Seven years after the first Charms watch was created, the 38mm Charms Extraordinaire Amour joins the collection. Like its Langage des Fleurs counterparts, the pink gold timepiece comes with interchangeable alligator straps to suit every mood. Photos courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels.

The Charms Extraordinaire Désir features lilac – synonymous with young love – and crocuses, a symbol of love. A crocus is even engraved on the back of its 35mm white gold case.

BY KAREN AANONSEN

Three new and whimsical beauties have joined the Van Cleef & Arpels Charms family. The Charms Extraordinaire Langage des Fleurs collection includes the Espérance, the Désir, and the Amour — timepieces of graduating size and of different colored gold, but all of which are embellished with the signature, suspended Charms lucky charm. For these numbered edition models, the spinning charms take shape as precious flowers, enhanced with glittering sapphires and garnets. Transporting wearers deeper into a magical garden are mother-of-pearl dials blooming with buttercups, daffodils, crocuses, lilacs, wallflowers, and forget-me-nots, skillfully brought to life by miniature painting and cabochonné enameling.

—March 2015

The smallest model in the collection, the Charms Extraordinaire Espérance, glows thanks to a 25mm yellow gold case bezel set with diamonds, spessartite garnets, and yellow sapphires.