Jewelry & Watches

Collection Festival from APM MonacoBy Paloma Rossano The jewelry industry is a thriving business intersecting with culture, art, and history. One of the most interesting aspects of jewelry is how its function and style evolve over time and from place to place. Today, contemporary jewelry has taken on “new technologies and non-precious materials,” developing it into ‘wearable art.’ While there are innovative strides taking place in the market, some consumers have difficulty finding companies that offer products at prices they can afford. Most of the brands that are known for their designs use expensive resources and elements that limit their…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Bulova expands its Frank Sinatra collection with two new automatic watches inspired by the watchmaker’s Bulova Date King, a 1960s-era collection. One model from Bulova’s new Frank Sinatra Summer Wind collectionThe new Frank Sinatra Summer Wind collection, named after a Frank Sinatra song of the same name, consists of two 40mm casual time and date watch with clear 1960s style and more than a few Sinatra-inspired special accents. Most notably, Bulova places a fedora, the Frank Sinatra collection’s trademark, in relief at the top of the dial. The orange second's hand and orange hour markers (on…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Frederique Constant helps celebrate this July 4th with a red, white, and blue U.S.-exclusive limited edition worldtimer. The Geneva-based watchmaker issues it's 42mm steel-cased Classics Worldtimer Manufacture: Summer of 76 as a limited edition of seventy-six pieces to commemorate U.S. Independence Day. The new Frederique Constant Classic Worldtimer Manufacture: Summer of 76.With a red seconds hand and date accent, blue hands, blue dial, and an appropriately hued trio of straps, the new watch clearly favors the colors of the American flag. And to underscore its American tribute, each watch will be sold with a red alligator…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Arnold & Son expands its much-heralded Perpetual Moon collection with a new edition that features a brilliant blue mother-of-pearl dial shimmering within a new, diamond-set 38mm red gold case. And while this addition to the collection features the Swiss watchmaker’s smallest caliber, it powers one of the larger moon-phase displays available. The new Arnold & Son Perpetual Moon 38 Gold Moonlight.The new Arnold & Son Perpetual Moon 38 Gold Moonlight features a richly decorated evening sky dial framed with a diamond-set bezel that echoes more diamonds used as hour-markers and on the crown and lugs. All…

GucciHalf a century ago, in 1972, Gucci Swiss Timepieces presented the world with a new horological design proposition – watches that were a combination of unparalleled Swiss technical know-how and Italian design. This year Gucci presented its second high watchmaking collection at the Gucci Wonderland event in Geneva, marking the 50th anniversary of Gucci Swiss Timepieces. The brand showcases a journey through five astonishing decades utilizing watch diaries, handbag watches and semi-precious stones representing each decade. GucciGucci presents this kaleidoscopic collection inspired by a magical fairground, where the most refined watchmaking complications appear alongside rainbow-like gems and celestial wonders. The…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Measuring a wispy 1.75mm thick, Richard Mille’s new RM UP-01 Ferrari just surpassed (by .05mm) the recently released Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra as the thinnest mechanical watch available. Richard Mille’s new RM UP-01 FerrariThe new titanium watch reaches its record-breaking dimensions with its entire movement built within its case rather than atop a baseplate/case back, the method used by Bulgari and previous record-holder Piaget. The watch’s titanium-based Caliber RM UP-01 manual-winding movement is also encased within titanium and powers displays for hours, minutes, and a function selector. The watch’s going train, baseplate, and skeletonized bridges are made with…

Club Sport Neomatik 42 Date, the sportiest family of NOMOS Glashütte watches, just got bigger and even more impressive. A watch which perfectly balances strength and proportion. And of course a precision movement built in-house. The white hands glow blue in the dark. Like its sister model in black, the watch has a diameter of 42 millimeters and is water-resistant to a depth of 1000 ft/300 meters. This makes it suited for all sports, including those in and under water. A signal-red ring around the stem of the crown alerts the wearer, before contact with the water, if the crown is not screwed…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Frederique Constant refreshes its Classics Heart Beat Moonphase Date with a new model that boasts a rich blue dial emphasizing the watch’s mostly contemporary design. The Frederique Constant Classics Heart Beat Moonphase Date, now with a rich blue dial.In this handsome update, the light blue classic moon phase display nicely balances the very modern open Heart Beat aperture exposing a portion of the movement – a long-time Frederique Constant signature. This pleasing symmetry is just one of many pleasures Frederique Constant reliably (and affordably) delivers with this refreshed design, which the Geneva-based manufacturer first debuted with…

From JustLuxe Content Partner MensGear UNDONE is one of our favorite microbrands when it comes to unique and stylish timepieces. A major contributor to their success is how their enthusiastic team keeps the lineup fresh. Regularly releasing new examples may not work for others in the industry, but it seems the formula is exactly what makes this watchmaker fun. Hence, let’s check out their latest outing – the Urban Vintage Salmon. This release sees the Hong Kong-based establishment endow their chronograph with a selection of tweaks we’ve never seen before in their catalog. Fans know that aside from their occasional…

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”…