The first contemporary luxury brand from China sold to Italian entrepreneur Alessandro Bastagli

Richemont-owned luxury brand Shanghai Tang sold to Italian entrepreneur Alessandro Bastagli. Richemont, the Swiss luxury goods group, announces that it has completed the sale of luxury brand Shanghai Tang to a consortium of investors led by Italian entrepreneur Alessandro Bastagli. For its financial year ended 31 March 2017, Richemont reported sales of € 10 647 … Read more

The exquisite ‘Apollo’ and ‘Artemis’ are the most valuable earrings ever sold at auction

Sotheby’s inaugural sale of Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels at the Mandarin Oriental in Geneva was headlined by ‘The Apollo and Artemis Diamonds’ which sold for US$57,425,478 / CHF 57,118,750, becoming the most valuable earrings ever sold at auction. The diamond twins—one pink and the other blue—are perfectly matched in size, cut and tonality. The … Read more

The Cartier Panthère watch re-launched with online exclusive pop-up-shop on Net-a-Porter

For the first time ever, Cartier launched exclusive pop-up-shop on Net-a-Porter luxury e-commerce platform. This is the first time Cartier has ever partnered with an online retailer. In a total premiere, French Jewelry Maison Cartier turns to Net-A-Porter for its latest watch launch. Cartier signed an online deal with the luxury e-commerce platform to sell … Read more

The global personal luxury goods market is highly fragmented. Report

Top Vendors in the Global Personal Luxury Goods Market from 2017 to 2021: Report. The global personal luxury goods market is highly fragmented, with the presence of both global vendors and local players, says the recent global personal luxury goods market report by Technavio. This market research report also lists 14 other prominent vendors that … Read more

SIHH 2017 watches. Sneak peeks at the newest high-jeweled timepieces

SIHH means high expectations. We can’t wait to see the actual watches at SIHH 2017. Since 1991, SIHH has been the one event not to be missed in fine watchmaking. Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) highlights the most covetable creations and anticipates future developments. SIHH 2017 expands in size for its twenty-seventh edition, … Read more

SIHH 2017 will have the luxury watches trade show’s first-ever public day

SIHH 2017 in figures: 40 000 of exhibition space; 17 historic watchmaking Maisons; 13 independent artisan-creators; 1 200 accredited journalists. Each year, SALON INTERNATIONAL DE LA HAUTE HORLOGERIE (SIHH) transforms Geneva, Calvin’s city, into a hotbed of innovation while reconnecting it with centuries of history. Since 1991, SIHH has been the one event not to … Read more