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It’s growing Diffusione Orologi’s business

Published on May 4, 2022

Diffusione Orologi, an Italian group that counts within its portfolio the proprietary brands Opsobjects, Kulto 925 jewelry and Iamthewatch, in addition to the distribution of the brands of Pdpaola and Daniel Wellington, closed the year 2021 positively with an increase in turnover 26%. In addition, the first quarter of 2022 registered another + 12%. Daniel Wellington watches are also distributed in Spain (175 outlets), Portugal (35 outlets) and the Netherlands (40 outlets). Next steps: Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In e-commerce, the general increase in sales was 35%.

We are really proud of the results obtained and of our work which, in a period of profound uncertainty like the one we are experiencing, goes against the tide and enjoys important and satisfying growth. Today our goal is to continue in this direction, working to preserve the position of the Opsobjects brand on the jewelery and watch market, proceed with the distribution abroad of the Daniel Wellington brand that projects our company on an international level, and follow the development of PdPaola jewels with great ambition.
Mario Giglio, CEO of Diffusione Orologi

Piaget’s dazzling bracelet-watch

Published on October 30, 2020

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Piaget’s joyful journey to a fantastic land of magic and mystery, romance and rarity, the Wings of Light high jewelery collection, continues. The new step, after the fascinating ones announced in June, is called Ecstatic Dance. The result is a secret watch-bracelet. In short, one of those jewels of exceptional beauty, value and creativity that can only be born in the workshops of great Maison, such as the one based in Geneva.

The bracelet, in fact, is a piece of incredible impact and is presented by the Swiss company with words that evoke imaginary landscapes: “As the sun sets on the horizon of a tropical paradise, we reach an oasis of tranquility and enchantment where we are witnesses of excellence that takes the form of an explosion of exotic brilliance. We can bask in the golden glow of two exceptional diamonds of the most sought-after color quality possible, the Fancy Vivid Yellow ”.

Solo un diamante su diecimila è classificato come fancy

The yellow diamonds used for this jewel are, in fact, an aspect to underline: only one diamond out of ten thousand is in fact classified as fancy. And among those referred to as fancy yellow, only 6% are recognized as vivid. The diamonds of this type, used for the bracelet-watch, are proposed with a radiant cut, chosen because the facets reflect the light like rays of the sun.

I due diamanti fancy yellow accompagnano l’incastonatura degli 87,23 carati di diamanti

The two fancy yellow diamonds accompany the setting of the 87.23 carats of diamonds: 491 marquise-cut gems in 69 different sizes have been created to perfectly fit the design before being meticulously placed in their place. The marquise cut is much loved by Piaget and has become one of the Maison’s hallmarks.

Il bracciale-orologio di Piaget, vista laterale

The gems follow a graduated design on each part of the curved surface of the bracelet. This amazing mastery of the setting work produces an effect of volume and depth. The same attention to detail extends to the openwork on the back of the creation that allows the light to penetrate and create a thousand sparkles in the wonderful soleil motif. The effect is dazzling and in a sense even overshadows the degree of craftsmanship required to create it. Taken together, this secret watch requires a total of 800 hours of work.

Bracciale con orologio à secret della collezione Wings of Light

Jacky Kennedy’s jewel watch sold by Christie’s

Published on July 10, 2020

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A desk clock with sapphires, diamonds and rubies by Van Cleef & Arpels, which was part of the personal collection of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: it is the most valuable piece sold at the Christie’s auction in Paris. The jewel-watch was sold for 310,000 euros, almost eight times the estimate before the sale, and was the subject of a flurry of offers between five bidders. A Cartier diamond ring was sold for € 175,000 and a rare Chaumet Art Deco emerald and diamond bracelet was sold for € 92,500. In the Paris auction there was also a ring with sapphire and Verdura diamonds, sold for € 274,000 and a necklace of emeralds and diamonds by Van Cleef & Arpels, sold on Christie’s Live (online) for € 81,250, doubling his estimate presale.

