Dubai International Airport sees 8.8% rise in Passenger Traffic, Sotheby’s officially opens its doors in Dubai, TAG Heuer introduces its new Ambassador Bella Hadid

   
 
 

Market News

 

Dubai International Airport sees 8.8% rise in Passenger Traffic.

Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport continued to grow steadily in February rising 8.8 per cent to 6,948,157, according to the monthly traffic report issued by Dubai Airports.
The operator said this brings the total year to date passenger traffic at the airport to 14,985,165, a robust growth of 9.3 per cent compared to 13,711,181 recorded during the first two months of 2016. Year to date flight movements totalled 69,075, a marginal drop of 0.2 per cent compared to 69,239 during the first two months last year.
The DXB recorded 192,704 tonnes of freight in February 2017, down 1.9 per cent from 196,460 tonnes recorded in February 2016.
 

Sotheby’s officially opens its doors in Dubai.

Sotheby’s officially opened its Dubai gallery and office in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Nahyan, Minister of Culture & Knowledge Development, and H.E. Essa Kazim, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), alongside Sotheby’s President and CEO, Tad Smith, and Sotheby’s Chairman for the Middle East, Edward Gibbs hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 14th March 2017 at the global auction house’s new gallery and office space at Ground floor, Gate Village Building 3, DIFC, Dubai, UAE. 
 
 

Company News

 

TAG Heuer introduces its new Ambassador Bella Hadid.

To mark New York Fashion Week, TAG Heuer and Bella Hadid chose Equinox Bond Street an iconic new location in the luxury lifestyle brand’s health club portfolio announces their collaboration. It is clear from TAG Heuer's advertising campaign featuring Bella Hadid, shot by American photographer Cass Bird. 
 

Audemars Piguet unveils lounge by Sebastian Errazuriz at Art Basel in Hong Kong 2017.

Audemars Piguet announced that Chilean designer Sebastian Errazuriz created the Swiss watchmaker’s evolved lounge for Art Basel’s 2017 show in Hong Kong, which was held on March 23 to 25, which displayed a new watch and savoir-faire exhibition at Art Basel in Hong Kong. Audemars Piguet is a global Associate Partner for Art Basel, presenting innovative lounge concepts in the Collectors Lounge since 2013. 
 
 

Product Launch

 

Hermès presents Slim Quantième Perpétuel.

The Slim Quantième Perpétuel is crafted entirely in-house, the Hermès Slim Quantième Perpétuel inherits the sleek, minimalist lines of other Hermès Slim watches. The easily readable dial has silver-toned transferred numerals in a typography specially designed for the Slim series. The \"Slim Quantième Perpétuel Platinum\" uses the extra-slim H1950 in-house movement. The movement also has hours and minutes functions, a day/night indicator, a second time zone hour indicator and a moon phase window at three o' clock, featuring a mother-of-pearl moon on an aventurine sky. 
 

Fendi introduces the new Selleria Strap You.

The Selleria Strap You as interchangeable double tour FENDI Dolce T. calfskin leather with   Multi-colored lucite studs with stainless steel pin buckle. The watch dial in white mother-of-pearl is enhanced with geometric dial design in gold and white inspired by a Karl Lagerfeld sketch realized in 1971 for the iconic FENDI fur, the Astuccio. 
 

De Bethune presents DB28 Kind of Blue Tourbillon Meteorite.

De Bethune’s unique piece fashioned from titanium and sporting a shade of blue made as vibrant as his starry jewel through a secret technique. Thirty six thousand times per hour, the toing and froing balance wheel steers two gold Hands. Display is hand-polished rose gold 5N, Dial star studded sky in blued hand-polished iron meteorite with white gold stars. Extra-supple alligator skin with alligator padding. Buckle in grade 5 mirror-polished and blued titanium and ardillon in pink 5N gold.
 

Mouawad presents High Jewelry Wedding Sets.

