Issues

		W&D №24 When identical at their aesthetic value works of art appear in the critical mass at the same place and time - art historians get down to business trying to explain, arrange systematically, systematize and put everything in order. However, in the conditions of the rapidly changing fashion trends it is not easy to be done even by professionals. This issue of the magazine tries to direct readers at the right track, reminding that they should not accept as gospel all scientific and abstruse postulates, but consider their intuition and like children rejoice at "gardens of paradise" with diamonds in flower.
		W&D №23 BASELWORLD 2008 and Haute Horology Show in Geneva once again have confirmed that strict economical rules can not tie hands of true creators of luxurious chefs-d'oeuvre of the applied art: their watch and jewellery items are worth adoration. The festive atmosphere of expositions, abundance of flowers, air smelling of freedom – all these not only have turned heads of the admired audience, but also have convinced that there is no more joyful pride than to feel partnership with the contemporaries, whose amazing masterpieces come into one level with the best standards of Renaissance creations.
		W&D №22 Spring - when the trees and plants are in full bud - is one of most important periods of time for jewellery and watch designers. Each of them is picturesquely said to shut his door tightly, renounce the whole world and be absorbed in the profound constructive process. Competition and especially the influence of unstable world economy require from the artists not only "art for art's sake", but first of all creation of items that people would like to buy and wear to make jewellery and watch masterpieces be their second "self". On these pages the reader is to find his "idol" on his own.
		W&D №21 Happy winter holidays – that is the most beautiful time of the year when everybody waits for the gifts. Politics takes up a secondary role, faces are lit up with joy of Christmas, hearts and souls are filled with harmony, so that desire to make something pleasant for close people overflows. Here "Watch&Diamond" Magazine has not just got a practical value - aiming at the reasonable expenses, suggesting to do good investments of capital into imperishable luxurious articles, but philosophically grounds the correctness of the chosen path supported by famous personalities, whose opinion can hardly be ignored.
		W&D №20 In autumn according to the laws of nature all of us become wiser, and tranquil summarizing of the passing year events, soul-searching and attempts to make the life irrespective of the colourless existence come up to take the place of the summer vacation flights and bustle "fever". Following the trends is one of the artificial methods to spur the living interest in the surrounding world: jewellery, watch, fashionable clothes, shoes, cars and accessories – everything that readers are going to find on the pages of this issue is meant to create a new layer of interests and pleasant stimulus in their work.
		W&D №19 Pages of this issue are devoted to the most important annual event in the world of elite timepieces and jewellery - BASELWORLD 2007 - The Watch And Jewellery Show. The magazine tries to range novelties according to their "ranks", attempts analyzing the reasons of some designers' failures and discovers the new names of the gifted watch-makers and jewellers. Then Basel is followed by Geneva with "International Haute Horology Show", at which the "aristocrats" of luxurious watchmaking industry set another standart of their field development - both in the aesthetics and watch complications areas.
		W&D №18 Springtime for jewelers and watchmakers is the time of summing-up annual results in business, the time of planning business for the whole future year. In spring they assemble on theirs most representative forums - exhibition in Basel and Geneva. Spring is the best time for glamorous fashion and jewelry shows - to have time to bye "absolutely necessary" pretty luxury trifles for the coming near and near hot summer. Becides, in the issue is presented as "the face" of planned advertising company Renata Lytvinova - famous actress, film director and a charming beautiful woman.
		W&D №17 And this is our special issue for 10-years jubilee of Crystal Group, As someone said: there is a time to throw out intentions and there is a time to get together results, We have touchable results and can be pride of them. We have bright constellation of partners and truly friends - grandmasters of world watch and jewelry making, many of them had sent warm and heartily congratulations to our jubilee. We are very glad and most grateful, and from our side promise do our best and strengthen our business and friendly cooperation.
		W&D №16 In this issue we are continuing to share with you our joy about new successes of Chopard, Richard Mille and IWC. But in our constellation of modern sorcerers of watch-making and jewelry creation constantly flow new bright names. Clan de Vega - one of the most intriguing among them, Unique, magic diamond collections from this Italian brand inevitably touch some inner chords in your soul. We wish all good luck to Clan de Vega and "promise solemnly" to tell you in our next issues about this potentially very powerful firm.
		W&D №15 What does it mean - to be a "star" or a "megastar"? For a show-business makers it first of all huge arenas, thousands of "fans", brain raking sound, For a watch or jewelry makers all is quite different. In this area of art it`s impossible in one night turn to a "megastar". It`s a whiteness and silence of laboratory, many sleepless nights, deep thoughts and a result only long way ahead. But when one will go into a world constellation of watch or jewelry creators it`s not for one night too, It`s as diamonds - forever.
		W&D №14 This issue is dedicated to "honorable members of royal families". We mean not only king dynasties, but such royal families as Chopard, F. P. Journe, Harry Winston. Do you agree with us? All things which members of the families in question are making have a tendency turn into gold, like under fingers of King Midas. Not the worst quality in our life, we believe. And from the whole heart we wish to all members of our royal families new original ideas, theirs shining realization and never-ending prosperity.
