Rolex Officially Launches Certified Preowned Program

Rolex is offering the opportunity to purchase from its official retailers pre-owned watches that are certified as authentic and guaranteed by the brand. These timepieces benefit from the exacting quality criteria inherent to all Rolex products and from a two-year international guarantee, valid from their date of resale in the Rolex network.

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HRD Antwerp announces the winners of the 18th HRD Design Awards at Vicenzaoro

In the fully packed Teatro Palladio at Vicenzaoro, the reinvented design competition came to its conclusion with the announcement of winners in 3 design categories and the Global Winner of the overall competition. That ¬final honor falls upon the young and new talent Wang Xuerui from China. HRD CEO Ellen Joncheere also launched a new initiative to support young designers worldwide: the young Designers Community.

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Antwerp Based Signum Initiates New Business Model of Selling Rough Stones and NFT’s B2C

Belgium based company Signum who was known for pioneering on the NFT side of the diamond trade developing a blockchain style ledger to prove diamond authenticity, now intends on incorporating the sale of rough stones directly to the public along with its digital companion into their business model.

“We are aiming to create a new product and a new market,” Rafael Papismedov, co-founder and managing partner of Signum.

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Mouwad Presents Miss Universe Crown: ‘Force For Good’

This year Lebanese Jeweler Fred Mouawad unveiled the newly crafted crown for the Miss Universe pageant following a 3-year partnership with The Miss Universe Organization.
Commenting on the relationship between the two entities, the jeweler stated, “the creative partnership draws on Mouawad’s strong heritage of designing jewellery for royalty and its reputation for crafting the extraordinary to craft exceptional, one-of-a-kind pieces befitting modern-day royalty.”

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New Rolex Factory to Be Completed in Switzerland by 2029 Spells Good News for Antwerp Diamond Trade

Rolex a notable brand and player in the Antwerp diamond scene has reportedly bought 100,000 square meters of land in Bulle the equivalent of ten football fields about fourteen miles north of Montreux on Lake Geneva, in Western Switzerland. To keep up with increased global demand for their signature watches the company has plans to build a facility employing up to 2,000 people.
Rolex currently employs around 30,000 people, according to industry sources.

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Enigma Diamond sold for US$4.3 million

Sotheby’s announced the 555.55 carat black diamond with 55 facets was sold for US$4.3 million in an online auction.

The Enigma is believed to be the world’s largest black polished diamond. The buyer used cryptocurrency for the purchase.

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