13 January 2012 - The first thing that passers-by notice in MB&F’s new M.A.D. Gallery is “Palette”, who looks at first sight light a shop dummy. But anyone who walks in front of “her” or stops at the nearby machine to pay for their parking quickly does a double-take, because she is in fact a highly complex robot capable of interacting with people and learning which of her gestures and movements provoke the best responses.
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6 January 2012 - In Shanghai attending Belles Montres Shanghai, I was fortunate to receive an invitation to tour the recently inaugurated Rolex Experience, located right in the centre of Shanghai, on the Bund (27 Bund).
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22 December 2011 - F.P. Journe has opened its first-ever “ESPACE F.P. JOURNE” in the world in Buenos Aires with its partner Simonetta Orsini at Petit Palais. The new concept allows customers to discover the brand’s universe in an exclusive atmosphere recalling that of its boutiques.
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22 December 2011 - The new flagship boutique embodies the true architectural style of Southern California. Famed Spanish interior designer from Ars Spatium, Ujo Pallarés, created the space playing with light contrast, colours, texture, size and contours to grab the eye of even the most fashion-savvy Los Angeles consumers.
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20 December 2011 - The Swiss company Dietlin Artisans Métalliers, a specialist in the production of display cases, is revolutionising the presentation of luxury products in shop windows. Its new electro-labels are digital screens which operate without any power supply and are used to display product descriptions. An updating system allows you to change the content indefinitely with just a few clicks.
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16 December 2011 - Richard Mille has unveiled its first UK Boutique in the prestigious new Fine Watch Room at Harrods. The 18 square metre space will showcase a complete range of Richard Mille timepieces.
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6 December 2011 - On 25 November 2011 the first flagship store of JORDI Swiss Icon, the new brand of Michel Jordi, opened on Niederdorfstrasse in Zurich.
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30 November 2011 - After New York (Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue), as well as Los Angeles and Miami, Breguet now has a fifth showcase in the US at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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28 November 2011 - Harry Winston, the legendary jeweller to the stars and international luxury brand, celebrated the opening of its first salon in Dubai along with Ahmed Seddiqi and Sons, the region’s largest Swiss watch and jewellery retailer.
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16 November 2011 - Physical stores, website with e-commerce functionalities and now also a mobile website with m-commerce.
The Amsterdam-based Ace Jewelers was the first luxury jeweller in The Netherlands to launch a classic eCommerce website in 2008.
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9 November 2011 - Located at one of the most prestigious luxury hubs of Asia, the 1881 Heritage boutique is the third Jaeger-LeCoultre boutique in Hong Kong.
It is also the first boutique of Jaeger-LeCoultre in the world to feature a wall of movements that evokes the one located at the Heritage Gallery of the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland.
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24 October 2011 - Hong Kong has become Swiss Watch central, a shopping paradise for watch lovers. While covering the Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair for Europa Star, I visited Frances Yip, Assistant General Manager, King Fook Jewellery Group in the company’s newest location at The One, 100 Nathan Road.
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