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    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      HTSIHow To Give It 2022
      The ultimate heirloom

      From the Boodles aquamarine to the Buccellati bracelet, the world’s great gem dynasties share the pieces they most treasure

    • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
      Watches
      Watches for the ski set

      Synergies between watchmakers and sport are reaching new heights

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      WatchBox lifts the lid on FP Journe and De Bethune in roadshow

      The pre-owned watch platform bets on the rise of independent brands and the appeal of physical stores, as it tours the world with more than 100 timepieces

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Greubel Forsey’s first CEO arrives as independent watchmakers come of age

      Antonio Calce plans to increase production while dramatically cutting the life cycle of his watches

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      TimeForArt: watchmakers and artists come together for charity auction

      Experts from both worlds have created unique timepieces for the debut fundraiser in New York next month to support emerging artists

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Patcharavipa augments vintage watch and jewellery pieces with Thai gold

      Celebrity favourite jeweller even customises Rolexes

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Meeting of minds between Alisa Moussaieff and Anna Hu crosses cultures and generations

      Design collaborations are commonplace between talents in fashion and even watches, but rare between jewellers

    • Friday, 2 September, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Mechanical desk clocks wind their way back to popularity

      Watchmakers are responding to demand for tabletop timepieces from digitally jaded buyers seeking ‘meaningful’ objects

    • Friday, 8 July, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Designers woo VIPs with first dibs to high jewellery collections

      Brands offer latest pieces to preferred clients well ahead of official unveilings

    • Monday, 20 June, 2022
      Art of Fashion: jewellery
      Bling ring: the ultimate versatile jewellery

      A party jacket is a bespoke gem-set jewel that can transform a treasured solitaire, giving it extra sparkle — and a new lease of life

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      FT SeriesThe HTSI Escape issue 2022
      A view from the driving seat in the Rallye des Princesses

      The all-female 1,500km race will push you to your limits – and make you friends for life

    • Friday, 13 May, 2022
      The Aesthete
      Cartier’s Marie-Laure Cérède: ‘Humility and doubt are creation’s best allies’

      The brand’s watch and jewellery creative director on the artists, music and spaces that inspire her

    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Watches and jewellery brands show their colours in support of Ukraine

      From products to fundraisers, the industry has responded rapidly to raise money for charities

    • Saturday, 12 February, 2022
      Watches
      Fans are the new face of watch design

      Manufacturers are opening their creative doors to the public and find they are learning a lot about their core customers

    • Friday, 5 November, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Ebay extends watch authenticity scheme to UK

      Auction site looks to grab bigger share of $18bn second-hand market, as supplies of new pieces tighten

    • Friday, 1 October, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Jewels and watches mix with contemporary artworks in fairs and auctions

      The presence of Cindy Chao jewellery at a charity auction at Frieze Art Fair highlights the trend for cross-collecting

    • Friday, 9 July, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Maisons back with bold looks to woo buoyant Asian market

      Luxury houses have looked beyond traditional European launches and expanded digital channels

    • Tuesday, 11 May, 2021
      Style
      ‘It makes me smile’ — weird and wonderful watches

      Cartier, with its reissue of the quirky Cloche timepiece, is among the brands playing with unexpected shapes and proportions

    • Saturday, 10 April, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Santi Jewels: Tech tycoons provide rich seam for Indian diamond upstart

      Krishna Choudhary’s decision to diverge from the traditional customer base of his father’s Jaipur business has proved fruitful

    • Saturday, 30 January, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Boucheron’s retail plans cater to an audience closer to home

      CEO Hélène Poulit-Duquesne and creative director Claire Choisne talk about giving the storied Paris jewellery house a contemporary boost

    • Saturday, 19 December, 2020
      The Aesthete
      Taiwanese jeweller Cindy Chao has a taste for haute luxury and hot sauce

      The designer talks through her favourite things 

    • Saturday, 7 November, 2020
      InterviewWatches & Jewellery
      Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Catherine Rénier: ‘Zoom will never replace the thrill of live events’

      Watchmaker aims to be more accessible digitally and physically, says its CEO

    • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
      Watches & Jewellery
      Cindy Chao’s east-west jewellery fusions augurs well for collectors

      High jewellery clients see investment potential in designer’s sculptural pieces

    • Tuesday, 11 August, 2020
      Fashion accessories
      Why it’s time to sport an all-black watch

      This season’s monochrome models are the opposite of bling

    • Saturday, 25 July, 2020
      Jewellery
      The art of selling €700,000 necklaces online

      High jewellery maisons are turning to augmented reality — and China — to market their latest collections

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