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JEWELRY WATCHES

A Rainbow of Rare Gems
Jewelry Designed to Disarm
Technology Steps In to Aid an Old-World Craft
For Jewelers, Using Celebrities as a Showcase
Stars Add Glitter to Jeweler's Designs
Modern Jewelers Bring New Twist to Bridal Designs of Old
Designer Swept Off His Feet by New York's Checkered Past
Restoring the Luster to a Once-Loved Gem
A Sparkling Fair for the Masters
Jewels That Look Good Enough to Eat
The Market for Golconda Diamonds Has Mushroomed
A Renaissance in High Jewelry Making
Mother Nature Fights Back
How to Buy Estate Jewlery
Opal: Delicate Beauty in a Watery Orb
Green Makes a Dazzling Return
Illusions vs. Reality in a World of Gems
Enamel's Molten Beauty
Taking a Shine to Brown Rock
Jewelers Divided Over Use of Coral
Costume Jewelry's Golden Age
Warm, Honest, Wooden
Medieval Emblems of Devotion
Russian Jewelers Revive the Spirit of Fabergé
Jewelers Rediscover Silver
Titanium is Winning Place Among Favored Materials of Avant-Garde Jewelry
Jewelers Find Inspiration in India
Rough Diamonds and Art Nouveau Jewelry Beat Out Bling
Rebirth: A Devil's Island in Silver and Stone

Gentlemen's War, and Its Progeny
Swiss Watch Houses Embrace Technology
Keeping the Faith in a Seal of Quality
A Late Kick Cheers Watchmakers
New Watch Market: Women Who Chooses
Taking a Timely Leap of Faith
Computerized Machines Aid Human Watchmakers
A Village Regains Past Splendor
Fond Memories for a Faded U.S. Watch Industry
Time Takes a Star Turn in Industry's Short Films
Collaborations in Whimsy
Bling or Works of Art? A Flood of Sparkling Watches
A Return to Artistic Roots, to Stand Out in the I.T. Age
Independents Do It Their Own Way
Chinese Wealth Shows in Higher Watch Auction Prices
Bling or Works of Art? A Flood of Sparkling Watches
For Luxury Watches, Life in the Fast Lane
Sporty or Chic? It's Her Choice
Leaping Forward, Back in Time
Royalty Have for Centuries Been the Watch Industry's Most Eager Clients
Nostalgia for a Golden Age of Elegance
The Enduring Appeal of the Oyster and Its Descendents
Tourbillon Returns, Defying Economic Gravity
A Living Museum of Watchmaking
Swiss Brands Start Turning to Latin America
Watch Brands Signing on, Uneasily, for E-Tailing
Gears Mesh Again for Swiss Exports
U.S. Economy Alters Face of Luxury Brands
Complications Turn Perpetual
Upstarts Get a Big Stage
Imbuing Watches With Timeless Values
Patek Shifts Course
Top Watchmakers Turn Even More Exclusive to Survive
Being Green is Latest Style for Watchmakers
Venezuela Adds a Wrinkle in Time for World Models
It's Always Time for Diamonds in This Family of Watches
Watch Assemblers Turn to Manufacturing of Their Own
Luxury Watch Brands Designing for Security
The Double-Fair Affair for High-End Watches
Sprit of the '70s Rides Again, in Works by Young Swiss Watchmakers
Slimmer Watches Lure Wealthy Buyers
British Watchmakers Renew Traditions of Excellence
From Addis Ababa to London: A Watchmaking Family's Odyssey
Edgy Watchmakers' Material Links Time and Space
Icon and Challenger: Rolex and Panerai
Enameled Dials: Swiss Watch Alchemy in Miniature
Pilot's Watches Target Macho Market
Atop Swiss Watchmaking Peaks, Rarefied Air
LUXURY TRAVEL
Finely Made Clocks Emerge as Connoisseur Favorites
When the Box Itself Is the Thing
Cellphones That Speak Luxury
Luxury Waits for No Recovery
The 24-Karat Handbag
Spreading the Diamond Wealth
For Gem Merchants, a New Focus on Purity
An Influx of Business Wealth in Rio
World's Coolest Museum Gift Shops
Finding Her Brazilian Groove
Over and Out (PDF)
Fickle Fingers of Fate (PDF)
Safe Passage for Women (PDF)
Pole to Pole (PDF)
I'll Follow the Sun (PDF)
Source of Confusion (PDF)
Cultural Icon: Vietnam's Nón Lá (PDF)
LITERARY
Waking Up American: Coming of Age Biculturally
Readers' Narrative: New York City
Eyesores Once Radiant (PDF)
When In Rome, Do As The Russians Did
The Sun Magazine: Midnight
 
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