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A two-color 2023 with Maurice Lacroix’s Aikon Master Grand Date Black





In a world of color, black and white becomes an author’s style. And it is these two shades that characterize the new Aikon Master Grand Date Black from the Swiss Maison Maurice Lacroix. The timepiece relies on the proven mechanics of the Masterpiece collection. The new model also uses Aikon’s urban design. The result is a high price-performance ratio. The Aikon Master Grand Date was presented in 2021: it is a watch that combines the mechanics of the Masterpiece collection with the urban design of the Aikon. The new version, the Aikon Master Grand Date Black, comes with a large 45 mm stainless steel case coated with black DLC treatment.

Aikon Master Grand Date Black
Aikon Master Grand Date Black, quadrante

The look is sober, with dark color tones. The display reveals the movement of various components and the dial is made of vertically brushed black DLC. Hours and minutes are displayed on an off-centre dial embellished with Clous de Paris decorations, while the indication of the seconds is positioned on a small display next to it. The heart of the watch is made up of a self-winding manufacture movement, the ML331 calibre, which bears witness to the Maison’s watchmaking know-how.
Dettaglio dell'Aikon Master Grand Date Black
Dettaglio dell’Aikon Master Grand Date Black

At 10 o’clock, a complex mechanism with two discs offers a date indication in a large format, to ensure maximum legibility. As with the other models in the Aikon collection, the case dispenses with conventional lugs and integrates the strap within the housing, providing comfort to the wearer. Maurice Lacroix has chosen to equip the model with a new type of rubber strap, with the brand name in relief, and a second strap in synthetic leather with a fabric effect with the brand’s M logo. The model is also equipped with the Maison’s Easy Strap Exchange System, which facilitates strap changes.
Assemblaggio dell’Aikon Master Grand Date Black
Assemblaggio dell’Aikon Master Grand Date Black

Aikon Master Grand Date Black della Maison svizzera Maurice Lacroix
Aikon Master Grand Date Black della Maison svizzera Maurice Lacroix

Il modello è dotato di un nuovo tipo di cinturino in caucciù, con il nome del brand in rilievo
Il modello è dotato di un nuovo tipo di cinturino in caucciù, con il nome del brand in rilievo







How to recognize a fake watch





The temptation to buy a branded watch at a ridiculous price is strong. When visiting countries such as China, but also in many Western countries, albeit to varying degrees, offers of prestigious timepieces costing a few hundred (sometimes tens) of euros, dollars or pounds are not uncommon. Indeed, there are those who actively seek these opportunities. Even if he knows very well that they are fakes. And buying them is not a good idea. According to the watchmaking platform, Watchfinder, the number of fake pieces on the market continues to increase. The British company specializing in the safe buying and selling of watches estimates that over 40 million counterfeit watches are sold worldwide every year and more than 80% of these replicas are almost impossible to identify at a glance. There are those who, therefore, think of buying an original watch and instead find a copy in their hands. And it becomes a problem when he decides to resell it.

Rolex Daytona
Rolex Daytona

How to recognize a fake watch?
The premise is that you must know the original specimen very well or, better yet, have one available to compare. The differences are often tiny, like a screw gap, a microscopic burr, different materials and poor quality. An original watch features accurate details, the logo exactly reproduced, clear writing and with the right font, precise engravings. You have to look carefully at the dial, the case back, the crown and the bracelet, to find out if there are any imperfections. Even materials and colors have always been very indicative of both the quality of a product and its originality. Furthermore, a check of the technical characteristics is essential: in fact, fakes rarely have the same characteristics as the originals. These are details that, however, are not always easy to identify. Also because today the advances in technology help forgers, who have reached a very high level of skill and make timepieces that are increasingly similar to the originals. There is also another aspect to check: the guarantee, signed and stamped by the authorized dealer, and the serial number, essential for certifying the originality of the timepiece.
L'abbinamento della designer Carolina Bucci, i suoi bracciali assieme a un orologio Audemars Piguet
L’abbinamento della designer Carolina Bucci, i suoi bracciali assieme a un orologio Audemars Piguet

The watches with the most fakes
Among the most imitated models are the Rolex Submariner, Daytona, Oyster Perpetual and Datejust, but also the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and the Nautilus by Patek Philippe. Over the years, the demand for these timepieces has reached such a level that, in the hope of reducing waiting times, many look for shortcuts in non-certified platforms, capable of putting buyers and sellers in direct contact. However, virtual bargaining often turns into a real scam because counterfeiters can publish their advertisements without requiring precise proof of authenticity.

