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Cleaner sentence to 15 years in prison for stealing Morocco king’s watches; Louis Vuitton bought the world’s 2nd largest diamond; Gucci announces opening of Gucci Pin in Dubai Mall
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Market News
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Cleaner sentence to 15 years in prison for stealing Morocco king’s watches
A Moroccan court has sentenced a cleaner to 15 years in prison for the theft of dozens of luxury watches belonging to King Mohammed VI, her lawyer said. The 46-year-old woman worked in a royal household and the judgement was handed down overnight Friday to Saturday at a court in the Moroccan capital, Rabat. She was accused of having stolen 36 luxury watches. The woman initially had watches melted down and sold on to gold merchants, before starting to sell timepieces intact. Another 14 people - all men who traded gold or were intermediaries - were sentenced to at least four years in prison after being found guilty of involvement in the affair. One, convicted as an accomplice of the woman, received 15 years.
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Louis Vuitton bought the world’s 2nd largest diamond
Louis Vuitton bought the world's second-largest diamond, a 1758 carat rare and exceptional diamond specimen, named Sewelô, meaning Rare Find in the Setswana language. The 1,758-carat rough diamond, which was recovered by Lucara Diamond Corp in Botswana last April, is dark in color and about the size of your palm. Lucara and the HB company, a Belgian diamond manufacturer, have now "entered into a collaboration" with Louis Vuitton to polish and manufacture a number of smaller jewels from the Sewelô diamond. |
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Company News
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Gucci announces opening of Gucci Pin in Dubai Mall
Gucci announced its second wave of Gucci Pin, the series of ephemeral stores inspired by the pins seen on interactive digital maps. The initiative debuts in The Dubai Mall. The Dubai Mall Gucci Pin Mickey Mouse is dedicated to the celebration of the Chinese New Year. For the occasion, Gucci’s Creative Director Alessandro Michele choose to pay homage to the Year of the Mouse with a specially designed collection of items that feature Walt Disney’s True Original, Mickey Mouse. Mickey, the most iconic of Disney’s characters, is playfully incorporated into ready-to wear and diverse accessories, from shoes and bags to small leather goods and scarves. |
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Audemars Piguet unveils its exclusive Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar China Limited Edition in Beijing
Audemars Piguet unveiled its exclusive Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar China Limited Edition in full titanium at Quanyechang in Beijing. This limited edition of 88 pieces inspired by Chinese traditional culture celebrates the Manufacture’s enduring history with China. More than 300 guests, including Austen CHU, Lu HAN, Bolin CHEN, Zetao NING, Chuxiao QU, Derek ZENG and Ziyu ZHANG joined members of Audemars Piguet management in Beijing for the launch of this dedicated timepiece interweaving tradition and modernity. The Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar China Limited Edition features for the first time ever a titanium case and bracelet hand-finished with an alternation of satin-brushed and polished surfaces, as well as an elegant slate grey “Grande Tapisserie” dial. |
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Product Launch
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Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Pirelli Double Flying Tourbillon
Powerful and daring, code-breaking and unconventional in the extreme – the Excalibur Spider Pirelli is the perfect medium for watch aficionados and motor enthusiasts alike to express themselves. Equipped with the RD105SQ calibre, the Excalibur Spider Pirelli Double Flying Tourbillon features a skeleton double flying tourbillon, one of the most sophisticated complications in the world of Haute Horlogerie. For the iconic races in which Pirelli plays a crucial role, certain tyres are particularly important in achieving the desired level of performance. The Pirelli yellow tyre is the central one of the 2019 Grand Prix range, a series of tyres specially designed to promote levels of performance and increase resistance to overheating, thus providing greater consistency.
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TAG Heuer presents Autavia timepiece in Bronze
TAG Heuer introduced its legendary Autavia timepiece as a new stand-alone collection that boasts the versatility, ruggedness and reliability that characterised the original Autavia from 1960. Two durable and timeless models in noble bronze with a green or brown colour scheme, powered by the COSC-certified automatic-winding Calibre 5, are now available in stores and online. The Autavia in bronze is an ideal choice for explorers who want their watch to live with them and show off their unique and adventurous lifestyle. The 42 mm watch features a fumé green or brown dial with a bidirectional rotating ceramic bezel in black or brown, respectively. The brown model is presented on a brown leather strap, while the green model features a khaki-coloured leather strap.
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Linde Werdelin introduces Spidolite
Linde Werdelin's Spido range was originally inspired by a team of explorers climbing Mount Everest. Its precision engineering has since been tested in the toughest conditions where only few people venture. In its first launch of the new decade, Linde Werdelin introduces Arktis blue and Summit green colours to the classic SpidoLite Titanium collection. Continuing this journey of weight optimisation, the new Spidolite Titanium models share their stripped back aesthetics with the rest of the collection. These essential Linde Werdelin pieces feature a highly technical and unique case designed for mountaineering and skiing, where the balance of lightness with functionality is critical to success. |
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