Diamond Cellar: Fall/Winter 2018

ACCENT: THE MAGAZINE OF LIFE’S CELEBRATIONS

Give Good. Give Happy. Give Big.

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Welcome It’s the season of giving and favorite traditions

This year’s gift guide can help you find the perfect gift for someone special. The perfect gift can also be giving your time, talents and donations to local organizations in need. In this issue we have featured five deserving organizations in our community: New Directions Career Center, Harmony Project, The Star House, Honor Flight and Flying Horse Farms. Find out how their impressive programs have impacted lives and made a difference in our community.

As for traditions, our Holiday Gala has been a favorite for us and our customers for over 40 years. It’s our pleasure each year to bring you together with the top jewelry designers, to offer more jewelry in one location than you’ll find anywhere (and, of course, everyone loves the special once-a-year savings)!

Every happiness to you this season in honoring your family traditions and creating new ones! It’s both giving and tradition that make the holidays beautiful. We truly appreciate your patronage and wish you the best in the coming year.

This year give good, give happy, give big!

Sincerely,

R. Andrew Johnson, CEO

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Wishing our newly engaged and married customers a lifetime of love!

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Steve Remias & Irina Novopoltseva Remias

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Lindsey Zitzke Photography

Wishing our newly engaged and married customers a lifetime of love!

Zach & Elizabeth Gibson Jenna Knott Photography

Tammy & Gene Poor

Jason Hlawati & Lauren Brantley

Stacey & Joseph Maline

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Wishing our newly engaged and married customers a lifetime of love!

Lindsay & Sid Bartos Tyler Lieser & Lauren Clark

Zak Leedom & Merrill Tebay Lindsey Zitzke Photography

Jamie & Alyssa Hart E. Gilbert Photography

Joseph Charnas & Nicholas DePaola

Mackenzie & Daniel Hartwell

Josh Estep & Kortney Flowers

Susie Marie Photography

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PRINCESS & VENETIAN PRINCESS COLLECTIONS

TRENDING NOW

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n o i h s a F r o f n o i ss Pa What’s trending this season? Maren Roth, owner of Rowe Boutique in the Short North, delivers the goods.

PLAIDS & CHECKS

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From classic plaids and check prints, to 90s grunge nostalgia and the iconic Clueless plaid, plaids and checks are definitely a trend we are seeing more of this season. I am especially loving matching plaid suits, menswear inspired coats and fitted pants. It’s grungy with a bit of glam and I am excited about the new iterations of this not-so-new trend.

Remember to balance the plaid with a complimentary solid to tone down the intensity and tie it all together with a great fall boot or mule.

As an 80s kid (OK I was born in 1979, but close enough), I have to admit the resurgence of scrunchies sequins, ruffles, bold colors and princess shoulders is a little hard to wrap my brain around, however, the homage to my once favorite style can be done in a way that doesn’t scream Dynasty! Pair a sequin skirt with a chunky knit, try wearing a bold shoulder with a slim pant or find the perfect ruffled dress for your next event.

SPIRIT ANIMAL

There really is a coat for every occasion and for every mood and style.

While a fur (or faux fur) coat can pack a punch, so can a bold print, ornate fabric or oversized silhouette. Whether you prefer something, crazy, soft, or wild, you won’t need much else to complete your look except a great pair of shoes and yes, a cool sneaker is a great option.

Leopard is taking the reigns for fall ’18, but coming up right behind her is zebra and trust me when I tell you that this trend isn’t going anywhere. I would invest in a few key pieces like a statement coat, skirt and scarf. Having one key animal print piece in your look can make a major statement.

STATEMENT COATS

Learn more at roweboutique.com

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T he Big Day

Whether you’re newly engaged or hoping to be soon, we’ve got the scoop on bridal fashion trends from Lindsay Fork, owner of La Jeune Mariee and LUXEredux Bridal.

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Clean lines and fabrics are making a comeback, channeling all the feels we had for Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle’s wedding gown.

