Toledano & Chan Disguises a Diamond Watch as a Titanium Bracelet

Most diamond watches are there to be seen and admired. That's kind of the entire point of buying a diamond studded watch. For the sparkles. No? Well, Toledano & Chan think there might be more to it. Or less. Their new watch, a one off for the third edition of TimeForArt, the benefit auction going under the hammer at Phillips in New York on December 5 is called the Oshinobi and in essence it's a diamond-dialed watch. Only, you can't see it as it's hidden in a very cool cuff.

The case, cuff or bracelet, whatever you want to call it, is 21mm wide, made out of sandblasted Grade 5 titanium, flowing straight into a bracelet of heavy, flat-faced links. Closed, nothing about it says this is watch. A small cover slides to the left to open it. And the whole thing is made even cooler and even more mysterious by the matte finish and complete lack of polishing and reflections, until you open up the case.

Behind that cover is a concave dial snow-set with roughly 387 natural diamonds of mixed sizes, two carats in total. The reference is a geode, dull rock on the outside and crystal within, and it really does work. The curved dial helps it look like a hollow in stone rather than a flat plate covered in sparkle. Snow setting is usually an exercise in excess, but here it contrasts the muted exterior fantastically.

Inside, you'll find a a hand-wound Swiss calibre made by LTM (Le Temps Manufacture), sealed behind a solid titanium caseback engraved for TimeForArt. The movement is the LTM 2000, which beats at 3,5Hz with a 38 hour power reserve. The bracelet is integrated and cut from the same sandblasted titanium as the case.

The Oshinobi will go on auction at Phillips New York on December 5, 2026, with proceeds going to the Swiss Institute. However, if you miss that, a limited production version should be released some time in 2027. See more on the TimeForArt website.