Know Your Diamond: MidEast Watch & Jewellery Show in Sharjah, the region’s most popular jewellery fair, focused on gold and diamond opportunities The 32nd MidEast Watch & Jewellery Show, the region’s most popular jewellery fair, got under way on March 27 at Expo Centre in Sharjah. For its spring edition, the five-day show is hosting … Read more
‘Timeless Beauty’: Van Cleef & Arpels offering China an insight into its legacyOver one hundred years of high jewellery at Shanghai’s Museum of Contemporary Art Luxury houses like Christian Dior, Bvlgari, Louis Vuitton and Chanel have recently exhibited in Shanghai, often dubbed the “Paris of the East.” Van Cleef & Arpels is the latest brand … Read more
What’s more valuable than gold? First Fairtrade and Fairmined gold is celebrating its first anniversary. The Fairtrade Foundation, which certifies the gold, has announced that 350kg per year of gold will soon be available to jewellers, with more to follow. In the first year of trading, four gold mining organisations have become certified and an … Read more
French company Baccarat presented at Baselworld 2012 two themes: L’illustre, inspired by 18th century boudoirs, and Riviera – a summer collection based on a new colour: indigo blue. The collection primarily includes items made from silver mounts − chokers, cuffs or even rope necklaces decorated with butterflies and inspired by one of Baccarat’s flagship collections. … Read more
Dior is yours For Dior house February 29th is not only a whole extra day, but a breach in the calendar, a door that opens onto another time. Thats why Dior have chosen to launch its new e-magazine on leap day that slips in between February 28th and March 1st. The new Diormag promises “fresh … Read more
Beau Sancy, a diamond of supreme historical importance and one of the most rare diamonds ever to come to auction, will led Sotheby’s Geneva sale of Magnificent Jewelsand Noble Jewels on 15 May 2012. Passed down through the Royal Families of France, England, Prussia and the House of Orange, the celebrated diamond has been the … Read more