Capes and overskirts are trending as thoughtful additions to fitted gowns.

With these, high fashion meets high function, so brides can have two looks with one dress.

Short veils are officially a thing of the past—at least for now. Ninety percent of our current veil sales are 90” or longer.

Visit Lindsay’s boutiques at lajeunemariee.com

Columbus L ove For Mother’s Day, we teamed with Nationwide Children’s Hospital to celebrate moms whose children are struggling with illness. The Diamond Cellar team visited the hospital to help kids color cards and donated 100 sterling silver lockets for them to gift their well-deserving moms.

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CHARLES KRYPELL

PENNY PREVILLE

Ruby and diamond pendant $6,150

Blue ombre sapphire earrings $7,295

DAVID YURMAN

Cable Spira cuff $1,600

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Diamond studs $11,800

Jane oval earrings $3,100

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Portofino earrings $4,950

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The Last Straw $175

Blue sapphire ombre band $5,490 Rainbow sapphire ombre band $5,490

THE LAST STRAW Straws are among the top 10 items found in beach cleanups and take more than 200 years to break down. So jewelry designer Stephen Webster, who has long been committed to environmental responsibility, created The Last Straw. It’s hand crafted of sterling silver, which is known for its antibacterial qualities. Each straw purchased will be engraved with the owner’s name, and 10 percent of proceeds will benefit Plastic Oceans Foundation.

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OFFICIALLY LICENSED PRODUCT

DIAMOND CELLAR Script Ohio necklace with ruby accent $375

PENNY PREVILLE

Dangling pearl necklace $2,995

ROBERTO COIN Princess Flower tsavorite and diamond earrings $8,500

GIRARD-PERREGAUX Cat’s Eye $22,100

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MARCO BICEGO

Mother-of-pearl ring $265

Africa stellar ring $5,500

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Châtelaine morganite ring $5,500

YOSSI HARARI Oval link bracelet $10,351

LAGOS

Diamond Lux black diamond wide bracelet $15,000 Diamond Lux black diamond bracelet $1,100

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CHARLES KRYPELL

Aquamarine and diamond pastel ring $4,790

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White topaz stacking ring $450 Green tourmaline stacking ring $475

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Black South Sea gradient necklace $36,000

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Crossover pearl ring $3,475

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Cluster earrings $2,995

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Diamond bangle $9,700

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ALESSANDRA DONÀ

South Sea pearl cuff $2,620

PESAVENTO

DNA Spring ring $435

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Bel Aire blue ombre chain necklace $575

DAVID YURMAN

Cable evil eye pinky ring $1,500 Cable compass pinky ring $1,500 Cable princess cut pinky ring $1,500

Oval link chain bracelet $6,800

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Galaxy white South Sea pearl earrings $3,240 PES

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Dynamite cascade enamel earrings $10,500

MARCO BICEGO Africa Stellar earrings $11,600

DAVID YURMAN

Novella hoop earrings $1,950

HANDS-ON SUPPORT While Marco Bicego doesn’t offer any pieces that directly fund organizations, they take pride in giving back in various hands-on ways. One example? Marco Bicego’s team often volunteers at Three Square, a Nevada organization that helps provide wholesome food to hungry people in four counties through a service network of community partners.

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TAG HEUER

GIRARD-PERREGAUX

Formula 1 chrono $1,550

Vintage 1945 XXL automatic $16,800

TUDOR

Black Bay GMT $3,900

DAVID YURMAN

Black titanium faceted band $325 Platinum Cable inset band $2,900 Gold Cable inset band $2,300 Rose gold DY Classic band $1,550

STEPHEN WEBSTER

PATEK PHILIPPE

Leaf enamel ring $695

Calatrava cufflinks $3,630

ROBERTO DEMEGLIO

Ceramic diamond bracelet $1,598 Ceramic champagne bracelet $598

ROLEX

Cosmograph Daytona $37,450

ARTS & CULTURE Rolex has long encouraged excellence and the pursuit of perfection. The company has given back to communities globally through The Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. It’s a philanthropic program that seeks out gifted artists worldwide and pairs them with master mentors in practices from dance to literature. “The mentoring programme has evolved into an enriching dialogue between artists of different generations, culture and disciplines,” the company says, “helping ensure that the world’s artistic heritage is passed on to the next generation.”

