Breguet Ref. 1160 Pocket Watch–The Glorious “Marie Antoinette” Is Born Again

And suddenly, the secret was unveiled. After immense amounts of hush-hush by Nicholas Hayek concerning the creation of an extremely complicated pocket watch duplicating Abraham-Louis Breguet’s legendary “Marie Antoinette”, the fruit of the Breguet artisans was revealed at Baselworld 2008. And was it ever worth the wait!

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Zenith Mega Port Royal Tourbillon: Behind Bars for 2008

At Baselworld 2008, the Swiss luxury watch brand Zenith has unveiled a new Port Royal Tourbillon model which is definitely going to polarize the watch coterie.  Though I ever strive to be as objective as possible, I am going to have a hard time warming to this one. Why go to the trouble of showing a tourbillon through a dial aperture, only to cover the dial with a grill that only reveals enough of the mechanism to get you aggravated?

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Hearts on Fire Founders and Owners Win AGS Shipley Award

The founders and owners of Hearts on Fire, Susan and Glenn Rothman, have been awarded the American Gem Society’s Robert M. Shipley Award for 2008. The Rothman’s are the fist co-winners of the award as well as being the first husband and wife team to receive the Shipley Award. Continue Reading… »

Van Cleef & Arpels Folie des Pres Ladies Watch

For a dazzling piece of diamond watch jewelry for the special woman and/or mother in your life, look no further than this amazing Van Cleef & Arpels Folie des Pres watch. Continue Reading… »

Roberto Coin Leopard Bracelet: On the Wilder Side for Mother’s Day

For the mothers who are a bit more trendy and chic, Roberto Coin offers this fabulous Leopard bangle bracelet, perfect for Mother’s Day. Continue Reading… »

Chopard Happy Spirit Diamond Circle Pendant – Mother’s Day Gifts

Circle pendants are not just always in style, they are always desired.  This Mother’s Day, surprise Mom with a gorgeous and high quality Chopard diamond circle pendant from the Happy Spirit collection. Continue Reading… »

Hublot Joins LVMH Watch Portfolio!

The Hublot watch brand, born in 1980 as a result of the vision of founder Carlo Crocco, has had a meteoric ascent to fame in the last several years, chiefly because of the “Big Bang” watch revolution pioneered by Hublot CEO Jean-Claude Biver, who will be familiar to many as the chief architect of Blancpain’s revival in the 1980’s.

Today, we have learned that luxury group powerhouse LVMH has stepped up and acquired Hublot.  Continue Reading… »