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WatchTime New York ends seventh year on high with 32 brands and over 1,900 attendees; Jacob & Co. celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Godfather movie in Sicily
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Market News
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WatchTime New York ends seventh year on high with 32 brands and over 1,900 attendees
Preeminent luxury watch collector show WatchTime New York welcomed over 1,900 attendees to Gotham Hall in Midtown Manhattan from October 21-23. The three-day event offered the rare chance to browse the latest timepieces from 32 watch brands and interact with the makers and movers that shape the booming luxury watch industry today. Now the anchor of New York City’s unofficial watch week, the upscale show has become a staple of New York City’s fall event calendar and one of the world’s most unique collector-driven luxury events. The 32 brand exhibitors this year also included Arnold & Son, Blancpain, Breguet, Bremont, Chopard, Carl F. Bucherer, G-Shock, Massena Lab, MB&F, Montblanc, Oris, Parmigiani Fleurier, Seiko, Voutilainen, among others. |
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Company News
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Jacob & Co. celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Godfather movie in Sicily
In Sicily, in the footsteps of the Godfather's shooting locations, Jacob & Co. celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the iconic movie, presenting its emblematic triple-axis, flying tourbillon and music box watch. Benjamin Arabov, CEO of Jacob & Co. with the presence of Jacob Arabo and Gianni Russo, American actor, best known for his role as Carlo Rizzi in the 1972 film The Godfather, received many guests at a party organized in the property of Michael Corleone in Sicily, a “castello” that has remained intact since the filming of the movie in 1971. The Opera Godfather 50th Anniversary is a 50-piece limited series, a striking cinematic, graphic and musical recollection of Francis Ford Coppola's cult classic that surpasses every previous iteration. |
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Messika lights up the Burj Khalifa to celebrate 10 years in the UAE
Messika put on a dazzling display in the heart of Downtown Dubai with a one-of-a-kind celebration that lit up the Burj Khalifa. Honouring Messika’s 10-year anniversary in the United Arab Emirates, and the opening of the Maison’s new flagship boutique within The Dubai Mall, Valérie Messika illuminated the entirety of the world’s tallest building with an alluring and magnetic video featuring Kendall Jenner, the face of Messika’s 2022 campaign. Valérie Messika pushed the activation button for the exclusive illumination in the presence of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons, the brand’s long-term local partner, to usher in an exciting new decade for the brand in the UAE. |
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Montblanc showcased its latest “On The Move” collection in Dubai
Montblanc showcased its latest “On The Move” collection in Dubai, keeping VIP guests, media, social influencers, and friends of the Maison on the move at an unexpected venue - Palm Jumeirah’s Monorail. Hosted by Franck Juhel, President of Montblanc Middle East, India and Africa (MEIA), the evening was vibrant with diverse live performances by regional talents, with guests transported throughout the evening on a scenic journey overlooking the Dubai skyline. The contemporary collection of writing instruments, leather goods, connected technologies and timepieces combines advanced techniques in craftsmanship and new technology, and reflects Montblanc’s commitment to inspire people to leave their mark by moving with purpose. |
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Jaeger-LeCoultre presents Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult in a new turn for Reverso
In Autumn 2022, Jaeger-LeCoultre unites the talents of Brand Ambassadors Nicholas Hoult and Anya Taylor-Joy to express The Butterfly Effect in A New Turn, a captivating new video dedicated to the Reverso. This beautifully executed film juxtaposes natural phenomena in their polar opposite forms: a raindrop gathering with billions of others to form a cascading waterfall, and a seed carried on the wind blooming into life from wooded stillness. The metaphor extends to the Reverso itself, the narrative highlighting how a margin of millimetres is essential to the watch’s accuracy. And of course, in the Reverso’s flip, where the nuance of design brings an entirely new spin on this icon of timepieces. |
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Qannati Objet d’Art: Mastering The Art of Timekeeping
Translating the wonders of Mesopotamian culture into the fascinating art of timekeeping, Qannati Objet d’Art has forged a new millenary journey for today’s masters of time through intricately designed wearable art pieces. Inspired by the fusion of art and horology, Qannati has mastered the craft of freezing time that meets artisanal rarity. Following the recent successful launch at Paris Haute Couture and Dubai, Qannati captures the universe with miniature ‘métier d’art’ watch masterpieces, that synthesizes exceptional craftmanship with the power of modern technology, allowing its clientele to treasure life’s precious moments into a work of art. |
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Misk Jewellery opens its first flagship store in Dubai
Emirati homegrown fine jewellery brand, Misk Jewellery, opened its the doors to their first flagship store in Mirdif35 Mall. A highly anticipated inauguration, the store house all of the brand’s collections, including the popular Heritage and Harmony lines. Misk Jewellery’s newest collection, Tilal, also launched alongside the store. Misk Jewellery founder Maher Khansaheb grew up surrounded by exquisite and timeless pieces. Heavily inspired by his grandfather’s magnificent collection of art and sculpture, Maher spent his childhood immersed in the creative spirit of the Gulf. With the vision and passion to adapt his Emirati heritage for the contemporary jewellery collector and to cater to a strong demand amongst his clients for wearable, modern jewels that pay homage to an Arabic past.
