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Chopard at the Mille Miglia 2019; OMEGA hosts a star-filled tribute to the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing
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Market News
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Chopard at the Mille Miglia 2019
Chopard returns to the Mille Miglia in 2019 for the 31st time both as historic partner and official timekeeper. This year, the Maison’s Co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, a true car aficionado, will compete at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz 300SL “Gull Wing”. For the first time, he will be accompanied by his daughter, Caroline-Marie, heir to the Scheufele family’s passion for racing. Chopard, famous for its connection with historic motoring, will also unveil its latest Mille Miglia 2019 Race Edition chronograph and two other new models, the Mille Miglia GTS Power Control and a watch celebrating the centenary of coachbuilder Zagato. |
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OMEGA hosts a star-filled tribute to the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing
It was a gathering of greats at Florida's Kennedy Space Center when OMEGA paid tribute to the mission that made history. After a day of discussions on a range of space-related subjects, media and VIP guests enjoyed a "Golden Moments" dinner served beneath the impressive Saturn 5 rocket, which was attended by George Clooney, Amal Clooney, Charlie Duke and Thomas Stafford. Clearly proud of the Swiss brand's claim-to-fame as the first watch worn on the Moon, President and CEO of OMEGA Mr. Raynald Aeschlimann summed up the spirit of the occasion. |
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Panerai showcased its exceptional SIHH 2019 Collection at Immersione Event
Panerai’s outstanding new SIHH 2019 collection was showcased during a 4-days regional event on land and sea at the Four Seasons Resort Dubai at the presence of Jean-Marc Pontroué, CEO of Panerai. The brand’s SIHH 2019 novelties were presented to customers, friends of the brand, watch collectors and media. During the course of the event, visitors were encouraged to take part in Immersione themed activities consistent with Panerai’s identity and connection to the sea. Guests enjoyed nautical ventures on and around a luxury yacht, including scuba diving, free diving and sailing as well as appreciating the craftsmanship, artistry and skill of the Panerai watchmakers, flown in for the occasion. |
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Company News
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Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud expands to the United States
Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud is pursuing its international development. A few months after participating in the inauguration of the Art in Time gallery in Monaco, the Swiss Manufacture has announced its first partnership in the United States with at Cellini Jewelers in New York. Created more than 40 years ago (1977) and ideally located on Park Avenue, Cellini has gradually come to focus on independent Haute Horlogerie, as embodied by Ferdinand Berthoud. Cellini Jewelers is officially the tenth retailer in the world to represent Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud. |
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A new era of creativity at de GRISOGONO
Daring Creativity has always set de GRISOGONO apart, positioning the Maison in a league of its own. The Creativity in Residence programme further strengthens de GRISOGONO’s ties with the world of design as the brand builds a three-facetted initiative that aims to unleash, inspire and foster creativity. At the heart of Creativity in Residence is a one-year residency programme with a guest designer that will work closely with the ateliers and immerse her or himself in the world of de GRISOGONO. The second facet of de GRISOGONO’s dynamic programme is the appointment of an artist as a modern-day Muse, that will be a novel source of inspiration and interaction with the in-house Creative Studio. |
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Product Launch
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Louis Moinet announces an exclusive pre-order for the 150 years of the first transcontinental railroad in history
Louis Moinet is paying tribute to those who devoted all their energy and knowhow to pushing back boundaries and shaping the world as we know it. One hundred and fifty years after the first transcontinental railroad was completed, Louis Moinet has devised a commemorative watch, destined for the pioneers of the new world we have inherited. In the spirit of the great human adventures of the nineteenth century, the “Transcontinental by Louis Moinet” pre-order is now open! From now until September 10, 2019, it is being made available to the descendants of the transcontinental pioneers – as well as to forerunners and innovators everywhere. |
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New Chopard’s Happy Love watch
As official partner to the Cannes Film Festival since 1998, Chopard has chosen this year to celebrate LOVE: a universal message – cherished by co-president and artistic director of the Maison, Caroline Scheufele – which has inspired a new variation within the Happy Sport watch collection. Issued in two limited series – 250 for the steel version with polished bezel and 150 for its diamond-set counterpart – this new timepiece continues to give free rein to the dancing diamonds that twirl on its blue mother-of-pearl dial bearing the letters LOVE. The aptly named Happy Love watch is a new icon with which we’re already in love. |
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Chanel new J12 launch Event
CHANEL presented the new J12 watch featured in a new ad campaign in presence of 10 international Muses, at 18, Place Vendôme in Paris. In the CHANEL Watch and Fine Jewelry boutique, two areas were dedicated to the discovery of the J12 Watch as well as to the unveiling of the new ad campaign. Filmed in black and white by French photographer Brigitte Lacombe,Ali MacGraw, Keira Knightley, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Vanessa Paradis, Lily-Rose Depp, Carole Bouquet, Anna Mouglalis, Liu Wen and William Chan share their personal experience about a second that changed their lives. |
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Celebrity News
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Selena Gomez shines in Bvlgari at the 72nd Cannes opening ceremony
Selena Gomez wore as a worldwide premiere, an exclusive High Jewelry Cinemagia Necklace and Cinemagia ring at this evening’s 72nd Annual Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony for the screening of Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don't Die. |
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Zhang Ziyi godmother of the Trophée Chopard 2019
A regular guest at the Cannes International Film Festival and friend of Caroline Scheufele, Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi will present the Trophée Chopard awards on May 20th, 2019, honouring two particularly promising talents in international filmmaking. At the joint invitation of Pierre Lescure, President of the Festival, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate, together with Caroline Scheufele, Co-President and Artistic Director of Chopard, she will attend an official dinner to be held at the Agora, a stone's throw from the Palais des Festivals. |
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Alessandra Ambrosio wears creations of the Maison Boucheron
On the occasion of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, the Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio chose to wear creations of the Maison Boucheron. Alessandra Ambrosio wore the Serpent Bohème pendant earrings set with rhodolite and paved with diamonds on pink gold as well as a motif L ring from the same collection, set with rhodolite on pink gold. She mixed them with a vintage pompon bracelet from 1946, paved with diamonds on yellow gold. |
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Dilan Deniz wears Messika at the opening ceremony of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival
Turkish actress Dilan Deniz unveiled the extraordinary North Wind necklace from the High Jewelry collection "Once Upon A Time", the Desert Bloom earrings from the High Jewelry collection "Born to be wild" and the Mata Hari bracelet from the High Jewelry collection "Paris est une Fête". She also wore the iconic Romane and Glam'Azone double rings and a My Twin ring. |
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