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Watches & Jewelry

During the recent Watches & Wonder Geneva exhibition, I secured a one-on-one interview with Cartier International’s CEO and President, Cyrille Vigneron, who spoke at length about Cartier's design inspiration, ethos and more.

Sixty-eight of the 71 lots on offer sold (95.7%). The sale at Christie’s Rockefeller Center headquarters achieved more than $25.1 million.

Beth Bernstein has been on the forefront of the jewelry world for more than 20 years as an historian, author and journalist. Her latest book is "The Modern Guide to Antique Jewellery"

The oval diamond is the centerpiece of an exhibition of gems and jewels by Graff, featuring its high jewelry collection for 2022. It opens today at Graff’s Palm Beach boutique.

This year's watch dial colors are all about ice blue, and as it turns out, there are several shades of the new blue hue. These five watches, from Breitling, Rolex, Cartier, A. Lange & Söhne and Swatch/Omega, demonstrate that icy blue is the new black for luxury watches.

The world's first contemporary design salon is back in Paris, April 5-10. Modern art and antique 20th century furniture shares space with collectibles and jewelry in the Jardins des Tuileries, and a host of independent jewelry designers are garnering interest from the fair's design-led audience.

The new Ref. 5470P-001 1/10th Second Monopusher Chronograph is Patek Philippe’s first high frequency movement (5Hz, compared to the usual 4Hz), its first 1/10th seconds movement, and a new way to display 1/10ths of a second on a dial.

The Winter Antique Show, which was moved from its longtime home at The Park Avenue Armory to four floors of flagship Barney’s Madison Avenue building at 660 Madison Avenue creates a feeling of a shoppable museum with its highly curated “rooms” and its rare, authentic antique and vintage jewelry.

The fall/winter international ready-to-wear shows revealed that certain trends continue to evolve and are on target with what fine jewelry designers are creating at present. Here are some of the trends and how they are translated into fine jewelry to wear now and into the fall/winter 2022 season.

From Lady Gaga’s Old Hollywood glamour to Dua Lipa’s throwback looks to Versace in the 90s to Addison Rae’s channeling the stacked silver sculptural bracelets of the ‘80s, The 64th Grammy Awards featured looks that echoed a range of time periods and styles.

The sale is led by 'The Fuchsia Rose,' an 8.82-carat fancy intense purple-pink diamond that is potentially internally flawless. Its estimate is $4 million - $6 million.

The Responsible Jewellery Council said diamond miner, Alrosa, ‘suspended its membership’ with the organization. This came days after Pandora, Richemont, Kering and others left the organization in protest and the resignation of the RJC executive director

At Watches & Wonders Geneva 2022, Montblanc unveils the 1858 Geosphere Zero Oxygen watch that is cased in an oxygen-free environment to preserve the watch and oils inside and to prevent fogging. It will go to Mt. Everest in May on the wrist of Nimsdai Purja for real-life testing.

There is also some news around diamonds, April's Birthstone, such as the largest white diamond ever to appear at auction, the luck of an estate dealer to find a piece with celebrity provenance, the number of diamonds worn during red carpet season, and vintage diamond jewelry you'll want to own.

The watch division of Hermès has become distinctive for its decorative dials coupled with interesting complications, and the result is a unique approach to the classic genres of watchmaking. The Arceau Le Temps Voyageur is the latest example: it’s a standout in the world of World Time watches.

Updated: Richemont Group and Kering follow Pandora jewelry in leaving the Responsible Jewellery Council, over its failure to suspend the memberships of Russian companies. RJC executive director resigns from the organization that sets sustainability standards for the jewelry and watch industry.

Just before Watches & Wonders Geneva 2022, Vacheron Constantin celebrate 45 years of that distinctive sporty-chic Jumbo 222 timepiece with a new 18-karat yellow gold 222 version.