The splendour of the fine jewellery and art fair, Biennale des Antiquaires, comes to Harrods in an exclusive recreation of the legendary annual exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris. Bringing together nine of the official Biennale brands within the Fine Jewellery department – Dior, Bulgari, Boucheron, Chaumet, Piaget, Graff, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and … Read more
It is a new era of excitement and engagement about art and for art. Art business globally shows no signs of slowing down. Christie’s auction house reported record half year in the art sales, with 51 works of art being sold for over $10 million, and record breaking six months in Post-War & Contemporary Art. The … Read more
13th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève goes to Girard-Perregaux for Constant Escapement L.M. A highlight of the international watch industry calendar, the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix is a yearly salute to the excellence of global watch production. 15 prizes honoured the year’s finest watch creations, including the supreme distinction, the “Aiguille d’Or”, which was awarded … Read more
Bonhams Fine Jewelry auction on December 9 will feature a rare, unmounted modified pear cut diamond, weighing 17.82 carats, and estimated to fetch between $1,000,000-1,500,000. As a type IIa diamond, the breathtaking stone is not only beautiful, it is also scientifically extraordinary. Scientists classify diamonds into two types, based on the presence or absence … Read more
Send lucky messages to your loved ones with your own poetic 8-second-video. Which symbols of luck inspire you? Jacques Arpels, the co-founder of the French jewelry, watch, and perfume house of Van Cleef & Arpels, liked to present his colleagues with four-leaf clovers accompanied by a poem. He declared that “to have luck, you must believe … Read more
Van Cleef & Arpels unveiled the first Perlee jewelry in yellow gold, inspired by one of the Maison’s emblematic know-how from the 1920s: golden beads. Beaded border sparkles in a multitude of variations from the simplicity of a single line to multiple rows. Embellished by hand, each bead adds a distinct note of delicacy to … Read more