Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times
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Making Jewelry With a Little Help From His Friends
The Parisian designer Elie Top has an entourage of stylish confidants to help spark his creativity.
Jewelry Designers Are Putting Their Sketches to Work
Drawings once used primarily as production guides have been showing up in everything from social media to sales materials.
Setting Off Embroidery Fireworks
Lesage, a French specialty house now owned by Chanel, has been using sequins, beads and metallic threads to create explosions of color for decades.
In France, She Winds Clocks at the Nation’s Landmarks
Yohanna Arvaud and her team maintain hundreds of timepieces in locations like the Élysée Palace and the Louvre.
A Watch Resale Site for Women, With a French Flair
One of the founders of Françoise says she only showcases timepieces that she would wear.
An 18th Century French Watch Brand That Revels in Femininity
Charles Oudin, which first made timepieces in 1797, now focuses on dainty watches adorned with gems.
For Many Watch Buyers, the Appeal of Exotic Skins Is Waning
Trading in the crocodile, alligator, lizard and python skins often used to make watch straps involves a labyrinthine process of documentation.
Like a Tattoo, but in Gold
When “permanent” jewelry debuted a few years ago, “I didn’t foresee the trend would become a staple of a jewelry wardrobe in 2023, but it...
A 19th Century Jewelry Master’s Brand Returns
Rouvenat is the third French heritage maker revived by the LuxImpact group.
Archives Help Shape the Jewelry Creations of Today
New collections at Chaumet and Buccellati were inspired by those in the past.