		W&D №13 To tell the truth, this issue has no current number. Baker`s dozen. So it made in whole as a symbol. It`s a symbol of forbear waiting, symbol of humble hope, symbol of possibility in its own meaning. Like this,,, It would be wonderful to spend a few winter days in Venice, so wonderful it would be to get from someone rare Mikimoto pearl necklace or unbelievably expensive wristwatch with wavelike hands from Bovet. So, good luck!
		W&D №12 In this issue we are going to present you only really exclusive things. On the first place is unique collection of sixteen wrist-watches. If you will bye all these elegant wonders of mechanics no one in the whole world can boast then he owns the same collection. And what is more we are continuing on our pages thrilling stories about favorite watch-brands of Prince Charles - future King of Great Britain, Mikhail Gorbachev - the first and the last President of the USSR and many other famous personalities.
		W&D №11 Here we are, after Basel and Geneva exhibitions of 2005, Full of impressions from many delight meetings and conversations, full of deep thoughts, full of new hopes. Watch-making and jewelry are developing very quickly in our times. One must have a keen feeling of this motion, feeling of its tendencies -- not to be late forever, In this we as usual quite sure of "little help from our dear friends". So, on our pages you can find postmodern "hard-rock" from Girard-Perregaux, Roger Dubuis, Jean Richard and light airy fairy tales from Piaget and Cartier.
		W&D №10 In this issue magnificent gorgeous Chopard is continuing to break our hearts and minds by its fairy diamond fantasies. All the same what is now before your eyes - beautiful wristwatch crowned by splendid diamonds or shining necklace in which intruded tiny watch, Continuing its wonder-making in strictly classical stile mighty Harry Winston. And in this fight of titans is ready to plunge into Bell&Ross with its series of serious watches for bravest men.
		W&D №9 From any point of view man is an exceptional creation of Nature. Many times it was told that in a man all must be beautiful, all must be in harmony. The things around a man must be beautiful too. It may be exclusive super-watch from Harry Winston for 750 000 $ or delicate spectacle case - no difference. And our main task is to tell you about such things in all their diversity.
		W&D №8 Way of knowledge, of self-perfection is the only never-ending way. We hope our readers fully understand it now. So we can communicate as equal partners with no secrets between us. No secrets from readers are going to keep our friends, famous watch-creators too. One of them "fair story teller" Alain Silberstein openheartedly tells how and when new ideas of magic watches come to him.
		W&D №7 Last annual Basel World forum of luxury watch-creators is over. So our "sacred duty" now is to tell you about the exhibition`s most important moments, about new "champions" in the world of highest mechanics. They all are splendid, beautiful, luxurious. Famous competitors: F. P. Journe, Harry Winston, Grisogono are on the highest places and not going to be drop off this positions. Our intricate story about Faberge jewelry is continuing too in this issue.
		W&D №6 In this issue we introduce to our readers ten best turbillions in the world. We hope they had got enough knowledge in watch-making to dive into complexity of modern watches. We also begin a series of essays about well-known Faberge jewelry. More than one hundred years ago this firm was official jewelry supplier for Russian Royal Court. About Faberge collection in Hermitage to our readers tells the director of the world-famous museum.
		W&D №5 Do you really feel now you are becoming a part of this world of luxury and delicate beauty? Absolutely. Now you can understand what can think Arnold Shwartzenegger about when he looks on Audemars Piquet watch on his wrist. Since now it`s not a secret for you why Ornela Muti is so happy to show this glamour deep blue sapphires to the whole world.
		W&D №4 This issue of our magazine is dedicated to Basel World Watch Exhibition - one of the most famous annual events in the world of watch-making. Real Wonderlamd, full of perfect, exclusive things for real adorers of luxury. We are glad to introduce you all these beautiful and respected people whose names you used to see before on the shining covers of exclusive watches.
		W&D №3 Any, the cheapest thing you can sell as very expensive. But just one and only time. Next time the possible buyer simply will not believe you and your perspectives on market will be rather gloomy. Such way was impossible for us from the very beginning. We had had to explain readers that the price of unique watches is adequate to huge amount of complex work contained in it. So the same and even more in case of luxurious jewelry.
		W&D №2 It is impossible to embrace something unbounded. In any case it will take some time. May be -- endless time. We had the time and strong hope so had begun to work without unnecessary hurry. Among waste majority of famous watch and jewelry brands we had began to search our "well beloved", the best of the best. Eventually they became our trustful partners.

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Sooner or later everything happens for the first time. Our "first time" happened in autumn 2002. It was just an invitation to serious and professional conversation about high technology watches and exclusive jewelry. We had imagined it as a conversation for a long time and had been ready for it. So it happened. We are very glad that our readers not only had listened to us but eventually had become our co-thinkers.