Long reads on legendary stones, maison histories and the craft of high jewelry.
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Swiss Watch Exports Rise 9.1% in August 2026 as US Shipments Fall Nearly 20%
Swiss watch exports grew for a fourth straight month in August 2026, even as shipments to the United States dropped 19.4%. What…
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Geneva Watch Days 2026: The Best New Watches, From Zenith to Greubel Forsey
Geneva Watch Days has become September’s essential watch fair. Our edit of the 2026 releases, with prices, and a short history of…
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Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty Tourbillon: Five Chapters of History in One 39 mm Watch
The Laureato was born in 1975. Its new Fifty Tourbillon combines the Three Bridges, Grand Feu enamel and a micro-rotor in a…
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Bulgari Octo Finissimo Dual Time x Vianney Halter: When Ultra-Thin Meets the Antiqua
At Geneva Watch Days 2026, Bulgari handed its ultra-thin icon to independent watchmaker Vianney Halter. The result: 45 pieces that merge two…
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Chopard Happy Diamonds at 50: The Dancing Diamonds That Changed Jewelry
In 1976 Chopard set diamonds free between two sapphire crystals. Fifty years later, the Maison celebrates with Heritage re-editions and a New…
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Tiffany & Co. Bird on a Rock 2026: Schlumberger’s 1965 Icon Takes Flight Again
Tiffany & Co. reimagines Jean Schlumberger’s Bird on a Rock with new wings, feathers and a high jewelry suite three years in…
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Van Cleef & Arpels Fascinating Egypt: 180 Jewels and a Century of Egyptomania
Four years in the making, Van Cleef & Arpels’ Fascinating Egypt collection revives the Egyptomania that swept Paris after the discovery of…
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Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra in Pink Enamel: The Icon Blushes After 58 Years
For the first time since 1968, the Alhambra clover arrives in translucent pink enamel. Here is the history of the lucky charm…
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The Shapes of Cartier: 300 Vintage Watches and the Story of Cartier London
A single collector spent 25 years assembling more than 300 vintage Cartier watches. Sotheby’s offered them across three cities in 2026, with…
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The Cartier Roadster Returns: History, Specs and Prices of the 2026 Revival
Fourteen years after it left the catalog, Cartier’s sports-car-inspired Roadster is back. Here is the full story, from its 2001 debut to…
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The Hope Diamond: Sent by Registered Mail
From a king’s treasury to a thief’s pocket to a plain brown package: the three-century journey of the world’s most famous blue…
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The Graff Pink: The Diamond That Waited Sixty Years
Hidden in a private collection for decades, a pink diamond resurfaced in Geneva in 2010 — and set a record that stunned…
