Carol Besler has written about watches for more than 20 years. From 1990 to 2005 she was editor and publisher of Canadian Jeweller magazine, while contributing regularly to several other publications, including International Watch, Robb Report, Patek Philippe Magazine, Financial Post and Worth. From 2006 to 2009 she was editor of the ladies edition of International Watch and remains a regular contributor to International Watch, Journal Haute Horlogerie, Haute Living, Watch Journal, Robb Report, Fashion Magazine, The New York Times (Watch Your Time), Sharp For Men, The Book For Men, Nuvo, Experience (for Bombardier) and the custom magazines about watches and jewelry published by Tufts Communications.
De Grisogono’s Tondo Tourbillon for Ladies
Once it became essential for watch brands to demonstrate their status by introducing at least one tourbillon, the race to create the most unusual tourbillon ensued. Double, triple, inclined, blackened, skeletonized and gem-set tourbillons soon emerged, usually in enormous cases. But few brands concentrated on creating a tourbillon for ladies. De Grisogono is one of a handful that went against the grain to design a tourbillon with the sort of flair that is called for in a ladies’ watch. Company head Fawaz Gruosi applied his signature highly decorative aesthetic to the tourbillon, using large white or colored diamonds paired with READ MORE
