Luxury Watches and Jewelry Reviews and News
SIHH 2012, Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, perhaps the most exclusive event for luxury watch manufactures, is an opportunity for each of the 18 houses to present and display updates of the year. Cartier luxury watch division announces at SIHH 2012 the launch of a “Grande Complication” timepiece with tourbillon, perpetual calendar … Read more
Jean-Claude Biver, chief executive officer of Hublot, the Swiss watch brand owned by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, announched that the luxury brand will launch a scratch-resistant gold alloy for use in the watches. The 18-carat alloy of gold and a ceramic, dubbed Magic Gold, is more than twice as hard as standard gold and … Read more
Rolex was announced as the official partner of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (Normandy, France). The association with equestrian sport began for luxury watchmaker in 1957. Since 2002 Rolex is the brand partner the World Equestrian Games. The 2014 edition will take place from 24th August to 7th September. The competition includes seven … Read more
Cabestan launches the Trapeziun at Geneva Time Exhibition 2012 Cabestan Trapezium – A new Lesson in Geometry Recognised as one of the most renowned master watchmakers in the world, architect of the legendary Gyrotourbillon, Eric Coudray is also the soul of Cabestan, its designer and engineer. For his latest masterpiece, he created Trapezium and gave … Read more
Asprey premieres e-commerce jewellery site, a platfom that includes silver items, while the majority of jewellery products are diamond-set. The site will focus, according to Asprey “on offering both a beautiful and functional online experience” with insight into events, the brand’s heritage and its craftsmanship techniques. “This is an exciting move for Asprey into the … Read more
The Elizabeth Taylor Collection, so-called “Crown Jewels of Hollywood“, were auctioned at Christie’s on 13th of December for prices that exceeded all estimates and expectations. The sale hadn’t even finished before it set the world record for most valuable sold at auction. “This is without a doubt the greatest private collection of jewellery ever assembled … Read more