During the early 90′s Roberto Coin launched the Appassionata Collection which included rings, earrings, and necklaces. These were some of the first designs introduced by Roberto Coin. In 1996, Roberto Coin began adding a single, small ruby in a hidden spot on each of their pieces. The Appassionata Collection was the first to have this signature ruby. The ruby is positioned so that it will come in direct contact with the wearers skin and represents peace, long life, health, and happiness to the wearer. The hidden ruby is now an exclusive signature of all Roberto Coin Collections.

The Granada Collection is made with special hand carving tools that are used to create the finish with extreme precision.  This collection consists of bracelets, earrings, rings, and lockets in white, yellow and rose gold.

Come get your signature Roberto Coin pieces before they are gone!

This season, monogrammed necklaces are a classic look with dainty letters and skin bearing cut-outs. Each monogrammed piece is hand cut in an elegant script style and made out of sterling silver or gold. Keep in mind that monogrammed necklaces don’t even have to bear your initials. It’s popular to wear the initials of your child or husband.

An added bonus of these trendy necklaces is that you won’t run in to many people sporting the same one! Many celebrities have been sighted recently wearing these personalized necklaces including Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Reese Witherspoon.

Stop in to Diamond Dream Fine Jewelers and take a look at the variety of styles you can choose for your individualized necklace. These pieces are also perfect for a thoughtful gift for a graduation, Mother’s Day, or any special occassion!

Breitling remains an independent brand by utilizing its expertise in mechanical chronographs to create the sturdiest and most reliable of all selfwinding chronograph movements. Entirely developed and produced within the company’s workshops, it has quickly been recognized as an industry leader.

Breitling’s current collection of in-house movement timepieces will be expanded to 9 models later this year. The collection currently includes: Chronomat 41, Chronomat 44 GMT, Chronomat 44, Chronomat GMT, Montbrillant 01, Navitimer 01, Transocean Chronograph Unitime, and Transocean Chronograph.

- FROM 1967 TO PRESENT -

Pino Rabolini founded Pomellato in 1967 and was the first to promote the philosophy of prêt-à-porter jewelry. The Company quickly developed, gaining a reputation as a “product trend-setter” in a sector that was traditional and stagnant.

At the close of the nineties, the Founder of Pomellato decided to turn the management of the company over to external managers, while still a majority shareholder and maintaining his position as Deputy-Chairman on the Board of Directors.

In 2009, a turning-point was reached with the setting up of Ra.Mo. SpA, an Industrial Holding now controlling Pomellato. The majority interest of Ra.Mo. is held by the Rabolini Family, and the minority interest by Andrea Morante, the new CEO of Pomellato. From a craftsman’s workshop employing fifteen people over 40 years ago, to an international company with over 400 employees today- 100 of which are goldsmiths- the growth of Pomellato confirms an astute intuition of the jewelry market and the continued integrity of the product it manufactures.

Over the years Pomellato has strengthened partnerships with the existing network of jewelry dealers but, above all, it has implemented an intensive program to open its own free-standing stores.

Pomellato Boutiques represent the sophisticated elegance and the natural extension of the brand and its jewelry.

Silicon is the second most abundant elements on earth after oxygen. It is one of the main constituents of sand. Widely used in the semi-conductor industry as an component in steel alloys or in making silicon oils, silicon features properties that are extremely useful in watchmaking.. It enhances the mechanical performance of certain movement parts such as the escapement. The deep reactive ion etching method of producing silicon components makes it possible to manufacture extremely complex shapes with extreme precision. The balance-spring, for example, can be produced to an almost perfect degree of accuracy in the shape of its curves, thereby considerable improving the movement’s isochronism.

A.-L. Breguet already stated 200 years ago: “Give me a perfect lubricant and I’ll give you a perfect movement”. The asset watchmakers most appreciate in silicon undoubtedly relates to its surface properties, enabling a standard lever to work entirely lubricant-free. Another equally appreciable advantage is that this material is impervious to magnetic fields, thus allowing the movement to continue running smoothly even when the watch is exposed to magnetic fields such as those created by certain devices or by fridge magnets, for example. Moreover, its density (three times lower than that of steel or brass) serves to make lighter parts with lower inertia, while the material itself remains extremely sturdy and highly corrosion-resistant.

