Born in 2000 all in black and then launched in white in 2003, the J12 is now dressed in rainbow tones through precious sapphires in vivid shades. It happens in the Chanel Electro, a capsule collection in which, as the name suggests, the aesthetic codes typical of the culture born with electronic music were the inspiration. It is a musical genre that was so popular in the 1990s that it managed to influence other styles as well, to the point of generating a veritable costume phenomenon. "I conceived this capsule collection as a series of performances, inviting our classic models to take turns on this stage and draw inspiration from the codes of this world," explains Arnaud Chastaingt. In the J12 X-Ray Electro Calibre 3.1, a limited edition of 12 pieces animated by the manufactory-made manual movement from which it takes part of its name, transparency meets colour thanks to the more than 50 sapphires (totalling close to 7 carats) on the bezel and hourmarkers. The J12 Electro Dream, equipped with a self-winding mechanical movement (Calibre 12.1) with a power reserve of around 70 hours, also developed in-house in the Kenissi manufacture in which Chanel holds a share, combines rainbow sapphires with a case made of high-resistance ceramic, white or black like the bracelet, and a lacquered dial. The same automatic movement, but made more precious with a black oscillating weight set with 52 coloured sapphires, for the J12 Electro Star: a riot of gems and sparkle both inside and out. Produced in a limited edition of just 12 numbered pieces, it is illuminated by over 32 carats of diamonds and no fewer than 267 baguette-cut coloured sapphires set across the entire profile, from the case middle to the bracelet. Chanel's capsule collection also includes the J12 Electro Box: an elegant black box with no fewer than twelve J12s.
