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....

Appointments
Oct 01, 2004
Keith Brown, former chief operating officer of Breitling U.S.A., has joined the Marketing Management Group Inc. (MMG). Prior to his tenure with Breitling, Brown worked with the Swatch Group. Nissay (Sy) Hak joined Shreve, Crump & Low as manager of corporate sales. Prior to joining Shreve's, Hak served as lead sales manager and....

TORTUE QUANTIÈME PERPÉTUAL by Cartier
Sep 17, 2004
Platinum case equipped with hand-wound Calibre 9421MC mechanical movement. Perpetual calendar with second time zone, guilloché and silvered dial, blued stainless steel hands, sapphire crystal front and back, crown set with a facetted sapphire, power reserve of approx. 49 hours, black alligator strap. Also available in pink gold. www.cartier.com....

Today Highlight from the magazine content: MICHELE WATCHES
Aug 13, 2004
Michele Watches: “Why we agreed to agree” Coming soon: new Highlights and Features from the Magazine: Technomarine (August 20), Special Market Focus Japan (a series of 7 features starting August 17), BRM and the V12 (August 30) Ritmo Mundo (Sept. 4), and more... Recent highlights: Greek Gods and the Olympiad Lange....

21 CHRONOSCAPH BLANCHE by Cartier
Aug 11, 2004
Stainless steel watch equipped with a Cartier 272 quartz chronograph movement. Engraved Roman numerals on bezel, white dial, luminescent hands, date at 4 o’clock, screw-down crown with white rubber cabochon, white rubber strap, water-resistant to 100 metres. www.cartier.com Source: June-July 2004 Issue (Please credit europastar.com)

Pauly in Vegas
Aug 01, 2004
Hans-Ulrich Pauly, one of Idar-Oberstein's most renowned carvers, exhibited at The JCK Show ~ Las Vegas this year for the first time. Pauly worked with his father, Erwin, a carving legend in Idar, from 1972 to 1985, carving portraits of the royal families of Saudi Arabia and Europe. After opening his own studio he focused on creating art objects and for a....

Juvenia maintains its inimitable image
Jul 01, 2004
Founded in 1860 by Jacques Didisheim in Saint Imier, Juvenia finally established itself in La Chaux-de-Fonds where it remains today. One of Switzerland’s leading exponents of luxury watch design, Juvenia is also one of the few Swiss watch companies to have manufactured watches without interruption since its creation. Today, the brand is in the hands....

Symposium: Taste Test
Jul 01, 2004
Not too long ago, much the same question raged across Manhattan. With the opening of his first establishment in the United States—Alain Ducasse at the Essex House in 2000—the restaurateur was ridiculed. It was silly, critics said, to offer a choice of five knives for entrées and gratuitous to provide little cushioned footstools for....

Antiquorum Opens 30th Year with $4.4 Million Auction
Jun 01, 2004
Antiquorum opened its 30th year with a March 24 auction of important collector's wristwatches, pocket watches, and clocks that brought in $4,441,196. The sale was held in New York City at the Grand Havana Room. A number of timepieces went for double and even triple their presale estimates. The live Web broadcast on www.antiquorum.com was followed by more....