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Bold hues rule in this season’s new colourful watches

Colourful watches showcasing a rainbow of bright hues are among this year's most eye-catching new releases, with shades from sorbet to psychedelic drawn in precious stones and unexpected materials. From the green tones of Zenith, Montblanc, Bulgari and Hublot, to the pretty in pink Piaget and Tag Heuer and the blue tones of Vacheron Constantin and Bell & Ross – not to forget the delicious pick'n'mix from Van Cleef & Arpels – discover the exquisite new watches here.
The new colourful watches
Defy Skyline 36 watch with a steel octagonal case, £7,500, by Zenith
Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin watch in white gold with diamonds on blue alligator strap, £84,500, by Vacheron Constantin, also available at watches-of-switzerland.co.uk
Carrera Date watch in steel, £2,750, by TAG Heuer, also available from watches-of-switzerland.co.uk
1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date watch in stainless steel, £2,785, by Montblanc
BR 03-93 GMT watch in steel, £3,800, by Bell & Ross
Divas’ Dream Mosaica watch in white gold with diamonds and tsavorites on green alligator strap, price on request, by Bulgari
Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic watch in yellow neon Saxem, £182,000, by Hublot, also available goldsmiths.co.uk
A version of this story appears in the May 2023 issue of Wallpaper*, available now in print, on the Wallpaper* app on Apple iOS, and to subscribers of Apple News +. Subscribe to Wallpaper* today
Hannah Silver joined Wallpaper* in 2019 to work on watches and jewellery. Now, as well as her role as watches and jewellery editor, she writes widely across all areas including on art, architecture, fashion and design. As well as offbeat design trends and in-depth profiles, Hannah is interested in the quirks of what makes for a digital success story.
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