We are excited about the great results achieved today. They show that collectors are still eager to buy beautiful jewelry, such as the Van Cleef & Arpels desk clock sold for 310,000 against a presale estimate of 40,000-80,000. This price once again demonstrates collectors’ appetite for large provenance since this watch came from Jackie Kennedy’s personal collection! We are also pleased to see international buyers from 30 countries. Of all the lots sold, 39% were purchased on the Internet and 43% on the phone. These statistics demonstrate Christie’s international reach and the importance of our digital progress.
Violaine d’Astorg and Mafalda Chenu, sales specialists

Orologio da tavolo appartenuto a Jackie Kennedy Onassis in oro, diamanti e rubini, Van Cleef & Arpels

The auction totaled 4.6 million euros (5.2 million dollars), with 79% of the lots awarded for 85% of the value. Federico Graglia

Bracciale art déco di Chaumet con diamanti e smeraldi

Anello di Cartier con diamanti di 14,37 carati

Anello di Verdura con zaffiro e diamante

Anello art déco con zaffiro e diamanti di Cartier

Spilla di David Webb a forma di uccello con zaffiri, smeraldi, rubini e diamanti

Even jewelry and watches for VicenzaOro

Published on October 4, 2019

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L'area dedicata all'orologeria a VicenzaOro September 2019. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Italian Exhibition Group launches Vo Vintage centered on vintage jewelry and watches together with VicenzaOro January. It will be open to the public ♦ ︎

Jewels and vintage watches. Collectible jewelery and watches. Jewels and watches that fill the spaces. Italian Exhibition Group has thought about how to expand the VicenzaOro business, a leading event that, however, suffers from the economic situation and some defections (less than Baselworld, however) among the historic jewelery companies. Unlike VicenzaOro, which is dedicated to sector operators, the area for vintage jewelery and watches will be open to the public. The idea could also be related to the postponement of the Sihh at the end of April, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie which until last year took place in Geneva almost simultaneously with VicenzaOro. And that by 2020 is planned from 25 to 29 April.

Il logo di Vo Vintage

The novelty consists of Vo Vintage simultaneously with VicenzaOro Jenuary. The new exhibition area is scheduled from Saturday 18 to Monday 20 January 2020, a shorter time span than VicenzaOro January (17-22 January). The idea is to attract enthusiasts and, of course, companies active in jewelery and vintage watchmaking. For example, there will be Verga Vintage’s master watchmakers who will fix prestigious period clocks live and historic collectors like Sandro Fratini, who boasts a collection of 2 thousand watches for an estimated value of 1 billion euros.

Also present at Vo Vintage will be the main institutions of the sector, such as Assorologi, which for years has been fighting on the themes of the intellectual property against counterfeiting and the trade of fakes, the prestigious Ahci, Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants, which brings together the greatest masters independent watchmakers from all over the world, Orologi & Passioni the main forum of enthusiasts in Italy. Vo Vintage will be organized in the foyer of the first floor of the fair, “in an exclusive and reserved context”.

VicenzaOro September, ingresso. Copyright: gioiellis.com

VicenzaOro January, ingresso. Copyright: gioiellis.com

VicenzaOro. Copyright: gioiellis.com

For Graff it is time of diamonds

Published on August 28, 2019

Orologi

Graff’s Threads collection is enriched with watch-bracelet with diamonds ♦ ︎

For Laurence Graff, it’s always time to do something exceptional. For example, you can watch what time it is and say: wow. The series of high watchmaking bracelets, great jewels that are unique pieces also able to indicate the passing of time, is enriched with a new, extraordinary timepiece. It is the Threads diamond watch, which is part of the collection of jewels designed like a lattice of gold set with apparently randomly arranged diamonds. In a perfectly rational chaos, there is a small pentagonal-shaped dial. But it’s almost a detail, because what stands out the most is the work of fine jewelry that surrounds the hour hands.