Expertise su un orologio a VO Vintage
Expertise su un orologio a VO Vintage







Spectacular winter solstice with Piaget




The solstice is, in astronomy, the moment when the Earth reaches the point of maximum or minimum declination with respect to the Sun. In the course of a year the solstice occurs twice: when the Sun reaches the maximum value of positive declination in June and marks the onset of the northern summer or southern winter, and negative in December. Coinciding with this phenomenon, 2022 also exceptionally recorded Piaget‘s Solstice. And of course this high jewelery series is presented to coincide with the astronomical solstice.

Anelli indossati della collezione Solstice
Anelli indossati della collezione Solstice

A portion of jewels was in fact shown in June (see also: Piaget celebrates a luxurious Solstice) while the second tranche arrived in December. These are sumptuous jewels, which celebrate the solstice with the launch of the luminous reflections of the gems, with marquise-cut diamonds combined with others in the shape of a brilliant or baguette. The collection also includes two watch-bracelets, high jewelery also capable of marking time and surprising thanks to two ruby red gems floating in a sea of diamonds. Piaget’s gemology team devoted months of research to craft the Blazing Swing and Everlasting Night watches using diamonds contrasted with red rubies, blue sapphires or emeralds, while their respective dials were set with snow and black opal. The Exalting Dance articulated necklace, on the other hand, is arranged around a pair of deep blue aquamarines and a swirling swirl of diamonds that offer a spectacular glow.
Collana Exalting Dance, con una coppia di acquemarine blu intenso e diamanti
Collana Exalting Dance, con una coppia di acquemarine blu intenso e diamanti

The Solstice line also includes the diamond earrings from the Exalting Dance set, made with an intricate puzzle of brilliant, marquise and baguette cut diamonds. They are a special piece not only for their elaborate design, but also because they bear witness to the refined craftsmanship of the Piaget workshops.
Bracciale-orologio Blazing Swing con diamanti e rubini
Bracciale-orologio Blazing Swing con diamanti e rubini

Bozzetto del bracciale-orologio Blazing Swing con diamanti e rubini
Bozzetto del bracciale-orologio Blazing Swing con diamanti e rubini
Orecchini e anello della collezione Solstice indossati
Orecchini e anello della collezione Solstice indossati
Orecchini Exalting Dance, realizzati con un intricato puzzle di diamanti taglio brillante, marquise e baguette
Orecchini Exalting Dance, realizzati con un intricato puzzle di diamanti taglio brillante, marquise e baguette

Piaget, bracciale-orologio di diamanti e rubini
Piaget, bracciale-orologio di diamanti e rubini







Rays of light in the shape of a jewel with Piaget




In a period that, due to the energy crisis, considers light a luxury, Piaget takes care of illuminating the hands and faces of women. At least what the jewels of the Sunlight Radiant Infinity capsule collection will be able to wear, together with the Limelight Gala watch. Light, in fact, has been the leitmotif of the Swiss Maison’s high jewelery collections for years. Rays, reflections, sunsets and sunrises have been interpreted differently by Piaget’s collections. The new creations focus a lot on the design that is inspired by the sun, but in a non-trivial way: the asymmetrical lines of the jewels indicate a careful study and, above all, the usual mastery of goldsmiths in the realization.

Anello doppio della collezione Sunlight Radiant Infinity, in oro rosa e diamanti
Anello doppio della collezione Sunlight Radiant Infinity, in oro rosa e diamanti

Earrings, rings, pendant and bracelet symbolize the rays of the star and also communicate a virtual solar luminosity. The jewels combine glossy surfaces or surfaces decorated with the Décor Palace processing, that is, with a special burin engraving on the metal. Created in 1961 and Piaget’s hallmark ever since, the Décor Palace decoration has become a hallmark of the Maison. The Décor Palace motif was inspired by the jet set and the glamor of the women who frequented the Gstaad Palace hotel, where Piaget’s legendary dance nights were held.
Collana con pendente in oro rosa e diamanti
Collana con pendente in oro rosa e diamanti

Gold worked with this technique offers a double sensation: visual, because it makes the jewels the result of craftsmanship immediately perceptible, but also tactile, because the scratched surfaces are immediately identified when in contact with the skin. The Limelight Gala watch has a pure mother-of-pearl dial, adorned with indices with diamonds alternating with Roman numerals in rose gold: 42 brilliant-cut diamonds adorn the rose gold case, set with the elaborate serti descendu technique.

