From bright emerald to muted moss, these stunning timepieces are sure to leave everyone around you green with envy
The horology world was divided when a plethora of watches with green dials took over the 2021 Watches and Wonders trade show in Geneva. Depending on who you asked, it was either a passing fad or the beginnings of a hot new trend. And then came Watches and Wonders 2022, where most of the big brands had jumped on the green dial bandwagon, which very much established the design as a full-fledged trend that is here to stay.
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s product design director, Lionel Favre told Financial Times that the pandemic had a role to play with brands “going green”. Having spent so much of our time indoors, collectors became drawn to all things green and outdoorsy, and horology houses were quick to clock it as a growing trend.
Here are our top 10 lean green horological machines that make a strong case for some seriously enviable wrist candy.
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1. Gucci Dive
Made of bio-based plastic and upcycled steel, the Gucci Dive collection blends sporty chic with eco-consciousness. The 40mm timepieces are run by Swiss-made automatic movements that are visible within the transparent dial and caseback. Quirky Gucci accents replace the hour markers, while the hour and minute hands are coated with glow-in-the-dark Super-LumiNova material.