Baselworld 2013: Sylvester Stallone’s Chaos Pen, Salvador Dali and Elvis Presley at Montegrappa

Baselworld 2013, the biggest watch & jewelry show of the planet, is the perfect stage to demonstrate to the world the fruits of a whole year’s work. At Montegrappa‘s third appearance at Baselworld, the Italian house of luxury writing instruments showcases its products on a stand designed to match the new guise of Montegrappa’s boutiques, … Read more

Kering (PPR luxury group) acquires Italian jewellery group Pomellato

Kering (PPR group) is extending and reinforcing its portfolio of luxury brands in the high growth jewellery market with the acquisition of a majority stake in the Italian Pomellato group. Pomellato, whose 2012 revenues reached €146 million, is one of Europe’s major jewellery groups,with a strong international position. The company’s success is based on the … Read more

Baselworld 2013: Bulgari’s tribute to Roma iconic timepieces

At this year’s Baselworld, the leading show for the watch and jewellery industry held in Basel, Switzerland, Italian luxury house of Bulgari brought a fresh tribute to the iconic Bulgari Roma line of hit watches. Inspired by the history of the ancient Rome, the Roma timepiece made its debut in 1975. It was concieved to … Read more

Burberry makes first appearance at Baselworld 2013

Last fall, London-based Burberry announced first venture into the luxury watch market with The Britain, a watch collection inspired by Burberry’s trench celebrating 158 years of the luxury brand. The next move announced by the British fashion house is the first participation at Baselworld 2013, the world’s biggest watch and jewellery fair (25th April to … Read more

Top Marques Monaco 2013 – top high-end brands… others than supercars

The anniversary edition of Top Marques Monaco 2013 (18th to 21st April, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco), the world’s only “Live SuperCar Show” was one of the occasion to take the wheel of supercars and be prepared to travel to a new dimensions of the hypercars niche. But the Monegasque supercar show does not exhibit only supercars, … Read more

Stuart Hughes creates world’s most expensive iPhone 5

Although the interior hardware components remain unchanged, world’s most expensive iPhone 5 gained its title for being solid-gold bodied and diamond-encrusted. British luxury designer Stuart Hughes was commissioned by an unnamed Chinese businessman to create a £10 million ($ 15 million) phone that will be used as a day- to-day handset. The luxury gadget with solid … Read more