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STEPHEN WEBSTER London Calling cufflinks $495

BAUME & MERCIER

Clifton Indian Motorcycle $3,900

RAYMOND WEIL

Maestro “Buddy Holly” $1,495

PATEK PHILIPPE

Complications Annual Calendar $49,897

DAVID YURMAN

Streamline cufflinks $2,300

DAVID YURMAN

Small box chain necklace $215 Shipwreck coin enhancer $150

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Fortune woven bracelet $750

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Black ceramic camo $3,800

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Admiral AC-One chronograph $9,500

NOMOS GLASHÜTTE Orion Neomatik $4,020

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Joy mini necklace $275 Bar necklace $220 Sadie pearl necklace $440 Opal necklace $365

TAG HEUER Carrera $3,850

ROBERTO COIN

PortoďŹ no bangle $21,500

DAVID YURMAN Wellesley Link ring $750

PENNY PREVILLE

Moonstone bangle $3,585

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Scintillae pink sapphire necklace $6,000

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Rose gold Ashoka diamond bangle $11,800 Gold Ashoka diamond bangle $11,800

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Diamond drop earrings $12,000

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DAVID YURMAN Châtelaine morganite necklace $8,700

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Ashoka drop halo earrings Price on request

STEPHEN WEBSTER

Jitterbug stacking rings $4,700

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NOMOS GLASHÜTTE Tetra Grenadine $2,320

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Eclipse marquise diamond bangle $17,100

DIAMOND CELLAR

OSU red enamel earrings $395

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS Doctors Without Borders is a Nobel Prize-winning group that deploys medical experts around the globe to assist people affected by epidemics, war and more. Nomos has designed limited-edition watches to support the organization’s work. A portion of the proceeds from each watch purchased will help buy the group dressings for wounds, emergency shelters and food for children suffering from malnutrition.

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Pearl hoop earrings $3,580

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Pre-owned Gucci Nymphaea bag $1,875

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Tangente Red-A century of Bauhaus $1,660

FOREVERMARK Tribute diamond stackable ring $549 Tribute diamond ring $2,099 Tribute delicate diamond ring $1,598

RESPONSIBLE SOURCING Forevermark prides itself not just on curating and cutting beautiful diamonds, but also in doing it in a way that honors nature. They take particular care to ensure responsible business practices, support women and protect nature. The diamonds are conflict-free, but beyond that, for every hectare of land used for mining by the De Beers Group, six hectares are dedicated to nature conservation. The De Beers Group is also active in rhino conservation, breeding and relocation.

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MARCO BICEGO Africa rough cut diamond necklace $11,730 Jaipur link convertible necklace $19,020

LAGOS

Caviar Gold hoops $995

MICHAEL BONDANZA 2 cent US coin necklace $2,415 Hiketas II coin necklace $14,700

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Grand Complications $94,464

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Slim d’Hermès quartz $8,700

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Men’s black nylon bracelet $2,800

LAGOS

Caviar Gold X ring $1,200

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FABER-CASTELL

Ambition ballpoint pen $150 Fountain pen $592.50

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From providing the magic of camp to children with serious illnesses to helping homeless teens, Central Ohio nonproďŹ ts are creating joy and changing lives. Here, meet ďŹ ve organizations that give priceless gifts of impact all year long.

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GIVE GOOD. GIVE HAPPY. GIVE BIG.

