Swatch Group SA said it expects “dynamic growth” this year, easing concerns of a downturn in key export destination China after market share gains in its core watch business helped sales rise 9.1 per cent last year. read more...

Dubai’s gold and jewellery trade is seeing its biggest rush of buying activity since last year as shoppers make full use of the continued softness in the metal’s prices, now around $1,200 an ounce. read more...

UAE consumers this year will opt for convenience, with household expenditures. Credit card uptake and online shopping are all forecasted to increase this year, according to Gulf News. read more...

Patek Philippe latest website version in Arabic is launched. This closely follows the very successful “Watch Art Grand Exhibition” which took place in Dubai in January 2012. read more...

The OMEGA Measurement Unit benefits bobsleigh racers and their teams because it gives them immediate access to data; this innovative new device consists of a speed sensor, a 3D acceleration sensor and a 3D gyro-sensor, all of which acquire data in real time. read more...

Pure Gold Jewellers recorded double digit growth in 2013 buoyed by lower gold prices and better than expected sales performance during Dubai Shopping Festival, Eid and Diwali. read more...

Breguet reveals platinum version of the Classique “Grande Complication” Tourbillon extra-thin automatic. The calibre 581DR is fitted into this Classique “Grande Complication” to beat at 4Hz, a high frequency for a Tourbillon. read more...

For Valentine’s Day, Jaeger-LeCoultre dresses its Rendez-Vous watch in a new patent leather strap with a secret in the shape of a dedicated inside pocket serving to hold a message. read more...

OMEGA presents the OMEGA Ladymatic in SednaTM gold; the dial is presented in pearled mother-of-pearl inlaid bracelet. read more...

RJ-Romain Jerome announces that the SkyLab timepiece has been launched in the UAE at select Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons stores with pieces of the Apollo 11 mission on its bezel and created to celebrate 40 years of NASA’s first space station. read more...

Jaquet Droz pays tribute to the sign of the horse by launching three new Ateliers d’Art models. The Three models are specialized in complex techniques: engraving, painting and Grand Feu enamel. read more...

The Boucheron Ajourée Frog, sitting next to the lotus flower, the frog seems poised to jump off the case to embrace the watch’s sparkling white lacquer dial. read more...

TAG HEUER introduces Carrera Calibre 17 Chronograph; its classic diameter, together with a pure, broad dial and an automatic movement driving two counters at 3 and 9 o’clock, are all subtly reminiscent of a vintage era. read more...

Pomellato reveals Valentine’s Day collections - the larger, oval shape ‘Colpo di Fulmine’ (Love At First Sight) rings and earrings with a large central stone, read more...

The Waterman "Three Snakes" Sterling Silver Fountain Pen last month achieved $37,500 leading the Fine Writing Instruments auction at Bonhams New York. read more...

Sweet Valentine is covered with red and white candy cane stripes. Running straight up and down on the strap and the case, they bend to form a heart at the center of the dial. read more...

Swarovski presents one of its newest designs, the Citra Chrono Watch. Deriving from the Citra Sphere line, Citra Chrono harmoniously combines sporty chic style with elegance. read more...

Cate Blanchett wore Socrate ear studs in white gold and diamonds for 2013 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Ceremony at The Edison Ballroom in New York. read more...

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