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March 8, 2022
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Auction Bid Secures ‘a Piece of History’

The diamond-studded watch brooch from the late 18th century doesn’t keep time, but its new owner says that doesn’t bother her. Judith Price checks out jewelry […]
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May 23, 2021
Published by KATHLEEN BECKETT at May 23, 2021
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Jewelry Success After Struggle ‘Feels Pretty Incredible’

Jameel Mohammed’s Khiry line now has fans like Michelle Obama and Amanda Gorman. Jameel Mohammed’s Cinderella moment arrived in the nick of time. In 2018 the […]
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November 22, 2018
Published by KATHLEEN BECKETT at November 22, 2018
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Cuba Gooding Jr. on Longines’ ‘Razzle Dazzle’

The actor, who recently starred as Billy Flynn in “Chicago” on Broadway, says the watch brand’s history intrigues him.
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January 16, 2018
Published by KATHLEEN BECKETT at January 16, 2018
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Watch Collectors Talk, Uh, Watches

Advertisement LONDON — Invite two passionate watch collectors to meet, ask them to bring along a few of their favorite watches and then just let the […]
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January 15, 2018
Published by KATHLEEN BECKETT at January 15, 2018
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The Watch Capital of France? Besançon

Advertisement BESANÇON, France — Besançon, the ancient city in the eastern part of the country near the border with Switzerland, is known as the watch capital […]
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November 22, 2017
Published by KATHLEEN BECKETT at November 22, 2017
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Atelier Swarovski Turns to Man-Made Gems

Advertisement Early this year, when Nadja Swarovski was deciding how to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Atelier Swarovski, she had a vision. “I wanted to do […]
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November 21, 2017
Published by KATHLEEN BECKETT at November 21, 2017
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When ‘Fashion Takes a Trip,’ Jewelry Comes Along

Advertisement Fashion and jewelry are among the most visible indicators of what a society values, what it lacks and desires, mourns and celebrates. Such connections are […]
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November 17, 2017
Published by KATHLEEN BECKETT at November 17, 2017
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Putting a Bugatti on Your Wrist

Advertisement A sports car on the wrist? To hear the maker of the new Parmigiani Fleurier Bugatti Type 390 tell it, that was his goal in […]
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November 15, 2017
Published by KATHLEEN BECKETT at November 15, 2017
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Watches: The Jeweler vs. The Watchmaker

“Cartier invented the wrist watch,” Pierre Raniero, the company’s director of image, style and heritage, declared as he sat his office in a surprisingly nondescript building […]
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September 19, 2017
Published by KATHLEEN BECKETT at September 19, 2017
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Frédéric Dreyer Develops the Future at Officine Panerai

NEUCHÂTEL, Switzerland — “The Little Genius.” That’s the nickname that Angelo Bonati, chief executive at Officine Panerai, has given his research and development director. And with […]
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