From Sienna Miller’s dazzling Gucci high jewellery necklace to Watch & Wonders collaborating with Net-a-Porter – STYLE’s October selections you don’t want to miss

Watch & Wonders joins hands with Net-a-Porter

The watch industry has traditionally been based around two massive trade shows – both in Geneva. For unhappily obvious reasons, those shows haven’t happened this year, but the pandemic has accelerated the trend in increased digitisation of watch brands’ sales and marketing efforts. That’s culminated in the recent announcement that one of the shows – Watches & Wonders, formerly known as the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie – is partnering with e-commerce giants Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter. The initiative will see the two sites offer 14 luxury watch brands between them, including Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Panerai, Girard-Perregaux, Ulysse Nardin and Cartier.

In addition to both old favourites and new launches, they will also feature everything from virtual events and one-to-one online appointments, to a range of editorial content provided by Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter. The partnership follows a previous hook-up between the brands, when a digital Watches & Wonders platform appeared on Net-a-Porter’s Tmall store in April.

The Gucci Lion

One of the key motifs in Gucci’s design language – the lion – has often been seen in prints for its ready-to-wear line and in home decor. Symbolising courage, wisdom, power, strength and nobility, the lion’s head now appears in the latest high jewellery collection crafted in yellow and white gold. A tribute to the animal kingdom, the new Hortus Deliciarum high jewellery collection features earrings, pendant necklaces, rings and bracelets set with diamonds and coloured gemstones. In each piece, the lion’s head is the focal point, with diamonds used for the creature’s eyes and coloured gemstones held in its teeth.