There's a fight brewing between watch industry fairs
Baselworld is slowing down while its rival watch event in Geneva is speeding up.
What's next for the wrist?
Established brands showing at SIHH Geneva for the most part offered more of the same, while lesser-known makes and the jewellery brigade are finding startlingly fresh ways to impress.
You may not know this watch brand, but you should
Advances in watchmaking are often as much about the past as the future. That's especially true for little known brand Louis Moinet.
Glimmering messages from Earth's heart
A gemstone is a message in a bottle. Except the message is the bottle, a glittering clue to the extreme physical, chemical and tectonic forces at work deep underground.
How the 0.0001 per cent will spend money this Christmas
What do you buy when you have all the money in the world?
The AFR's ultimate guide to Christmas gifts for women
Spoil the special woman in your life with our carefully selected, entirely luxurious gifts.
Top jewellery designer courts her best-spending clients
Net-a-Porter's intimate events with Anita Ko speak to the online retailer's dedication to catering to its extremely important customers.
Which smartwatch is best for contactless payments?
This lets you go out to the pub, go for a run, or even get on the bus, without carrying your bulky wallet or mobile phone.
Jewellers celebrating same-sex marriage bonanza
An anticipated nuptials avalanche offers ring designers a chance to take a fresh look at symbols of commitment.
'The most modern production complex of its kind'
Since LVMH bought Bulgari in 2011, revenues have doubled. Now it's about growing production in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing centre.
Cartier's 'barbarian jewellery' is coming to the NGA
In 1930 these pieces were slammed as “barbarian jewellery”. In 2018, they will dazzle Australians.
