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Bvlgari welcomes Mona Zaki as regional MEA ambassador; Chaumet and Emirati multidisciplinary artist Ahmad Al Areef presents an enchanting ode to Nature
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Company News
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Bvlgari welcomes Mona Zaki as regional MEA ambassador
Bvlgari has announced Mona Zaki as the latest outstanding personality joining its constellation of brand ambassadors. The multiple award-winning actress with an impressive impact and local engagement across the region will embody the Roman high jewelry house and in the amplification of its brand around the Middle East. Her talent and natural charm, make her perfect to endorse and embrace her new role as BVLGARI MEA Ambassador. Mona starred with the most renowned names of the Egyptian Cinema. Her successful filmography and nomination to key Film Festivals testify of her talent and recognition across the region. A high-profile talent portrayed in various films such as: “Edhek El Soora Tetla'a Helwa", Taymour Wi Shafi’a”, “Sahar El Layaly”, “Aswar El Qamar”, “Welad El ‘Am” and “Ehky Ya Shahrazad”. |
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Chaumet and Emirati multidisciplinary artist Ahmad Al Areef presents an enchanting ode to Nature
Maison Chaumet is collaborating with Emirati multidisciplinary artist Ahmad Al Areef to reflect nature as a source of inspiration cherished in the region and more particularly in the United Arab Emirates. The collaboration between Maison Chaumet and Ahmad al Areef falls within VÉGÉTAL: L’École de la Beauté exhibition held in the French capital at The Beaux Arts De Paris from 16 June to 4 September 2022 and has taken the form of an immersive video which explores nature as a source of inspiration dear to the artist and the Maison. This enchanting visual journey will feature alongside the works of international artists taking part in the exhibition. Ahmad Al Areef is an Emirati multidisciplinary artist who has exhibited in the Louvre Abu Dhabi and worldwide. |
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Czapek & Cie moves into more spacious and newly renovated premises
In order to meet the demand from its fans, Czapek & Cie has moved into more spacious, newly renovated premises. The move comes after a period of strong growth for this young, independent watch company. The company’s new standalone building in La-Chaux-de Fonds, a hub of Swiss watchmaking, houses a large, light-filled room with windows on three sides overlooking the surrounding greenery. It is the inspiring workspace for a growing team of watchmakers tasked with fulfilling Czapek’s surging order book. How this was achieved in a few years is the remarkable story of a young brand that strategically defied the odds in a competitive market. For a new watchmaker, reaching the five year mark is crucial. |
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Graff announces its new high jewellery campaign GRAFFABULOUS
An ode to the formidable force of nature and the majesty of natural diamonds and gems, Graff's high jewellery campaign for 2022 is an unrivalled display of high jewellery wonder that expresses the pure fantasy of the most fabulous jewels in the world. Photographed by rising star Carlijn Jacobs, GRAFFABULOUS presents a peerless trove of extraordinary stones, showcased in more than 80 pieces of high jewellery, each one of a kind. All of the precious stones for which the House is renowned appear in the campaign, revealing the full spectrum of rarity at Graff. An unprecedented 3,600 carats of diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires are featured, making this among the greatest gatherings of gems ever seen in a single high jewellery campaign. |
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Louis Vuitton presents its new High Jewelry Collection ‘Spirit’ in Marrakech
To celebrate the launch, Louis Vuitton and Francesca Amfitheatrof, the Maison’s Artistic Director for Watches and Jewelry, hosted an intimate dinner at the Dar El Bacha. Guests in attendance included Kylie Minogue, Chloë Grace Moretz, Riley Keough, Anna Ewers and Sasha Pivovarova. Other guests to celebrate ‘Spirit’ included digital influencers, and editors |
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Laird Hamilton tests the new Waterman Apex by Bremont
Ambassador Laird Hamilton tested beyond endurance. Proudly sporting and testing the Waterman Apex is arguably the greatest big wave surfer of all time, 'Waterman' Laird Hamilton, world-renowned for taming some of the planet's mightiest waves. Limited to just 250 pieces, the Waterman Apex is not just built to be entirely fit for purpose, but sales of the watch will also be supporting oceanic research for the pioneering non-profit organisation Bimini Shark Lab. The Super-LumiNova® filled applied indexes and hands are complemented by a red seconds hand and blue GMT hand which matches the integrated Harbour Blue rubber strap. Turning the watch over reveals its open sapphire case back through which the custom rotor can be seen, designed to reprise the dial with the shark fin motif in blue. |
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Product Launch
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Greubel Forsey unveils Tourbillon 24 Secondes Architecture
Greubel Forsey launches a brand new calibre that is unlike any other timepiece ever created: The Tourbillon 24 Secondes Architecture. Its case is wholly atypical, its construction purposeful, its components sculptural, their mechanical interplay kinetic and the movement – simply spectacular. This new Greubel Forsey calibre within a new convex conical frustrum case shape represents a complete departure from traditional movement construction and aesthetics and brings an architectural experience to the wrist. While the case looks perfectly round when observed from the dial side, it reveals its convex shape from other angles, along with its large synthetic sapphire crystal ring which envelopes the entire periphery of the caseband. |