L’orologio Limelight Gala. Quadrante in pura madreperla, indici con diamanti alternati a numeri romani in oro rosa: 42 diamanti taglio brillante per la cassa in oro rosa
L’orologio Limelight Gala. Quadrante in pura madreperla, indici con diamanti alternati a numeri romani in oro rosa: 42 diamanti taglio brillante per la cassa in oro rosa
Anello doppio in oro rosa e diamanti indossato
Anello doppio in oro rosa e diamanti indossato
Anello e orecchino indossati
Anello e orecchino indossati







Bulgari in the Garden of Eden

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What do you imagine can be found in the Garden of Eden? Apples with a terrible sin included? Fortunately no. Today in the Garden of Eden you can find the new Bulgari high jewelery pieces. The collection of the Italian Maison, which is part of the French group LVMH, includes jewels that, each, required hundreds of hours of work, in some cases thousands. An Eden for those who wear them, a job that requires Job’s patience for those who make them. The most disturbing piece is a fine jewelery watch that required 4,400 hours of work by five craftsmen. And if the collection is called Garden of Eden there is a reason for this high jewelery bracelet with a timepiece included, reminiscent of a flowery meadow with two butterflies and rich foliage that hide the watch case in the shape of a Snake, the symbol of the house.

Orologio-bracciale di alta gioielleria Bulgari: comprende 6.500 pietre, per un totale di 223 carati
Orologio-bracciale di alta gioielleria Bulgari: comprende 6.500 pietre, per un totale di 223 carati

The jewel includes 6,500 stones, for a total of 223 carats. Paraiba tourmaline cabochons, emeralds, diamonds, garnets, pink tourmalines, opals, rubies, multicolored sapphires. According to the company, it is the most difficult piece it has ever made. In case you like to have a large bank account, resign yourself: it has already been purchased by a customer. However, it will be presented at the Grand Prix de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva (the Oscars of watchmaking). However, others will be made, but with different colors and combinations.
Collier Emerald Glory con diamanti e 11 smeraldi colombiani tagliati a forma di pera: può essere indossato come collana o diadema
Collier Emerald Glory con diamanti e 11 smeraldi colombiani tagliati a forma di pera: può essere indossato come collana o diadema

But the Garden of Eden collection is made up of about 140 unique pieces, 30 of which are dedicated with emeralds in the center, such as the Emerald Glory choker: this is also a super elaborate jewel (3,000 hours of work) that can also be worn as a necklace or diadem. It has 11 Colombian emeralds cut in the shape of a pear, surrounded by over 220 carats of diamonds. Exceptional jewels are many. Among these, the Ocean Treasure necklace that takes the shape of the snake, which with its mouth hooks a large drop-cut Sri Lankan blue sapphire of over 60 carats.
Collier Emerald Venus, con pietra centrale di 19,30 carati
Collier Emerald Venus, con pietra centrale di 19,30 carati

Collana Eden Enchantment, ispirata agli anni Trenta, ha richiesto 1300 ore di lavoro
Collana Eden Enchantment, ispirata agli anni Trenta, ha richiesto 1300 ore di lavoro
Collana Mediterranean -Reverie, con zaffiro blu taglio cuscino da 107,15 carati dello Sri Lanka
Collana Mediterranean -Reverie, con zaffiro blu taglio cuscino da 107,15 carati dello Sri Lanka

Collana Serpenti Ocean Treasure, con zaffiro a goccia da 61,30 carati dello Sri Lanka
Collana Serpenti Ocean Treasure, con zaffiro a goccia da 61,30 carati dello Sri Lanka







The British bees of Olivia Burton

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Across fashion, jewelry and watches: eight years after her debut, Olivia Burton is now a successful start-up. The brand was launched by two friends: Lesa Bennett and Jemma Fennings, classmates at the London College of Fashion, then fashion buyers and, finally, businesswomen with a precise idea in mind: to conquer vintage lovers of all ages. Even the brand is vintage: Olivia Burton, in fact, is the name of an aunt. In 2016 and 2017, the company was awarded the best British watch brand, thanks also to Jemma’s design. From the hands to the bijoux the step was short.

