It's all in the name ... well almost
Jan 29, 2004
One of the harshest criticisms levelled at Hong Kong's watch manufacturers is that they have the expertise to copy existing watch designs but are incapable of creating anything original. By way of reply, it is fair to say that the companies specializing in the OEM business generally enjoy a reputation as manufacturers par excellence (around US$ 6 billion of....

Patek Philippe, Cartier take year-end watch honors
Dec 11, 2003
The end of the year annually heralds a round of prizes in the Swiss watch industry for leading luxury watches. Here are some of the winners:  Luxury watchmaker Patek Philippe has won the L’Aiguille d’Or, the top prize in the 2003 Grand Prix d’Horologerie de Geneve, for its 10 Jours Tourbillon, a wrist chronometer with a 10-day power reserve and a....

Time: Time as Spectacle
Dec 01, 2003
First and foremost, these watches are pieces of jewelry, so who better than a jeweler to create them? Cartier has produced only two of its new $255,000 Tutti Frutti jewelry watches, a design that harks back to the house’s renowned Tutti Frutti collection from the 1920s and ’30s. The modern Tutti Frutti is a virtuoso work of Art Deco design set with....

Time: Time as Spectacle
Dec 01, 2003
The company’s new Déclaration marches to the tune of that directive. Priced from $16,600 to $33,200 (depending on the number and size of diamonds), Déclaration is one of Cartier’s most accessible jewelry watches. The name alludes to romance—a declaration of love—or to the aforementioned element of surprise, as in a....

Back Page: Pashas Past and Present
Nov 03, 2003
The most remarkable watches are often one-of-a-kind pieces, custom-made for clients of means. This is true of the original Cartier Pasha watch, which Louis Cartier created in 1931 for Thami El Glaoui, the pasha of Marrakech. The watch was an early attempt to address needs that most busy, successful modern people will recognize. El Glaoui possessed a....

From the Editors: Tales of Two Pearls
Nov 03, 2003
Over the centuries, revolution and conquest have moved more merchandise than the enterprises of Cartier, Harry Winston, and Van Cleef & Arpels combined. The history of rare gems is often a protracted tale of bloodshed, culminating with the prize in question being swallowed, concealed behind a secret panel, or sewn into a corset in preparation for a....

Back Page: Pashas Past and Present
Nov 03, 2003
Still, the memory of the vanished timepiece burned brightly in the minds of Cartier’s stewards, who eventually launched a Pasha line of watches in 1985. The neo-Pasha was round, a shape that set it apart from the rectangular, square, and oval cases of other Cartier watches. Ideal for sophisticated beachgoers, the Pasha was water-resistant to a depth of....

JA Has New Chairs, Officers
Nov 01, 2003
Alan M. Zimmer, president/CEO of Reeds Jewelers, Wilmington, N.C., was elected chairman of Jewelers of America in July during JA's board of directors meeting in New York. Zimmer succeeds Carolyn Pope of Crews Jewelry, Grandview, Mo., whose two-year term ended. The following officers also were elected: John Cohen, Carlyle & Co. Jewelers, Greensboro, N.C.,....

Appointments
Sep 01, 2003
Luigi Girotto has joined Bel Oro International, New York, as head of Aurea International Design Group division. Girotto most recently was employed with Italian jewelry designer Zoccai. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has appointed Gerard J. Buckley as director of development. Buckley has more than 25 years experience in development,....

Richemont Closes a Cartier Watch Factory
Sep 01, 2003
The Richemont Group, the world's second-largest luxury goods company, is restructuring some of its watchmaking operations. The group's luxury watch brands include A. Lange & Söhne, Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Dunhill, IWC, Montblanc, Officine Panerai, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin, and Van Cleef & Arpels. The changes follow what group executive....