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Product Launch
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Chopard presents Happy Sport Qatar Edition
Casual chic. Two words and an inimitable spirit. The vibrant, iconic Happy Sport takes up residence on the grassy expanses of football fields. Perpetually on the move and truly fearless, comes into its own alongside five legendary dancing diamonds and a football in ethical rose gold that twirl on its finely grained green dial! The sophisticated yet resolutely sporty Happy Sport Qatar Edition radiates an aura of unaffected chic, thanks to a radiant 36 mm timepiece in steel and ethical 18-carat rose gold, issued in a 25-piece limited edition and ready to meet any challenge. Teamed with a calf leather strap, the relaxed sophistication of the Happy Sport Qatar Edition harbours the embodiment of watchmaking nobility in the shape of a mechanical self-winding movement. |
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Presenting the Astronomia Metaverso NFT Venus by Jacob & Co.
In an unprecedented move, Jacob & Co. created a piece that is acquired first as a digital asset, which required unique digital craftsmanship. Its NFT allows to redeem a physical timepiece: a white gold, high jewelry, high watchmaking, unique piece interpretation by Jacob & Co. of Venus' appearance. The Astronomia Metaverso NFT Venus is a new, elaborate version based on Jacob & Co.'s successful Astronomia collection. It comes as 44-mm, polished white gold timepiece with wide sapphire openings on the caseband and openworked lugs. Under its vast, curved sapphire crystal lies a vertical movement with three arms. One is a flying tourbillon, the other is a rotating 288-facet Jacob-cut gem representing a planet and the third is an hour and minute dial, cut from a slab of red spinel.
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Introducing ArtyA Purity Tourbillon Chameleon
For the first time ever, ArtyA brings Nano-Sapphire technology into the watch industry to change the color of the sapphire crystal case itself. In natural light, the case has a deep blue color, but when exposed to artificial light (6500k or above), the case instantly and completely changes color to a translucent, mysterious green. This new technology has never been used before and is exclusive to ArtyA, for the Purity Tourbillon Chameleon. Following this incredible technical breakthrough, many other Nano-Sapphire color cases for the ArtyA Purity Chameleon will be presented in 2022 in unique 1-of-1 versions, changing, for example from red to green, yellow to orange, purple to green, and more.
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‘Anywhere Métiers d’Art Azur’ by Krayon
Absolute mastery of technique, materials and know-how – Krayon’s latest creation is an ode to the inspired craftsmanship that for over four centuries has defined finest watchmaking and decoration. Is it not by nurturing these ancestral techniques, by reinterpreting them with a contemporary vision that we ultimately ensure they will endure? For an exceptional watch, the noblest of precious metals Krayon chooses 950 platinum. Beyond the technical prowess of its movement and the artistic sensibility of its dial, this platinum watch, the brainchild of watch designer Rémi Maillat, founder of Krayon, brings age-old Swiss traditions into the present, delighting connoisseurs and appreciators of refinements that have become all too rare. |
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The new Ripples celebrates Speake-Marin turning 20
To celebrate its 20th birthday, Speake-Marin is heralding this new decade with its Ripples watch, attired for this occasion in the most precious colour, with its undulations interpreted in yellow gold. By choosing this metal, Speake-Marin marks a break with the conventional codes of sport watches and asserts a design focused on aesthetic innovation and surprising elegance. It plays with light thanks to the shimmering effect of gold, which works just effectively on models with sportier looks. This anniversary version offers a timeless style and its own interpretation of luxury. The dial in its yellow gold iteration vividly highlights the luminous effects of the waves as well as the facets of the futuristic lines. |
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Missoni launches 331 Active
The Missoni Fall/Winter 2022 Collection presents the Missoni 331 Active chronographs, designed with an exuberant sporty look for men - or, why not, women - with an energetic lifestyle. With orange, turquoise and red accents on a clean-cut silhouette featuring geometries and graphics, these new chronographs perpectly blend aesthetics with functionality guaranteed by the Swiss Made quartz movement. The colours, geometries and references to sport are signature features identifying the Maison. The iconic zigzag motif returns to the dial (black, white or guiloche blue). The total black version has an unusual style, with the full, bright colours of the three chronometers standing out to striking effect. |
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PICCHIOTTI Launches Reversible Xpandable™ Collection
PICCHIOTTI has launched its new Reversible Xpandable™ Collection, featuring a wide variety of designs in 18K gold with and without colored gemstones. The new patent-pending technology capitalizes on the successful Xpandable technology that allows bracelets and rings to expand and contract and adds the versatile element of reversibility, creating two designs in one. The new bracelets can easily be flipped over while on the wrist to reveal a different design. Reversible Xpandable rings, necklaces, and earrings will also be available soon. The designs are stackable and engineered for durability and comfortable wear. They can also be worn seamlessly with luxury watches and other favored bracelets already in the wardrobe. |
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Celebrity News
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Tara Emad wears Cartier to the Fashion Trust Arabia Award ceremony
Cartier Middle East latest Friend of the Maison, Tara Emad wore Cartier to the Fashion Trust Arabia Award ceremony.
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