Watching time pass by has never been more enchanting.

Meet Fendi’s latest timepiece collection—Policromia. Besides its fancy Greek name, which is the combination of the words “poly” (meaning multiple) and “khrôma” (meaning colours), the 20 pieces in this range have even fancier faces.

The genius behind this is jewellery designer Delfina Delettrez Fendi, daughter of co-creative director Silvia Venturini Fendi, whose baubles have been spotted on countless entertainment royalties including Jessica Alba, Beyoncé and Katy Perry.

Collaborating with the storied fashion house, Delettrez has decided to break away from the conventional round designs and introduced asymmetrical patterns on the dial. At the same time, her playing with different materials and colours has helped create an enthralling three-dimensional effect on each watch.

As if that’s not enough to enshare our hearts, dazzling diamonds are added along the edges of the various layers on the dial, making the collection especially elegant, modern and naturally, impossible to resist. We catch up with Delettrez to find out more about the story behind this striking collection.

 You have described the Fendi Policromia collection as a combination of a “cyborg attitude and a Grecian ethos”. Tell us more about this juxtaposition, and how did you achieve a harmonious balance of these contrasting concepts? 
Delfina Delettrez
The name Policromia originates from the Greek words poly (multiple) and khroma (colours). This word reminds me of the idea of combining multiple stones on different surfaces, creating something like a modern talisman. Precious objects that give strength and power to the wrist celebrating my aesthetics, where surrealism meets conceptual elegance. It is a perfect cyborg mosaic, mixing different materials such as malachite, lapis lazuli, obsidian and other precious stones with mother-of-pearl, gold and diamonds. It is natural yet technological!

Were there any design codes from the Fendi archives, or even the recent collections, that inspired you?
Delettrez The elements and materials used in the watches celebrate Rome and its eternal magnetism in a whispered way. The layers are mixed up in a play of full and empty volumes, recalling Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, the new Fendi headquarters in Rome, and its unique arches with the light shining through them. Elegant ellipses create surfaces overlapping on the watch’s dial inspired by the architectural structure of the city of Rome with its streets.

Do you believe in the power of stones? What are your favourite stones?
Delettrez I believe in the positive power of the stones! With their unique patterns and colours, they can infuse their own vibe to the wearer. I love the green malachite like the one used in the Policromia, especially its vivid colour and distinctive pattern, which gives the watch a hypnotic power. Its pattern is repeated while at the same time being different, creating an illusion of time passing like a luxury time gate.

How different is it designing a watch, compared to jewellery? What were the challenges you faced?
Delettrez Jewellery and watchmaking are similar because of the highest care of details and savoir faire needed to create exclusive pieces, but certainly there were some issues I hadn’t taken into account early in the design process of a watch. For example, there wasn’t a part for applying the sapphire crystal screen in my initial draft design. The final dial design of the Policromia is elegantly small because I knew the sapphire crystal was a must, I had to shrink the dial and expand other parts.

How has your personal style influenced the creation and design of this timepiece collection?  Delettrez The Policromia definitely reflects my personality. It is eclectic and mystic. It blends tradition and innovation, values dear to me and to Fendi.

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