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Brand News: Josette Patterson Interviews Renowned Blogger; Meira T.‘s New Children’s Jewelry; More June 23, 2015 (0 comments)
Josette Patterson Interviews Katerina Perez
Corona Del Mar, CA—Katerina Perez, left, journalist, curator, and self-titled “The Queen Of The Best Jewels,” is the latest jewelry personality to be interviewed by Josette Patterson on her blog on designer husband Mark Patterson’s website. UK-based Perez is a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain.
“When I choose a piece of jewellery to write about on my jewellery portal or share on my social media, I look for visually impactful pieces that are crafted to perfection. I perceive jewellery as a form of art rather than just an object of self-adornment,” Perez tells Patterson.
Click here to read Patterson’s interview in its entirety.
Meira T Launches Children’s Jewelry Line; Benefits Children’s Justice Campaign
New York, NY—Meira T is collaborating on a special children's jewelry collection with actress Kelly Rutherford. 15% proceeds from the sale of the pieces will go to Children's Justice Campaign, an organization that seeks to protect children's constitutional rights and promote their health and wellbeing in law and society.
The line includes necklaces, bracelets and earrings, all priced under $500 retail and comes with its own Meira T packaging and displays. Meira T held a soft launch of the line at JCK Luxury in Las Vegas; spokesperson Brigitte Kestenbaum said it was very well received by retailers.
Gold and diamond initial necklace and butterfly earrings from the new Meira T. children's jewelry line.
Actress Rutherford will promote it on her website and social media and hold an event for the official launch of the line in September.
First Le Vian By Jared Boutique Bows; Four More Set To Open
Garden City, NY—The first Le Vian by Jared store opened May 23 at Roosevelt Field mall on Long Island, just a few miles away from Le Vian’s headquarters in Great Neck. This is the first of the new concept stores—a joint effort between the brand and Sterling Inc., parent company of Jared The Galleria of Jewelry.
According to a report in National Jeweler, the Le Vian boutique sells both jewelry and the brand’s new line of gem-set accessories, logo-weave jacquard pashminas, and even shoes.
Four more Le Vian by Jared stores are on tap to open in West Pike Mall in Knoxville, Tenn., SouthPark Mall in Charlotte, N.C., Dulles Town Center in Dulles, Va. and Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax, Va., though at press time no firm dates were set for the openings.
Frederique Constant Launches Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph Automatic
Geneva, Switzerland—Frederique Constant introduces the Healey Chronograph Automatic, a new model within its successful Vintage Rally Collection. The watchmaker has long history of involvement in motorsports, especially vintage car rallies, and is a longstanding partner of the famous Austin Healey car brand.
Four original Austin Healey cars from the Southern Counties Club recently visited Frederique Constant’s facility in Plan-les-Ouates. On a tour of Switzerland and Italy, the four drivers were curious about the partnership of the watchmaker and the carmaker, and their visit offered a perfect occasion to show real Austin Healey enthusiasts the new Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph, says a spokeswoman for the watch company.
The Vintage Rally Healey chronograph is driven by the FC-397 automatic calibre. Water resistant to 50 meters, it has 25 jewels and a 46-hour power reserve. It features sub-dials that include a 30-minute counter at three o’clock and small continuous seconds at nine o'clock.
The watch features a 42 mm three-part rose gold plated polished stainless steel case with transparent back and a convex sapphire crystal. Green dial accents give it a strong sporting character and rose gold plated hands and the applied indexes are finished with superluminova for visibility in the dark. The watch comes with a brown leather strap with big holes and is finished with the Healey logo.
The Vintage Rally Healey Chronographs are limited to just 2888 numbered pieces and each timepiece comes with a special gift box and a Healey NOJ393 car miniature model.