Flying Horse Farms

Flying Horse Farms provides magical, transformative camp experiences for children with serious illnesses and their families—always free of charge. Located on 200 acres in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, the camp allows children living with illnesses from cancer to heart disease to enjoy activities like swimming and archery while receiving firstrate care at an on-site, state-of-the-art health center. Flying Horse Farms is a member of SeriousFun Children’s Network. It’s a community of independently managed and financed camps and programs around the world for children with serious illnesses founded in 2010 by actor and Ohio native Paul Newman. Flying Horse Farms serves about 900 campers each year.

“What camp gives these kids and these families — it’s powerful, and it’s life-changing.”

— Nichole Dunn, Flying Horse Farms President & CEO

Giving Big What donations provide • $50: Arrows for 1 week of archery

• $100: iTunes for 1 full year of dance parties • $500: 2 guitars for campfire songs • $1,000: 1 summer camp dinner

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Building Wings Worthington native Marin Henry, 15, is a longtime Flying Horse Farms camper who lives with congenital heart disease. She was born with a defective heart that sometimes stops beating. But empowered by her experiences at camp, Marin gained confidence and began playing sports under her doctor’s supervision.

She now competes as a goalie in field hockey and lacrosse. And she is far from the shy little girl her mother sent to camp so many years ago. “Camp has transformed her,” says her mother, Sarah Hansen.

“It’s made her who she is.”

I used to wonder why nobody else at the pool had a scar like me.

I wondered if I would ever find someone else who did.

I thought I had limits. Everyone told me I did. So I believed them.

Then, eight years ago, I walked through the hole in the Big Red Barn, leaving all my worries behind. I had no idea how this one place, this red barn and all of its smiles, would change the rest of my life. The teachers at school asked my mom what happened to the shy 7-year-old who never raised her hand and never stepped out of her comfort zone.

“Camp.” That one simple word.

Just one place where anyone can be themselves. Laugh and cry and dance and sing and jump and be as silly as they want.

Where even when you have a scar on your chest and have to take a handful of medication, you can be a kid.

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I will never forget the first time I stood on stage by myself and belted out the words to Selena Gomez or the first time I sang Birds in the Wilderness. But most of all, I will never forget the first time I knew what home truly felt like, with my family of people who all have matching scars and equally enormous hearts.

I had no idea that I would find myself hidden in the songs danced to in the dining hall, in the smiles shared between the crackling of a fire and in the shouts of joy when kids who were told they couldn’t do anything triumph over the beeping of heart monitors and the slow drips of IVs. The meaning of camp cannot be explained by simple words. It is a bubbly and warm feeling telling you that you can fly.

That is why it is called Flying Horse Farms. There are no horses, and it is not really a farm. But when you are there, you learn that anything is possible—that everything is possible.

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GIVE GOOD. GIVE HAPPY. GIVE BIG.

Harmony Project connects people across cultural and social divides through experiential arts, education and volunteer community service. Communities are created that resemble a choir: people gathering together to raise their voices in song. However, these “choirs” are activated in the community to serve others—to proliferate Harmony’s mission. They are working together to build a stronger, more inclusive community with a focus on developing a social infrastructure that unites the community for the common good. By choosing harmony over dissonance, inclusion over divisiveness and social good over social discord, Harmony Project is picking up the tempo of social change. Founded in 2009, Harmony Project has more than 1,000 participants in weekly programming, and thousands more are impacted through service initiatives and performances each year.

“Harmony Project unites people from every dimension of diversity to pick up the tempo of social change.”

— David Brown, Harmony Project Founder & Creative Director

Giving Big What donations provide • $50: Annual supplies for one Spirit of Columbus Choir participant • $100: Meals for one student during annual service learning trip • $500: One Skype session between Ohio Reformatory for Women choir and a hospice facility serving orphans in South Africa • $2,500: Supplies and materials for a large neighborhood beautification project Connect HarmonyProject.com

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Hitting the High Notes

Ten years ago, musician David Brown launched Harmony Project— an organization about much more than music. Thousands of lives have been positively impacted by its work. But the most profound effect may be on its 55-year-old leader, who, through the nonprofit he founded, discovered his family.

