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Some of the world's most coveted luxurious objects
last updated:
9 September, 2024
A different beat (from left): Konstantin Chaykin ThinKing prototype, SpaceOne Tellurium and Otsuka Lotec No.6. Photos: Hodinkee Japan
XXIV

The future of timekeeping? From jumping hours to ultra-thin wonders

Andersen Genève, Urwerk, Otsuke, SpaceOne and Konstantin Chaykin all bring their creativity to bear on telling the time in a distinctive way.

Luxury Hotels

Inside the Island Shangri-La’s newly renovated presidential ‘super suite’

High Jewellery

How jewellery brands are helping to preserve traditional crafts

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Style Edit: Boghossian’s latest high jewellery release is a journey through time

Boghossian’s latest high jewellery takes inspiration from royal residences around the world, such as Bangkok’s Grand Palace, Beijing’s Qianlong Palace and Jaipur’s City Palace.

Boghossian’s latest high jewellery collection, Palace Voyages, was unveiled in Bangkok in November. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Art houses Christie’s, Sotheby’s show off flashy new Hong Kong showrooms

The auction houses’ glammed up spaces are a reflection of their desire to change the way they conduct business.

High Jewellery

Style shoot: Van Cleef & Arpels’ latest high jewellery collection

Stevenson’s swashbuckling tale of buccaneers and buried treasure has excited young imaginations for more than a century, and now has provoked this dazzling tribute in gems and gold.

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Cartier

Q&A | How Cartier designed its latest Nature Sauvage collection

Creative director of high jewellery, Jacqueline Karachi, discusses the process behind designing such a collection, and picks out her favourite pieces from her years of work for the house

Cartier’s creative director of high jewellery Jacqueline Karachi talks about designing the latest Nature Sauvage collection, and her favourite pieces from it and previous collections. Photos: Handout
High Jewellery

4 jewellery highlights of August – from Chanel to Chaumet

Chanel’s Première watch is also a necklace, with a microphone and earphones to take and make phone calls or listen to music

High Jewellery

Amber fires up: the gem’s journey from ancient forests to today’s jewellery

The fossilised tree resin is seen as a precious stone despite not having a mineral origin and has been used in jewellery in cultures from Ancient Greece to China

Masterpieces

Why the jewellery industry isn’t giving up on natural diamonds

Louis Vuitton and Graff have launched new collections trading on the rarity of natural diamonds as demand for lab-grown stones slumps, with specialists De Beers slashing overall output

Louis Vuitton and Graff launch new natural diamond collections: jewellery giants trade on rarity of ‘real’ stones as demand for lab-grown slumps, with specialists De Beers slashing overall output. Pictured: Louis Vuitton Drift rings, from the Deep Time collection. Photos: Handout
Masterpieces

Why jewellery remains a shining investment during troubled times

Jewellery was the second-highest performer on the latest Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index, with period pieces, coloured gemstones and single-owner collections the strongest subsectors.

Jewellery was the second-highest performer on the latest Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index, with period pieces, coloured gemstones and single-owner collections the strongest subsectors. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Style shoot: Boucheron’s Iceland-inspired Or Bleu high jewellery collection

Creative director Claire Choisne used waves of silver, sprays of precious stones and icicles of pearls to convey the power of the country’s majestic landscape

Masterpieces

No longer a girl’s best friend? Why semi-precious gems now rival diamonds

Boucheron’s More is More has onyx and mother-of-pearl, Cindy Chao used garnets and aquamarines for her Amour Butterfly, while Pomellato’s Armonie Minerali and Scarabeo both showcase semi-precious gems

Masterpieces

Good as gold: how did jewellery perform at Hong Kong’s spring auctions?

Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction got off to a record-setting start and Phillips’ numbers are up too – but Bonhams’ and Christie’s sales are still to come

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels auction record sets the tone: rare diamond sparkles among strong figures for spring season, with Phillips’ numbers up too, and Bonhams’ and Christie’s sales to come. Pictured: A 5.02-carat fancy pink diamond, from Poly Auction Hong Kong. Photos: Handout
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Watches and Wonders Edit: Vacheron Constantin’s Égérie collection

Working with fashion designer Yiqing Yin, the watchmaker has produced the Égérie: The Pleats of Time and Égérie Moon Phase models

Working with fashion designer Yiqing Yin, watchmaker Vacheron Constantin has produced the new Égérie: The Pleats of Time and Égérie Moon Phase models
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Style shoot: Van Cleef & Arpels Perlée jewellery brings a rainbow of colour

Across a spectrum of colours, Van Cleef & Arpels rings and bracelets sparkle in a rainbow of hues to reflect your mood

Singapore

Singapore banking dynasty scion buys US$29 million mansion amid property lull

Grace Wee Jingsi, the youngest child of United Overseas Bank Ltd. CEO Wee Ee Cheong, is taking advantage of a lull in the city state’s high-end housing market to buy a ‘good class bungalow’, according to property filings.

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High Jewellery

What are ‘semi-precious’ stones? The blazing-colour jewellery trend explained

Even big-name bands like Louis Vuitton, Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier are giving opals and topazes their chance to shine as consumers look beyond traditional gems to more diverse pieces that may offer more than just a pretty sparkle

Van Cleef & Arpels are just one big-name brand leaning into a trend for semi-precious stones, valued for their dramatic colour and their supposed healing or protective properties. Photos: Handout
Luxury brands

6 luxury gifts for loved ones, from jewellery to colourful collectible homeware

Louis Vuitton and Boucheron bring the bling, but there’s also bold modern homeware from Ottolenghi x Serax and Marimekko, plus a necklace from Chantal Shafie that holds Nomad caviar

Hong Kong property

Watchmaker Omega confident in Hong Kong shoppers as it opens two glitzy shops

Watchmaker opens new multistorey shops in Central, Tsim Sha Tsui even as government predicts drop in tourism spending in 2024.

ESG investing

Omega raises US$600,000 for eye charity Orbis through watch auction

The Swiss luxury brand recently auctioned 11 suitcases, each containing 11 MoonSwatch Moonshine Gold Hong Kong edition watches via Sotheby’s as part of its CSR efforts to support Orbis.

Orbis president and CEO Derek Hodkey (left) with Omega CEO and president Raynald Aeschlimann. Omega supports the flying eye hospital through its CSR initiative. Photo: Handout
High Jewellery

Different matter: wood, leather and metal jewellery is having a moment

How designers from Hermès to myriad small houses are playing with rare combinations of materials to achieve striking new forms

Kinraden is one of a number of jewellers getting creative with materials – in this case, with recycled gold and susutainably sourced mpingo wood. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Omega’s continuous quest for technical excellence

Omega, famed for its elegant Constellation and De Ville collections, and Seamaster dive watches, continues to innovate with 2023’s Speedmaster Super Racing and the Coaxial Master Chronometer Calibre 1932

High Jewellery

Twice as nice? Toi et moi engagement rings are back in vogue with the A-list

Famous couples through history from Napoleon and Joséphine to John and Jackie Kennedy have worn these twin-gem beauties, and today’s A-listers are bringing the tradition back

Fame and celebrity

Inside Cristiano Ronaldo’s incredible property collection, from Madeira to Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo sold his Juan Pablo Molyneux-designed Trump Tower apartment at a loss – but did he just invest in a mansion on Dubai’s Billionaire’s Island?

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Cartier

Cartier’s greatest hits: 3 iconic bracelets that stand the test of time

There’s a reason the Panthère, Love and Juste un Clou are brand signatures that have endured for decades

Cartier’s Panthère, Love and Juste un Clou have been brand signatures for decades and jewellery using these motifs remain popular today. Photo: Handout
Lunar New Year

Dragon bling: red jewellery trends just in time for Lunar New Year

Van Cleef & Arpels, Bottega Veneta and Boucheron are among those releasing bold new collections that happily connect with Asian demand for the lucky colour as we welcome the Chinese Year of the Dragon

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Style Edit: Classic Omega watches to pair with your partner this Valentine’s Day

For him, the Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer in titanium or stainless steel; for her the Mini Trésor with its ‘Her Time’ pattern and pavé diamonds

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