Graduate students in a rare diploma program for watch design are creating timepieces for the future.
Category: Geneva (Switzerland)
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Calls for Financial Details Stall Charity Watch Auction
A social media outcry over its more than $100 million in donations led Only Watch, one of the industry’s most high-profile events, to cancel its Nov. 5 sale.
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Auction to Celebrate Piaget’s 150th Anniversary
The French house Artcurial says the sale will highlight men’s and women’s styles from the 1960s through 2000s.
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At Van Cleef & Arpels, Going Into ‘Unknown Territories’
Rainer Bernard, the house’s director of research and development of watches, says a sense of exploration drives its horological efforts.
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Piaget’s Distinctive Look and the Woman Who Styles It
Stéphanie Sivrière, who joined the Swiss watchmaker in 2002, now is its creative director of jewelry and watches.
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A German Noble Family’s Pearls and Diamonds to Be Auctioned
Sotheby’s has scheduled a November sale in Geneva for more than 200 pieces from the House of Württemberg.
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Phillips Adds Geneva to its Jewelry Auction Calendar
The house’s chief executive described the decision to include the city, a key hub for high-profile jewelry sales, as a “statement of strategic intent.”
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How to Create a Groundbreaking Watch
The watchmaker Stephen McDonnell spent six years developing the LM Sequential EVO chronograph with MB&F. Here’s the timeline.
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Erotic Watches Show More Than the Time
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Brands like Ulysse Nardin and Blancpain say their risqué timepieces showcase specialty skills like enameling, engraving and micropainting.
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Rolex Now Has a Resale Program. The Watch World Quakes.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The privately owned Swiss brand dominates the market by virtually every measure. Will it swallow up resales, too?
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A Watch C.E.O. Credits Lessons She Learned Racing Cars on Ice
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Coralie Charriol says competition helped to define her leadership style in the male-dominated industry.
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For Sale in the French Alps: Ski Chalet With a Backyard Mountain Range
The New York Times – Travel:Peak properties in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region remain as popular as ever, with clients seeking a ‘safe refuge for their cash,’ agents say.