I created Harmony Project because this is what I wanted my community to look like—all of us, together. People of all educational and economic and cultural backgrounds. People of all faith traditions and political persuasions. People without homes. Veterans. Differently-abled friends. Kids.

One of our choirs is in a women’s prison. Once each month, the women sing via Skype to children in hospice care at Sunflower House in South Africa. The women find meaning and purpose to their lives behind bars.

I had the privilege to travel to South Africa to meet the children who I’d only known through the screen. While there, one child latched on to me, and I to him. When I returned home, I began researching what adoption would entail.

I’m a believer that if you want something new in your life, you have to let go of something else. I was living in German Village in a two-bedroom house, using my second bedroom as an office.

So I cleared out the office and bought two twin beds. I also traded my Mini Cooper for a Jeep.

But after several weeks and many conversations with friends and advisors, I decided that uprooting that little boy and moving him here was probably not best for him. I was brokenhearted.

Two weeks later, I received a surprise phone call. It was midnight. “Kulay’s in trouble,” Chrisbian said. “We don’t have anyone else.” Kulay and Chrisbian were both part of Harmony’s program on Columbus’ south side.

I didn’t know much about Chrisbian and Kulay. I learned quickly about the many challenges they faced, mostly relating to poverty. Kulay, for example, was brought here from Liberia as a child. No photographs. No knowledge of whether the aunt and uncle who brought him here—and eventually fled—were even actually his relatives. Inside a month, I committed to a magistrate that I would care for Kulay, and he moved into my

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second bedroom. Within weeks, Chrisbian moved in, too. I had opened myself to a family of my own, and here it was.

“Do you know what you’re doing?” people asked. Of course I didn’t know what I was doing. But I wasn’t worried about how it would turn out. I was worried about how life was for them.

It wasn’t tolerable. And I was in a position to change that. An amazing group of people rallied around the three of us, and the boys discovered new life adventures beyond a new home.

I’m not sure when we moved from “family on paper” to a real, functioning family. Was it when they started washing dishes after meals? When we hiked in Hocking Hills? When we went tubing for the first time?

We recently moved to a cabin in the woods in Blacklick that needed a little TLC. The boys helped me tear up carpet, replace toilets and paint. None of us have ever lived in the country until now, and we love it. Wild turkeys roam across the yard, and herons fish on the nearby pond.

My sons are 20 now. They finished two years at Columbus State and are now enrolled at Capital University. Chris is leaning toward studying sociology and multicultural studies. Kulay is interested in computer science. They are proud of their accomplishments, as they deserve to be. When Harmony Project launched, the purpose was to create the community in which I wanted to live—open, inclusive, accepting and fair. What I didn’t know was that this experience would also create what had been missing in my life.

The boys brought more balance. They have helped me become more forgiving. They remind me how quickly everything goes by—how fast and how rare life is.

They have brought more harmony into my world.

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GIVE GOOD. GIVE HAPPY. GIVE BIG.

Honor F light

Honor Flight Columbus’ mission is to safely transport America’s senior veterans to Washington, D.C. at no cost to them to visit the memorials dedicated to honor the service and sacrifice made by them and their fellow soldiers. They want to honor the nation’s veterans who served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War with a trip, share their stories for the benefit of future generations, and celebrate their homecoming, affirming their allegiance and service to our country. Since being founded in 2007, Honor Flight Columbus has flown 89 missions and transported more than 5,500 senior veterans safely to the nation’s capital and back home. The organization serves about 600 veterans each year.

“Most senior veterans have never received an app ropriate welcome home or a simple thank you for their service. Honor Flight remedies this.”

— Jeff Miller, Honor Flight Network Co-Founder & President

Giving Big What donations provide • $100: DVD copies of trip photos for veterans

• $500: Breakfast for the veterans on one Honor Flight • $1,000: Flight costs for two veterans

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F inding Comrades

Jim Satory returned from the Vietnam War a different man—one who long buried the trauma and emotions he had carried home with him. Now 71, the McArthur, Ohio resident visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall earlier this year for the first time through Honor Flight. He still cries when he shares his experience.

