The indomitable rise of high-end female collectors has breathed new life into a previously stagnant segment of the haute horology world. It’s driven watch manufacturers to question existing design practices and give up a solely male-dominated focus. Best of all, it has given lady enthusiasts a continuous crop of beautiful yet complex chronograms to choose from. Here are three of the hottest new ladies watches that caught our eye.

Piaget Extremely Lady

Piaget’s Extremely Lady collection of new ladies watches take us back to the flower-power ’60s era, where conventions were renounced and the abstract was embraced. Available in a wide array of dial hues, with multi-textured straps crafted from rose, white or yellow gold, flexibility is the name of the game here. And, with diamonds gracing the oval-shaped bezels, these watches are perfect for any occasion, be it during daylight or late into the night.

Harry Winston Midnight Diamond Drops

Even the most cursory of glances at this beautiful 29mm design evokes images of a clear midwinter night’s sky thanks to Harry Winston’s deft use of twinkling diamond ‘stars’ and a cascade of snow-set diamonds on a midnight blue dial. A crescent-shaped moon phase complication peeks out from hour and minute hands, lending an air of mystique, while a diamond-studded bezel completes the design.

Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Jewellery

Swiss watchmaker Omega has spruced up its Seamaster Aqua Terra collection with several dazzling ‘Jewellery’ models that are sure to appeal to any hoate joallerie enthusiast. This particular version features marquise-cut rubies as hour markers, with the collection’s nautical inspiration clearly visible in the 191 diamonds that grace its 18K Sedna gold dial in horizontal waves. Fitted with eye-catchingly glossy red leather straps and a cutting-edge Master Chronometer Calibre 8807 movement, it’s one of our favourite new ladies watches this season.