High-Fashion Fliers
Sep 01, 2005
Flight Resources Falcon Jet , 201.541.4600, www.falconjet.com Scottsdale Hangar One , 480.624.9000, www.scottsdalehangar1.com Swaback Partners , 480.367.2100, www.swabackpartners.com Fashion Resources Agnona , 212.421.4488 (N.Y.) and 714.444.1534 (Calif.), www.agnona.it Bottega Veneta , 877.362.1715, www.bottegaveneta.com Brioni ,....

Time on Her Hands
Aug 01, 2005
The expanding market of women's watches is growing even faster in 2005, as more brands add more timepieces—including fine mechanical watches—specifically for female self-purchasers, who have become an important target for many watchmakers. Much of their focus is on women under 40 who want fine watches not only for evening wear but also for work,....

FrontRunners: Full-Bodied Beauty
Aug 01, 2005
Watches have become so large these days that Cartier (800.227.8437, www.cartier .com ) decided its most massive model, the 38 mm Pasha de Cartier, was looking underfed. While creating its new Pasha 42 ($13,900 to $47,900), the company beefed up more than just the case. The 42 mm watch features a new movement—the 8000 MC made by....

Frédéric de Narp is new president, CEO of Cartier North America
Jul 07, 2005
Cartier, the Paris-based international luxury-goods company, has appointed Frédéric de Narp, a longtime employee, as president and chief executive officer of Cartier North America, effective Sept. 1, 2005. He will replace Stanislas de Quercize, who will head Van Cleef & Arpels International in Paris.

Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show Returns to the Rio
May 01, 2005
The Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show will take place at the Rio Suite Hotel & Casino June 2–5. Hundreds of exhibitors in estate jewelry, colored gemstones, one-of-a-kind jewelry creations, designer wristwatches, and pocket watches will showcase antique jewels, gemstones, and timepieces, including vintage items from Tiffany, Cartier,....

Bling Bling, Wootay and Bezelled up
Apr 29, 2005
Strolling down Via Vittorio Veneto in Rome recently, a rather large gentleman of African American origin asked me the time. Pulling down my gloves and pushing up my coat sleeve to reveal my classical, yet by today’s standards small, Cartier Tank wristwatch. I informed him it was about midday. With that, Leroy Hornblower, for that was the name he....

Shops in Shops
Feb 01, 2005
Shops in shops—carefully planned designer boutiques located within bustling stores—typically feature impressive brands (such as Cartier), a wide selection of a designer's work, lots of back stock, and a major commitment from the storeowner. "Shops in shops are a lot of give and take," says Marie Helene Morrow, president of Reinhold Jewelers, San....

International luxury goods groups
Dec 03, 2004
Throughout this report constant references are made to the eleven watch brands inside the investment portfolio of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, for all the inevitable and admirable reasons. This holding company has five wholly owned subsidiaries in the UK: Alfred Dunhill Ltd, Cartier Ltd, Hackett Ltd (men’s clothing), James Purdey &....

Appointments
Nov 01, 2004
Prismax, the U.S. distributor for the Hot Diamonds brand of sterling silver and diamond jewelry, has hired Shawn Stockman to fill the newly created position of chief marketing officer. Stockman has 15 years of marketing experience in various industries. April Scorcia has been appointed executive vice president of the Ladies' Jewelry Division....

AWG Seeks $1 Million for Cancer Research
Oct 01, 2004
The American Watch Guild has unveiled a project to raise $1 million for cancer research. The effort is expected to take about two years. The money will go to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City for research in four categories of cancer—breast, lung, prostate, and colon. The project was announced July 27 in New York City by Ralph....