Brexit runs risk of watch price rises and store closures
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Time stops for no man (or newspaper)
This issue celebrates 30 years of Watches & Jewellery. We take a look at how the watch world has changed over that era
If it’s 3pm, I must be in Baghdad. Or is it Moscow?
World time watches have changed with the times — and they have a curious tale to tell us
On your marks . . . Get set . . . Time!
In this summer’s Olympics, every millisecond will count. But how did sport and the watch industry become inseparable?
Fossil to flood the smartwatch market
The company hopes that releasing 100 models will establish a broad base of buyers
Cartier defies retreat like clockwork
Pierre Rainero, the house’s style director, says the only way is forward
Recovery glimpsed despite economic gloom
The US could lead a pick-up in fortunes for the watch industry, even if Hong Kong and China are still in trouble
Diamonds are forever, their slogans are not
A new advertising campaign hopes to turn millennials into enduring lovers of diamonds
Big stones sparkle to deceive as market remains weak
High prices for large diamonds should not disguise an otherwise ailing sector
Deconstructed watch: Bulgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater
The technology behind the watch was devised for telling the time in the dark
Las Vegas jewellery fairs fight apathy and economic fears
Brands must find new ways to engage retail buyers beyond taking a stand
Not your grandmother’s jewellery store
A new wave of websites claims to offer buyers and sellers of second-hand gems transparency and keen prices
Chinese brands have global glitter
An economic slowdown and corruption crackdown have not kept homegrown companies from expanding into national and foreign markets
Fake gemstones shed undignified image as fashion jewellery thrives
Cubic zirconia is no longer just for those who cannot buy the real thing
Auction round-up: A Heuer motors on, a box offers answers
From a Heuer Carrera chronograph to a gold Breguet and a ‘Magician Box’
John Redfern’s films peer inside watches
A clock restorer brings his skills into the digital age to create intricate animations
All hands on deck as rigged watch comes into dock
One of the most talked-about launches of the Baselworld fair was the naval-themed watch
Joan Rivers’ jewellery up for sale
Sale of her estate is at Christie’s on June 22
An enormous diamond expects an enormous price
Sotheby’s estimates the Lesedi la Rona’s value at $70m
Tribal trinkets, trials and tribulations
Dealer and collector Lesley Schiff loves pieces originating from remote communities
Ten alternatives to a nuptial solitaire
If you are going to propose, have you considered an engagement crown? Or a betrothal nose ring?
Mandarin much heard in Manchester
The city’s jewellers have been enticing Chinese shoppers
Freed slaves celebrated in ethical emeralds
Vania Leles creates a six-piece high jewellery collection using responsibly sourced gems
Best of Baselworld 2016
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