As someone whose love of watches is focused entirely on mechanisms powered by springs, the word quartz normally evokes the immediate cry of “Next!” So when I stop and spend time with a quartz watch, it must be a bit special. And so to Code Coco. It had me at first glance: that crisp, chic and utterly modern design. Strong, straight lines, no colour. Just a broad band of glossy black with a touch of polished steel and a taut line of diamonds – the bracelet and dial flowing seamlessly into one another. Watch or jewellery? It didn’t really matter. It was a beautiful thing and it had me instinctively reaching to pick it up and put it on my wrist. And once there, those little cubes of ceramic that form the bracelet draped around my wrist so fluidly that it could have been a ribbon. It’s not quite the other-worldly feeling of Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo titanium bracelet (nothing could be), but it comes close. Very close. And believe me, that’s almost off the scale in bracelet-praise terms. Add to that, the light weight and high scratch-resistance of Chanel’s best-in-class ceramic (a pioneer in its use for watches, it has…
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