Orecchini placcati in oro rosa
Orecchini placcati in oro rosa

The style is very British, with floral motifs and small animals. In particular, the bees, become the symbol of Olivia Burton and the main motif of jewelry. It is a series of bracelets, rings, necklaces and earrings in metal or silver plated in gold or rhodium, with a very affordable price of a few tens of euros. In some cases they are enriched with fake pearls and Swarovski crystals.

Anello con cristallo a cuore
Anello con cristallo a cuore
Bracciale Lucky Bee
Bracciale Lucky Bee
Choker in argento con cristalli
Choker in argento con cristalli
Bracciale Sparkle Bee
Bracciale Sparkle Bee
Collana con pendente Sparkle Bee
Collana con pendente Sparkle Bee

Orecchini con cristalli
Orecchini con cristalli







Bulgari’s Mysterious Serpents

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The Serpenti by Bulgari are one of the icons of high jewelery. The bracelets, however, can be of two types: simple ornaments, or they are also interpreted as watches. But, of course, they mainly remain high jewelery, even if the mechanical aspect of haute horlogerie is by no means secondary. As evidenced by four new pieces presented by Bulgari and called Mysterious Serpents. The name derives from the possibility of showing the clock only by operating a small lever that forms the forked tongue of the snake. Otherwise, the clock face remains enclosed in the head of the reptile-jewel.

Un bracciale orologio della collezione Serpenti Misteriosi
Un bracciale orologio della collezione Serpenti Misteriosi

Bracelets Mysterious Serpenti are gorgeous, as always. They are made of yellow, pink and white gold with brilliant-cut diamonds, pear-cut emeralds and rubellites, turquoise inserts. But the technical aspect of the timepiece must also be described, because in this case it is by no means ordinary administration. The clock, in fact, is very small: it has a diameter of 12 millimeters, practically the size of a teaspoon. The thickness is 2.50 millimeters and weighs very few grams. Inside there are 102 components. It is no coincidence that Bulgari called this movement with the name of Piccolissimo (means extra small). A small bidirectional crown on the caseback is used for manual winding and time setting. The autonomy of the watch is 30 hours.
Bracciale-orologio in oro, diamanti, smalto verde
Bracciale-orologio in oro, diamanti, smalto verde

The new Mysterious Serpents are the heirs of a tradition that began in the late 1940s, while watches with secret (that is, which are hidden in the jewel) were introduced in the late 1950s with a compartment hidden in the cavity of the Serpenti head. In the 1970s, watches switched to using quartz movements.

Bracciale con orologio a vista
Bracciale con orologio a vista
Bracciale con orologio a nascosto all'interno della testa
Bracciale con orologio a nascosto all’interno della testa
Azionando la lingua del serpente la testa si apre
Azionando la lingua del serpente la testa si apre

Bracciale orologio in oro rosa, diamanti, turchese, rubini
Bracciale orologio in oro rosa, diamanti, turchese, rubini







It’s Tiffany time

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Watches or precious jewels? Perhaps the ones presented by Tiffany & Co. are both together. Tiffany Eternity are diamonds surrounded by timepiece mechanisms, made to please, amaze and show off. On the other hand, since everyone has a smartphone in their pocket, they certainly don’t need to look at their wrists to know what time it is. And since there are smart watches, more and more loaded with functions, the watch has become more like a bracelet than a practical object. That’s why bracelets in the shape of dials with moving hands can play a role.

Tiffany Eternity in oro bianco, diamanti, cinturino in gros grain nero
Tiffany Eternity in oro bianco, diamanti, cinturino in gros grain nero

The jewel watches, in two sizes of 28 and 32 millimeters, are offered in two versions: in pink or white gold. The shape is inspired by a series of Tiffany & Co. advertisements from the 1960s and 1970s. The dial, in fact, instead of the numbers shows off 12 diamonds of as many different cuts, one for each hour: brilliant cut (12 o’clock), baguette (instead of number 1), cushion (2), Tiffany True (3), marquise ( 4), Asscher (5), heart (6), teardrop (7), oval (8), emerald (9), triangular (10) and princess (instead of the number 11). Tiffany Eternity watches are Swiss Made and each model includes two straps: one in black grosgrain and one in black alligator.
Tiffany Watch in oro rosa e diamanti
Tiffany Watch in oro rosa e diamanti

Not only that: the crown of the watch is inspired by the Tiffany Setting engagement ring with the classic six-pronged setting introduced by the Maison, which is combined with the brilliant-cut diamonds that frame the case. Tiffany’s Swiss craftsmen take over 13 hours to make each watch, from the construction of the case to the hand setting of each diamond. The prices are accordingly: 27,200 or 38,000 euros.
Il retro dei Tiffany Watch
Il retro dei Tiffany Watch

Pubblicità Tiffany del 1969
Pubblicità Tiffany del 1969

Tiffany Watch diametro 28 millimetri
Tiffany Watch diametro 28 millimetri







Caoro’s anniversary




Caoro celebrates 25 years and begins to count the time with new proposals.

