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Jacob & Co. celebrates reopening of its Dubai boutique; Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrates the opening of the Stellar Odyssey Exhibition in Dubai; Mouawad appoints new Group General Manager
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Company News
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Jacob & Co. celebrates reopening of its Dubai boutique
Located in the famed Dubai Mall, the Jacob & Co. United Arab Emirates boutique reopens after a thorough design update. The world's second Jacob & Co. boutique hosted a reopening ceremony featuring a slew of local celebrities. Jacob & Co., the high watchmaking, high jewelry brand launches a special edition of the Astronomia Art collection, the Astronomia United Arab Emirates. Lying at the feet of the Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Mall is one of the top luxury shopping destinations worldwide. In 2019, Jacob & Co. had opened its second ever own-name boutique on its most prestigious alley, called The Fashion Avenue. The 105 sqm Jacob & Co. boutique has been a focal point for local high watchmaking and high jewelry patrons since its opening. |
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Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrates the opening of the Stellar Odyssey Exhibition in Dubai
On 2nd February, Catherine Rénier, CEO of the Swiss watchmaking Maison Jaeger-LeCoultre hosted an elegant soirée in the heart of Dubai to mark the opening of The Stellar Odyssey exhibition. The guests – including one of the Arab world’s most exciting young acting talents, British-Lebanese actress Razane Jammal – enjoyed a special live performance by the acclaimed DJ Amémé. Staged in a spectacular pavilion ‘floating’ on the waters of the Dubai Fountain, with Burj Khalifa as its backdrop, The Stellar Odyssey leads visitors on a journey through time and space, celebrating the relationship between astronomical phenomena and the measurement of time. Dubai was chosen as the first stop on a tour of major world cities, which will continue throughout 2023 and beyond. |
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Mouawad appoints Maroun Abou Hamad as new Group General Manager
International diamond house and luxury jeweler Mouawad has recently announced the appointment of a new Group General Manager, Maroun Abou Hamad. A graduate of Brussels Management School, Abou Hamad has 17 years in the UAE working in luxury retail management, building brand strategies and creating winning environments. In his time at Chaumet Middle East, where he was regional head of sales & operations for retail and wholesale, he played a major role in expanding the network and grew the business turnover. In the high jewelry category, his achievements in terms of high turnover propelled the Middle East to a significant rank globally. Abou Hamad is known for his hands-on approach and being involved in all aspects of the business, incorporating strategies that enhance the customer experience, optimize profitability, and reinforce the overall brand identity. |
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CHRIST GROUP becomes part of Italian Morellato Group
Morellato Group acquires CHRIST GROUP from 3i, effective February 2023. CHRIST GROUP opens a new chapter in its 160-year history and will become part of Morellato Group, established in Venice in 1930 and currently Italy's largest jewellery and watch company. With its three retail brands CHRIST since 1863, VALMANO and BRINCKMANN & LANGE, CHRIST GROUP is the market-leading German omnichannel provider in the jewellery and watch segment. Morellato Group is a precious and fashion jewellery manufacturer and manages eleven property and licensed brands, both for jewellery and watches. With its retail brands Bluespirit, D’Amante, Cleor and Noélie, the company operates 420 jewellery stores across Italy and in France. |
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Introducing Claudia Mae Jewelry
A lifelong creative and innate creator, Claudia’s journey into jewelry began on New York’s Madison Avenue. A lunch hour escape from her corporate day job, she lost herself window-shopping the high-jewelry houses. But wherever she looked, she could never find one elusive piece; the perfect gold band. Realizing the only answer was to create it herself, Claudia soon dreamt not of wearing the works of art she saw in those windows, but making them. Claudia was determined to make this dream a reality and took to the bench. Learning with a local jewelry studio led to studying at the Gemological Institution of America and finally apprenticing under esteemed fine jewelers. |
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Product Launch
