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Baselworld announces the "Community District" and the return of Maurice Lacroix; UAE gives priority status to gold and jewellery sector; Dubai non-oil trade posts strong growth of 87% from 2009
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Market News
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Baselworld announces the "Community District" and the return of Maurice Lacroix
For the next edition of Baselworld, which will take place from 30 April to 5 May 2020, Michel Loris-Melikoff, Managing Director of Baselworld and his team met with many leading global watch brands with the intention of establishing the show’s strategy moving forward. Listening to the specific needs of various companies, some which had left Baselworld, and others which had not previously participated, the show management was in a position to devise innovative new and adapted offers. This is how the "Community District" was born, a new space located in the heart of the great Hall 1.0. The first brand that seized the opportunity of exhibiting in the "Community District" was Maurice Lacroix, who will return after a year of absence. |
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UAE gives priority status to gold and jewellery sector
With the intention to transform it from regional hub into a leading global centre for bullion manufacture and design, UAE government assigned priority status to the gold and jewellery sector. This will see the setting up of a “UAE Gold Standard” as well as policies to ensure stability within the gold trade. Now, with the latest announcement, the UAE itself will try to make that transformation. In the region, Turkey is the other major hub for gold. |
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Dubai non-oil trade posts strong growth of 87% from 2009
Dubai recorded a non-oil foreign trade of Dh676 billion in the first half of 2019, an increase of 5 per cent year-on-year from Dh644 billion in the corresponding half last year, representing a growth of 87% from 2009. Exports registered the highest rise at 17 per cent to reach Dh76 billion while re-exports were up 3 per cent at Dh210 billion and imports grew 4 per cent at Dh390 billion. Dubai's non-oil foreign trade volumes surged 31 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2019. Data released by Dubai Customs showed that the total volume of the emirate's foreign trade reached 56 million tonnes; a record jump from 43 million tonnes registered in H1 last year. |
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Company News
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Van Cleef & Arpels Treasures & Legends event
Van Cleef & Arpels opened its first heritage exhibition in the Middle East - Treasures and Legends. Artistically displayed at Les Salons Van Cleef & Arpels Dubai Opera, the patrimony pieces exude savoir-faire and exceptional artistry work, all woven into the jewelry. Celebrating a century of creations from precious objects to unique orders, the Treasures and Legends exhibition is the gateway into the history of one of the most prestigious jewelry dynasties. The Treasures and Legends exhibition by Van Cleef & Arpels is bursting of extravagant fairytales and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories that will continue to captivate and inspire. This grandiose collection of over 50 pieces can be viewed at Les Salon Van Cleef & Arpels Dubai Opera boutique until the end of October. |
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Zhang Ziyi wears the latest Chopard creations
Chinese actress and Chopard Global Ambassadress Zhang Ziyi devotes her beauty and her inherent sense of elegance to the Artisan of Emotions in displaying its latest watch and jewellery collections to stunning effect. Captured through the lens of renowned photographer Benoît Peverelli, Zhang Ziyi is majestic, bold and mischievous, adorned with Happy Sport and L'Heure du Diamant watches, models from the Happy Hearts, Happy Diamonds and Happy Spirit jewellery collections, as well as Chopard Haute Joaillerie creations. |
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Bvlgari High Jewelry and Heritage Collection featured in Mary Katrantzou’s Spring/Summer 2020 Show
Bvlgari High Jewelry and Heritage Collection one of a kind pieces featured in Mary Katrantzou’s Spring/Summer 2020 show. The show took place with breathtaking backdrop of the ancient Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion. This is the first time a fashion show has ever been staged around this heritage site. Designer Mary Katrantzou and Bvlgari Jewelry’s Creative Director Lucia Silvestri worked together on defining the looks in the show. |
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Montblanc raises awareness against HIV/AIDS through its partnership with (RED)
Montblanc is committed to making its own mark through cultural, social, educational and environmental initiatives, helping others make a difference in the world. Through its partnership with (RED), Montblanc raises awareness for the fight against HIV/AIDS, and gives people an opportunity to make a real impact by donating five euros - enough to provide more than 25 days of life-saving medication - with every purchase of a (MONTBLANC M)RED product. The money goes directly to the Global Fund to support HIV/AIDS programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2006, (RED)-supported Global Fund grants have impacted more than 140 million people with lifesaving HIV/AIDS programs, including prevention, treatment, counselling, HIV testing and care services. |
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Christophe Claret welcomes Stéphane Mbia as new ambassador
Stéphane Mbia, the Cameroonian footballer, has been appointed as an ambassador for Christophe Claret. A passionate devotee of Swiss watchmaking with an impressive collection of his own, it was only natural that he should choose to become an ambassador for the Christophe Claret brand. Stéphane Mbia has amassed numerous titles: he won two victories in the UEFA Europa League with Sevilla FC, he captained the Cameroon national team; he played in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2010 and 2015, and the World Cup in 2010 and 2014. |
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Tissot Ambassador Marc Marquez wins his eighth World Championship title in all categories