Anniversaries are important: not only because they are moments of reflection, but also because an anniversary such as 25 years of activity is an opportunity to propose something new. And that’s exactly what Caoro did, a Venetian company founded in 1996 “by the initiative of the brothers Andrea and Carlo Caoduro”. It should be noted that the brand is known above all on the markets in which it has successfully proposed itself: America, Asia, the Middle East and the Far East. Now, however, after two and a half decades of activity, the company proposes the Anniversary collection: a line of jewelery with timepieces, that is, a mix between a precious bracelet or necklace and a watch.

Collezione Anniversary
Collezione Anniversary

Gold and precious and semiprecious stones therefore merge with the dials and hands of the watches, without renouncing the exuberant imagination that has characterized jewels, such as those of the Bouquet collection, since the year of its foundation: a series of flowers for rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets of different shapes and styles, made in electroforming and with blade petals, combined with play of colors and diamond wire inserts, embellished with precious or semiprecious stones.
Collezione Anniversary
Collezione Anniversary

Caoro, anello della collezione Bouquet
Caoro, anello della collezione Bouquet

Anello della collezione Bouquet
Anello della collezione Bouquet
Anelli della collezione Bouquet
Anelli della collezione Bouquet

Caoro, collezione Bouquet
Caoro, collezione Bouquet







Chiara Ferragni marries Morellato




From blogger to worldwide influencer and businesswoman. From a company that manufactures straps to an international group in accessible jewelery and watchmaking: Chiara Ferragni and Morellato have two success stories that now come together. In fact, Massimo Carraro’s company has been awarded a worldwide license to produce and distribute the first line of jewelery and watches under the Chiara Ferragni brand.

I am very happy with this new agreement which allows me to directly explore this sector which is one of my greatest passions. We have worked to create products that are very much in line with the Chiara Ferragni brand and I can’t wait to unveil the entire collection to the public. This further step allows the Chiara Ferragni brand to be able to offer itself on the market with a truly complete offer.
Chiara Ferragni

Chiara Ferragni
Chiara Ferragni

The objective of this partnership is twofold, specifies the press release from the Padua-based company, on the one hand for the Chiara Ferragni brand this step is part of the expansion path of its collection proposal and evolution into a real lifestyle brand another for Morellato Group represents the possibility of further expanding its target audience by approaching an audience attentive to the fashion segment. The first collection will arrive in stores in October.

For over 90 years Morellato Group has been the leading interpreter in the world of the Italian tradition in jewelery. This new, exciting collaboration is part of a path of constant innovation in the name of the creativity of Chiara Ferragni, an icon of fashion and of the new Italian style all over the world.
Massimo Carraro, president and CEO of Morellato Group

Massimo Carraro
Massimo Carraro







The diamonds that mark the hours of Coronet


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There are several watches with diamonds. But a watch that has a diamond-shaped face is new. The idea comes from Coronet Diamonds, a brand of the Aaron Shum group based in Hong Kong, but which sells its diamond jewels all over the world. Coronet has launched a new range of diamond watches that actually features a hand-drawn 3D image of a brilliant-cut gemstone on the dial. The author of the watch is Canadian designer Reena Ahluwalia, who is also a passionate diamond painter and has been collaborating with Coronet for years.

Reena Ahluwalia con l'orologio diamante di Coronet
Reena Ahluwalia con l’orologio diamante di Coronet

Two years ago, for example, Coronet won a Guinness World Record for her Mudan watch, thanks to the largest number of diamonds set on a watch: 15,858, for a total of 50.01 carats. The Mudan watch is in 18-karat gold, and has a 3D diamond dial made by Reena Ahluwalia. The flower that encloses the diamond is a peony, a flower that in Asia symbolizes nobility, honor and wealth. Peony (Chinese name is Mudan 牡丹) is known as the king of flowers in Chinese culture.
L'orologio  Mudan, Guinness World Records di Coronet
L’orologio Mudan, Guinness World Records di Coronet

L'orologio Mudan indossato dalla modella svizzera Kerstin Cook
L’orologio Mudan indossato dalla modella svizzera Kerstin Cook







Van Cleef & Arpels renews Alhambra

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In 1968 Van Cleef & Arpels proposed the first Alhambra necklace, inspired by the shape of the four-leaf clover, the symbol of the Maison. A jewel, in short, but also a good luck charm. And, in fact, the collection brought good luck to Van Cleef & Arpels, since this line of precious jewels, but also with a more affordable price than that of high jewelery, is constantly renewed. New pieces are constantly added, with small variations, but sufficient to renew the collection, for example with the introduction of pink gold.