Substantial research

Developing this new material and its production process called for substantial research relating to the adjustment of its frequency and its behaviour in respect to variations in temperature. Appropriate oxidation surface treatment has now rendered silicon thermally stable.
Nivarox-FAR, a Swatch Group company that boasts unique expertise in the production of conventional balance-springs, has benefited from substantial investments in developing a new production line specifically dedicated to silicon and enabling it to supply the Swatch Group brands, and particularly Breguet, with new escapements.

Technological innovation applied to certain Breguet movements

The new silicon balance-spring serves to improve certain performances of the movements of which it represents the beating heart. Silicon escapements, which are more reliable and require less maintenance than those made with existing alloys, are used by Breguet both in “all-silicon” “assortments” (sets of parts) and in “hybrid” assortments. The all-silicon models featuring a balance-spring, escape-wheel and lever made of silicon, have been fitted since 2007 in a new Breguet Calibre 8825A. The hybrid models (with a silicon lever and wheel, and a Breguet overcoil balance-spring in Anachron) are housed within Calibre 777. The hybrid models made it possible to maintain the compensating balance-spring with the Breguet overcoil (often referred to as the “Breguet spring”), with its well-known regulating properties. Naturally dear to the brand founded by its inventor, this type seemed impossible to make from silicon because it is a non-plane component due to its famous curving overcoil. In 2010, the brand has achieved the remarkable technical feat of making the famous Breguet spring from silicon. Creating it entailed completely reinventing the entire production process. Thanks to the silicon Breguet spring, the overall improvements already provided by the silicon balance-spring can now be applied to all Breguet calibres, independently of their base construction. This new “silicon Breguet spring” is being introduced in the Tradition 7047 model with tourbillon and fusée-and-chain transmission.

- FROM 1967 TO PRESENT -

Pino Rabolini founded Pomellato in 1967 and was the first to promote the philosophy of prêt-à-porter jewelry. The Company quickly developed, gaining a reputation as a “product trend-setter” in a sector that was traditional and stagnant.

At the close of the nineties, the Founder of Pomellato decided to turn the management of the company over to external managers, while still a majority shareholder and maintaining his position as Deputy-Chairman on the Board of Directors.

In 2009, a turning-point was reached with the setting up of Ra.Mo. SpA, an Industrial Holding now controlling Pomellato. The majority interest of Ra.Mo. is held by the Rabolini Family, and the minority interest by Andrea Morante, the new CEO of Pomellato. From a craftsman’s workshop employing fifteen people over 40 years ago, to an international company with over 400 employees today- 100 of which are goldsmiths- the growth of Pomellato confirms an astute intuition of the jewelry market and the continued integrity of the product it manufactures.

Over the years Pomellato has strengthened partnerships with the existing network of jewelry dealers but, above all, it has implemented an intensive program to open its own free-standing stores.

Pomellato Boutiques represent the sophisticated elegance and the natural extension of the brand and its jewelry.

Timepieces

190 years ago, a man bet on horses and changed watchmaking forever.

In 1821, at a horse race in Paris, Nicolas Rieussec successfully tested his revolutionary invention that allowed time to be recorded to an accuracy of a fifth of a second.

The chronograph was born. Today, the Montblanc TimeWalker Chronograph Automatic is a tribute to 190 years of the chronograph’s technical evolution.

43 mm stainless steel case, skelleted horns and sapphire crystal back, black dial with red gold-plated hands and indexes. Crafted in the Montblanc Manufacture in Le Locle, Switzerland.

Writing Instruments

New since 1924: The Meisterstück 149 fountain pen is one of the best-known and most famous writing instruments of our time. Hand-crafted in the best European tradition, its 18 K hand-ground gold nib with platinum inlay, three gold-plated rings, gold-plated clip and deep black precious resin barrel make this luxurious writing instrument a legend among fountain pens.

Explore this creation and other collections of Montblanc Writing Instruments.