3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (499+ words) Blogs: On Your Market / Designers By Brittany Siminitz | September 10, 2026 Founded by mother-and-daughter duo Yasemin and Nisa Çakar, Istanbul-based Aponïne is not shy about color. Saturated gemstones, unexpected pairings, and playful forms meet the kind of meticulous craftsmanship the city is…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (372+ words) Designers / Fashion / Gold / Industry / Shows By Victoria Gomelsky | September 09, 2026 At last week’s VicenzaOro jewelry fair, which took over Vicenza—a UNESCO World Heritage site located about 50 miles west of Venice, in the heart of Italy’s Veneto region—the amount of…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (331+ words) Designers / Gold / Industry / Shows / Watches By Victoria Gomelsky | September 09, 2026 Few watch brands look and feel more contemporary than Urwerk. Founded in 1997 by the master watchmaker Felix Baumgartner and designer Martin Frei, the Geneva-based independent label is beloved by fans of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (324+ words) By JCK News Desk | September 01, 2026 Hublot introduced what it describes as a new approach to watchmaking materials with its Big Bang Original Soft Touch collection. The watches feature a textured rubber compound integrated into the case, bezel, dial, and strap,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (640+ words) Designers / Gold Jewelry By Sam Cooley | August 26, 2026 Alyona Kiperman spent the past year learning to carve marble in Pietrasanta and cast bronze in a town outside Milan. Lumière Libre, her new 18k gold and lab-grown diamond collection, is what came of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (236+ words) Blogs: All That Glitters / News & Trends / Watches By Annie Davidson Watson | August 21, 2026 Patek Philippe’s Watch Art Grand Exhibition, the largest the manufacturer has organized to date, opens Oct. 2 in Milan and will coincide with the launch of Italy-dedicated limited editions…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (552+ words) By Rob Bates | August 21, 2026 Executives at the three major luxury conglomerates can barely find enough positive adjectives to describe their jewelry sales—especially when the rest of the luxury business is in the middle of a prolonged slump. Sales at…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (366+ words) By Sam Cooley | August 18, 2026 Drake has a new favorite possession, and he says it’s “part of history.” The Toronto-born hip-hop superstar took to Instagram on Saturday to show off his one-of-a-kind Rolex Daytona from the Swiss watchmaker. “Today I received…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (715+ words) By Karen Dybis | August 18, 2026 Olga Oleksenko once presented jewelry to clients at one of the world’s most prestigious boutiques. Today, as director of the Strong & Precious Art Foundation, she is presenting Ukrainian jewelers and jewelry to the world—with her…...