BIRTHSTONES DECODED
Birthstones are gemstones that are associated with each month of the year and are often thought to bring good luck, health, and protection to the wearer.
WEDDING RINGS – THE ORIGIN AND TRANSFORMATION
People say it is the reception that makes the wedding or it’s the radiant bride, or perhaps it’s the guests, the ceremony, the food, the wine, the music, the laughter, or even just the love. They are all totally wrong. IT’S THE RINGS!
RAYMOND WEIL MILLESIME SMALL SECONDS – GPHG 2023 CHALLENGE WATCH PRIZE WINNER
Raymond Weil, one of the last family-owned luxury watchmaking brands in the world, and one of Palladio’s two oldest Swiss-made watches’ official retail partners, won the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) 2023 Challenge Watch Prize.
HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF GEMSTONES
The history of gemstones is rich with stories of adventures, of legends, of tales of good fortune or curses resulting in financial ruin, ill health, or even death.
PEARLS – FASHIONABLE, FEMININE & FRESH
Pearls rank among the most popular gems in the world. With a serene beauty, they make perfect complements to flashier gems. Yet, they also possess an elegance that can shine alone. Of course, their distinctive appearance and watery origins have inspired pearl symbolism and lore for centuries.
GPHG 2023 NOMINATIONS – THE SHINING STARS AT PALLADIO
Finally, the curtains were raised and a list of 2023 nominations was announced at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve, also known as “Haute Horlogerie Oscars” in the watchmaking world.
HANDMADE JEWELLERY – TREASURE BEYOND TREASURE
Jewels and jewellery have been created since prehistoric times and rank among some of the earliest known artifacts with 100,000-year-old beads made from Nassarius shells thought to be the oldest
Anniversary Gemstones and Jewellery Guide
Stones have been assigned to planets, days of the week, and most enduringly in modern times, to anniversaries. Many of the well-known gems and precious metals linked to five-yearly landmarks
VANCOUVER: CITY OF LOVE AND MAGICAL BEGINNINGS
It takes two to fall in love, but it starts with one extending the invitation – Gentleman Reg, ‘Give Me the Chance to Fall’ . This is exactly how the
THE GOLD-IN HISTORY
Gold? Yellow, glittering, precious gold? This yellow slave will knit and break religions, bless the accursed… -William Shakespeare Timon of Athens Even before gold became the trading medium of the
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