Toy of the week : ELITE MOONPHASE ROMEO Y JULIETA

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ELITE MOONPHASE ROMEO Y JULIETA

Tribute to Romeo y Julieta 145th Anniversary
Special moonphase disc with Romeo y Julieta portraits
Elite Calibre 692: ultra-thin movement powering a moonphase indication

$9,700

Zenith and the Habanos continue their partnership with a pair of watches. Inspired by Romeo y Julieta cigars, the Elite Moonphase Romeo y Julieta is a romantic reinterpretation of Zenith’s timeless Elite Moonphase.

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As we know, Romeo and Juliet kept their romance in secret and met only under the veil of night, with the moon and stars as their only witnesses. This is portrayed in the Elite Moonphase Romeo y Julieta edition, where the double hemispherical moonphase complication is set against a deep yet radiant blue sunray-patterned dial with a gradient effect on the men’s “Romeo” version and a gradient red dial on the women’s “Julieta” version, embellished with the Romeo y Julieta logo. The moonphase display portrays the two lovers in an eternal chase across the night sky, with their faces as drawn in Romeo y Julieta cigar boxes meticulously laser-engraved onto each of the two silvery moons. A traditional arch-shaped opening on the dial that usually displays the moonphase, was substituted with two round apertures to keep the sunray-pattern of the dial intact.

Crafted in a 40.5mm “Romeo” stainless steel case and a 36mm “Julieta” stainless steel case with 75 diamonds set into the bezel, these special Elite models come on alligator leather straps in colors matching the dial, while the colors of the lining are inversed. The Romeo y Julieta edition will be housed in a special box-set containing both models and limited to 145 pairs in commemoration of Romeo y Julieta´s cigar brand 145th anniversary.