Jewelry & Watches

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Louis Vuitton adds two new options to its GPHG-award-winning Tambour Street Diver collection. The Louis Vuitton Tambour Street Diver Burning Rock.Louis Vuitton’s year-long celebration of its bedrock Tambour case in 2022 pays homage to the design’s many variations on the inverted drum shape, including its much-acclaimed dive models. With its Diver’s Watch Prize from the 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in mind,  the global fashion brand and watchmaker recently added two new options to its Tambour Street Diver collection. New within the collection is the orange-accented Tambour Street Diver Burning Rock and the Tambour Street…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine New in 2023, Franck Muller’s new Damascus Steel collection celebrates the art of metallurgy as it extends its best-selling Vanguard collection with sporty, skeletal, and dressy editions, each using Damascus steel cases. One of two models in the new Franck Muller Vanguard Damascus Steel Dial collection.Originating in the Near East with steel likely imported from India, extra-strong Damascus steel features a wood-grain-style pattern. Artisans in Japan are perhaps the best-known Damascus artisans for their Damascus work on Katanas, the emblematic swords of the Samurai warriors. The blackened example from the new Franck Muller Vanguard Damascus Steel Racing collection.Franck Muller creates…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Oris sets lab-grown diamonds onto the dial and bezel of its Aquis Date to create the new, stylish Aquis Date Diamonds. The new Oris Aquis Date Diamonds.With a rich cherry red sunray dial, the new model is the first watch from Oris with this particular gem setting. The brilliant-cut lab-grown diamonds, indistinguishable from an Earth-mined diamond of equivalent quality, frame and add luster to the already luxurious dial. Oris has utilized the Aquis Date collection in the past to highlight other unusual dial options. You might recall the watchmaker's eye-catching Aquis Date Upcycle or its spiffy New York…

Bob's WatchesMother’s Day is just around the corner, but you still have plenty of time to get her the perfect gift! While flowers are always nice and a day at the spa will certainly be appreciated, go ahead and show Mom exactly how much you appreciate her this year by giving her a beautiful luxury watch! As always, the sky’s the limit when it comes to luxury watch prices, but there are many fantastic models that can be purchased for a reasonable amount of money. To help you find the absolute best Mother's Day gift, our friends at Bob's Watches, the…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine One year after debuting the world premiere Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante, Parmigiani Fleurier this year follows up with another premiere jumping hand watch, the Tonda PF Minute Rattrapante. The new Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Minute Rattrapante.The new watch echoes last year’s GMT by performing a classic timing function with a new, simpler operation. Where that earlier model allowed for a hand-based display of GMT time, the new watch allows the user to check elapsed minutes on-demand via a second-minute hand hidden directly under the primary minute hand. Instead of turning a calibrated bezel (as on…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine A year after Grand Seiko introduced complicated and sporty models to its  Evolution 9 Collection, the watchmaker adds its first automatic chronograph to the collection. The new Grand Seiko Tentagraph.The new model, the Tentagraph, features Grand Seiko’s high-beat (36,000 mph) movement, Caliber 9SA5, which is enriched with two barrels and an ultra-efficient Dual Impulse Escapement. The existing GMT chronograph within Evolution 9 is powered with Grand Seiko’s Spring Drive technology (Caliber 9R96).  With these technical enhancements, Grand Seiko says the Tentagraph will retain its power reserve in chronograph operating mode for seventy-two hours, which the watchmaker calls the “longest…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine The Calatrava Reference 5224R-001, the headliner among the seventeen new watches unveiled by Patek Philippe during Watches and Wonders 2023, scores high for legibility, ease of use, and originality. New Ref. 5224R is a Calatrava model equipped with the Travel Time dual time zone function and a 24-hour display.Arriving amid a strong set of debuts, including a highly jeweled Grandmaster Chime and the first annual calendar within the Aquanaut Luce collection (to be covered in upcoming posts), this newest adaptation of Patek Philippe’s Travel Time dual-time display is paired with an original display of local time and…

RolexIt’s that time of year when we finally get to see all the new releases from Rolex Watches & Wonders 2023, the largest watch exhibition in the world which is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from March 27 - April 2. While almost 50 watch brands announce their novelties for the year during the event, the Rolex watch brand is without a doubt the watchmaker that gets most of the attention. So, without any further delay, here are a few of the eye popping new releases from Rolex at Watches & Wonders 2023.  New Rolex GMT-Master II in Yellow Gold and…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine A year after pioneering independent watchmaker Armin Strom launched a redesigned, sleeker Mirrored Force Resonance, the Swiss-based manufacturer launches a new version, the Mirrored Force Resonance Manufacture Edition Blue, sporting a specially textured blue dial and matching Alcantara strap. The new Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance Manufacture Edition Blue.The newest iteration of the watch, first introduced by Armin Strom in 2016, is still one of the few serialized watch designs boasting a resonance-based regulating system. The newest series is a limited edition of fifty pieces with new blue accents that serve to highlight the dial’s three-dimensional display. The…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine With its full-throttled release of new Riviera designs within the past few years, Baume & Mercier continues 2023 to update one of its most-loved designs. One of two new Baume & Mercier Riviera GMT models.While the most recent Riviera update includes good-looking time-only, moon phase, and skeleton models, this new GMT edition turned my head the quickest. Granted, the steel and titanium design came in a close second, but the new 42mm steel Riviera GMT model, offered in two color options, topped my list. With its twelve-sided bezel and accompanying four screws, Riviera has managed to retain its casual…