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All about love
Life, Noko, Published on 10/09/2021
» Unearthed in 1877 in the Kimberley Mines of South Africa, a rough diamond was considered among the most important gemstone discoveries of the 19th century. A year later Charles Lewis Tiffany purchased the stone, solidifying his jewellery house's reputation as a diamond authority.
LV thinks outside the box
Life, Noko, Published on 03/09/2021
» Since Aug 4, Louis Vuitton has been celebrating the bicentennial of the founder's birth through a series of creative initiatives rather than a commemorative collection. The tribute has turned to the emblematic trunk that has been reimagined in the "200 Louis" project.
Heaven on Earth
Life, Noko, Published on 13/08/2021
» In March a new luminous object in the constellation Cassiopeia was spotted by a Japanese amateur astronomer, and in May the nova became brighter, enabling observation with the naked eye.
Clearly exotic
Life, Noko, Published on 23/07/2021
» Last year Hublot celebrated two anniversaries -- 40 years of the brand, and 15 years of the futuristic Big Bang timepiece. The milestone was marked by the debut of the Big Bang Integral boasting a one-piece construction of the case and bracelet.
A circular square
Life, Noko, Published on 02/07/2021
» Two years ago, Panerai released the Submersible Mike Horn Edition as a professional diving watch and a compendium of innovative solutions for safeguarding our planet and its oceans.
Celestial aspirations
Life, Noko, Published on 30/04/2021
» Two years ago, Phoebe Hui visited Audemars Piguet's headquarters in Le Brassus in Vallée de Joux, nestled in the Swiss Jura Mountains.
Designing with an eye toward Mother Nature
Life, Noko, Published on 27/04/2021
» 'On one level, there's an aspirational quality to having a polo player on it. On another level, it's just a great shirt with lots of colours," Ralph Lauren once said of his iconic Polo that he launched in 1972.
Large concerns
Life, Noko, Published on 12/03/2021
» There's confusion about whether the gigantic yet harmless whale shark is a mammal or a fish.
Extraordinary automata
Life, Noko, Published on 09/10/2020
» One of Jaquet Droz's 18th-century android automata, The Draughtsman, amazingly sketched a cherub on a chariot chasing a butterfly. Dating back to 1774, the drawing titled Le Papillon Conduit Par L'Amour (Butterfly Driven By Love) comes alive in Loving Butterfly Automaton.
Deep concern
Life, Noko, Published on 18/09/2020
» On April 14, 2019, the president of the Republic of Seychelles Danny Faure made the first live subsea presidential address to citizens of the world, at 124m below the surface of the waters around Des Roches Island.