Valentine’s Day: Cupid’s tactic

Watches

On Valentine’s Day, what might be better than a watch to declare your love or put it back on time?

No lovers’ party without gifts chosen, of course, with love. A watch can be one of them, provided you prefer it in the theme of the day. Rest assured: on February 14, dials stamped with small hearts are not compulsory. Since it embodies the blazing fire of passion, the color red is enough!

Guided by this chromatic criterion, the choice is already easier. For a motor racing enthusiast nevertheless concerned regarding respecting the environment, the appropriate present will be the new Maurice Lacroix Aikon #tide Mahindra. This urban watch is made from ocean plastic and decked out in the colors of Mahindra Racing, one of the ten founding teams of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, reserved for 100% electric vehicles.

Official timekeeper of Mahindra Racing since 2020, Maurice Lacroix supports both its success on the circuits and its technological commitment once morest climate change. Everything therefore conspired for the two to unite in a new edition of the Aikon #tide, each model of which (including packaging) makes it possible to recycle 17 plastic bottles fished out of the oceans.

Launched on February 1 by the Swiss brand Maurice Lacroix, the Aikon #tide Mahindra is made from plastic bottles fished out of the sea. In red and black, it parades in the colors of the Formula E Mahindra Racing team. 40 mm, two interchangeable rubber bracelets, quartz, 900 euros. ©DR

For a lover of speed, Valentine’s Day will provide an opportunity to display the passion and energy of MotoGP, the queen of motorcycle track racing, on their wrist. Tissot’s T-Race series includes a timepiece inspired by the exploits of six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Márquez. It is a chrono combining a refined style, a vintage 1970s touch and several details that evoke the discipline.

Fans will spot the “brake disc” pattern on the dial, the handlebar-style pushers and the midstrip on the case, reminiscent of an engine’s cooling fins. The bright red second hand might evoke Cupid’s arrow! Launched last spring in a limited edition, the Tissot T-Race MotoGP Quartz chronograph is still available on the Swiss brand’s official webshop.

For the motorsport enthusiast, the Tissot T-Race Moto GP Quartz Chronograph inspired by the exploits of pilot Marc Márquez. 45 mm, steel, luminescent hands and indexes, three-row steel bracelet, folding clasp, Swiss quartz, 795 euros. ©DR

Direction French watchmaking with a distinctive watch by its shape forged in steel: the square Cap Camarat. Signed Herbelin, it sports a retro chic look inherited from an emblematic piece of the house, created in the late 1960s. Its geometric silhouette with rounded corners highlights a superb gradient red dial punctuated by a horizontal pattern. Water-resistant to 100 meters, this elegant city watch is fitted with an integrated steel or black FKM rubber strap guaranteed for 10 years.

Want to offer a beautiful object? Visual refinement is a core value of Japan. It literally ignites the ruby ​​red dial of a Seiko mechanical watch. Its textured surface comes alive with a traditional pattern from the Heian era, which gives it a very special shine and hypnotic depth. The model is part of the Presage collection, made up exclusively of mechanical watches. All of their components, including the automatic caliber, are designed and manufactured in-house. As such, Seiko respects the criteria of a watch manufacturer.

Urban at heart, the square Cap Camarat from the French house Herbelin is a successful mix of modernity and vintage elegance. 39 x 39 mm, steel, date window, four-link signature metal bracelet, folding clasp, Swiss quartz, 599 euros. ©DR

With its slender curves and dial textured with a traditional motif, it embodies the purity and sense of calm of Japanese aesthetics. Seiko Presage three-hand automatic watch, reference SPB227J1. 39.3 mm, steel, LumiBrite indexes and hands, 70-hour power reserve, 990 euros. ©DR

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www.mauricelacroix.com
www.tissotwatches.com
www.herbelin.com
fr.seiko.be