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Chopard unveils a rare and precious set of exceptional stones
For several years now, Chopard has been devoting its traditional Parisian Haute Couture Week event to presenting the most stunning precious stones. Since her childhood, the Maison’s Co-President and Artistic Director Caroline Scheufele has cultivated a genuine passion for exceptional gems. Endowed with a natural instinct and a keen eye, she travels the world in search of the most coveted specimens to nurture her boundless creativity. In 2017, Chopard had the honour of presenting the Garden of Kalahari, a collection created around a rare 342-carat rough diamond that gave rise to a set of 23 gems of which five were over 20-carat D-Flawless grade diamonds. Another extremely pure rough stone – the 6,225-carat Chopard Insofu Emerald – is currently in the expert hands of the in-house artisans being prepared to sparkle within a collection in the making. |
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Presenting Mademoiselle Privé Pique-Aiguilles by CHANEL
In her ateliers on rue Cambon, Gabrielle Chanel always kept two tools to hand: a pair of scissors suspended from a ribbon that she wore round her neck as a sautoir, and on her wrist the indispensable tool of any seamstress, a pincushion. In 2023, Arnaud Chastaingt, Director of the CHANEL Watchmaking Creation Studio, has borrowed this tool to create the Mademoiselle Privé Pique-Aiguilles watch. Each of these pieces tell a story, a story unique to CHANEL, a story of Couture and of Haute Horlogerie to which only CHANEL possesses the secret. |
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Presenting Solstice Chapter 3 by Piaget
As the special solstice night unfolds and the early moments of trepidation turn into long hours of shared joy, dancing and cheering, the belief that this night will last forever starts spreading across the vibrant mass. Silhouettes are spinning, a blazing effervescence bubbles through the crowd. The Piaget Society lets itself run free and wild, bathed in light euphoria. The everlasting beauty that the Solstice collection’s new chapter captures is made to travel through time and space and designed to inspire awe. Asymmetrical and harmonious, its creations are a perfect blend of technicity and creativity. The marquise-cut diamonds remind the unexpectable movements of a fluid Haute-Couture gown. The articulated designs of the watches and necklaces pay tribute to Piaget’s playfulness and attention to movement and fluidity. |
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Bell & Ross × Alain Silberstein launches a trilogy for Grail Watch
Three watches that tell a story about shared passions, people and above all, the essence of design. While Silberstein's colorful designs and the utilitarian stylings of Bell & Ross' signature square might initially seem to be from different worlds, one thing unites them. The clarity and integrity of Bell & Ross designer Bruno Belamich's aviation-inspired square - especially in this black ceramic case - is the perfect counterpoint to Silberstein's distinctive design language. These two singular designers, working in harmony, have created something that is greater than the sum of its parts. The trilogy consists of three models, all based on the BR 03-92. These watches will be sold exclusively on the Grail E-Boutique. |
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Perrelet presents "Weekend" collection
Perrelet presented new proposals in its "Weekend" collection. This line of men's dress watches, first launched in 2019 and followed by a second edition in 2020, is characterized by a timeless design with a touch of retro yet contemporary interpretation. A collection with a more classic aesthetics that joins the more iconic and sporty Turbine family and the more recent range of LAB models, sportinga casual-chic look. While previous models boasted more traditional dial colours such as silver, blue and black, for 2023 Perrelet refreshes the “Weekend” collection with a new display colouring, now coming in bright grass green. A strong and powerful colour, impossible to get unnoticed, green is the hue chosen by Perrelet for the latest additions to its "Weekend" range, which revamps its dials with this modern and trendy shade. |
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Celebrity News
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Saudi Arabian Actress and TV Presenter, Al Anoud Saud wears Van Cleef & Arpels
Saudi Arabian Actress and TV Presenter, Al Anoud Saud wore a Van Cleef & Arpels watch, rings, earrings and diamond bracelets at the gala dinner during the opening of "Van Cleef & Arpels: Time, Nature, Love” Exhibition in Riyadh. |
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