THE WHV WORLD

Style & Adornment

Personal objects where authorship, material and expression meet.

A close detail of a watch dial and crown.Photograph & context

IN THIS AREA

  • Watchmaking & jewellery
  • Bags, fashion & accessories
  • Independent perfumery

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Readings & discoveries.

Discovery · Fragrance

A perfume remembered by nose.

L’Iris de Fath revisits a vanished composition through smelling and interpretation — not access to a secret original formula.

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On the calendar · Bags & Style

A bag with a history.

From a Kelly Pochette to monogrammed travel trunks: a September sale invites a closer reading of the individual piece.

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On the calendar · Watches

A season for looking closer.

Paris brings vintage and contemporary watchmaking into the same conversation. The interest is in the details.

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Auction result · Jewellery

The particular blue.

Two blue diamonds at a June sale show why size alone is an incomplete way to read a jewel.

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