Ideas for Mothers Day - Roberto Coin Pois Moi

Running out of time to select something that is just perfect for your Mom? How about Roberto Coin's Pois Moi Collection? The iconic collection may have just what you are looking for. 

With your choice of white, pink and yellow gold in bracelets, rings, pendants, and earrings with diamond pavé, choices abound. 

I love the squareness of the pieces, with their soft corners and retro "television shape" design, influenced by the '50s, however the final product is all modern.

Founded in 1977 in Italy’s Vicenza, Roberto Coin is a marvelous mix of centuries-old Italian craftsmanship and modern design techniques. The brand was originally created to make jewelry for other Italian brands, but was launched in 1996 as a world-renowned luxury brand of Italian designer jewelry.

Take a look at some of the options to choose from and see what inspires you.

White gold bangle with diamonds 4-Row Bangle Pave white diamond detail; 7.75 total diamond carat weight

White gold bangle with diamonds 7-Row Bangle Pave white diamond detail; 14.05 total diamond carat weight.

White gold ring with diamonds 2-Row Ring Pave white diamond panel. 2.03 total diamond carat weight.

White gold ring with diamonds 0.63ct Diamonds

Four row white gold bangle with black and white diamonds 4-Row Bangle Pave black diamond panel, dotted with round-cut white diamonds. 12.25 total diamond carat weight.

Two row white gold bangle with black and white diamonds 2-Row Bangle Pave black diamond panel, dotted with round-cut white diamonds. 5.49 total diamond carat weight.

White gold bangle with white diamonds One-Row Pave Diamond Bangle Pave white diamond top; 1.35 total diamond carat weight.

White gold ring with black and white diamonds 2-Row Ring Pave black diamond panel, dotted with round-cut white diamonds. 2.03 total diamond carat weight.

Rose gold bangles with white diamonds.

Four-Row Bangle Diamonds: - Weight (total): 7.73 CT, - Clarity: VS, - Color: G, - Cut: round brilliant

Single-Row Diamond Bangle Single row of pave white diamonds halfway around. 1.29 total diamond carat weight.

Two-Row Diamond Bangle Pave white diamond detail; GHSI; 0.28 total carat weight.

Yellow gold bangles with white diamonds.

Four-Row Bangle- Weight (total): 7.73 CT, - Clarity: VS, - Color: G, - Cut: round brilliant

Seven-Row Bangle

Four-Row Bangle

Show your love with Christophe Claret's Marguerite

Christophe Claret offers a spectacular gift of love with Marguerite. As part of their first collection of watches especially created for women, Margot, the new Marguerite model is clothed in over 600 diamonds. The red gold case measures a perfect 42.5mm, and the bezel and lugs are set with over 380 diamonds of varying sizes alone.

The daisy at the center of the dial  has overlapping petals and is accented by another 220 diamonds. Two fluttering butterflies, highlighted with orange Super-LumiNova appear to float around the daisy indicating the time. The butterflies are slightly different in color, the 'female' version is darker and indicates the hours, while the 'male' version is lighter and points to the minutes. At the heart of the flower is a glistening ruby all hovering over a white mother-of-pearl dial.

The magic doesn't stop there. Hidden beneath the numbers on the dial is a message that reveals itself when the pusher at 2 o'clock is pressed. The numbers disappear to reveal the phrase: “Il m’aime passionnément” (He loves me passionately). For even more personalization, the message can be customized to be whatever is desired, within the  given number of characters allowed.

The caseback isn't left out either and provides an opportunity to admire the movement’s oscillating weight sculpted like a daisy and set with eight rubies. The daisy shape also allows the owner to indulge in a game of 'He loves me, he loves me not', by holding the watch in a horizontal position, and with one or two shakes, the weight will move for a few seconds and then stop to reveal whether the answer is yes or no!

Available in red, blue and green, in a white or red gold case, each color is a limited edition of 30 pieces. 

Jacob & Co. The "Mystery of Muzo" Cuffs

Bring on the stunning emeralds! After almost two years of work, Jacob & Co.'s, "Mystery of Muzo" matching cuffs are complete. Featuring two envy worthy emeralds from the Muzo mines in Colombia, you know this is a mark of exceptional quality of the stones. One stone weighs in at 74.33 carats, the other at 70.57 carats, and the pear shape cut is the perfect complement to the art-deco inspired design of the cuff. 

Not to be content with just emeralds, the 18K white gold bracelets are decorated with 118.13 carats of round, brilliant cut diamonds wrapped around the edges and snaked around the upper half, as well as black spinel cut into geometric shapes and wrapped about the body of the cuff. 

Bold, exotic, and a piece unique, these cuffs will give any woman an air of mystery and seduction. Who will be that lucky woman?

