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Sotheby’s had a record year in 2012 for timepiece sales. The auction house recently reported reaching $85 million in total sales for last year. This is a whopping 43 percent increase from the total sales of luxury watches and clocks in 2011. The record includes hitting $26.5 million in North America, showing year-over-year sales up…
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Fashion is always changing. What seemed improbable a couple of years ago becomes the latest trend today. One of the newest ways to express your personality through fashion is eyelash jewelry. Learn more about this new fad and before long, perhaps you will sport the trend yourself. What is Eyelash Jewelry? At the moment, jewelry…
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Piaget has built a reputation for ultra-thin watches and its latest entry into this market takes thin to a new level. Piaget recently unveiled the Emperador Coussin Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater. The watch is just 4.8mm thick for its movement. That’s impressive considering the watch has some 407 moving parts. Including the case, the timepiece is…
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Highlight: The Super Bowl Rings Super Bowl aka Harbowl, SuperBaugh, what have you is just around the corner, appearing as the most watched sporting event of the year in the United States. While the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC conference take on the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC conference this year, there is a…
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Spotlight on: the Pearl of Lao Tzu According to legend, Lao Tzu, the famous philosopher, once owned this gigantic pearl. Lao Tzo is best known for being the author of the Tao Te Ching. Whether or not the famous Lao Tzu actually owned the pearl or not, the Lao Tzu pearl is impressive in its…
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Dedication to Jaeger-LeCoultre Jubilee Collection Precision timepieces have been capturing the creativity and innovation of watchmakers for over 180 years. Watchmaking art demands unique imagination and great technical skill, as Antoine LeCoultre made expansive strides to instill his creations with such prestigious movement encased in beauty that he pushed watchmaking to new boundaries. Antoine LeCoultre…
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Germany Taking Home The Gold By 2020 Germany plans on taking home the gold by 2020. We’re not talking about the Olympics here. While they do bring home many gold medals during the Olympics, they plan on actually bringing back the gold. The country has been storing a lot of their gold overseas and plan…
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Best Golden Globes Jewelry Last night kicked off 2013 Award Season! We had a blast Live Tweeting the red carpet arrivals with the rest of the jewelry industry. It also provided us plenty of handy notes to remember precisely whose looks we loved and whose we would leave. We also saw plenty of trends emerging…
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Ladies Patek Philippe Launches Microsite Legendary Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe launched a microsite over the holiday season as part of its ad campaign targeted towards women. Patek Philippe actually has quite a long history of luxury watches for women, but the campaign represents a renewed focus on high-quality timepieces for women. The ladies Patek Philippe…
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Intricate lace and tatted needle-working designs have always influenced luxury fashion and evening wear. Bridal fashion typically introduces lace designs, as well as vintage gowns and couture sweaters. One of the most feminine types of needlework, lace is also influencing jewelry design in today’s fashion world. Lace jewelry can be noticed dangling from the ears…
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If you think of brooches, you’re usually thinking early 1950s-1970s fashion—or even as far back as Victorian ages! Brooches are a staple of classic women’s fashion and jewelry. They can usually be worn on the clothing instead of a low-hanging necklace pendant, or as a pin to further enhance the outfit. While brooches lost their…
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One piece of jewelry every woman should own is a fabulous cuff. A cuff has more presence on the wrist than a classic tennis bracelet, or even a wristwatch, depending on the style. And style comes in spades with the cuff. This piece should have as much punch as your favorite cocktail ring, and is…
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Having recently enjoyed an evening of awards honoring the top names in Country Music at the recent 46th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, the plethora of Country Music stars that lined the red carpet stunned the onlookers, viewers and media. With a spectrum of gorgeous bracelets, rings, cocktail dresses and custom tailored suits on…
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1. Chinti and Parker Aran sweater – the cozy knit in oatmeal gray is a November staple. The oversized look is one of the biggest fall fashion trends for 2012, and pairs perfectly with skinny leather leggings. 2. 18kt yellow gold, citrine, yellow sapphire and diamond Maharaja ring – This stunning cocktail ring represents November’s…
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Every woman knows that a wardrobe is not complete without certain staples. A little black dress. The perfectly tailored suit. Live-in-them jeans. That special occasion dress that makes you feel absolutely stunning. But a woman’s jewelry wardrobe is equally important. These are the pieces of jewelry every woman should own. Fall 2012 is definitively the…
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