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Valentine's Day: 18 pieces of jewelry to declare your love

Valentine's Day: 18 pieces of jewelry to declare your love

Motifs with strong symbolism, unequivocal messages, jewellery to share or stones with flamboyant reflections... On February 14th, for Valentine's Day, proclaim your love by covering your loved one with gold and precious stones! Humans have always offered jewelry to express their feelings. Objects of intimacy, universal symbols of attachment, they are the witnesses of a privileged bond with a person, of a particular moment or of a promise. In India, the mangalsutra necklace worn by married women to mark their union and commitment to their husbands is mentioned as early as the fourth century BC under the name of Mangalya sutra in the Parananuru, a text of Sangam literature, while in Rome, beloved women are adorned with pearls... An ultra-personal gift, a messenger of love, sometimes hidin...

Jewelry watch trends 2025

Jewelry watch trends 2025

Faithful to the tradition of jewellery watches, watchmakers are renewing designs and reinventing worn clothes to meet the expectations of today's women. An anthology of new jewels that tell the time. Watchmakers have always imagined jewellery watches. From the first timepieces appeared, these outward signs of wealth and power were adorned with stones, decorated with enamel paint. This tradition experienced a revival of interest in the twentieth century, worn by Piaget and its cuff watches or long necklaces, or Jaeger-LeCoultre which, thanks to its calibre 101, the smallest hand-wound mechanical movement in the world, offers cases, each more delicate than the last. From then on, the greatest manufactures redoubled their efforts to create pieces in tune with the times, meeting the expectatio...

High Jewellery: Creations That Awaken the Senses

High Jewellery: Creations That Awaken the Senses

An ode to nature, architectural lines, couture inspirations, and majestic gems… Presented during Paris Couture Week, high jewellery collections offer unique immersive experiences. Let’s take a twirl through the latest creations… What better setting than Paris, the City of Light? Twice a year, the jewellery brands of Place Vendôme take advantage of Couture Week to unveil their high jewellery collections. This year, the event was slightly moved up due to the Olympics, but Couture Week delivered on all fronts. Just weeks before the Paris 2024 Olympics, jewellers did what they do best: amaze us. Between the beauty of the designs, the brilliance of the stones, and technical innovations, eyes sparkled in a singular sensory journey through the most prestigious brands of Place Vendôme. Let’s begin...

Watches & Wonders 2024: latest exploits from the master-watchmakers

Watches & Wonders 2024: latest exploits from the master-watchmakers

With great complications centred on the mastery of elements, watchmakers are using the Watches & Wonders Geneva exhibition to showcase their ability to peer into the future. Finesse, precision and practicality, the master-watchmakers compete in their ingenuity to offer us ever better performing and record-breaking watches. Horology is a promise. A vision. A desire to project oneself into the intangible universe of time. Freed from its primary function —telling the time— the watch has evolved into a fantastical object, one which maintains its scientific dimension. In a world inherently uncertain, disrupted by geopolitical crises and anxieties related to climate change, this year contemporary horology reminds us of its soothing power and permanence: the belief in certain truths about the cou...

Watches & Wonders 2024: Women's Watch Trends

Watches & Wonders 2024: Women's Watch Trends

Gathering 54 exhibiting houses, the largest watch fair took place from 9th to 14th April in Geneva, attracting no less than 49,000 visitors. This year, the event Watches & Wonders confirmed the growing interest from new generations. We were there, and here are the trends we observed for women's watches. High-end watchmaking is no longer reserved for men and seniors! The 2024 edition of Watches & Wonders proves this: 25% of the tickets were sold to those under 25, with an average age of 35. No wonder watchmakers are shaking up classic codes to create timepieces that will appeal to the digital natives of Gen Y. First strong trend – as in fashion, manufacturers are playing the "gender fluid" card by reducing proportions. According to Watchfinder & Co, the expert platform for pre-owned luxury...

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