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GTE – Luxury underground, Part 2
Picard Cadet Switzerland has been the cradle of watch making for centuries. The fascinating surroundings of Jura Mountains and Alps have given home for the masterminds and the precise hands of horology. Company conglomerates and small manufactures are breathing the same air and sharing the…
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Wound up for 5 days
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…
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Best things deserve waiting
They say, how you start your year can have an impact on its entirety, so it’s worth spending the first days with something that you would enjoy doing in the coming months too. Although on 2 January the day started off grey and icy, I…
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Loupio-cite #1
“Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves.” – Dorothy Parker (US poet and satirist, August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967)
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Maison of Hidden Treasures
Friday morning in Paris. My eyes popped open before the alarm went off. The sun was glimpsing into my hotel room around the edges of the curtain, calling out for me to have a noisette at the cafétéria next door. Stepping out of the building…
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Van Cleef & Arpels – ” L’Art de la Haute Joaillerie”, Part 2
The creativity of the jewellery house persisted even during the world war years. The Oiseau de Paradis clip decorated with yellow gold, ruby, sapphire and diamond was a product of this period, and this magnificent bird of paradise motif has been the source of inspiration…
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Van Cleef & Arpels – ” L’Art de la Haute Joaillerie” exhibition in Paris, Part 1
Les Arts Décoratifs provides a perfect frame and setting for the Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition which encompasses over 400 pieces in a chronological presentation dating from 1906.
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Mouawad: “New Generation” boutique in Oman
Earlier this year I enjoyed a beautiful performance in the Royal Opera House Muscat; The Hungarian State Opera presented Mozart’s “Abduction from the Seraglio”. The building is gorgeous and fits into the grandiose vision of Oman: established by Royal Decree, Royal Opera House Muscat is…
