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Loupio-cite #5
“If you throw money out of the window throw it out with joy. Don’t say: ‘one shouldn’t do that’ – that is bourgeois.” – Karl Lagerfeld
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From bud to flower
On the occasion of Mellerio’s historical anniversary, the designer of the collection Edéenne herself talked to me about the jewellery showcased at the 2013 Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. Édéenne was born in Montreal and originally studied Physics and History of Art. She arrived to…
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Play of light
As usual, the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week was the perfect opportunity for jewellery houses to debut their latest Haute Joaillerie collections. Fashion Week is now over, but I had great anticipation for seeing the latest high jewellery collection from Boucheron in person, at their…
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Porcelain fantasies
The 300-year old porcelain manufacture in Meissen recently launched its new jewellery and watches product line.
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Uncomplicate complications – Finishing #2
The second part of the finishing methods covers the mirror and black polish techniques.
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Uncomplicate complications – Finishing #1
Abrasive roughening finishing techniques in brief: satin finish, perlage, linear graining and snailing.
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When each second counts
Oris reserved several novelties for Baselworld this year once again. One of the watches caught my attention, because during my time spent in Australia, I often felt what vast distances there are in the country, with many remote locations. The Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service…
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Loupio-cite #4
“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” – Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990)
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Corum
The founder of the brand, René Bannwart originate the brand name from an interesting concept. The Latin word quorum means „whose, of whom”. The word was already in use in the societies of the Antiquity (for example in the democracy of Athens) and carries the…
