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All kinds of vintage

All kinds of vintage

The trend for vintage and revival watches must be a symptom of something. Why this infatuation in so many young – and not-so-young – collectors, nostalgic (...)

Space oddities

Space oddities

Phantasmagorical shapes, experiments in decoration, high-flying mechanical follies, mixes of styles, candy colours – on the watch scene numerous “space (...)

Collaboration

Collaboration

Artistic collaborations, technical partnerships, shared inspirations, occasional contributions or long-term alliances, even direct collaboration with the (...)

Privilège

Privilège

How can you resist the special, poetic, sensitive and often colourful attraction of jewellery watches? To be able to afford these works of art remains a (...)

Class

Class

Having class is not a question of money alone. You can have class in modest circumstances, just as you can be wealthy and have none. It is all about (...)

Action

Action

Despite the inroads made by the smartwatch, the sports watch remains particularly resilient in the traditional watch industry. It is often the point of (...)

Superlative watchmaking

Superlative watchmaking

How many expert collectors are there in the world wealthy enough to buy these superlative watches, wonders of mechanical ingenuity and artistic skill? Few, (...)

Maurice Lacroix

Maurice Lacroix

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Jewellery today: Facts & Figures

Jewellery today: Facts & Figures

The purchase of Tiffany & Co. by LVMH for 15.8 billion dollars heralds a new era of consolidation around supergroups and global brands, in a jewellery (...)

Thank you

Thank you

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Portfolio: the laboratory of shapes

Portfolio: the laboratory of shapes

Jewellery offers liberties that watchmaking, which has to comply with technical imperatives, does not allow. But this connivance between two related (...)

Jewellery and watches, face-to-face

Jewellery and watches, face-to-face

INTRODUCTION

Watchmaking has stalled, while jewellery is pulling ahead. From its earliest days, the watch business has frequently been torn between industrial (...)