de Grisogono melody of colours

2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013 Gemstones have feelings. Their emotion is very visible in the abundance of luminous colour shades that they reflect and in the creative winding shapes in movement that they suggest. The symphony of jewellery orchestrated by de GRISOGONO give power. It is up to each woman to embrace it for her own … Read more

Tazio Nuvolari – Vanderbilt Cup collection by Eberhard & Co.

2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013 Swiss luxury watch company Eberhard & Co’s «talking piece » of the 2013 Baselworld show was the Tazio Nuvolari Vanderbilt Cup “Naked” self- winding chronograph, the house’s most beloved timepieces for sportsmen thanks to the dial with total black look.   Like the other chronographs of the collection, launched by Eberhard & … Read more

50 years of Tag Heuer Carrera

2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013. In 1963, Jack Heuer, the man responsible for some of the most groundbreaking advances in sports timekeeping, turned his attention to the specific needs of professional motor-racing drivers. A long-time fan of and participant in the sport, he knew exactly what was needed: a wide-open, easy-to-read dial and a shock-resistant and … Read more

The best way to protect valuables from unauthorized access is to make them “invisible”

2LUXURY2 at Baselworld 2013.Doettling Gyrowinder At this year’s Baselworld 2013, Döttling, the manufacturer of finest handcrafted luxury safes since 1919, presented the Döttling Gyrowinder. In contradistinction to conventional watch winders, Döttling Gyrowinder allows completely free rotation of the watch in all directions – including a complete rollover – which comes closest to the movement of … Read more

Chopard Happy Sport watch 20th anniversary

2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013: Happy Sport Medium Automatic It was in 1993 that Caroline Scheufele,  the Artistic Director and Co-President of Chopard, the Swiss-based luxury watches and jewellery manufacturer, created one of the Chopard icons, the Happy Sport watch. Repeatedly interpreted over the years in occasionally humorous and consistently elegant ways, it has lived under various … Read more

Buccellatti’s objects of desire

2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013 Buccellati, one of the oldest producers of silverware in Italy, greeted its fans at this year’s Baselworld with objects which are destined to become legends. The products executed by Buccellati have survived two world wars and have the power to perfectly combine technical and cultural elements, thus declining into artworks and, … Read more