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...

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...