On the occasion of the 20th birthday of the J12, Nicholas Foulkes traces the history and fate of the iconic watch in the illustrative - celebratory book "The Eternal Instant"

An iconic watch of the 21st century, a product that has marked a fundamental page in the history of watchmaking becoming an undisputed evergreen. The Chanel J12 , born in 2000 from the creativity of Jacques Helleu , at the time artistic director of the Chanel perfume, beauty products, watchmaking and jewelery sector, is the first round black ceramic watch in history. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of this iconic product, &quot;The Eternal Instant&quot; is born, the illustrative-celebratory book by Nicholas Foulkes , esteemed collector and expert in the sector, which allows you to relive the fate of the J12 from its birth to today. A publication with a cover, engraved with the silhouette of the watch, strictly black, that black that Mademoiselle Chanel had said was the color that has everything, &quot;the perfect match&quot; , just like white. The book, available in bookstores starting January 2021, sheds light on the history of the famous watch inspired by the silhouettes of the America&#39;s Cup sailing yachts and whose timing device constitutes an unprecedented innovation in which the technique is exclusively at service of an elegant, noble, unforgettable design. Once again Chanel proves its unique and avant-garde vision and Foulkes tells it to us through images with extraordinary expressive potential and eclecticism.

Chanel's J12 watch turns twenty

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