The world of luxury offers endless examples of the problems companies can run into when they do something unexpected.
The pre-Baselworld releases are starting to roll in and we just received an exciting one from our friends at Chanel. Last year Chanel caused quite a stir when the brand dropped the Monsieur de Chanel, which was its first men's watch with an in-house produced movement (the Caliber 1), with a little help from Romain Gauthier, who produced some of the parts like the wheels. Not only was the watch impressive mechanically, but also aesthetically. The watch made several HODINKEE team members' lists for their favorite watches at the fair and it was well-received by fashion and watch lovers everywhere. This year Chanel is giving us another Monsieur de Chanel, this time a limited edition with a platinum case and a sleek black dial.
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