Anello in oro con lavorazione guilloché
Anello in oro con lavorazione guilloché

For 2020, for example, the Alhambra collection includes necklaces, a guilloché yellow gold ring and a jewel watch. The guilloché processing, among other things, also recalls the decorations of Arab architecture, which inspired the collection. The guilloché processing, in fact, is used for generally metallic surfaces and is obtained with special machines (guillocher) that generate a repetitive design of incised, linear or wavy lines. In this case on 18-karat gold: the depth of the streaks and their sun-shaped design bring a subtle relief effect to the surface, creating an intense circulation of light. In addition to gold, the new jewels use chalcedony, gray mother-of-pearl, blue agate.
Orologio-bracciale in oro rosa e madreperla
Orologio-bracciale in oro rosa e madreperla

Necklaces can be worn in different ways: as a long or semi-long necklace, or short by doubling the chain, or be wrapped around the wrist like bracelets or draped along the back. The Sweet Alhambra jewel watch is made with a guilloché dial. The bracelet alternates pink gold motifs, again with guilloché work, and pink mother-of-pearl. The mother-of-pearl motifs were matched, before being polished to create a shiny surface.
Collana in oro e madreperla
Collana in oro e madreperla

Collana in oro con lavorazione guilloché
Collana in oro con lavorazione guilloché
Collana in oro e calcedonio
Collana in oro e calcedonio

Collana in oro e agata blu
Collana in oro e agata blu







The flexible time of Fope

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Combining business with pleasure: perhaps this is the philosophy of Lady Fope, the line of the Venetian Maison Fope, which has decided to combine the bracelet element with that of a timepiece. Basically, Lady Fope uses bracelets with Flex’it technology, the gold mesh that hides hundreds of invisible hooks inside that make the jewel soft, flexible and adaptable. At the center of these bracelets, in 18-karat rose and white gold, is a Swiss Made watch with a quartz movement.

Orologio bracciale in oro rosa e diamanti
Orologio bracciale in oro rosa e diamanti

The beauty of this precious bracelet is that it does not need any buckle: it can be inserted simply by pushing your hand through the bracelet, which is elastic thanks to the (patented) Flex’it system. The bracelets are offered in two versions: with washers or in the classic Fope mesh, but the wearability is identical. The bracelets and watches are available in nine versions: in simple metal, or with the addition of small diamonds, arranged on the strap and cases of the timepiece.
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Orologio in oro rosa e diamanti, con bracciale Flex’it

Orologio bracciale a rondelle in oro bianco e diamanti
Orologio bracciale a rondelle in oro bianco e diamanti
Orologio in oro rosa e diamanti, con bracciale a maglia
Orologio in oro rosa e diamanti, con bracciale a maglia

Orologio bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti
Orologio bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti







Piaget’s dazzling bracelet-watch




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.

Orologio à secret in oro bianco 18K con 1 diamante fancy vivid giallo taglio radiant (circa 5,20 carati), 1 diamante fancy giallo taglio radiant (circa 5,15 carati), 491 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 87,23 carati) e diamanti taglio brillante (circa 0,91 carati) Quadrante con diamanti incastonati a neve Movimento al quarzo di Manifattura Piaget 56P
Orologio à secret in oro bianco 18K con 1 diamante fancy vivid giallo taglio radiant (circa 5,20 carati), 1 diamante fancy giallo taglio radiant (circa 5,15 carati), 491 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 87,23 carati) e diamanti taglio brillante (circa 0,91 carati)
Quadrante con diamanti incastonati a neve
Movimento al quarzo di Manifattura Piaget 56P

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
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
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
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
Bracciale con orologio à secret della collezione Wings of Light







Rosefield for four




Rosefield is a company from Amsterdam, the Netherlands that mainly produces fashion watches at very moderate prices. But, alongside the timepieces, it also offers jewelry lines, also at very affordable prices. For spring-summer 2020, for example, Rosefield presents four different collections.