On the other hand, Mr. Graff is a shareholder of diamond mines in Africa and holds a controlling interest in the South African Diamond Corporation. In short, the founder, Laurence Graff, and his son Francois, who is now the Maison’s CEO, are closely related to the world of diamonds. The Threads watch bracelet, for example, uses 5.85 carats of different cut diamonds mounted in the small rods that make up the jewel. Which adds to the same collection of earrings, necklaces and bracelets, always composed in the same style. The movement of the watch is quartz: it is a unique piece and costs $ 140,000.

Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti della collezione Threads

Collana in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri ovali Threads

Collana in oro bianco e diamanti Threads

Orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti Threads

Cover for Apple Watch by Damiani

Published on May 20, 2019

Orologi

Apple Watch con cover in pavé di diamanti

Precious covers for Apple Watch in gold and diamonds: this is how Damiani combines the goldsmith tradition with hi-tech ♦ ︎

Last year, 2018, Apple shipped around 40 million Apple Watch. And 2019 started even better: The smartwatch market continues to grow, and that of the Cupertino company continues to be the best selling, even if more expensive than the others. Counterpoint statistics for the first quarter of 2019 indicate that smartwatch shipments grew by 48% compared to the same period in 2018 and that more than one smartwatch sold out of three is an Apple Watch: 35.8%. Apple has also increased shipments by 49% on an annual basis.

Cover per Apple Watch in oro rosa e diamanti

This premise is the context that explains Damiani’s choice to offer the precious Apple Watch covers. The cover is in white, yellow or pink gold with diamonds and is available for both the 40 mm and 44 mm versions, ie the latest version of Apple Watch or the previous ones. The cover is made in two variants: the first recovers the texture of the iconic Metropolitan collection, which is inspired by the skyline of big cities and costs about 4,000 euros, the second, more precious, is in full paved with white diamonds and is inspired by the Gomitolo collection, for an indicative price of 11,000 euros. In short, an ancient tradition applied to the most hi-tech device.

There are 15,858 diamonds on this watch

Published on March 25, 2019

Orologi

Here is the clock covered with the largest number of diamonds: 15.858. It is the world record of Coronet ♦ ︎

Once they presented an electric guitar made with 1.6 kilograms of 18 carat gold and 400 carats of diamonds. Last year it was the turn of a bottle-shaped Coca-Cola bag also with a maxi pavé of diamonds. Another record. But Coronet could not avoid have another world record, the ninth, on the official record of the Guinness Book of Records. So at Baselworld the Chinese jewelry company showed a watch covered with diamonds. What is the extraordinary aspect? The record for “the largest number of diamonds on a watch”.

The clock of the ninth Guinness is called Mudan, the Chinese name of the peony, and is covered with 15,858 diamonds, for a total of 50.01 carats. The timepiece (but perhaps it should be called the diamonds time ) is made in 18-carat gold with a diamond dial designed by the artist Reena Ahluwalia, who has already collaborated with Coronet. The clock is inspired by the peony flower, which for Chinese culture symbolizes nobility, honor and wealth. The diamond-shaped painted display made by Reena “represents the brilliant nobility we carry inside”. Peony (Mudan 牡丹) is known as the king of flowers in Chinese culture.

Dettaglio dell'orologio record di Coronet — Dettaglio dell’orologio record di Coronet

“This is the ninth time that Coronet was honored with a Guiness World Records title. We are proud to present our unique Mudan watch with the masterpiece of the artist Reena Ahulwalia on the clock face, a hyper-realistic painting of a diamond “.
Aaron Shum, president and founder of Coronet

La consegna del Guinness a Baselworld. Al centro, Aaron Shum e il direttore generale di Baselworld, Il direttore generale Michel Loris-Melikoff

Aaron Shum riceve il Guinness dei primati

Audemars Piguet, a masterpiece loop’s

Published on February 15, 2019

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An extraordinary bracelet-watch from the Swiss Maison Audemars Piguet covered with 12,000 small sapphires and diamonds ♦ ︎

A single jewel, but extraordinary ones. A jewel that in addition to sparkling on the wrist also has the function (secondary) to indicate the time. In short, the Audemars Piguet is the Sapphire Orbe, bracelet-watch (more bracelet than watch) of high jewelry, a unique work that is worth observing carefully.

