# Candy-Inspired Wristwatches Richard Mille's Bonbon Collection is Vibrantly Sweet and Nostalgic By Amy Duong | Published 2019-01-15 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/richard-mille References: [highsnobiety](https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/richard-mille-bonbon-collection/) & [richardmille](https://www.richardmille.com/en/magazine/collection-richard-mille-bonbon/) Luxury Swiss watch label Richard Mille introduces its Bonbon collection comprised of ten wristwatches to initiate the SIHH this year. The collection is full of [colorful hits and nostalgic elements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mp15) with the design inspiration drawn from sweet goods. The Bonbon collection separates itself into two different categories -- the Fruit line and the Sweets line. The Fruits series highlights six watches and the Sweets line showcases four. The Fruit selection delivers a 'Lemon' and Strawberry' wristwatch crafted with an 'RM 18-01' model, 'Blueberry' and 'Litchi' in an 'RM 07-03' model, and 'Cherry' and 'Kiwi' made from the 'RM 36-01.' The Sweets selection features a 'Cupcake RM 07-03,' a 'Reglisse RM 16-01,' a 'Marshmallow RM 37-01,' and a 'Lollipop Sucette.' The watches are constructed from [dual-tonal ceramic encasings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grow-your-dreams) and coated with a shiny enamel or black chrome titanium. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/watches) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Colorful Luxury Watches:** The Bonbon collection introduces vibrant and playful luxury watches inspired by candy, offering a disruptive innovation opportunity in the luxury watch industry. - **Nostalgic Design Elements:** The Bonbon collection incorporates nostalgic design elements from sweet goods, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity in the fashion and accessories industry. - **Hybrid Material Constructions:** The Bonbon collection features watches constructed from dual-tonal ceramic encasings and coated with shiny enamel or black chrome titanium, creating a disruptive innovation opportunity in the materials and manufacturing industry. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Luxury Watch Industry:** The Bonbon collection's vibrant and playful luxury watches offer a unique market segment within the luxury watch industry, creating a disruptive innovation opportunity. - **Fashion and Accessories Industry:** The incorporation of nostalgic design elements from sweet goods in the Bonbon collection presents a distinctive product offering in the fashion and accessories industry, providing a disruptive innovation opportunity. - **Materials and Manufacturing Industry:** The use of dual-tonal ceramic encasings and shiny enamel or black chrome titanium coating in the Bonbon collection presents new possibilities for innovative materials and manufacturing techniques, representing a disruptive innovation opportunity. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sophisticated Women's Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/richard-mille1.md) - [Dazzling Sapphire-Crafted Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/richard-mille-rm-0702.md) - [Passion Fruit-Inspired Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/03series.md) - [Premium Sapphire Watch Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rm-7501.md) - [Bold-Colored Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colors-of-joy-collection.md) - [Candy-Inspired Holiday Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/candyinspired.md) - [Cartoony Donut Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swatch-x-the-simpsons.md) - [Confectionery-Inspired Ring Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brilliant-earth.md) - [Mechanical Motorsports Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/richard-mille-rm-3001-le-mans-classic.md)