Watches & Jewellery
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Giorgio Armani unveils new watch for men and women
Giorgio Armani has collaborated with Parmigiani Fleurier on a limited edition of watches
By Hannah Silver • Published
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Bulgari, Hermès and Van Cleef & Arpels win big at Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) 2022
Bulgari, Hermès and Van Cleef & Arpels scoop top awards at the prestigious watchmaking awards
By Bill Prince • Published
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Rolex and James Cameron unveil the Oyster Perpetual Deepsea Challenge
Rolex has collaborated with filmmaker James Cameron on a new divers’ watch
By Hannah Silver • Published
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Jaeger-LeCoultre rethinks its alphabet with graphic designer Alex Trochut
Jaeger-LeCoultre works with Alex Trochut on a new visual identity
By Pei-Ru Keh • Published
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Deflowered: Anissa Kermiche’s floral ode to female sexuality
Anissa Kermiche’s new jewellery collection pays tribute to the female form
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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Pills and thrills: Miu Miu’s latest jewellery line hits the sweet spot
Miu Miu has collaborated with artists Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg on a playful new jewellery collection
By Hannah Silver • Published
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Discover the sculptural forms of Walid Akkad’s red gold animal rings
Walid Akkad rethinks the animal form in red gold
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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Lunar module: Panerai reaches for the moon with its heavenly new timepiece
The Panerai Luminor Due Luna watch incorporates a moonphase complication for the first time
By Hannah Silver • Published
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Omega's Olympic record of timing inventions
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Ahead of the iPhone X release, we take a look at Apple’s latest suite of products
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Jaeger-LeCoultre marks 91 years of the Reverso with a pop-up New York café
Reverso 1931 Café in New York epitomises the art deco design of the iconic watch
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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The interstellar appeal of Beijing brand Mistova
Beijing-based Danyi Zhu may have only launched Mistova in 2013, but her jewellery label has an infinity-and-beyond appeal. From Supernova’s to the Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky, protons to particles, the properties of deep space inform her brand's sculptural and fluid designs. ‘The building blocks that make up the universe, earth and ocean inspire me’ says Zhu. Here we discover the elements of Mistova’s design identity in more detail.
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Of Gods and Kings: Hemmerle journeys into Ancient Egypt
When Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered in 1922, it led to Egypt mania in the world of fine jewellery design, where ancient Egyptian symbols were fused into the prevailing Art Deco style. Using an eclectic mix of materials, including aluminium, blackened silver and brown diamonds, Hemmerle has revisited the subject, boldly integrating artefacts into it’s new ‘Revived Treasures’ collection. Using an eclectic mix of materials, it makes sense of them with its preferred jewellery techniques. ‘The profound significance that jewellery carried during this period, not only as adornment but as a symbol of protection, left a lasting legacy across the region,’ says Cairo-born Yasmin Hemmerle, who runs the Munich house alongside her husband Christian. Here, she talks Wallpaper* through the collection:
By Laura Hawkins • Last updated
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Biscuits and Bauhaus: we’ve developed a taste for Hemmerle’s tantalising jewels
Munich fine jewellery house Hemmerle celebrates its 125th anniversary this year.Purveyor to the Bavarian Court of medals and military insignia since 1895, it is famed for crafting the Bavarian Maximiliansorden, an order bestowed for the highest achievements in science and art. Today, Hemmerle is known for unusual material combinations, counting everything from mammoth tusk to ancient jade, walrus bone and 18th-century iron in its aesthetic arsenal. With regular appearances at art fairs across the globe, Hemmerle has nurtured a clique of collectors drawn to the German jeweller’s witty take on antique arts and materials. The fact that each piece is exceptionally crafted in the brand’s Munich workshops is also a major draw. Here, designer Yasmin Hemmerle shares the influences behind her eponymous brand’s latest jewellery creations.
By Laura Hawkins • Last updated
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Sketching ’Serpenti’: Bulgari’s 2016 high jewellery collection
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Collectors’ corner: Christie’s online
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Fan base: how a vintage Breitling collector forged the path to the brand’s design future
Breitling, the classic aviation watch brand, is undergoing as thorough a brand reinvention as you’re ever likely to see, shifting its focus, cleaning up and, above all, re-connecting with its past. While the first two require experience and imagination, the last needs knowledge. But when Breitling’s new owners turned up, they discovered only the basics of an archive for a brand that spans 133 years of production. Heritage, of course, is the nucleus around which great brands thrive. So, It was a seriously savvy move by new Breitling CEO Georges Kern to turn to a fan - the esteemed Breitling collector Fred Mandelbaum, the most authoritative source on Breitling’s history around, known to aficionados as @watchfred. It is Mandelbaum and his fabulously tended personal collection, then, that have filled in the sizeable gaps, creating a springboard for a future with its roots in the past.Here's our pick of the best classic watch design..
By James Gurney • Last updated
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Time frame: a Swedish architect puts a spin on Bravur
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Philippe Malouin designs Dezeen's new wristwatch space in London
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Solange Azagury-Partridge’s ‘Scribbles’ collection is drawing our attention
From a ring resembling layers of edible rock candy, to a cartoon cloud pendant, there’s an enamel-coated joy behind Solange Azagury-Partridge’s designs. The playfulness of her pop-colour, bold lacquer pieces, has been bought to new doodle-inspired dimensions in the London-based jeweller's latest ‘Scribbles’ collection. ‘I do like to underplay all preciousness in my work, it’s what makes the jewels wearable and enjoyable on a daily basis,’ she says of her new offering, born from the spontaneous act of jotting random patterns onto a page. Here, she tells us more about the design thinking that tempted her to the subject:
By Laura Hawkins • Last updated
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SIHH 2017: dive into our Panerai design special
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Gem of an idea: Sotheby’s and Dover Street Market take a funny turn
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PAD London: jewellers work traditional techniques into rich, modern forms
The annual art and design fair in the centre of London presents compelling work from some of the world’s most singular contemporary jewellery designers. This year, materials move beyond simply precious, with ancient skills and cultural motifs rising to the fore in many of the jewel collections on show. When paired with traditional precious gem cuts and modern silhouettes, these new-era designs take on an original character of their own.
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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The Campana Brothers team up with Fabio Salini on a 'Dangerous Luxury' jewellery line
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Ahead of the game: The high-performing I-Gucci Sport Watch
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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Fine jewellery given new spin in Piaget’s Possession turning rings
Piaget explore spinning fine jewellery with playful new additions
By Hannah Silver • Published
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Cartier’s flagship Paris boutique reopens on rue de la Paix
Step inside this Cartier Paris boutique, open once again following a two-year renovation
By Hannah Silver • Published