A curious aspect is that the bracelet derives its name from the Orbe torrent that runs through Le Brassus, a small Swiss town in the canton of Vaud. A creek flowing a few meters from the Audemars Piguet headquarters.

Also the Sapphire Orbe bracelet is a river, but of diamonds and sapphires, with shades of blue and orange. A precious nuance that has a play of colors and lights that change according to the perspective with which you look at the jewel. Audemars Piguet specifies that it took about 1050 hours to finish the jewel settings. At the center of the bracelet, under a dome, is the dark blue sapphire globe of 2 centimeters. Underneath the globe is the 18-karat white gold dial of the watch, paved with orange sapphires. The central rings, on the other hand, are entirely covered with diamonds and sapphires in six shades of blue and orange, each in 20 different diameters ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 millimeters. In all there are more than 12,000 stones, each strictly selected, cut and set by hand. In short, a masterpiece.

Sapphire Orbe è ricoperto con oltre 12.000 pietre

Baselworld loses a piece

Published on August 7, 2018

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A new question mark on Baselworld: René Kamm, CEO of Mch Group, leaves ♦

Baselworld loses another piece. After the resignation of the managing director, Sylvie Ritter, the time has come for the CEO of Mch Group, René Kamm. The Comité Mondial of the Basel trade fair organizer has chosen a new drastic change. Ulrich Vischer, chairman of the board of directors, will assume responsibility for the group’s operational leadership in close cooperation with the members of the executive committee during the transition period until the appointment of a successor to René Kamm.
This is not a little news, because René Kamm was at the helm of the fair for almost 20 years. He and Sylvie Ritter have led Baselworld to grow to become the worldwide benchmark for watchmaking and jewelery. But Baselworld has experienced a drastic downsizing as last three years. Just in July, Swatch Group, which includes 17 brands, including Omega, announced its decision not to participate in Baselworld 2019. A news that has cast a new shadow on what will be the next edition of Baselworld.
The Mch Group is engaged in a process of transformation, which should be carried out by the new managing director, Michel Loris-Melikoff. Forfait like the Swatch group, however, will not be easily replaced. Federico Graglia

Il management: al centro, Sylvie Ritter, managing director di Baselworld e il ceo, René Kamm — L’ex management di Mch: al centro, Sylvie Ritter, ex managing director di Baselworld e il ceo uscente, René Kamm

L'area di Crivelli a Baselworld — L’area di Crivelli a Baselworld

Sono stati 104.000 i buyer a Baselworld 2017

svarowsky baselworld — Lo stand Swarovski a Baselworld

Diamond Secret, Graff’s masterpiece

Published on March 26, 2018

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The stunning Diamond Secret watch-bracelet presented by Graff at Baselworld 2018♦ ︎
What need is there to spend a lot of money on an object that show you the time, when just take a look at the smartphone? The question is wrong. Objects, jewels of excellent quality, like those of Graff are not watches: they are emotions. Not just for the amount necessary (on request) to buy a similar timepiece. But because getting the Diamond Secret, a high-jewelry bracelet that hides the dial and hands of the clock, is an achievement reserved for a few: it’s luxury, but also an object that only a small number of Maison in the world could realize. Very few.
The watch with secret has a delicate design, but above all rich. It consists of multi-layered white diamonds set in an invisible metal mesh that moves smoothly on the wrist. In short, it is not only an extraordinary bracelet composed of diamonds of different cut, marquise, round or square, but it is also comfortable to wear. Under an imperceptible and flowing mechanism, which is operated by pressing a button, a small dial is revealed, which otherwise remains completely covered by the diamonds texture. Alessia Mongrando

The floral hours of Van Cleef & A.

