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Inside the Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition

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Europe News

Jewels, watches and cash in golf bags seized in Zapatero case

Spanish police found €286,070 in cash at the home of businessman Julio Martínez Martínez, a friend of former prime minister Rodríguez Zapatero.

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Cannes' Golden Relationship: How Chopard’s Artistry Defines the Festival

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At the 79th Cannes Film Festival, Chopard honours rising stars, crafts the Palme d’Or in ethical gold and unveils its Miracles high jewellery collection.

Lifestyle

This historic watchmaking house is ‘breaking the industry narrative’

The bold move is part of Audemars Piguet CEO Ilaria Resta’s drive to push the boundaries of an industry whose reputation is often hampered by entrenched assumptions.

Art

The making of the Palme d'Or: Chopard and the art of creation

Before the stars appear on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, Swiss jewellers Chopard invited Euronews Culture to see the making of the Palme d'Or, one of the most prestigious trophies in cinema.

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Lifestyle

Frederique Constant's Niels Eggerding set sights on young watch lovers

Niels Eggerding is out to prove that size isn't everything in watchmaking. The CEO of the relatively new Swiss brand Frederique Constant is hoping to attract younger buyers with creative reimagings of classic designs

Lifestyle

Chopard's Caroline Scheufele digs deep for luxury ethical sourcing

Caroline Scheufele, Chopard's co-president and artistic director, talks to Euronews Culture at Watches and Wonders about the history of the company's ethical sourcing, satisfying collector's demands and sustainable jewel and watch production.

Lifestyle

Usain Bolt reveals what makes him tick at Watches and Wonders

Music, art and sport are the sources of powerful emotions which the Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot is seeking to harness with the former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt fronting its latest Big Bang Reloaded collection.

Culture news

Élysee moves swiftly to appoint Christophe Leribault as Louvre chief

The French government has named art historian Christophe Leribault as the new director of the beleaguered Paris Louvre museum following the resignation of Laurence des Cars.

Culture news

Louvre: Empress Eugénie's crown, left by thieves, to be fully restored

The French museum says the historic crown, dropped and left damaged during the dramatic daylight robbery last October, is almost intact and will be fully restored.

Travel News

Dubai to lure tourists with new street paved with gold

The new attraction will be located near the city’s Gold Souk where tourists can buy gold and other jewellery.

Lifestyle

GPHG 2025: The world's best watchmakers pick their favourites

Out of all the wonderful luxury watches ever made, have you ever thought about which one you would pick to wear forever and a day? That's the question Euronews Culture put to some of the contenders at the 2025 Grand Prix de Horlogerie de Genève.

Lifestyle

Francis Ford Coppola's unique F.P Journe FFC watch fetches $10 million

Hollywood legendary director Francis Ford Coppola has slightly eased his financial woes by selling his unique F.P Journe FFC prototype wristwatch for a record $10.8 million at an auction in New York. The luxury timepiece was one of seven watches being sold by the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

France

Louvre workers announce strike over work conditions after €88m heist

The robbers took less than eight minutes to force their way into the museum using a freight lift to reach one of the building’s windows and angle grinders to cut into jewellery display cases.

Culture news

Four more suspects arrested over Louvre heist, Paris prosecutors say

Two men and two women from the Paris region have been taken into custody in connection with the theft at the Louvre last month, prosecutors said.

France

French senators criticise Louvre's security after jewellery heist

A delegation of senators visited the Paris museum and said that its security was "not in line" with modern standards.

Business

German lift maker responds to Louvre heist with playful marketing post

German lift manufacturer, Böcker, turned to social media when they spotted their ladder used in the Louvre theft. In a post, the firm said: "The Böcker Agilo transports your treasures weighing up to 400kg at 42m/min — quiet as a whisper."