Orecchini della collezione Ray
Orecchini della collezione Ray

The first collection is called The Ray, and is made with Swarovski crystals in the Crystal Clear or Air Blue Opal version. Another line of jewelry is, however, The Lois, which offers models with simple and clean lines and wavy silhouettes. The Amber is the collection characterized by shell-shaped pendants, pearls and gold finishes. Finally, the Iggy collection, which includes jewels that are defined “with a rock soul, but with a chic taste”.
Bracciale Amber
Bracciale Amber

The jewels are in simple metal, glossy white or golden yellow, with the addition in some cases of baroque crystals or pearls. Prices do not exceed 49 euros.
Bracciale Iggy
Bracciale Iggy

Bracciale The Lois
Bracciale The Lois
Collana The Lois
Collana The Lois
Orecchini della linea The Ray
Orecchini della linea The Ray
Orecchini Amber
Orecchini Amber
Orecchini Iggy
Orecchini Iggy
Orecchini in metallo giallo The Lois
Orecchini in metallo giallo The Lois
Orecchini The Lois
Orecchini The Lois
Orecchini Ray con cristalli Swarovski
Orecchini Ray con cristalli Swarovski







For Graff it is time of diamonds




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.

Lavorazione dell'orologio-bracciale Threads
Lavorazione dell’orologio-bracciale Threads

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.



Orologio Threads
Orologio Threads
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti della collezione Threads
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti della collezione Threads
Collana in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri ovali Threads
Collana in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri ovali Threads
Collana in oro bianco e diamanti Threads
Collana in oro bianco e diamanti Threads

Orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti Threads
Orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti Threads







The Sicis daisy





Bracelets, jewel watches, ring and earrings by Sicis inspired by the most cheerful flower: the daisy ♦ ︎

Browse the daisy to see if she or he loves you. A habit that is best left aside if you choose to wear pieces from the Sicis Daisy collection. The Ravenna-based company, specializing in jewelry made with the micromosaic technique, offers jewel-like watches, bracelets and earrings that reproduce the appearance of daisy. They are cheerful and unique jewels: the micro mosaic technique used, together with gold and precious stones, is best used.

Sicis, orecchini della collezione Daisy
Sicis, orecchini della collezione Daisy

The earrings are in rose, white or yellow gold, decorated in micromosaic, diamonds and yellow or pink sapphires. The bracelet is in white and yellow gold, micromoasaic, white diamonds and yellow sapphires. There is also a ring in white gold, mosaic, white diamonds and yellow sapphires. The watches have a white gold case with yellow gold details, micromosaic decorations, sapphires and black diamonds, lizard strap, quartz movement (Swiss Made). Alessia Mongrando





Bracciale della collezione Daisy
Bracciale della collezione Daisy

Orologio cin cassa in oro bianco con dettagli in oro giallo, decorazioni in micromosaico, zaffiri e diamanti neri, cinturino in lucertola, movimento al quarzo (Swiss Made).
Orologio cin cassa in oro bianco con dettagli in oro giallo, decorazioni in micromosaico, zaffiri e diamanti neri, cinturino in lucertola, movimento al quarzo (Swiss Made).
Sicis, orologio con micromosaico, diamanti e zaffiri
Sicis, orologio con micromosaico, diamanti e zaffiri

Orecchini con micromosaico e zaffiri
Orecchini con micromosaico e zaffiri







For Van Cleef & Arpels it is Perlée’s time





Van Cleef and Arpels adds jewel-like watches to his Perlée collection ♦ ︎

Proposed in 2008, Van Cleef & Arpels’ Perlée collection is inspired by the 1920s when, for the edge of some jewels, an Egyptian style decoration was used, that became fashionable after the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb (1922).

