{"product_id":"chaumet-date-as09396","title":"Chaumet Date","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/blogs\/transmissions\/luxury-sports-watches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eStainless steel sports watches\u003c\/a\u003e have lately taken a backseat to more artistic expressions and elegant displays of timekeeping in the hearts and minds of many enthusiasts — and frankly, we’re 1000% behind the recent resurgence of appreciation for these long-ignored timepiece designs!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOften executed with peculiar case shapes and precious metals, these timepieces were beautiful in every sense of the word — aesthetically and mechanically.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOne of the many overlooked brands whose back catalog runs rich with this ethos is Chaumet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIncepted in 1780, Chaumet has legitimate pedigree as a high-jeweler worthy of royalty, though it wasn’t until 1907, when Joseph Chaumet established a brick and mortar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emaision\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e at 12 Vendôme - the very heart of Parisian style and luxury - that Chaumet began to receive wider appreciation. The brand is still headquartered there today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThough Chaumet's focus is more concentrated in jewelry, they have produced some stunning timepieces throughout their history. This example, a Reference 13A Date model dates to the 1990s and features a 36mm, 18K yellow gold case with a curved bezel, sapphire crystal and a solid gold crown. Its non-luminous white dial features printed, navy blue, quadrant indices, a tone-matching ‘railroad’ minute track, a date window at 3 o’clock and comes fitted with a blued steel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eobelisk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e handset. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFramed by an exhibition sapphire caseback, this piece is powered by a self-winding movement that features a signed, yellow gold, winding rotor finished with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCôtes de Genève\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis piece is accompanied by a signed, black alligator leather strap with a signed, 18K gold pin buckle to complete what is indeed a graceful display of timekeeping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn fantastic condition throughout, this Chaumet is a simply fantastic design on the periphery of better-known Parisian houses and offers a compelling value proposition with elegant looks and legitimate history!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chaumet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40712651538519,"sku":"40991808","price":2850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS09396_40991808_CHAUMET_DATE_13A-6-Edit.jpg?v=1712768975","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/chaumet-date-as09396","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}