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Watches and Wonders Geneva announces 100% digital Salon in 2021; Gems and jewellery exports recovering at fast pace according to GJEPC; Boucheron reveals its global brand ambassadors
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Market News
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Watches and Wonders Geneva announces 100% digital Salon in 2021
In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Exhibitor Committee has decided to cancel the physical Salon that would have been held at Palexpo from April 7 to 13, 2021. The decision, taken in close consultation with the principal stakeholders, is seen as the most responsible course of action, given the current health crisis and uncertainties as to how the situation may evolve. In order to ensure business continuity, the decision has also been taken to ramp up the fair’s digital component and roll out an upgraded version of the watchesandwonders.com platform that was successfully introduced in April this year. |
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Gems and jewellery exports recovering at fast pace according to GJEPC
According to Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the Gem and Jewellery sector have shown signs of green shoots of exports after a long pandemic struggle of over 8 months. The November 2020 gross exports of Gems & Jewellery reported USD 2.48 Bn a mere 3.88 percent decline as compared to the gross exports of USD 2.58 Bn reported in November 2019. Overall gross exports however this fiscal year since April to November 2020 has been reported USD 13.95 Bn, which has declined by over 44.37 percent as compared with USD 25.08 Bn gross exports reported the same period in April – November 2019. |
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Company News
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Boucheron reveals its global brand ambassadors
Boucheron has revealed its six new global brand ambassadors, each embodying the Maison’s femininity and style in their own way. For the Middle East, Nour Arida officially joins the ‘crew’, bringing a breath of fresh air to the sphere of digital influencers with all the humility that characterizes her. The other five faces are Dongyu Zhou, Alexa Chung, Hannah Quinlivan, Eun-Chae Jung and Rola. Each of these women is unique, and deeply singular. Yet they have a lot in common: through their elegance and their attitude, through their career and their life choices, all six of them define the femininity and the style that are dear to the Maison.
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Panerai as “Official Timekeeper” of the PRADA Cup
For the first time in its history, Panerai, will serve as “Official Timekeeper” of the PRADA Cup taking place from January 15th to February 24th 2021 in Auckland (NZ), the Challenger Selection Series for the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA. The race will establish which team will compete against the Defender, Emirates New Zealand in the America’s Cup final in March 2021. Rooted in the 1970 decision to bring the Challenger Selection Series into being, the PRADA Cup is the final hurdle on the road to the oldest trophy in sport, the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA. The race now enters an exciting new chapter in its celebration and passion for the sea with announcement that Florentine watchmaker Panerai has been designated as Official Timekeeper of the PRADA Cup. |
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Jacob & Co. announces its on-line partnership with Ounass
For the first time in the UAE, Jacob & Co. has announced its partnership with Ounass.ae to sell select jewelry products on-line. The featured Jacob & Co. collections will only be available on-line at Ounass.ae, including the Matches, Sharq, Safety Pins, Sentiments, and more. Based in Dubai, the world’s new capital of fashion, Ounass.ae will provide 2-hour delivery in Dubai and same-day delivery service within the UAE, as well as express delivery to KSA, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain & Qatar. As Ounass.ae takes a step into sustainable luxury, each selection arrives in your preference of eco-friendly or premium packaging. An easy returns procedure can be coordinated by the exceptional Ounass.ae Customer Care team, available 10am-10pm, 7 days a week. |
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GemCloud launches the first curated Colored Gemstones Marketplace
GemCloud, the tech company developing products for the colored gemstone industry has launched in an online press conference – Gemolith, the first curated B2B colored gemstones marketplace from a live stream directly from the source. GemCloud supports the colored gemstone industry by introducing a standardized ecosystem that includes a grading system for colored gemstone and digital tools that connect different players of the industry. With the company’s solutions, a set of standards for enabling online trading of gemstones with multiple stakeholders has also been created, serving both vendors and buyers. |
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Product Launch
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MB&F unveils HM3 FROG X, 10 year anniversary timepiece
10 years after its debut, HM3 Frog makes its comeback, radiantly exposed in a sapphire crystal case, yet still with a hidden message to be discovered. Presenting Horological Machine N°3 “FrogX”. For the first time, the HM3 engine is showcased in all its glory, used here in its MegaWind iteration that trades the date display for an expanded rotor. Two paper-thin domes, milled out of aluminium to be as light as possible, indicate the hours and minutes, rotating under markers designed to resemble the lateral pupils of a frog’s eyes. Super-LumiNova accents, like the vivid colours that nature endows upon its feistiest creatures, reveal themselves in fluorescing segments under the rotor and on the time-display domes. |
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Jaeger-LeCoultre introduces new Master Ultra Thin
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Ultra Thin collection epitomises the Manufacture’s philosophy of uniting technical virtuosity with enduring beauty, and in 2020 it is enriched by the new Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon Moon. The new timepiece combines two of horology’s most cherished complications for the first time in the Maison’s long history – a moon phase and a tourbillon, with the addition of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s signature peripheral ‘jumping’ date. Making its debut in the Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon Moon is the new self-winding Calibre 983. The Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon Moon is presented in a case made of Le Grand Rose gold. Introduced this year, the new pink gold alloy has a remarkable sheen and depth of colour, and is highly resistant to fading over time. |