Marc Marquez won his sixth MotoGPTM World Championship and eighth World title in all categories. Tissot Ambassador since 2018, Marc Marquez continues to surprise with his performances: indeed, he is the youngest world champion in history and holds the record of inclination angle. The Tissot T-Race Marc Marquez pays tribute to the talented driver and his impressive career. The red of the pushers and hands is reminiscent of the rubber bracelet, a real nod to Marc Marquez's fervor during his races. The refinement of the watch illustrates the way Marc elegantly smashes all records. |
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Sicis Jewels at JeweLuxe Singapore
Sicis Jewels will showcase at JeweLuxe Singapore from the 16th of October: an important event of Haute design and craft in jewelry and timepieces that will host exclusive international renown brands open to the public to explore iconic and inedited creations, discover trends from experts of different parts of the world. The Italian Maison famous for its refined jewels elaborated in its ateliers, in gold, precious stones, and micromosaic, presents a choice of truly fascinating unique pieces; small works of art in which each element combines and blends harmoniously. |
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Product Launch
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Louis Erard collaborates with Alain Silberstein
Louis Erard watches are embarking on a new strategic route with a reinterpretation of the brand’s regulator watch in collaboration with the architect and watchmaker Alain Silberstein, available in two limited editions of 178 watches. The watch’s design starts with the mechanics: the brand’s regulator, an exclusive calibre made for Louis Erard. This complication goes back through the history of watchmaking. Traditionally, the principle of the regulator is to separate the indications of the hours, minutes and seconds in order to improve chronometric precision. This is a pillar of Louis Erard’s timepieces, with the regulator at the heart of its collections since the brand’s relaunch in 2003.
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Hand Made 1, a landmark in the history of watchmaking
Greubel Forsey unveils the result of this unprecedented watchmaking approach: Hand Made 1 – an hours/minutes/seconds timepiece with a tourbillon. This creation took an uncharted course because simply replicating an existing calibre by hand was out of the question. The Hand Made 1 has been entirely created from scratch. The movement construction, traditional machining and hand-finishing specialists reflected at length on each of the 272 movement components and 36 case parts, understanding and concentrating on what the hand-made approach allows and how to get the very best out of it. |
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Louis Moinet unveils “New Mexico”
‘Only Mexico’ is a unique piece that pays tribute to roots of Mexican culture. Ateliers Louis Moinet painstakingly gathered information and sought out the most typical materials of the country – and then blended them together in this spectacular, original creation. One key highlight is the presence of the oldest-known material in the world, Allende meteorite, found in the State of Chihuahua. ‘Only Mexico’ is fitted with Louis Moinet’s mechanical tourbillon. This won the gold medal at the most recent International Chronometry Competition – and beats at a rhythm of 21’600 vibrations per hour. |
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Limited Edition Récital 27 showcases BOVET’s dedication to watchmaking excellence
BOVET 1822 has presented a bespoke limited edition Récital 27 timepiece, created to mark the upcoming Salón Internacional de Alta Relogeria (SIAR) in Mexico. Limited to four timepieces only, the exclusive Récital 27 “Mexico” stands to underline BOVET’s commitment to the finest watchmaking – as well as its incredible expertise in craftsmanship and the decorative arts. The unique design showcases the Maison’s ability to customise to the highest level and create one-of-a-kind, personalised timepieces. Récital 27 “Mexico” features guilloche subdials, plated in the green of the national flag. |
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Bremont introduces the Limited Edition H-4 Hercules
At a time of austerity, one American defied convention to build the largest aircraft in the world. The Bremont H-4 Hercules Limited Edition chronometer salutes this iconic flying boat of the 1940s. Famously known as the ‘Spruce Goose’, the vast silver ship is as legendary as its inventor Howard Hughes. Limited to just 300 stainless steel, 75 rose gold and 75 platinum pieces, the Bremont H-4 Hercules is a sublime fusion of micro-engineering, watch design and aviation history. |
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HYT presents SOONOW
HYT has chosen Mexico as the inspiration and launch pad for its latest SOONOW limited edition. As the Mexican people prepare to celebrate the human cycle on the Day of the Dead this November, the five-strong series will premiere at three exhibitions – the EMWA Fest, Berger Fest and SIAR. These watches wink at the tradition of creating multi-colored sugar skulls, and at the Mexican flag, presenting their own visual anthem to time’s passage in red, green and white. |
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Nina Runsdorf presents her latest Collection ‘Clair De Lune’
Shades of the moon imbue Nina Runsdorf’s collection for Fall with exquisite evening earrings, cocktail rings and briolette diamond necklaces. A departure from her usual colourful palette, these pieces reflect the glistening brilliance of the moon with soft touches of opalescent blue moonstone and organic gray diamonds. The new collection includes the brand’s iconic Flip Ring and Flip Hoops, evening-ready organic gray diamond hoops encircled by glittering pave diamonds as well as mixed shaped gray organic diamond earrings and necklace. |
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Celebrity News
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Rita Ora shines in Bvlgari
Internationally renowned Singer and Actress Rita Ora rocks in Bvlgari High Jewelry Serpenti Necklace and Bracelet during the opening of a new store and launch of her capsule collection in Moscow. |
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