{"id":607094,"date":"2026-09-05T22:08:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T22:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/607094\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T22:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T22:08:37","slug":"rolex-audemars-piguet-tag-heuer-and-the-rise-of-pastel-watches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/607094\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Tag Heuer and the rise of pastel watches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watchmaking<\/a> is awash with pastel colours. Sorbet shades of peach, baby blue, butter yellow, mint and pink have all tinged the hottest new timepieces, splashed across everything from dials and straps to hi-tech ceramic cases<\/a>.\"Hublot\u2019sHublot\u2019s The Big Bang flagship is another model drenched in pastels. Photo: HandoutThe pale colour palette has been building for a few seasons now. Last year, Rolex<\/a> brought delectable ice cream-hued tones to its Oyster Perpetual collection in dusty shades of lavender, sandy beige and pistachio green. The latter colour was reserved for the larger 41mm version and quickly found a fan in Oscar-winning actor and major watch nerd Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a>, who was photographed wearing the pistachio piece for an Esquire cover shoot.<\/p>\n

This year, pastels have made a significant statement at Tag Heuer, which has given its Formula 1 timepiece collection a full makeover. Launched in 1986, the Formula 1 was the first watch to carry the Tag Heuer name and looked very different from the traditional Swiss watches of the time, with bright, eye-catching colours and a sporty design rooted in the brand\u2019s motor racing heritage. Last year, the line gained the brand\u2019s light-powered Solargraph movement, and for 2026 a new 38mm version arrives in a whole sweet shop of shades including pastel pink, blue, beige, green and lavender-blue.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Tag Heuer Formula 1 Solargraph has a whole lot of pastel selections. Photo: Handout<\/p>\n

Timepieces have come sugar coated in pastels at Dior too, which has welcomed three new versions of its La D de Dior watch in soft pink, blue and yellow, each with an iridescent mother-of-pearl dial, matching strap and diamonds pav\u00e9ed across the bezel and crown. Designed in 2003 by the house\u2019s jewellery artistic director Victoire de Castellane, La D de Dior was conceived with the minimalist watch lover in mind, with a beautifully pared-back round case, and these new additions in particular make for gorgeous wrist candy. Even the house\u2019s sportier Chiffre Rouge, known for its flashes of red, has been splashed with a pastel-pink mother-of-pearl dial framed with a rose-gold bezel smothered in diamonds.<\/p>\n

\"DiorDior has three new versions of its La D de Dior watch in soft pink, blue and yellow. Photo: Handout<\/p>\n

The Big Bang, Hublot\u2019s flagship model, is another to have been drenched in pastels. Two models mix a painterly palette of mint green, pink and sky blue across their cases, while a trio of 33mm monochrome versions arrive in peach, mint and petrol blue. There\u2019s also the new 42mm Big Bang Titanium Peach Ceramic chronograph, where that uplifting peach shade pops up across the bezel, skeletonised dial, hands and strap.<\/p>\n

\"SerenaSerena Williams was spotted wearing a pink 37mm Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore in her match against Maya Joint at Wimbledon on June 30. Photo: Getty ImagesAudemars Piguet has also made a strong case for pastels, dressing its Royal Oak Offshore in some of the season\u2019s sweetest shades. In a smaller 37mm size, the watches come in turquoise, light blue or bright pink. Tennis star Serena Williams<\/a> wasted little time putting the pink version through its paces at this year\u2019s Wimbledon, stylishly coordinated with a pink racquet grip for her match against Australia\u2019s Maya Joint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Watchmaking is awash with pastel colours. Sorbet shades of peach, baby blue, butter yellow, mint and pink have…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":607095,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[37712,2230,39170,83576,87280,125692,85,46,274699,5433,274698,274701,1828,33449,274700,105,45391],"class_list":["post-607094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-audemars-piguet","tag-big-bang","tag-dior","tag-formula","tag-gerald-charles","tag-hublot","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-la-d-de-dior","tag-leonardo-dicaprio","tag-norqain","tag-oyster-perpetual","tag-richard-mille","tag-rolex","tag-royal-oak-offshore","tag-sports","tag-tag-heuer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/607095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}