Jewelry, Jewellery

Great video that discusses Audemars Piguet movement design and includes coverage of the new AP Escapement.

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2009 Baselworld Preview Spearhead of the Maurice Lacroix manufacture, the Masterpiece line is a skilfully proportioned combination of technology, tradition and modern aesthetics. The skeleton dial, sculpted with a goldsmith’s precision, reveals all the workings of the movement, a delicate labyrinth in which the gear-trains have been refined to a bare minimum. The structure of the Chronographe Squelette, a veritable metallic sculpture, transforms the lifeless material into a living mechanism.
(Full post Masterpiece Chronographe Squelette by MAURICE LACROIX…)

The ‘T’ in the 103T is at first a mystery, but only until the first look down through the massive sapphire crystal into the mechanism below. There you will sense a shape before you see it. A form slowly emerges from the orbital cross and stretches its mesmerising legs: ‘T’ for Tarantula! URWERK’s latest addition to the UR103 collection has a few genetic codes borrowed from one of the most famous members of the world of arachnids. The Aesthetics. In the classic UR103, the central element is an orbital cross in titanium.
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This is a video of the manufacture Patek Philippe, and the process they go through to make a timepiece.

(Full post Video: Patek Philippe- Birth of a Legend…)

(Photos by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Europe) Looks like Kevin Spacey is wearing the Limited Edition IWC Top Gun watch and George Kern is wearing one of the new IWC Aquatimers. PRESS RELEASE: Swiss Watchmaker IWC Celebrates SIHH 2009 With Kevin Spacey, Zenedine Zidane, Ronan Keating, And Other Stars In the company of prominent guests such as Zinédine Zidane, Ronan Keating, Jean Reno and Marc Forster, IWC Schaffhausen celebrated the premiere of its watch novelties on the occasion of the SIHH from 19 to 24 January 2009.
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Gem Faire is now on Facebook. And right now for limited time, we’re offering a special gift coupon exclusively for Gem Faire fans.

And right now for limited time, we’re offering a special gift coupon exclusively for Gem Faire fans. Go to Facebook, search for Gem Faire Page and become a fan to receive the gift coupon. You can also post comments or tell us your experience at Gem Faire.

Please note that Monterey Gem Faire has moved from Feb. 13-15 to Feb. 6-8.

(Full post February Gem Faire Updates…)

Selling rough to non-sightholder companies is one of the strategies De Beers is exploring as demand for rough falls, Diamond Trading Co. Varda Shine said at a meeting in London earlier this week. London–Selling rough to companies that are not sightholders and continuing to market the enduring value of diamonds are just two of the strategies De Beers is employing to weather the economic crisis.At the Diamond Trading Co.’s (DTC) annual Client Reception for sightholders, held in London on Jan.
(Full post As demand drops, De Beers looks beyond sightholders…)

Carlsbad, Calif.–The Gemological Institute of America (GIA), together with the Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery (IIGJ), has announced plans to offer two gemological courses in Jaipur, India.

The two-week courses–an intensive, in-class Accredited Jewelry Professional diploma program and a Diamond Grading Lab Class–will take place through GIA India and will begin the first week of February.

“GIA India plans to focus on education this year, with the goal to reach six cities within the country, including Jaipur and Kolkata, by the year 2010,” GIA India/Mideast Region Managing Director Nirupa Bhatt said in a media release.
(Full post GIA intros courses in Jaipur, releases new catalog…)

Audemars Piguet released a new version of their Jules Audemars today, at SIHH 2009. If the 2008 Survivor was not convincing enough, the new Jules Audemars with AP Escapement should make it clear. Whether it is their ROO Survior or the Jules Audemars with lubrication free escapement. Audemars Piguet offers some of the most innovative and desirable watches in the industry. (Read the full press release below.) Jules Audemars Watch with Audemars Piguet Escapement The Audemars Piguet escapement presented in 2006 is certainly living up to its promises.
(Full post SIHH 2009: Jules Audemars with AP Escapement…)

Handcrafted Precious Metal Jewelry The process involved in making each Tacori piece is an intricate combination of art and science. A tradition of craftsmanship and attention to detail culminates in the creation of a true treasure. After a design is created by one of Tacori's artists, a sketch is transformed into a three-dimensional model of the ring using of a CAD computer program. Hours are spent perfecting the ring and reviewing every detail; the shape of the stones, the settings required to hold them and the placement of engraving or milligrain details.
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