Diamonds that won't sit still
By Priya Nair, Singapore ยท
Ronald Kurowski designed the first Happy Diamonds for Chopard in 1976, the idea being that diamonds look better moving than locked in a setting. Fifty years on, it still works.
The Icons is a 25 mm gold round, 8 mm thick, white dial, quartz, leather strap, with those loose stones circling the dial. It's pure jewellery, and it should be bought as such. The 15,000 to 17,000 dollar price is a lot for a small quartz watch, and the gold sets a floor under the value rather than any watch-collector demand. Wear it to weddings. Don't expect anyone at a watch meet-up to care, and don't care that they don't.