Luxury Watches and Jewelry Reviews and News
For Hermès’ watch division, 2019 debuted with two major launches presented at SIHH 2019 in Geneva. Hermès Arceau L’Heure de la Lune and Galop d’Hermès ladies watches reaffirm the strong position Hermès is holding in the high-watchmaking league. Galop d’Hermès timepiece was born of designer Ini Archibong’s detailed observations of bits, stirrups and harnesses in … Read more
2018 was an excellent year for Kering and its Houses especially for Gucci and Saint Laurent. The luxury group also announced a strong momentum at Kering’s Other Houses (up 32.1% on a comparable basis), powered by Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen. Consolidated 2018 revenue amounted to €13,665.2 million, up 26.3% as reported and 29.4% on a … Read more
More than 12,000 stones are rigorously selected and set by hand. This piece combines a wide array of diamonds and sapphires in orange and blue hues. The dial is paved with graded orange sapphires. High jewellery, horology and design cues from nature have united in Audemars Piguet’s Haute Joaillerie collection since 2013. Started in … Read more
In creating the Balancier Contemporain, a white gold 33-piece limited edition, Greubel Forsey, the Swiss watchmaking company specializing in complicated, high-end timepieces imagined providing a particularly compact showcase for its exclusive balance-wheel system. Creating such a moderately-sized new movement and dial imposed the challenge of maintaining well-balanced forms and pleasing proportions, along with … Read more
A plum blossom blooms on the dial of Girard Perregaux Cat’s Eye Plum Blossom. Girard Perregaux, the Swiss high-end watch manufacturer tracing its origins back to 1791, introduced four new watches at 2019 SIHH in Geneva: the Haute Horlogerie masterpiece Bridges Cosmos, 2019 Laureato Absolute, 1966 Earth to Sky Edition, and Cat’s Eye Plum Blossom … Read more
Romain Gauthier timepieces have been hailed for their eye-catching designs, innovative in-house movements and extremely high level of hand-finishing. The latest creation by the independent Swiss manufacturer of watches based in Le Sentier and Vallée de Joux, Switzerland is Insight Micro-Rotor Lady Opal – “a luxury ladies’ watch that sees colour, sparkle and … Read more