April 23, 2021

Does Recycled Gold Herald a Greener Future for Jewelry?

Boryana Straubel, founder of Generation Collection, calls recycled gold a way to clean up electronic waste — and a canny investment. With economics and industrial engineering […]
January 23, 2020

They’ve Got Their Gems to Keep Them Warm

PARIS —- January is the quieter of the two couture seasons when it comes to displays of haute joaillerie. With many top clients preferring to spend […]
November 22, 2017

Jewelry: Lalaounis Continues to Create ‘Jewelry With a Soul’

Advertisement ATHENS — Family lore has it that when the hospital discharged each of Ilias Lalaounis’s four daughters after their births, the first place their father […]
March 30, 2017

Gems Plus 500 Hours Equal a Unique Watch

PARIS — In 2013, Christian Selmoni of Vacheron Constantin was in the midst of doing what is part of an artistic director’s job at a watchmaking […]
March 20, 2016

The Shine Is Off Diamonds and Gold

By ELIZABETH PATON March 20, 2016 The adage that a diamond can be a best friend has lost some sparkle in recent years. Dampened by dollar appreciation, an […]