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Mediterranean flavour
For the first time this year Tudor set up an individual, stunning booth at Baselworld. The black and red exterior and interior spaces fit beautifully with the brand. Tudor is owned by Rolex, but has its own identity and image. Although Tudor labels itself as…
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New Watchfinder from Les Ambassadeurs
Earlier this year I wrote an article about Les Ambassadeurs, a multi-brand store in Switzerland devoted to providing intimate professional services to watch lovers. The shop recently announced the rebirth of the Watchfinder feature on their website, which I’d like to draw your attention to.…
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Siegelson
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Visitors to Baselworld could see a very interesting booth at the Hall of Vision. Antique and estate jewellery were showcased here instead of novelties, new developments or innovative solutions. Siegelson is a name that dedicated fans of classic pieces are well familiar with. The New…
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Automatic emotions
My next Baselworld story started 292 years ago under the ridges of the Jura, when the super-talented engineer Pierre Jaquet-Droz was born. At the age of 17 he opened his first clock-manufacturing workshop making the brand Jaquet Droz 275 years old today. From the late…
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“Talk to me, Harry Winston, tell me all about it”
Although all diamond fans are familiar with Harry Winston, watches were at the centre of attention in Basel. Perhaps it’s not an exaggeration to state that one of the most anticipated novelties of Baselworld was the new Opus. The Brand launched the Opus series in…
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The 120th spring of Mikimoto
The founder of the Mikimoto brand, Kokichi Mikimoto, was born in an era in Japan’s history when it was secluded form the rest of the world. During the Edo period Japan conducted commercial activity with very few countries, and the population lived in extreme isolation.…
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The World is Your Oyster
Rolex lined up their novelties in the brand new booth at Baselworld. Their stand was one of the busiest on the show.
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Colours of Fabergé
Earlier this year the London-listed Gemfields completed its acquisition of Fabergé from Pallinghurst Resources. “This transaction creates the world’s number one coloured gemstone company, operating at both critical ends of the value chain. Gemfields can now take its vision for coloured gemstones to the next…
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Picard Cadet
At the beginning of the year at the public could meet the re-born Picard Cadet brand at the Geneva Time Exhibition. However they saved the introduction of the new collection for Baselworld. The story of the brand started in 1910 when the founder Jules Picard…
