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Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition – Part 1

Posted by Eszter on 14th March 2013 in Events
Tags: Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition, Qatar

One of the first lessons I learnt in the Middle East was to accept the fact that here destiny shapes the future. Therefore, in contrast to the Swiss and German expos, where schedules are announced months prior to the event, it did not come as a...

Wound up for 5 days

Posted by Eszter on 3rd February 2013 in Events
Tags: Bovet, Geneva, GTE, GTE 2013, SIHH, SIHH 2013

The tick-tock week is over in Geneva. It feels a bit like after a Prince concert at the Sziget Festival – the sounds are lost in your head for days not finding their way out. But both the tick-tocks and the nice tunes are precious melodies to...

HRD – Is the future synthetic?

Posted by Eszter on 29th November 2012 in Diamonds & Gemstones, Events
Tags: diamond, HRD, synthetic diamond

We heard a rather interesting presentation by research scientist Dr. Bert Willems in the afternoon, about synthetic diamonds, and whether opportunities lie in these, or they pose a threat to the market by their sheer existence. As opposed to...

Back to Antwerp

Posted by Eszter on 29th November 2012 in Events
Tags: Antwerp, HRD

While the Gemmology Institute of America (GIA) is resorting to every available marketing and communication channel to reach its target group, the Antwerp-based HRD Institute of Gemmology is far more quiet. Nowadays there seems to be a shift. One of...

Swiss fine watchmaking events – Part 2

Posted by Eszter on 24th November 2012 in Events
Tags: GTE, SIHH

The Poinçon de Genève (Geneva Seal) is originally the official seal of the City and Canton of Geneva. In horology it is a certification reserved for wristwatch movements made in the City or Canton of Geneva. This dedicated certificate is a...

Swiss fine watchmaking events – Part 1

Posted by Eszter on 24th November 2012 in Events
Tags: Baselworld

Switzerland has been the cradle of watchmaking for centuries. The fascinating surroundings of the Jura Mountains and the Alps have given a home to the masterminds and the precise hands of horology. Company conglomerates and small manufactures are...

Event calendar Oct 2012 – Apr 2013

Posted by Eszter on 15th November 2012 in Events
Tags: Baselworld, Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition, Dubai International Jewellery Week, GTE, Hong Kong International Jewellery Show, Inhorgenta, Jewellery Arabia, JWS, SIHH, Vicenzaoro Winter

The start of the exhibition season is quite relative. It is a fact however that during the upcoming months the Middle East as well as Europe will be noisy with the excitement of jewellery and art shows. Let me sum up a few of the upcoming events...

21st Jewellery Arabia exhibition in Bahrain

Posted by Eszter on 15th November 2012 in Events, High Jewellery
Tags: Bahrain, Jewellery Arabia

21 is a lucky number for many. It is also the age when people in the Western world consider a young man to be a grown up. Jewellery Arabia has definitely reached maturity – which is clearly signified by the more than 40.000 visitors, buyers and...

The Poetry of Time

Posted by Eszter on 13th November 2012 in Events
Tags: Dubai, The Poetry of Time, Van Cleef & Arpels

“Life is too important to be taken seriously”, said Oscar Wilde once. This exact philosophy pervades the stories of Van Cleef & Arpels which truly enchant me. Between 12 and 20 October Van Cleef & Arpels opened her book of verses in the...