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Introducing the Breitling Superocean Heritage ’57 Outerknown
The Superocean Heritage ’57 Outerknown and the Superocean Heritage ’57 Outerknown Limited Edition watches celebrate Breitling’s partnership with Outerknown, the sustainable apparel brand co-founded by Surfers Squad member Kelly Slater. Following the Superocean Heritage Outerknown in 2018 and the Superocean Outerknown in 2019, this is the third collaboration between the two brands, and there is now a model from each of Breitling’s sea-related collections. The Breitling Superocean Heritage ’57 Outerknown is available in two versions: one in stainless steel and the other – an edition limited to 500 watches – with an 18 k red gold bezel. With their arrow-shaped hands, oversized indices, and concave bezel, the watches clearly draw inspiration from the original 1957 SuperOcean. The caseback features an engraved Outerknown logo. |
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BOVET 1822 launches Récital 26 Brainstorm® Chapter Two Sunshine Collection
BOVET is proud to introduce its Sunshine Collection starting with a very limited edition of only 7 Brainstorm Chapter Two with a magnificent Yellow Dial. Mr. Raffy has imaged this new bright and vibrant yellow dial while watching the sun at the zenith from the Castle in Môtiers. Nature has always been an important source of inspiration to him. The new Récital 26 Brainstorm® Chapter Two Sunshine is available in fully hand-engraved movements, all in the crafted monoblock Sapphire "Writing Slope" case (47.8 mm). It features a yellow dome-shaped dial, hand-coated by the BOVET artisans with a green Super-LumiNova® (SLN) that gives the dial a powder finishing to the surface. |
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Moritz Grossmann presents XII Birthday Edition
To mark the 12th anniversary of Grossmann Uhren GmbH in Glashütte I./ SA, the German manufactory for exquisitely crafted watches with perfect mechanisms has launched a new model on 11 November 2020. The model bears a special reference to Moritz Grossmann, the grand master of the art of watchmaking in Glashütte and namesake of the manufactory. The main focus is on the silverplated by friction dial, a traditional finishing technique from the 19th century, which was also used by the gifted watchmaker Moritz Grossmann for his highquality pendulum watches. The new model comes in a limited edition of twelve pieces and bears the name ‘XII Birthday Edition’ – just six pieces in rose gold and six in polished steel, each handcrafted in the traditional way. |
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Presenting Gancini by Salvatore Ferragamo
The name Gancini pays homage to an iconic Ferragamo symbol, inspired by the hooks in forged iron set on the side facade of Salvatore Ferragamo’s historic seat, Palazzo Spini Feroni. The Gancini style continues to be an iconic design in Ferragamo’s timepieces collection. Its latest addition is a timeless model with a three-link bracelet in stainless steel, IP Yellow or IP Rose gold. Slim and feminine, its unique Gancini case is embellished on the back with an engraving of Palazzo Spini Feroni; while the exclusive touch of a mother of pearl dial and red cabochon on the crown adds further preciousness to its look. |
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Hermès presents Arceau Lift tourbillon répétition minutes
Designed by Henri d’Origny in 1978, the Arceau watch displays an understated yet distinctive nature. Its timeless silhouette takes the form of a round case with stirrup-like asymmetrical lugs. A one-of-a-kind model in rose or white gold, the Arceau Lift tourbillon répétition minutes features a white or Abyss blue-lacquered dial revealing part of its entrancing mechanism. Framed by the equestrian profile cut-out hugging the curves of the case, <>the complexity of the double-gong minute-repeater mechanism is captivating. This traditional horological complication is combined here with another horological exception – the flying tourbillon – coiled inside the horse’s neck and visible through a round aperture at 6 o’clock. |
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Presenting the new Serpent Bohème Turquoise pieces by Boucheron
A Middle East Exclusive, the three novelties are offered in yellow gold with stunning Turquoise stones, complemented with diamonds. The new pieces are a beautiful extension of the Serpent Bohème line, which has showcased the Maison’s craftsmanship since 1968. Although over the last fifty years the motif has undergone some changes, leaving behind the precious drop crowned with gold beads, playing with materials and the ways in which it is worn, sometimes exchanging its diamond paving for a new set of colored stones - turquoise, lapis lazuli or white mother-of-pearl, its spirit has remained the same. Serpent Bohème has evolved from bracelet to ear jewelry, from ring to timepiece, and charming headband, but has always retained the aura of mystery that surrounds women of character. Choosing Serpent Bohème means choosing a powerful, protective talisman that embraces femininity. |
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Louis Vuitton introduces new fine jewelry collection: Vivienne
She has surfed the waves, flown in a Monogram hot-air balloon and been transformed into a soft, cuddly toy. Now, Vivienne, the iconic Louis Vuitton mascot, makes her entry into the world of jewellery. Having blissfully become part of the Louis Vuitton family, this charming character, originally conceived as a decorative object, adapts to any situation and every whim. For the first time, her adventures take her into the marvellous world of jewellery. Available in two sizes and in different styles, Vivienne adds a significant chapter to her story – her family has grown. Small pendants come in a choice of the three golds, or in a gold and diamond variation with red or black lacquer. While a bigger, medium version – available in the three golds or half-paved – can also be used as a brooch. |
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