Watchmaking in search of eternity

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 grams!) (…)

“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 (…)

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 (…)

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 understanding (…)

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 crisis, (…)

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 (…)