Breitling’s New Navitimer 8 Collection and the Watch Business

If you think you know Breitling, think again. That’s the message the brand’s new CEO, Georges Kern, imparted during a celebrity-studded event in...

Trend-Spotting Jewels and Gems at JCK Tucson 2018

The 2018 Tucson gem shows have come and gone and my biggest (and only) regret is that I didn’t buy the silver squash blossom necklace with Sleeping...

David and Sybil Yurman on Their Greatest Lessons Learned

I’ve been back from Tucson for less than 24 hours and have yet to go through my copious notes from the 2018 gem shows. Stay tuned for a proper...

What You Can Look Forward to at the 2018 Tucson Gem Shows

Every year, without fail, the first week of February finds me in Tucson, Ariz., attending the city’s annual confluence of gem shows. The tradition...

My Top 5 Insights Into the High-End Watch Business

I’m back from the 28th annual Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie and full of big and small insights into the watch business (and yes,...

My Prediction for the Jewelry and Watch Trade in 2018

Happy 2018! I hope it’s gotten off to a good start for you (#bombcyclone notwithstanding!). I’m always invigorated by the start of a new year,...

The 2018 Forecast According to Jewelry’s Big Thinkers

Last Thursday, jewelers received a big fat clue about what to expect in 2018, when Pantone named Ultra Violet its 2018 color of the year. But what...

Berd Vaye: Where Watches and Modern Art Meet

With Art Basel kicking off this week in Miami Beach, it’s fitting that I just learned about a new company that creates modern art sculptures...

5 Questions for the Photographer Behind ‘A Man & His Watch’

Chances are good that if you buy, sell, or simply love timepieces, you’ve heard the buzz about A Man and His Watch: Iconic Watches and Stories From...

Is the Apple Watch a Real Threat to Watchmakers?

In early October, I interviewed Horace Dediu, a Romanian-American tech analyst based in Finland who focuses on Apple products, as part of a larger...