Romain Gauthier Insight Micro-Rotor – Baselworld 2017

With Baselworld launching tomorrow, more new watches are being released, and now we have the Insight Micro-Roto from Romain Gauthier. For this timepiece, the hour, minute and small second indications are powered by a beautifully hand-finished, in-house calibre built from the ground up and boasting bidirectional micro-rotor made from 22k solid white gold, which is visible not only from the back of the dial, but also from the front. 

The name Insight refers to the highly visible movement within the case, allowing the wearer to gain an insight to the beautiful movement, finishing, and the rotor. 

Two versions of the case watch have been released, one in red gold and one in platinum. Each are available with a choice of three with oven-fired dials, white enamel, black enamel and blue enamel.

Each dial/case version is issued in a limited edition of 10 pieces. 

Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Papillon Automate

Out of the house of Van Cleef & Arpels is another stunning work of art that one can forget also tells the time. The dial is full of soft shades of blues, greens and mauves, and is reminiscent of a scene from Monet's garden. Resting on top of the dial set with round and pear-cut diamonds, blue and mauve sapphires, champlevé and paillonné enamel, and a mother-of-pearl, plique-à-jour, is a blue enameled butterfly. Not a static butterfly by any means, this butterfly beats it wings during each hour, more frequently so when worn. Since Van Cleef & Arpels know how the owner of the watch will love the movement of the butterfly, the wings can also be activated on command by pushing the button on the side of the case, and they will then beat five times consecutively. 

The diamond set white gold case measures 38 mm and the crown is set with an additional diamond. The watch has a blue alligator strap and a diamond set white gold pin buckle.

Pre Basel 2017 - Harry Winston Avenue Classic Cherry Blossom

You just can't help getting excited about what's new from Harry Winston, and I already see that a little something has caught my eye. With spring looming in just a few weeks, Harry Winston has released the Avenue Classic Cherry Blossom.

Set in an 18K white gold case, the soft blue-green dial is crafted from mother-of-pearl with a delicate cherry blossom design set with 29 brilliant-cut pink sapphires and 39 brilliant-cut diamonds on white gold branches. An additional 39 brilliant-cut diamonds adorn the case. The movement is quartz, which does nothing to detract from the beauty of the design, and the whole effect is completed with a green-blue alligator leather strap.

Show A Little Timely Love for Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day will soon be here and the gift dilemma is in full swing. Here are a few beautiful options for the gift of time for her.

 

Harry Winston Premier Precious Love - Limited Edition of 14 Pieces

If you want to show how much you love your partner everyday, this is a stunning piece to make that happen. The dial is exquisite with ten heart-shaped rubies and 47 brilliant-cut diamonds set over a white mother of pearl latticework frame, over a pink mother of pearl background. The minute and hour hands are set into the center of a flower made of overlapping hearts, and below is another heart, outlined with six of the ten heart-shaped rubies.

The white gold case measures 36mm and is also set with 57 brilliant-cut diamonds, and is topped off with an pink satin or an alligator leather strap with white gold buckle, and adorned with 17 brilliant-cut diamonds. 

Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Astorite - Limited Edition of 28 Pieces

If your valentine prefers a more minimalist dial, then this may be the one. The 35mm 18kt red gold case is set with 232 diamonds, and the dial is taken from a pale pink rare gem called Astorite. The minute and hour hands are set into a white mother of pearl sub dial at 12 o'clock. 

The watch is available on a hand-made grey satin strap with an 18kt red gold buckle.

de Grisogono New Retro

If rubies are the winner, then this is the watch for you. Simply stunning in color from top to bottom, the pink gold case is set with 70 baguette cut rubies, and the dial has an additional 60. Continuing the glorious color combination, the ruby galuchat strap also has a pink gold folding clasp set with another 112 rubies. The crown set at 12 o'clock adds to the symmetry of the design. 

Audemars Piguet Diamond Outrage

This white gold watch comes with outrageous spikes covered in either white diamonds or blue sapphires, equaling about 65 carats worth of stones. To tell the time you open one of the spikes to reveal the dial. It might contain a quartz movement, but at this point, who cares! It's edgier than most watches out there, but all I can say is, it works for me!

Urwerk's UR-106 Flower Power Limited Edition of 11 Pieces

Continuing the theme of something a  little different, lets take a look at the Urwerk UR-106 Flower Power. There is no doubting that this is an Urwerk, however the recognizable shape has been transformed into a dazzling diamond encrusted watch instead of the snake skin pattern we usually see. The single block steel case is set with 239 Top Wesselton quality diamonds, plus the dial's central flower in white gold set with 30 brilliant-cut diamonds (0.184 ct), and a further 3 small flowers in white gold set with 6 brilliant-cut diamonds (0.522 ct).