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A NACK FOR THE STACK Reposting of an original post from Gabriel & Co.    An amazing thing about current bridal trends is that anything goes.  This has often been the case for fashion jewelry, but bridal has always tended to veer towards a more traditional approach.  After all, you hope to wear this ring for the rest of your life. Most often women tended to stick to the safe tradition of wearing a diamond center stone engagement ring together with a matching wedding band that sits perfectly flush against it.  But it’s refreshing to see that today’s brides are making their own...

You Had Me At Halo Originally From Gabriel & Co. No matter the engagement ring you choose, there is guaranteed to be a halo setting for it. They have flooded the cases of every jewelry store and are a common sight on so many newly engaged women’s Instagram feeds for good reason. Halos or double halos make a smaller carat stone appear larger, brilliantly highlighting features of a gem cut like a princess or pear cut diamond. For those few future brides unaware of the halos power to enhance and dazzle, here’s how it’s done. Halos are made up of diamond or gemstone pavés put into a design that...

THE SHAPE OF WATER The Oris Aquis Date Relief is a high-performance diver's watch inspired by Oris's quest to raise awareness of the importance of water. Its dial colour reflects the colour of stormy seas, and it features a new bezel design with a minutes scale in relief. Oris is proud to be supporting expedition swimmer and water ambassador Ernst Bromeis, who'll be wearing the watch for his 'The Blue Miracle' campaign swim across Lake Baikal. Relief bezel Oris and expedition swimmer Ernst Bromeis are going their own way to raise awareness of the importance of water, with the release...

Japanese Enamel For almost half a century, Mitsuru Yokosawa has been expanding the boundaries of enamel, mastering time-honored techniques and gradually creating new ones. As his experience broadened, the layers of enamel he was able to apply became thinner and thinner. Yokosawa-san is now able to apply a flawless enamel coat just 0.1 mm thin. Such precision requires not only exceptional visual acuity, but also the seemingly magical ability to make minute adjustments to the enamel composition based on fluctuations in humidity and weather conditions. Aptly, it would take the skills of a magician to create the face of the...

 Seiko SUMO Hulk SPB103 $850 - Seiko Prospex SPB103 - Out of Stock The Sumo Seiko Dive watch is a classic.  Maybe not as well known as the Turtle or the Tuna, but the Seiko Sumo is a handsome dive watch, with the watch's large numbers on the bezel and the large wide styling of the watch head. The Seiko Sumo has always been a watch that is harder to come by than the before mentioned Seikos.  Baselworld 2019 gave us the introduction to a new more feature rich Sumo dive watch. The new version of the Seiko Sumo watch is fantastic,...