I was 20 years old when I went to Vietnam. I distinctly remember my 21st birthday there. It was around Thanksgiving. It was dark, and we were on an ambush operation. I basically rolled over, hugged a tree and said, “Whoopee.”

I was part of what they call a search and destroy group. We hunted the bad guys. And we were always being hunted. So it was a tension-filled year, 24/7. During attacks, there was so much turmoil and noise and confusion and rockets and gunfire—just imagine all hell breaking loose, that’s what it was like. But when it was silent—I was even more scared of the silence than the commotion. I lost 14 friends in battle during the year I was there.

I didn’t come home thinking, Wow, I’ve done a good job, I’m proud.

They offered us a steak dinner when we entered the United States, and I said, “I don’t want a steak dinner, I want to know where the taxi stand is.”

But when I came home, I found that all of my friends and coworkers had moved on—they had moved away or were now in service themselves. I had my parents and siblings, but overall, I came back to a lack of support and empty life. Within four weeks, I was working three jobs. My world in the service had been filled with a lot of hustle and bustle, so I needed to fill my time. I put the war behind me and started living my life the best that I could. I’ve come to find out that’s what a lot of other Vietnam veterans did, too. I made a happy life with my wife and kids. But I didn’t have anyone to talk with about war.

In fact, I had been to Washington, D.C. I saw the Lincoln Memorial and the Korean War Veterans Memorial. I knew The Wall was there. But I just wasn’t ready to see it. I didn’t think I could emotionally tolerate it. My wife suggested multiple times

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that I take a trip with Honor Flight. I finally signed up. The wait list is long; it took a couple of years. But in April, it was my turn.

We gathered in Ohio and flew together to Washington, D.C. I was surrounded by other Vietnam veterans—men and women who experienced the same thing I did. We have a saying amongst a lot of us: If you don’t know, you don’t know. The 80 veterans on that plane all knew. And they did all different things—combat veterans, musicians, nurses. But they all knew.

I am so glad that I never saw The Wall alone. There is a time and a place for everything, and my time and place was April 28, 2018. I know I still get emotional when I talk about this. My Honor Flight guardian—her name is Beth—she is the most awesome person. She was my shoulder. Really, through this trip and the people on it, I’ve learned that I ran away for basically 50 years. This experience gave me a window to look at where I’ve been, the things that I put in a closet and not dealt with, and I am so appreciative.

Now, I’m signing up to be an Honor Flight guardian. I hope that I can be a shoulder for someone else—maybe another Vietnam veteran, because there are thousands of us. Because I can relate.

Because I have been there. And I hope that I can show the same compassion to these men and women that the Honor Flight people showed to me.

I hope I can give what they gave to me.

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GIVE GOOD. GIVE HAPPY. GIVE BIG.

New Directions

New Directions Career Center aims to empower women in transition to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency.

They achieve that mission by providing career development programming and individual career counseling.

The organization’s holistic approach enables women to not only focus on career, but also all facets of life. As a result, women make changes in their lives, be they personal or professional, that lead to successful careers and confidence they can create better futures for themselves and their families. Founded in 1980, New Directions serves more than 400 unique individuals every year.

“ These ladies are given a safe place to discover themselves.”

— Linda Warden, New Directions Career Center Executive Director

Giving Big What donations provide • $50: Fuel assistance for one woman to attend a 10-day New Directions program • $500: Six sessions of individual career counseling for a program graduate • $1,000: Three support groups for program graduates • $2,500: Childcare assistance for two women attending a 16-day New Directions program Connect NewDirectionsCC.org 36 DCS-180047- E - Give Good. Give Happy. Give Big.indd 8

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Ripple Eff ect Katie Cautela was a single mother in Galena, Ohio struggling to make ends meet before entering New Directions. Now, she’s a 58-year-old living out her dream.

