Rectangular watches are taking the luxury world by storm and, for those who prefer them round, Dior has some circular options Following four centuries of round pocket watches, the advent of the wristwatch, and its growth in popularity between the wars, gave rise to geometrically shaped cases.
Rectangular timepieces reached their apotheosis between the 1920s and 1940s, and have since become a niche for lovers of all things angular.
The interest is sustained by art deco classics that ooze elegance and have never gone out of fashion. One of the oldest watchmaking names in France, Charles Oudin, today specialises in shaped jewellery watches.
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