A gem-encrusted timepiece from Van Cleef & Arpels harks back to early 20th-century bow-shaped brooches.
Category: Van Cleef & Arpels
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Van Cleef & Arpels Takes to the High Seas
“Treasure Island,” Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure novel, was the inspiration for the Paris jeweler’s new high jewelry collection.
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Madison Avenue’s New Buzz Is Due in Part to Jewelry Brands
After years of retail decline, the newly buzzy Upper East Side has attracted independent jewelry makers as well as big names like Van Cleef & Arpels.
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A Van Cleef & Arpels Brooch With the Seafaring Spirit of ‘Treasure Island’
Van Cleef & Arpels’s latest collection draws from Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel.
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Van Cleef & Arpels Displays Its History
An exhibition of some 70 pieces from its archive marks the publication of a book on the first half of the jeweler’s history.
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How a Mechanical Songbird Takes Flight
For one Swiss artisan, creating a sapphire-covered, tuneful automaton for the French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels was a yearslong process.
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Rock Crystal Is Back in (Watch) Style
While quartz has long been used in timepieces, new models by Chanel and Van Cleef & Arpels show it having a moment.
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Slowing Down for Poetry and Time
A London exhibition by Van Cleef & Arpels will showcase heritage pieces alongside novelties introduced at the Watches and Wonders fair.
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Watch Fair Opens in a Time of Uncertainty
Brands hope the new models unveiled at Watches and Wonders Geneva will attract buyers despite the tough retail climate.
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An Italian Artisan Brings Hand-Operated Automatons to Life
Shrimp playing instruments and mice as sword-carrying pirates are just some of the figures Amedeo Capelli has created for his hand-operated automatons.
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A Behind-the-Scenes Jewelry Designer Takes the Spotlight
Kia Schwaninger, who worked for other brands before starting her own, focuses on precision craftsmanship, style and a dash of emotion.