gem-setting

Patek Philippe presents the richest Rare Handcrafts collection ever to be on display

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  Since the early days of mechanical watchmaking, artisans have always invested considerable care in decorating their clocks and watches. Timepieces were mainly beautiful, artistically finished treasures before they advanced to become reliable precision instruments. In Geneva, the individual decorative techniques found fertile ground in the famous “Fabrique” where all watchmaking-related occupations were assembled. Since … Read more

These versions of the double-sided Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso showcase rare handcrafts in different combinations

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  The double-sided case of the Reverso watch is unique in watchmaking. The watch was an opportunity for the artisans of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Métiers Rares® (Rare Handcrafts™) workshop to unleash their skills in the art of decoration. Inspired by the decorative jewels worn in the 1920s, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s artistic team has created four exceptional Reverso models that … Read more

Audemars Piguet Sapphire Orbe: Sapphires from Dusk till Dawn

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  More than 12,000 stones are rigorously selected and set by hand. This piece combines a wide array of diamonds and sapphires in orange and blue hues. The dial is paved with graded orange sapphires. High jewellery, horology and design cues from nature have united in Audemars Piguet’s Haute Joaillerie collection since 2013. Started in … Read more

Piaget for SIHH 2019: Ultra-thin watchmaking, exceptional gem-setting and an expanded focus on meteorites

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  Piaget’s SIHH collection unites core watchmaking strengths with a celestial touch. Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweller Piaget presents three new Altiplano timepieces at SIHH 2019. The new pieces blend watchmaking with the precise skills associated with working in precious stones. These stones, formed under tremendous heat and pressure and extracted from deep beneath the … Read more

Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon and Millenary Audemars Piguet. Though precious stones have their place, watches for women are about so much more

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What do women want? White opal framed by the scintillating Frosted Goldfinish wrapped in beautifully crafted woven bracelets. Second-skin feel: fine gold wires are densely woven in a smooth, supple mesh for a second-skin effect.   According to Audemars Piguet watch manufacture, women’s watches shouldn’t be limited to “shrinking, pinking and adding diamonds.” The timepieces … Read more

Oyster Perpetual Pearlmaster 39. A new version

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Rolex Oyster Perpetual Pearlmaster 39 adorned with the world’s most beautiful diamonds. Rolex unveiled a new version of the Oyster Perpetual Pearlmaster 39, a treasure among its gem-set watches. The art of watchmaking and sophisticated gem-setting of the highest order are combined in this precious watch equipped with the new-generation calibre 3235, backed by 14 patents, … Read more