in Paris and Milan priced at approx. $25.820. Certainly a
price worthy of the Chanel front man's face.
Customised by Bamford Watch Department, a company that specialise in personalising
sports watches independent of the watch brand, the Karl Milgauss
features a matte black case (I imagine this is PVD but cannot verify) and recognisable
Milgauss details including the chunky oblong hour markers and lightning bolt seconds
hand.
The 7 hour marker has been replaced by Lagerfeld’s head, a detail taken
from his own watches where the 7 hour marker often sits apart from the other
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Lagerfeld's own KL1002 Klassic watch, available if you like that sort of thing, here
The dial base also features Lagerfeld’s face (cough* ego *cough), in a
tonal black/grey print that almost looks like houndstooth.
The watch is quite lovely and buys into the monochrome colour palette
that is a signature of Lagerfeld whilst still retaining that Rolex DNA, appealing to watch lovers and fashionistas alike.
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