Swatch to buy jeweler Harry Winston for $1 Billion

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Swatch Group, the world’s leading watchmaker, said on Monday it would acquire US jeweller and watchmaker Harry Winston for up to $1.0 billion (750 million euros).
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Saint Laurent launches vermeil jewelry collection

Saint Laurent Vermeil campaign Christopher Owens

Saint Laurent has unveiled a new collection of vermeil jewelry with campaign images featuring former Girls singer Christopher Owens.
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PPR acquires Chinese luxury brand Qeelin

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French luxury giant PPR, the owner of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, has bought Chinese jeweller Qeelin for an unnamed sum.
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Bar Refaeli models Piaget high jewelry watches

Bar Refaeli for Piaget

Face of Piaget S/S jewelery 2012 collection, Bar Refaeli poses gracefully in a black and white campaign for the Swiss brand’s exclusive new high jewelry watch line.
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Eight decades of Chanel jewels in one book

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Timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the design house’s jewel collections, Jewelry by Chanel is a comprehensive tome that presents creations by Gabrielle Chanel. Published by Thames and Hudson, it came out earlier this week.
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Wallace Chan’s debut at the Biennale des Antiquaires

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Hong Kong-based designer Wallace Chan is exhibiting his high jewelry creations at the 26th Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris.
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