It’s the time of year when everyone is seeing red. St. Valentine’s Day is all about love and is most often expressed in the form of red roses, chocolates, dinner out and jewelry. However, it is a perfect holiday for giving the great gift of time: a watch. This year, red watches are all the rage – for both men and women. Even better, you can get a great red watch in any price point. Here we review 12 of the best red watches for men and women this Valentine’s Day in prices from affordable luxury to incredible luxury.
Focusing clearly on gemstones, Parmigiani Fleurier, this Tonda 1950 Rainbow watch is a vision in color thanks to the 36 baguette-cut gemstones arranged on the bezel according to their shade of color. While the colors form the spectrum of the rainbow, the red rubies, and the pink and orange sapphires stand out magnificently. The Parmigiani watch is powered by a mechanical movement and is finished with a red Hermes strap. $55,700.
From Graff Diamonds, this stunning Butterfly Watch features a motif of butterflies in flight. It is created using varying cuts of rubies weighing 2.57 carats and diamonds weighing 7.77 carats. The Graff Butterfly watch is finished with a red alligator strap.
Jaeger-LeCoultre brings the mystery and romance of the moon together with the color of red and diamonds in this Rendez-Vous Moon watch. Crafted in 18-karat rose gold with a gemstone center dial and outer mother-of-pearl chapter ring, the Jaeger-LeCoultre watch is meticulously set with diamonds on the case and the dial. It depicts the constellations and the phases of the moon. $51,000.
From Piaget, this wine-colored Piaget Possession watch is crafted in 18-karat rose gold and features an outer ring set with diamonds that can be moved and twirled by the wearer The wine-colored dial is set with diamond markers and the strap is created for the perfect match. It retails for $17,000.
Recalling the deeds done in the mythical Garden of Eden, this Bulgari Serpenti watch brings love and the serpent together. It is crafted in 18-karat rose gold with diamonds set in the case. The red dial on the Bulgari Serpenti is sunburst guilloche and the double wrap snakeskin strap is dyed to match the dial.
From Mido, this Baroncelli Lady Day & Night watch offers a white mother-of-pearl dial with glossy leather like strap. The dial features diamonds at 3:00, 9:00 and 12:00 as the markers, while the other time indications use gold dots. The watch is powered by the Caliber 80 mechanical movement with 80 hours of power reserve. It retails for $1090.
The Longines DolceVita watch with red strap and stainless steel elongated rectangular case set with diamonds is perfect for Valentine’s Day. It features a small subsidiary seconds dial at 6:00 on the guilloche dial. With diamonds, the Longines Dolce Vita retails for $3,675 with diamonds, and less without diamonds.
Jacob & Co. dazzles and delights either men or women with this exceptional 44mm high-jeweled Caviar Tourbillon watch. Coming in at just about $1.5 million, it is the ultimate Valentine’s Day watch. The exclusive movement is manual winding with a one-minute flying tourbillon and consisting of 169 parts. The bridges are set with 455 pave’ white diamonds. The Jacob & Co. watch case is invisibly set with 152 baguette-cut white diamodns and 48 baguette-cut rubies and the white gold bracelet is set with another 328 white diamodns and 136 rubies. THe total carat weight is more than 56 carats of diamonds and more than 24 carats of rubies.
Long known as the leader in regatta and sailing-inspired watches, Corum’s newest Admirals Cup AC-One 45 Tides watch is a bold statement on the wrist. The 45 mm Admiral’s Cup Tides watch features a rubber gasket and strap, as well as patterned dial and indicates the time of the tides, strength and currents. $9,350.
Frank Muller imbues this red watch with some powerful features. The Vanguard Tourbillon is crafted in red carbon and offers compass points and features a skeletonized movement with red and black components. It is equipped with a tourbillon escapement to compensate for errors in timekeeping caused by the effects of gravity on the wrist. $135,000.
From Alexander Shorokhoff, this Planet AS.N chronograph watch ($3,200) is an automatic watch with a hand-engraved rotor, blued screws and 38 hours of power reserve. Crafted in stainless steel, the 43.5mm watch is water resistant to 5 ATM and features anti-reflective sapphire crystal. The red rubber strap is embossed and features the Shorokhoff “Art on the wrist” logo. Available at Grenon’s of Newport.
For those men who prefer a more elegant red watch, Chopard offers the L.U.C XPS 1860 Red Carpet Edition. Crafted in 18-karat white gold and limited to just 10 pieces, the 40mm watch offers hours, minutes, seconds and date. It is powered by Chopard‘s in-house-made L.U.C 96.01-L mechanical self-winding movement with 65 hours of power reserve. It retails for $39,000.
