Haute Fashion: Winter Chill

Haute Fashion: Winter Chill

By Seth Semilof

Close Up: Van Cleef & Arpels’ New 2014 Novelties

Exclusive photos of our three favorite pieces from a private viewing at Van Cleef & Arpels' flagship boutique in New York City...

Van Cleef & Arpels Launches Cosmos Collection in Dubai

The Maison of Van Cleef & Arpels has tapped into its cherished relationship with nature to introduce creations from the Cosmos collection. The jewelry pieces incorporate four heart-shaped petals in a homage to nature and to luck, one of the brand’s favorite themes. The collection combines gold and diamonds as well as mother-of-pearl and onyx […]

Haute Jewelry: Highlights From Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Sale

We picked our favorites from the upcoming auction, which is expected to fetch $50 million, with lots by Cartier, Graff, JAR, Tiffany & Co, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Harry Winston...

Haute Jewelry: Highlights From Sotheby’s Fine Jewels Sale

We've picked our five favorite lots from the upcoming auction of 1920s and 30s Art Deco masterpieces...

Van Cleef & Arpels Dazzles at Doha Jewelry & Watches Exhibition

This week Van Cleef & Arpels joined its partner in Qatar, Ali Bin Ali Watches & Jewelry, at the 11th Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition in Qatar. The manufacture displayed more than 80 pieces of high jewelry creations and timepieces from Van Cleef & Arpels’ collections. Amongst the creations on display are the Zip™ necklaces, […]

Best Enameled Dials at SIHH 2014

Whether grand feu, champlevé, plique à jour, cloisonné or miniature painting, there is nothing like the unmistakable, porcelain-like sheen of an enameled dial. The product of multiple firings and painstaking hand work, the look of enamel is vintage, clean, luxurious and occasionally glamorous. The beauty of enamel is equally appealing in white on a traditional […]

Carmelo Anthony’s Haute Time Watch of the Day: Van Cleef & Arpels Monsieur Arpels

The new Monsieur Arpels Heure is called the Heure Ici & Heure Ailleurs (time here and time away), which defines exactly what a dual timer does. This one has a very clean, refined dial, as it functions as a double jumping hour with a retrograde minute index in between. The jumping hour at the top […]

Van Cleef & Arpels Opens Redesigned LA-Area Boutique

Van Cleef & Arpels' Alain Bernad was joined at the reopening by actress Kate Bosworth...

Haute Time Ladies Watch of the Week: Van Cleef & Arpels Astronomique Poetique Midnight Constellation

Van Cleef & Arpels was inspired by constellations in the night sky for this year’s Extraordinary Dials Midnight Constellations collection, crafting a series of ladies’ timepieces that depict some of the most well known starry compositions. This one, the Phoenix, is a dazzling work of art that includes champlevé and vallonné enamel in fiery tones […]

Best Ladies Watches From SIHH

Ladies’ watches are no longer an afterthought, but have become the ideal venue for the elaborate craftsmanship that is now expected from the top tier brands of high watchmaking. These five timepieces, introduced at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in January, combine fine craftsmanship with advanced technology in a beautiful package that epitomizes […]

Van Cleef & Arpels Unveils Poetic Complication Midnight Planétarium at SIHH 2014

This stunning timepiece features an accurate representation of each planet's rotation around the Sun...

Haute Time Live From SIHH 2014: Recapping Day 3

Exclusive photos of our favorite unveilings from Day 3, with pieces by Vacheron Constantin, Greubel Forsey, Montblanc, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Van Cleef & Arpels...

The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie Honors Jean-Marc Wiederrecht and Walter Lange

The man who overcame the tragedies of WWII to save A. Lange & Söhne and one of the industry's most prolific watchmakers were recognized...

Girard-Perregaux Constant Escapement L.M. Wins 2013 Aiguille d’Or

Photos of all fifteen top prize winners from the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, including the Aiguille d’Or prize winner...

Throwback Thursday: Van Cleef & Arpels Pierre Arpels

It's #ThrowbackThursday! Today we're looking back at the original timepiece by Pierre Arpels...

Best of OnlyWatch 2013

Results are in from this year’s OnlyWatch auction. This September at the Hôtel hermitage in Monaco, thirty-three watch brands each presented a unique timepiece to go under the hammer in support of research for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The event is especially attractive to big collectors as all of the pieces are part of a limited […]