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Chaumet presents the limited-edition Hortensia Eden à la folie jewellery watch
Maison Chaumet presents the limited-edition Hortensia Eden à la folie jewellery watch, available exclusively in the Middle East. Inspired by the Maison’s treasured floral motifs, the Hortensia Eden à la folie watch is a genuine time-telling jewel. Available exclusively in the Middle East, this jewellery timepiece features a rose gold dial decorated with hydrangeas, voluminously rendered as if engraved. Three precious, asymmetrical flowers seem to bloom on the bezel, illuminated by hand-set diamonds, providing a delicate contrast. A poetic and feminine tribute to Empress Joséphine and her passion for botany. |
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Presenting the original and spectacular ONLY INDIA by Louis Moinet
The original and spectacular ONLY INDIA is a one-of-a-kind creation representative of Indian culture. It notably features a unique Martian meteorite, Shergotty, which fell to Earth on 25 August 1865 near Sherghati, in the state of Bihar, India. Ateliers Louis Moinet are proud to pay tribute to this country through an authentic horological work of art. The dial base is made from a real peacock feather, giving it a natural iridescent effect. The peacock is the national bird of India because of the rich traditions it evokes. For thousands of years, it has been considered a symbol of immortality and fertility. The hand-engraved applique represents 20 spokes of the eternal wheel of the law of Dharma, embodied by the Ashoka chakra found on the Indian flag. The sense of movement suggested by the wheel is highlighted by the micro-painting delicately applied to the different spokes and in the centre of the engraving. |
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Carl F. Bucherer presents the Manero Peripheral BigDate
Carl F. Bucherer has once again demonstrated its leadership in the field of peripheral technology with the introduction of the Manero Peripheral BigDate, marking the Lucerne-based Swiss watch manufacturer’s second launch of the year to feature its signature innovation. The striking contemporary timepiece is equipped with the brand’s caliber CFB A2011, an automatic mechanical movement with a peripheral rotor. The Manero Peripheral BigDate was created for women and men who will appreciate the eye-catching dial distinguished by its contrasting small-seconds subdial at 6 o’clock. The effect is complemented by a power reserve indicator at three o’clock, a day-of-the-week aperture at 9 o’clock, and, finally, the feature that gives the watch its name: the big date window at 10 o’clock. |
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L’Epée’s Space Clock is a horological call to interstellar cooperation
Inspired in shape by the historic lunar landers from NASA, the Space Clock’s aluminium body houses an eight-day movement driving a mechanical animation underneath the dome of the ship. Capturing the spirit of interplanetary adventure as a machine designed to fly among the stars, it also seeks to remind us all just how human we are. The playful seesaw animation on the top of the fuselage depicts a scene of child-like innocence, two astronauts gleefully bouncing and spinning around, working together and having a blast. A different configuration finds an interspecies pair as an astronaut and alien face each other still another configuration depicts a flying saucer and fighter jet flying around under the dome. |
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AEROWATCH launches “Spider Skeleton” pocket watch
In its watch collections, the family-owned AEROWATCH enterprise has always taken inspiration from its rich heritage with pocket watches. The latest pocket watch was crafted with the “Spider Squelette” wristwatch in mind, a model that sold out rapidly. With the “Spider Squelette” pocket watch, AEROWATCH has departed from the conventional approach and veritably lets the spider escape from the pocket. The result is a pocket watch that forms a symbiosis between the classic and the modern facets, reflecting the trend toward pocket watches with that special extra. A new aspect not seen before in pocket watches is the cambered crystal and the sapphire caseback. Since sapphire crystal is scratch-resistant, it gives the Spider pocket watch an everyday robustness which matches that of a wristwatch. |
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Hegid presents Celeste watch in collaboration with Hervet
Hegid has announced its first horological collaboration. For reasons of taste, affinity and proximity, Jérôme Coste, Hegid's Artistic Director, has invited his talented friends of Hervet Manufacturier to co-create a collection on the theme of Space-Time. This creative alliance has given birth to a living object, a vessel with aspirations of flight. Celeste is a mysterious, geometric, uncompromising watch that houses a radial time indicator. Its artisanal manufacture is essentially French. Its radar dial reveals hours, minutes, and seconds as the hands fly by, driven by an automatic mechanical movement. Its elevated fuselage reveals the screen of this observation instrument through a massive, faceted, brushed, robust octagon. Whether made of gold or steel, adorned with Super-Luminova or diamonds. The quilted strands of its strap evoke the quilted leather seats of spaceships as imagined by the masters of science fiction of the 60s and 70s. |
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Celebrity News
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CHANEL Ambassador Marion Cotillard at the “1932” High Jewelry collection Paris dinner
In celebration of the 90th anniversary of "Bijoux de Diamants", CHANEL Ambassador Marion Cotillard wore the “Soleil 19 Août” necklace and the “Comète Infinie” ring at the launch dinner for the new “1932” High Jewelry collection in Paris. |
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