Published on February 22, 2018

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Chrysanthème Secret, oro bianco, rosa e giallo, diamanti e zaffiri rosa. All'interno granati spessartite

Two masterpieces of fine jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels: the Cosmos and Chrysanthemum Secret bracelets-watches ♦ ︎
Two other watch-bracelets, high watchmaking that is above all high-end jewelry signed Van Cleef & Arpels. Le Jardin of the French Maison, that is, the series of exceptional jewelry timepieces of floral genre, includes many pieces. And all with a secret to keep.
Read also: Van Cleef & Arpels, wonders in the garden
The Cosmos bracelet-watch, for example, are inspired by the shape of the flowers of Van Cleef & Arpels born in the fifties. In this case, however, the petals hide a secret, that is, a diamond dial. To find out, just turn the corolla, which is dimensional and has inclined petals. Each petal is distinguished from the others by subtle variations in size, shape and orientation, creating an asymmetry that moves the composition. To maximize the brilliance, diamonds cover the petals with pavé up to 18 stones. Another example of goldsmith virtuosity applied to fine jewelry is the Chrysanthemum Secret Watch. In this case the chrysanthemum flower explains its petals in a spiral of diamonds and pink sapphires that form a nuance. Thanks to an imperceptible mechanism, the heart rises to reveal an autumn-colored dial composed of thick red and orange garnets. Also noteworthy is the idea of using both yellow and pink gold, which contrast with the white gold and diamond bracelet.

Orologio bracciale Chrysanthème Secret di Van Cleef & Arpels

Bracciale orologio Cosmos, oro bianco e diamanti bianchi, chiuso

Bracciale orologio Cosmos, oro bianco e diamanti bianchi, aperto

The dazzling time of Charriol

Published on February 15, 2018

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Charriol, orologio bracciale Invisible, particolare del quadrante

From Charriol a jewel of timepiece based on white gold and diamonds. Without forgetting the classic steel cables ♦ ︎
The watches-jewels are rather jewelry-watches: precious bracelets in which, among other things, a dial appears that marks the hours. Because, let’s face it, a bracelet with timepiece does not need to count the minutes that pass. This is why jewelry houses often offer bracelets that are more of an ornament than a practical tool. As in the case of Charriol, a Swiss brand famous for its jewels made from a shape that resembles that of industrial steel cables, naturally also using metals and precious stones. One of the most successful lines of the Maison de Genève is called St-Tropez. On the occasion of Baselworld (22-27 March 2018) Charriol presents Invisible, a jewel-watch with a white gold case enriched with 135 white baguette-cut diamonds. The watch uses an exclusive stone embedding technique that makes the frame invisible. The diamonds are placed next to each other so as to hide the gold meshes on which they are embedded, so as to create a seemingly compact surface of brilliant gems. The diamond circle encloses a white mother-of-pearl dial with 12 princess-cut white diamonds placed in place of the hour numbers. The bracelet is not lacking the classic twisted steel cables of Charriol, but next to a bracelet with diamonds. Rudy Serra

Van Cleef & Arpels, wonders in the garden

Published on February 3, 2018

Orologi/alta gioielleria

Clip di Primerose Watch, in oro giallo e bianco, con diamanti

New flowers in the precious garden of Van Cleef & Arpels: high-jewelry bracelets or haute-horlogerie? ♦ ︎
The pleasure of wearing a watch and never looking at what time it is. For strength: what really matters is the setting. That is, the high-jewelry, refined and imaginative, like those presented at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva by Van Cleef & Arpels. The Parisian Maison has created pieces of enormous value, and not only from the venal point of view, that is the price (on request), of the bracelets with included timepiece. Like the series under the name of Le Jardin Van Cleef & Arpels, whose subject is nature and the floral world. Marguerite Secret Watch, for example, is a bracelet-watch with the look of the daisy that since 1920 is among the icons of the Maison. The dial of the hours is thus hidden under a bubble of yellow sapphires. Below, reveals a diamond dial that echoes the shimmering petals. In the tradition of the transformable creations of Van Cleef & Arpels, the watch becomes a clip in the center of a yellow gold leaf, carved according to traditional goldsmithing techniques.
Another example is Secret Primerose Watch. It represents a primrose, a flower that is a new entry in the garden of the French Maison. It is made with a pavé of white diamonds and pink sapphires of different shades. Each stone, chosen for its purity and brilliance, is carefully positioned on the petals that reproduce the convex volume of an authentic flower. The secret dial is revealed through an intelligent mechanism, which opens with a pressure on one of the petals. Also in this case the watch can be worn as a clip, mounted on a yellow and white gold frame, dotted with diamonds. Soon we will also publish images of the other flowers on gioiellis.com. Rudy Serra

