Jewelry & Watches

Bob's Watches, the leading pre-owned Rolex dealer has some incredible watch stories as part of their "Honoring You" campaign. Below is one of the stories we at JustLuxe found fascinating and perfect timing as we just celebrated Memorial Day.  I was an F-100 fighter pilot in Vietnam. In May of ‘69 I got a chance to go to Hong Kong. The first stop was the China Fleet Club, the Royal Navy’s expansive (and wonderful) Base Exchange. I had done some research – asked another pilot – and he said that the ideal pilot’s watch was the Rolex GMT-Master “Pepsi bezel”…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Parmigiani Fleurier adds diamonds to a time-only Tonda Automatic to create the glitteriest model within the watchmaker’s recently updated Tonda collection. While not specifically an extension of the new, widely acclaimed Tonda PF collection, the new offerings do enhance the broader Tonda collection by debuting its first fully gem-set models. The Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Automatic Rose Gold.Focusing on the watchmaker’s trademark barleycorn-pattern dial, each watch dial on this new model is fully set with diamonds that follow the distinctive lines of the pattern, which really sets this jeweled series apart from other glittering updates we’ve seen recently. At…

We sat down with Saul Fraiman, master jewelry designer for Grandview Klein Diamond Group to discuss all things diamonds and trends within the industry.  Fraiman’s career in the industry began 50 years ago as an apprentice for a jewelry manufacturer, followed by Saul’s introduction to the diamond industry where he supplied small “fancy shaped” stones to jewelry manufacturers and designers.  Saul later opened “Rolling Stone Diamond Co.” which became “Fraiman Associates” specializing in unique and unusual matched pairs of side stones as well as fancy color diamonds. Not long after he joined Grandview Klein Diamond Group and the rest was…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Porsche Design revisits its Chronograph 1 – 1972 Limited Edition from earlier this year with the new Chronograph 1 All Black Numbered edition, an all-black titanium version of the historic design, to be issued as an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000. Porsche Design’s new Chronograph 1—1972 All Black Numbered EditionLike the previous model, which sold out quickly in early 2022, the new 40.8mm matte black titanium edition also echoes the original 1972 model’s size and design. For both watches, Porsche Design references its Chronograph 1, long considered the first all-black watch. The company’s use of…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine With the new Aluminum Chronograph Ducati Special Edition, Bulgari combines its sporty aluminum-cased chronograph design with Ducati’s racing-infused motorbike colors and typography. The watch’s conspicuous use of materials such as titanium (case back, crown, and pushers) and rubber (bezel) also match Ducati’s high-performance image in this colorful iteration of the original Bulgari Aluminum watch first seen in 1998. Bulgari Aluminum Chronograph Ducati Special Edition.In its premiere co-design with Ducati, Bulgari’s new 40mm, 1,000-piece limited edition features three dark subdials set within a dial colored with the same deep red hue used throughout historic Bologna-based factories.…

May. 12th, 2022 Sunday, May 1, 2022, marked 200 years since Bovet's founder Edouard Bovet, a watchmaker from Fleurier, Switzerland, established the Bovet watch company in London. It is believed that the founder was an avid traveler and sold four complicated watches during his trip to China that would today cost more than $1 million each. Due to this remarkable history, the House of BOVET is inextricably linked to travel. The House's collection is complete with several double-, triple-, and world-time timepieces, all of which have been very successful with collectors worldwide over the last 20 years. To celebrate the…

De Beers JewelleryIs the colour of the sky blue, or does it depend on how it reflects? Light, a transformative force, is perceived from the way it’s reflected, refracted and absorbed. The sparkle of the diamond is through this passage of light that makes it even more magnificent. Inspired by this natural, elemental magic, De Beers Jewellers crafted The Alchemist of Light, its latest High Jewellery collection. Designed in London and crafted at the company’s Paris workshop, this collection comprises 45 out-of-the-ordinary pieces divided into seven chapters. The first two chapters Atomique and Light Rays, were presented at the Couture…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Ulysse Nardin updates its already legendary hands-free, dial-free, and crown-free Freak with a double oscillator, a technical flourish that deepens its three-dimensional effect while strengthening its efficiency and precision. As Ulysse Nardin’s highlight debut at Watches & Wonders 2022, the new Freak S marks the premiere of the new UN-251 Manufacture movement. The new caliber dramatically hosts a new blued “DiamonSIL” (diamond-coated silicon) double oscillator with each balance wheel inclined at a 20-degree angle and linked by a differential. Ulysse Nardin explains that the multi-gear differential, clearly visible between the balance wheels, evenly distributes the barrel’s energy to…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Zenith modernizes its Chronomaster Open collection with a new El Primero movement, a hesalite seconds counter, and a smaller case diameter. Veteran collectors might remember the Chronomaster Open’s 2003 debut, which featured a larger case and a multi-aperture view into an earlier El Primero movement. The new watch, which is Zenith’s Watches and Wonders 2022 highlight, is lighter in several ways when compared to its forebears and the previous Chronomaster Open collection. Now presented in a more wrist-friendly 39.5mm steel or rose gold case, the new Chronomaster Open revisits the well-known three-color Zenith Chronomaster layout but…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Jaeger-LeCoultre introduces a perpetual calendar to its Polaris series, adding a classical calendar complication to the refined sporty collection. The debut anchors a wide-ranging set of Watches and Wonders 2022 debuts that reference the brand’s “Stellar Odyssey” theme for the year’s new releases. Other debuts include a pair of new Atmos models, two impressive grand complications, and two glittering additions to the Rendez-Vous collection. You might recall that in 2018 Jaeger-LeCoultre revived the Polaris name, adding the collection named for the famed Memovox Polaris dive series of 1968. With the new Polaris Perpetual Calendar,…