Mouawad’s new masterpieces and high jewelry sets offer up a deeper meaning behind their shimmering reflections. The harmony of a wedded union is embodied brilliantly in each set of perfectly matching necklace, bracelet, earrings, and ring. Classic motifs of flowers, petals, hearts, and teardrops are united in designs that range from delicate simplicity to magnificent grandeur, giving every bride the luxury of choosing the perfect complement to her beauty. 
 

H. Moser & Cie. reveals The Venturer Swiss Mad.

The Venturer Swiss Mad flies the Swiss colours high with its red fumé dial featuring white indices, evoking the white cross on the national flag, and paired with a cowhide strap. The hand-wound HMC 327 Manufacture calibre is the '100% Swiss' beating heart of this watch. Visible through the sapphire case-back, the movement has a power reserve of at least 3 days which is shown in an indicator on the reverse side of the watch.
 

Montegrappa unveils Game of Thrones - Lannister.

Lannister – Fountain Pen, a regal red accented in contrasting yellow gold is the dominant colour. The House Lannister pen features a lion’s head for its pocket clip, and a lion rampant on the cap’s top, above the motto, “Hear Me Roar”. A floral pattern, reminiscent of the Tudor Rose, decorates the cap. 
 

Visconti unveils 2Squared Chrono Roadster watch.

The Visconti 2Squared Chrono Roadster watch dial is multi-level with apertures revealing the movement, anthracite coating with soleil finish, details in galvanic black and yellow.  The case AISI316 stainless steel, micro-shot blasted, polished and satin-finished with gun metal PVD coating. The back-cover is screwed in place, satin and polished finishing.  Flat sapphire watch glass on bezel and back-cover. Its water-resistant leather; exclusive Visconti satin-finish AISI316 stainless steel clasp.
 
 

Exhibitions & Events

 

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Auction to be held in April 2017.

Sotheby’s announces that The Pink Star, one of the world’s great natural treasures, will lead its sales of magnificent jewels and jadeite in Hong Kong on 4 April 2017. Estimated in excess of US$60 million / HK$468 million,  this  59.60-carat  oval  mixed-cut  pink  diamond  is  the  largest  Internally  Flawless  Fancy  Vivid  Pink  diamond  that  the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has ever graded. 
 
 

Celebrity News

 

Celebrities shines in Bloomingdale’s David Yurman at the Oscars.

For the annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Awards viewing Party, Lea Michele wears Gold and Diamonds Venetian Quatrefoil Ring with the Gold, Diamonds and Black Onyx Cable Wrap Ring and the Gold and Diamonds Eden Eternity Band, further complemented by the Gold and Diamonds Supernova Stud Earrings.
Robin Roberts wore the Gold Black Onyx, Rhodalite Garnet and Green Tourmaline Chatelaine Flower Ring, the White Gold, Golden Tourmaline and Cognac Diamonds Mosaic Cuff and the Gold Citrine and Cognac Diamonds Pebble Earrings to the 89th Annual Academy Awards.
 

Celebrities wearing CHANEL to the ELLE UK Style Awards 2017 in London.

Ellie Bamber, CHANEL Ambassador, wore a black and grey silk dress, look 11, from the Cruise 2016/17 collection. CHANEL Fine Jewelry: "Plume Poire" earrings in white gold and diamonds and "Lion Pépite" pendant in white gold and diamonds.
Alice Dellal, CHANEL Ambassador, wore a printed silk top, look 66, from the Cruise 2016/17 collection and a black leather skirt.
Gabriella Wilde wore an embroided muslin black & silver dress, look 78, from the Fall-Winter 2016/17 Ready-to-Wear Collection. CHANEL Fine Jewelry: "Plume Perle" ring in 18K white gold, diamonds and pearl.
 

Isabelle Huppert dazzles in Chopard at the 42nd César Awards ceremony.

French actress Isabelle Huppert wears white gold pair of earrings set with pear-shaped diamonds, diamond beads and diamonds, white gold ring set with an oval diamond and diamonds from the High Jewelry Collection and white gold ring from the L’Heure du Diamant Collection set with diamonds. 
 
 
 
 

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