April 2025, Newsflash

April Birthstone

Diamond

For individuals born in April, the traditional birthstone is the diamond, symbolizing faithfulness, love, purity, innocence, and deep relationships. Diamonds are believed to have formed over 3.3 billion years ago, even before life emerged in Earth's oceans, making them the first known crystals. The term "diamond" comes from the Greek word "adamastos," which translates to "invincible." Diamonds are classified by color, ranging from colorless and nearly colorless to various shades of yellow and brown. Their value is determined by size, color brilliance, and cut quality; larger diamonds with superior color and cut command higher prices. Additionally, diamonds are graded based on the three C's: cut, clarity, and color. Mined from pure carbon, diamonds are among the most pristine natural crystals. Beyond their physical attributes, diamonds are thought to inspire creativity, resilience, and abundance, while promoting clarity and positive resolutions to life's challenges.

Jewelry Auctions

Lauren McLemor, National Jeweler Magazine

Sotheby's To Auction

51 ‘Alien’ Watches

The upcoming “Area_51” watch sale is a collaboration with

heist-out, featuring vintage and modern timepieces with

futuristic designs.

The Rolex “Starship Gold” bracelet watch circa 1980 is one of the highlights of Sotheby’s April watch auction featuring timepieces with unconventional designs crafted of non-traditional materials. It is estimated to sell for up to $13,500.

Geneva—Next month, Sotheby’s will host a UFO-themed auction of timepieces made with “seemingly alien” designs and materials.

The “Area_51” watch sale, named for the highly classified United States military base in Nevada notorious for its association with conspiracy theories around extraterrestrial life, will feature 51 lots of “futuristic timepieces,” according to the auction house.

It’s set to take place April 1-3 in Geneva, coinciding with the international trade show Watches & Wonders.

The auction will feature a blend of vintage and modern watches estimated to sell for between 2,000 CHF and 200,000 CHF ($2,250 to $224,950).

The offering includes timepieces from avant-garde brands such as Urwerk, MB&F, De Bethune, and Gérald Genta, as well as rare references from top watchmakers like Patek Philippe, Rolex, and Audemars Piguet.

A rare white gold wristwatch by Gérald Genta, circa 1990. The piece is set with diamonds and boasts a mother-of-pearl dial and minute-repeating perpetual calendar with a leap-year indicator (est. 100,000 CHF to 200,000 CHF, or $112,290 to $224,580).

A highlight of the sale is a Rolex “Starship Gold” bracelet watch circa 1980, pictured at the top of the article.

Its avant-garde design is “a rare deviation” from the brand’s traditional aesthetic, said Sotheby’s, and its unconventional shape has a UFO-like effect. The watch is estimated to sell for 8,000 CHF to 12,000 CHF ($9,000 to $13,500).

Also on offer is a Patek Philippe Ref. 4233/1 circa 1973, featuring an elaborate bracelet estimated to sell for up to 40,000 CHF ($44,000), as well as an Audemars Piguet “Starwheel” Automatic with design roots dating back to the 17th century.

The Starwheel’s “wandering hours” display (where a rotating hour numeral moves across a minute scale before transitioning to the next hour) was originally devised for Pope Alexander VII, who sought a quieter alternative to his traditional bedroom clock.

Audemars Piguet introduced their modern interpretation of the concept in 1991 with reference 25720, developing a layout with three rotating sapphire discs, each with four numerals, with the active digit aligning with the top scale to indicate the time.

It is estimated to sell for 20,000 CHF to 40,000 CHF ($22,470 to $44,950).

Another Audemars Piguet watch, one of the very first in the brand’s “Concept” series of watches that was limited to 150 pieces, is also a highlight.

The Royal Oak Concept “CW1” Ref. 25980AI, circa 2002, is made with alacrite, a key material in the production of rockets, Sotheby’s said. It is estimated to fetch 100,000 CHF to 200,000 CHF ($112,290 to $224,580).

The sale also includes two new references designed and produced specifically for the auction.

One is the b/2 by Toledano & Chan, a unique take on the b/1, one of the brand’s trademark architectural watch designs. The b/2 is inspired by fighter jets, specifically the Lockheed Martin F-117 Stealth fighter, which Sotheby’s said was developed at the Lockheed skunkworks facility, located in Area 51.

The case is sandblasted matte grey steel, and the dial is a 24-karat gold plate, as gold was used extensively in the f-117 for thermal shielding.

It’s estimated to fetch 8,000 CHF to 12,000 CHF ($9,000 to $13,500).

The other one-of-one watch designed for the sale is a Furlan Marri timepiece. The watch is a unique variation on the brand’s “Disco Volante” series, which embodied themes of Art Deco elegance and ‘80s disco energy.

It is crafted from a meteorite dial and housed in a tantalum case, two materials Sotheby’s said are “notoriously challenging to master.” It is estimated to sell for 6,000 CHF to 12,000 CHF ($6,740 to $13,500).

The three-day sale will open with a themed public wristwatch exhibition open from 4 to 8 p.m. on

April 1. The exhibition will continue from 4 to 6 p.m. on April 2, followed by an evening reception.

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Style & Trends

5 Engagement Ring Trends

Expected to Rule 2025

From chunky bands to vintage diamond cuts and bezel settings,

these are the trends experts are seeing take over the bridal market.

Natalie Francisco, National Jeweler Magazine

The Thicker the Band the Better

2. Vintage Cuts for Modern Rings

3. Bezel Settings Take Hold

4. Three-Stone and Solitaire Rings

5. Yellow Gold Continues to Shine

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The easy process of creating a lab grown diamond begins with a thin slice of diamond seed that is placed in a sealed chamber. The chamber is filled with carbon rich-gas, such as Methane, and are ionized into plasma using lasers/microwaves technologies. Then the molecular bonds in the gases are broken and the pure carbon slowly crystallizes and sticks to the diamond seed. This process will take between 6-10 weeks to form a lab grown diamond.

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