Jewellery & watches

Jewellery & watches

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Jewellery & watches

A selection of Europa Star articles on the many interactions between the worlds of jewellery and watchmaking.

The irreverent jewellery and poetry of Lorenz Bäumer

The irreverent jewellery and poetry of Lorenz Bäumer

PORTRAIT

This engineer by training, who became a jeweller by passion, claims the distinction of being the only independent jeweller in the Place Vendôme. His (...)

“I'm interested in the exuberant and flamboyant side of Piaget”

“I’m interested in the exuberant and flamboyant side of Piaget”

INTERVIEW

Since his appointment as CEO of Piaget last year, Benjamin Comar has been working to reinforce the brand’s values of extravagance and elegance, even coining (...)

Gearry Suen's jewellery of the future

Gearry Suen’s jewellery of the future

PORTRAIT

Chinese jewellery designer Gearry Suen is one of those emerging talents that really deserves to be followed. His dreamlike jewellery is a bridge between (...)

Watches are back at Vicenzaoro

Watches are back at Vicenzaoro

After the Covid-induced hiatus, the Vicenzaoro global jewellery fair is back in business. This year, it welcomes the return of a dedicated watch area (...)

Bulgari and Serpenti: intertwined destinies

Bulgari and Serpenti: intertwined destinies

STORY

From Finissimo to Piccolissimo: with its recently gained expertise in ultra-thin calibres, the Roman brand is inserting miniaturised mechanics (1.30 (...)

“Nothing is permanent. Why do we expect jewels to be permanent?”

“Nothing is permanent. Why do we expect jewels to be permanent?”

INTERVIEW

Studio Renn, a collective founded in 2018 in Mumbai, creates jewellery that might be better described as “wearable sculpture”. The two founders presented (...)

GemGenève, the success of the wonderfair

GemGenève, the success of the wonderfair

INTERVIEW

The third edition of the Geneva show dedicated to precious stones and fine jewellery ended on a more than positive note. With 120 exhibitors and 2,757 (...)

Watchmaking in search of eternity

Watchmaking in search of eternity

ANALYSIS

While mechanical watchmaking – the existence of which dates back not millennia but “merely” a few centuries – could conceivably one day dwindle and die out, (...)

Ulysse Nardin ventures into jewellery watchmaking

Ulysse Nardin ventures into jewellery watchmaking

Diamonds, diamonds, and more diamonds... With the Sparkling Free Wheel, Ulysse Nardin launches a “ray of light into the stratosphere” with a masterpiece made (...)

Watchmaking and jewellery: intertwining of destinies

Watchmaking and jewellery: intertwining of destinies

MEETING ISABELLE CERBONESCHI

Some jewellers have become watchmakers, while other houses, in rares cases, have taken the opposite path. Isabelle Cerboneschi, who has a deep (...)

Jacob & Co.: Jewels & Complications

Jacob & Co.: Jewels & Complications

INTERVIEW

Maybe more than any other name in the industry, Jacob & Co has pushed the opulent mix of gems and complicated mechanisms. Even with the pandemic (...)

Learning from jewellery's successes

Learning from jewellery’s successes

EDITORIAL

In what is still a highly fragmented sector, where “no-name” brands dominate, the jewellery heavyweights – Cartier, Tiffany & Co., Bulgari and Van Cleef (...)

“Jewellery will continue to outperform”

“Jewellery will continue to outperform”

INTERVIEW

In the wake of LVMH’s takeover of Tiffany & Co., the largest transaction in the history of luxury, we wanted to learn more about the dynamics of the (...)

“Jewellery is based on gut feeling”

“Jewellery is based on gut feeling”

INTERVIEW

Bulgari presents a rare example of a historical jeweller that has today become a fully-fledged watchmaker. It is master of its own in-house movements, and (...)

Building a gemstone super-expert

Building a gemstone super-expert

R&D

Far greater volumes of gemstones, evaluated automatically? This is the promise offered by Swiss jewellery house Gübelin, which has joined forces with CSEM (...)

Richard Mille: breakthrough in jewellery watchmaking

Richard Mille: breakthrough in jewellery watchmaking

The brand whose first model was born in 2001 has reached a time of generational transition. Cécile Guenat has already asserted herself as head of creation (...)

Presenting the sculptors of light

Presenting the sculptors of light

INNOVATION

Start-up Rayform, a spin-off from the EPFL, has patented a method for projecting messages from every conceivable surface, from the crown of a watch to a (...)

Wrist jewellery (part 1)

Wrist jewellery (part 1)

PORTFOLIO

“After not getting a pay rise for many years, there are better things to spend money on than Swiss wrist jewelry”, wrote Bloomberg in a recent article about (...)

Wrist jewellery (part 2)

Wrist jewellery (part 2)

PORTFOLIO

“After not getting a pay rise for many years, there are better things to spend money on than Swiss wrist jewelry”, wrote Bloomberg in a recent article about (...)