King Charles III and Queen Camilla made an official four-day visit to the United States last week. For a state visit to the Oval Office, King Charles III donned a Parmigiani Fleurier early Toric model, which he also famously wore when meeting President Barack Obama at the White House in 2015. He then was spotted wearing the same timepiece for a speaking engagement with a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol.
After their time in Washington, D.C., to mark the 250th birthday of the United States, the royal couple paid a visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery and traveled on to New York City to pay a visit to the 9/11 Memorial. They wrapped up the official visit with a trip to rural Virginia.
The Toric Chronograph worn by King Charles III is a 39mm yellow gold automatic timepiece on a brown leather strap. King Charles also donned this timepiece for the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle in 2018. The Toric collection boasts the highest level of horological craftsmanship, with each timepiece made with a manually wound gold movement.
Rachael Burrow Rummel is the Style & Market Director at VERANDA, where she covers the latest design and market trends, from jewelry to fashion, tabletop to furnishings, and everything in between. Rachael has been covering these markets for the past 12 years of her career and is passionate about the history of design, all aspects of the decorative arts, and how art, interiors, fashion, and jewelry – along with designers and tastemakers – drive our culture and aesthetics. Rachael started her career at Coastal Living as a style and market editor, followed by a move to Southern Living. She has been at VERANDA for the past six years. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications with an emphasis in Journalism from Mississippi State University. You can find her on Instagram at @rachaelb_rummel.