Primerose, oro rosa e giallo, diamanti, zaffiri rosa, movimento al quarzo

Primerose chiuso, oro rosa e giallo, diamanti, zaffiri rosa, movimento al quarzo

Clip Marguerite, inoro giallo e bianco, diamanti

Oro bianco e giallo, diamanti, zaffiri gialli, movimento al quarzo. Clip in oro giallo e bianco con diamanti

Marguerite, aperto. Oro bianco e giallo, diamanti, zaffiri gialli, movimento al quarzo. Clip in oro giallo e bianco con diamanti

The hour is Allegra con de Grisogono

Published on January 26, 2018

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Allegra, the jewel-watch signed by de Grisogono 25 years after the debut of the Maison ♦ ︎
His name is Allegra. But, in reality, it is easier than it is an adjective, cheerful (means allegra in italian language), written with the small letter. And that the adjective refers to the lucky woman who will receive as gift (or can afford to buy) the de Grisogono watch-jewel. The piece is part of the “so de Grisogono” collection, the first jewel of the Maison de Genève, 25 years ago, and for this reason it holds a special place in the history of the brand.
The Allegra 25 jewel-watch is composed of a gold ribbon, delicately intertwined rings that create an elegant, fluid and continuous movement that lets light pass through the material. The 29 gold rings, polished or set with diamonds, surround the dial. The dial is in mother-of-pearl or with pavé diamonds. The jewel watch has a dimension of 41.7 mm, with 4.80 carats of stones in a dance of «serti neige» (diamonds are placed next to each other playing on their different diameters from 0.5 to 1.6 mm) and «serti clos» (a closed set). The strap is of galuchat, a classic of the Maison.
The Allegra 25 is available in five sets. Another will be presented at Baselworld (22-27 March 2018). Cosimo Muzzano

L'orologio-gioiello Allegra di de Grisogono — L’orologio-gioiello Allegra di de Grisogono

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It’s growing Diffusione Orologi’s business

Piaget’s dazzling bracelet-watch

Jacky Kennedy’s jewel watch sold by Christie’s

Even jewelry and watches for VicenzaOro

Italian Exhibition Group launches Vo Vintage centered on vintage jewelry and watches together with VicenzaOro January. It will be open to the public ♦ ︎

For Graff it is time of diamonds

Graff’s Threads collection is enriched with watch-bracelet with diamonds ♦ ︎

Cover for Apple Watch by Damiani

Precious covers for Apple Watch in gold and diamonds: this is how Damiani combines the goldsmith tradition with hi-tech ♦ ︎

There are 15,858 diamonds on this watch

Here is the clock covered with the largest number of diamonds: 15.858. It is the world record of Coronet ♦ ︎

Audemars Piguet, a masterpiece loop’s

An extraordinary bracelet-watch from the Swiss Maison Audemars Piguet covered with 12,000 small sapphires and diamonds ♦ ︎

A curious aspect is that the bracelet derives its name from the Orbe torrent that runs through Le Brassus, a small Swiss town in the canton of Vaud. A creek flowing a few meters from the Audemars Piguet headquarters.

Baselworld loses a piece

A new question mark on Baselworld: René Kamm, CEO of Mch Group, leaves ♦

Diamond Secret, Graff’s masterpiece

The floral hours of Van Cleef & A.

The dazzling time of Charriol

Van Cleef & Arpels, wonders in the garden

The hour is Allegra con de Grisogono