Also read: The new Perlée by Van Cleef & Arpels

pendente turchesi
Pendente in oro e turchesi

Renewed this year, as we have already written, the collection now also includes four jewel-watches, which are added to rings, pendants, earrings and a necklace with pendant. The pendant is composed of three rings of different sizes and in different versions: the central circle can be removed and replaced by one of the three other circles with turquoise, coral or onyx beads. Each bead has been shaped and polished by hand.
orologio oro rosa
Ciondolo orologio in oro rosa e diamanti

Perlée’s renewed collection also includes three sets of earrings, a pendant and a ring. As in the already presented jewels, cabochon-cut hard stones were used on yellow or white gold: malachite combined with yellow gold, turquoise with white gold and carnelian with rose gold. Obviously, the motif that gives the collection its name remains the edge of small golden pearls.
orologio malachite
Orologio in oro e diamanti, con malachite e corallo

A bracelet and a pendant are instead used to accompany the jewel-style watches in secret. A pin allows you to rotate a surface to show the clock face, in mother-of-pearl and surrounded by white diamonds. The rotating cover can be of malachite, lapis lazuli, or diamonds with rose gold. There is also a type of watch that is inspired by those of the 17th century, to be worn hanging on a chain like a long necklace. Alessia Mongrando

Palmiero between sun, reflections and cinema





Palmiero’s new fine jewelry, with a tribute to the world of cinema ♦ ︎

Born in 1963, Carlo Palmiero developed a passion for beautiful objects and precious gems as a boy. A passion that led him to open his own private atelier, with sales by appointment only, in Rome in 1985. But Palmiero also cultivates another passion: cinema. So much so that he created a Cinema Collection, which includes high-end watchmaking works. Like Ingrid, a bracelet-watches with pink sapphires dedicated to Bergman, the great Swedish actress. But, of course, the great jewels are the focus of the Maison of Valenza. One of the latest innovations, for example, is the Rays of Sun collection. The rays are expressed with folds of a gold foil that recall certain sculptures from the Baroque period, with diamonds that form a special halo, as if they were reflections.

Palmiero, bracciale orologio Ingrid con quadrante in zaffiri rosa
Palmiero, bracciale orologio Ingrid con quadrante in zaffiri rosa

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I have always been a child with a great imagination. I used to spend hours assembling and disassembling objects, creating and molding tiny wax jewels. In the jewellery art I finally found the way to give expression to what appeared to be my most natural gift: manual skill. The opportunity I had to observe and work with the greatest master goldsmiths of Valenza contributed to arise my curiosity towards jewellery. I thus started to grow a passion for this art, whose techniques and secrets I deeply wanted to learn about.
Carlo Palmiero

Carlo Palmiero




Rays of Sun: anello in diamanti bianchi su oro rosa e una banda interna di smalto rosso
Rays of Sun: anello in diamanti bianchi su oro rosa e una banda interna di smalto rosso
Rays of Sun: orecchini in diamanti bianchi e oro rosa
Rays of Sun: orecchini in diamanti bianchi e oro rosa
Bubbly Collection: bracciale in diamanti bianchi e gocce di tormalina verde su oro bianco
Bubbly Collection: bracciale in diamanti bianchi e gocce di tormalina verde su oro bianco
Bubbly Collection: collana, anello e orecchini in diamanti bianchi e gocce di tormalina verde su oro bianco
Bubbly Collection: collana, anello e orecchini in diamanti bianchi e gocce di tormalina verde su oro bianco
Ingrid: orologio gioiello in diamanti bianchi su oro bianco. Movimento svizzero. Limitato a 50 pezzi
Ingrid: orologio gioiello in diamanti bianchi su oro bianco. Movimento svizzero. Limitato a
50 pezzi
Dreamy: orologio gioiello in diamanti bianchi, neri e marroni su oro rosa. Movimento svizzero. Limitato a 50 pezzi
Dreamy: orologio gioiello in diamanti bianchi, neri e marroni su oro rosa. Movimento svizzero. Limitato a 50 pezzi
Alter Ego: orologio gioiello in diamanti bianchi e zaffiri viola degradè su oro bianco. Brevettato con tre quadranti che ruotano in un unico orologio, movimento svizzero. Limitato a 50 pezzi
Alter Ego: orologio gioiello in diamanti bianchi e zaffiri viola degradè su oro bianco.
Brevettato con tre quadranti che ruotano in un unico orologio, movimento svizzero. Limitato a 50 pezzi
Glorious: pendente/spilla in diamanti bianchi, neri e marroni su oro bianco
Glorious: pendente/spilla in diamanti bianchi, neri e marroni su oro bianco







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 ♦ ︎

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
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.





Apple Watch con cover in pavé di diamanti
Apple Watch con cover in pavé di diamanti

Apple Watch con cover in oro Damiani
Apple Watch con cover in oro Damiani
Apple Watch con cover in oro rosa
Apple Watch con cover in oro rosa

Cover di Damiani per Apple Watch
Cover di Damiani per Apple Watch