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DJWE, Part 3 – Romantic comeback
If youโve seen the Anna Karenina movie recently, which is the latest adaptation of Tolstoyโs novel, you can easily imagine the era when the Fabergรฉ brand came to life. The story of Anna, the aristocrat planning to give up her unhappy marriage travelling from St.…
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DJWE, Part 2 โ Diamonds & Pearls
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Being one of the most traditional jewellers in the Middle East, Mouawad had a prominent spot at DJWE with their stall built in Mouawadโs New Generation boutique style. This year the company presented the Incomparable Diamond Necklace, featuring the spectacular 407.48 ct modified shield step-cut,…
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Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition – Part 1
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…
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Uncomplicate complications – Entrรฉe
Looking at watches purely from the aspect of their purpose, they are meant to measure time. On the next level, when you think of them as a fashion item and accessory, they become a messenger of self-expression, matching your clothes or mood. As such, time…
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Diplomatic mission
Nowadays you can buy anything practically anywhere. A few years ago in the middle of a trip through the jungle in Bali we met local youths selling Coke, and mineral water. In Tasmania we set off in a small fishing boat to look around the…
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Loupio-cite #2
“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.” – Oscar Wilde (Irish writer and poet, 16 October 1854 โ 30 November 1900)
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Heart art
At the beginning of the 19th century, รduard Bovet, a man from Switzerland discovered the Chinese market for himself with his reliable artisan watches. He soon became very popular; the Bovet name has become a synonym for the watch in China. At the onset of…
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Delicacy from SIHH 2013, Part 3
Cartier has been participating at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie every year since 1991 and is one of the five founding members. True to tradition, the brandโs presence is very impressive, an exhibition and the press launches are located within the deep burgundy…
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Delicacy from SIHH 2013, Part 2
Van Cleef and Arpels The fairy-tale white-purple-pink world of the Van Cleef and Arpels stall fit beautifully with the watches that the brand showcased at the SIHH; flowers, butterflies, kites framed the beautiful timepieces on show. The elegant cream-coloured salon lent an intimate setting to…