Tanzanite celebrates the 46th anniversary

Discovered 46 years ago deep in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, tanzanite is a rare gemstone ranging in color from luscious blueberry to striking indigo. The rare gem it is found only in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. Because it is relatively soft, tanzanite is most commonly set in necklaces and earrings. … 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

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

Jewelry at Baselworld 2013: Poetry to everyone who is in love with jewelry

The award winning jewelry brands @ Baselworld 2013 The world’s biggest and most important event in the watch and jewellery sector is being held in Basel, Switzerland, from April 25 to May 2, 2013. The world’s most renowned brands display their collections exclusively at BASELWORLD. Here is a selection of novelties presented by the jewelry … Read more

Poetry of Time by Van Cleef & Arpels

Enchanting interpretation of time: Lady Arpels Papillon Extraordinaire watch – SIHH 2013 Poetry of Time by Van Cleef & Arpels at the Salon de la Haute Horlogerie    Sculpted mother-of-pearl, lapis lazuli, plique-a-jour enamel, diamonds are encased in this new Van Cleef & Arpels’ enchanting interpretation of time presented at the Salon de la Haute … Read more