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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Deconstructed Watch

  Deconstructed watch: Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Jour Nuit Phase de Lune

  The brand continues nearly a century of making moon phase watches with a 42mm variant in the tradition of exquisitely decorated pieces

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  Audemars Piguet puts traditional decorative skills at centre stage with artisanal unit

  The watchmaker bets on rare craftsmanship with the revival of a historic workshop model, to encourage artisanship and the preservation of esoteric techniques

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  Interview. Why Ressence waited 16 years to make its own movement

  For founder Benoît Mintiens, a bespoke calibre is the final cog in an integrated timepiece architecture

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  The chequered history of Steve McQueen’s Le Mans watches

  As another example of the Heuer Monaco comes up for auction, debate continues over how many the actor wore in the 1971 film

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  Gold’s surge puts margins under the spotlight

  Jewellers are rethinking designs to help keep costs in check and maintain their appeal with clients

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  Watches and Wonders offers ‘perfect playground’ for young innovators

  The presence of start-ups and students in creative and technical fields lends the Geneva show an air of optimism for the industry’s future

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  Print proves its staying power for jewellery branding

  Paper catalogues are enjoying a revival as an immersive, tactile marketing tool, with high production values to express quality

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  Jewellers take a shine to alternatives as precious metal prices soar

  Makers see creative benefits of using cheaper materials such as steel and bronze

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  A photographer’s take on horology and the nature of time

  A photobook documenting decades in the life of a clock-repair shop raises poignant questions about mortality

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  The hidden attractions of the watch caseback

  A timepiece’s underside not only offers a canvas for design flourishes but increasingly is an opportunity to add value

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  IWC takes its aviation watchmaking into space

  Tailor-made for astronauts, the timepiece differs from previous efforts by forgoing adaptations of existing models

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  Chanel puts a luxury spin on ’90s gaming nostalgia

  The brand set itself complex technical challenges for pieces based on themes such as chess, dominoes and video games

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  Interview. My Favourite Pieces: the pins that send out a message for Jill Wine-Banks

  Jewellery is a potent symbol for the lawyer and broadcaster as she expresses her views on the political news of the day

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  Recycled gold reflects shifting values for jewellers and buyers

  A growing circular economy is not just a response to rising metal prices but a way for customers to retain an emotional link to old pieces

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  Jeweller shines light on UK’s endangered diamond craft

  Ruth Tomlinson’s latest collection uses locally-cut stones

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• Monday, 13 April, 2026
  Watches and Jewellery: April

  The secret world of the branded clock

  When dial names want scaled-up famous pieces, specialist suppliers offer discretion and expertise — in one case, fuelling watchmaking ambitions of its own

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• Friday, 27 March, 2026
  FT Wealth: March

  Lessons for rich families from a private banker

  The secret to sustaining generational wealth isn’t financial wizardry but long-term character

  Josh Spero

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• Thursday, 26 March, 2026
  FT Wealth: March

  One Hyde Park repels as much as it attracts. It’s all part of the service

  Behind the marble, privacy and distance from the outside world are sold as luxury amenities

  Bryce Elder

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• Wednesday, 25 March, 2026
  FT Wealth: March

  What Americans moving to the UK need to know about tax

  To make sure you avoid the traps, time your arrival and restructure your trusts

  Clare Maurice

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• Tuesday, 24 March, 2026
  FT Wealth: March

  What it’s like to live in one of Sir John Vanbrugh’s masterpieces

  Castle Howard, Blenheim Palace and other major British buildings sprang from his designs

  Charles Spencer

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• Monday, 16 March, 2026
  Online MBA

  Online MBA 2026

  As generative AI comes of age, its use in online MBAs poses tough questions for business schools and students. Plus, the value of flexibility and why top athletes opt for remote learning

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• Wednesday, 11 March, 2026
  UK employment

  Best Employers: UK

  The FT-Statista ranking, now in its second year, lists 500 companies following a survey of about 20,000 employees

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• Friday, 6 March, 2026
  Deconstructed Watch

  Deconstructed watch: L’Epée Time Fast II in Chrome

  An ingenious clock inspired by the lines of a 1960s grand prix car with movements for timekeeping and engine parts

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• Friday, 6 March, 2026
  Watches & Jewellery

  Artisans recast landmark Tiffany designs into horological form

  Six decades on, Jean Schlumberger’s creations are also inspiring a technically ambitious revival of an enamelling art

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• Friday, 6 March, 2026
  Watches & Jewellery

  Interview. Vacheron Constantin bets on culture and complications instead of volume

  Chief executive Laurent Perves on why museum tie-ins count as much as mechanics

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