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Chanel's new flagship for fine jewelry and watches pays tribute to its famous founder

- SAM COCHRAN

You would be right to call Chanel's new Manhattan fine jewelry and watches flagship, its first in the United States, a gem unto itself. Designed by the AD100 architect Peter Marino, the Fifth Avenue space gleams even from blocks away, its backlit iron-and-glass façade accented by black granite and bronze. Inside, exquisite details shimmer at every turn, whether in the case of the handwoven rugs, gold-lacquer paneling, or gilded antiques.