Before I came to New Directions Career Center, I owned a struggling consignment shop and was working odd jobs to keep myself afloat. I was seven years into my 12-step recovery program, and I was taking failure in my personal and professional life hard. It seemed that my all was never enough.

Then I found New Directions. Each day, my group worked together as a group of determined, broken, hopeful, women.

I had a whole new network of friends, help, encouragement and resources. But I was still scared to go back to college, especially at my age. I said my prayers and had meetings with the counselors to determine options. I visited local schools and interviewed them. I studied math on YouTube. Less than one month after my New Directions graduation, I started my first day of nursing school at Hondros College of Nursing.

We were introduced to the concept of vision boards, created LinkedIn accounts and learned to access outside resources. We had guest speakers talk to us about our health, both physically and spiritually. We got to meet managers who volunteered time from their jobs to have round-table discussions with us.

I faced brutal challenges over the next 15 months. But I tapped into my resources and checked in regularly with a coach from New Directions. She encouraged me, believed in me and gave me hope.

We worked with our instructor and each other, pointing out the good that we saw in each of us. These other women could see things in me that I was unable to see for myself.

Each day, I grew more determined to set my goals and stick to them.

I have a strong visual memory of being a little girl and watching my grandmother get ready for work. She was dressed in her crisp white nurse’s uniform, fixing her hair up in pins for her nurse’s cap. I had always wanted to be a nurse just like her, but life had other plans. My grandmother became a nurse at a later age, when her children were grown. I decided I could do the same—and that I wanted to work in the field of recovery.

I graduated from my 16-day, 80-hour program at New Directions with a new determination.

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I walked across the stage to accept my nursing diploma exactly one week before my 40th high school reunion. While most of my friends are gearing up to retire, I am just beginning my greatest journey yet.

I now work as an LPN and Chemical Dependence Counselor Assistant at Minerva Park Residential Housing, an 85-bed facility that focuses on helping men with addiction by giving them a safe, sober place to reside. Every day, I get to be the hope they need for the day—the smile, the compassion and the promise that things will get better if they are willing to work.

Without this program at New Directions and all of these wonderful women that God put in my path, none of this would have been possible.

New Directions has had a profound effect on my life. And from the bottom of my heart, I am most grateful.

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GIVE GOOD. GIVE HAPPY. GIVE BIG.

Star House

Star House’s mission is to provide youth experiencing homelessness with a safe respite from the streets and to connect them with a chance to thrive. They provide basic necessities and partner with more than 30 agencies to give access to services. They are the only drop-in center for youth experiencing homelessness in Central Ohio, and the only one in the nation that hosts continuous, best-practice research. Star House has a strong presence in the community to advocate for the recognition and advancement of these youth. Founded in 2006, Star House serves approximately 1,000 people each year.

“Star House finds and engages youth on the stree ts. Once at Star House, these youth can access basic needs and be conn ected to help.”

— Ann Bischoff , Star House Executive Director

Giving Big What donations provide • $50: One week’s worth of fresh diapers for four babies • $100: Reconnects a youth to their family out-of-state • $500: Work boots or other uniform necessities for 20 youths • $2,500: Feeds 70 youths per day for a month Connect StarHouseColumbus.org 38 DCS-180047- E - Give Good. Give Happy. Give Big.indd 10

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F orging Ahead Columbus native Jesse Rivera, 25, was an opioid addict whose journey to getting clean started at Star House. Now, Jesse lives in Cincinnati, where he runs a tile business and relishes his new lease on life.

I was 11 or 12 when I fell into the wrong crowd and started smoking pot. Quickly, it became more than just a party. I went down the rabbit hole of drug use.

My father was a drug addict who spent time in prison. My mom is a single mom, and she absolutely did the best that she could. She gave me a lot of love. But she was trying to work and graduate from college to build a better life for us, and she had to spend a lot of time away from home to do that. As a child, I was molested. I started acting out. I had insecurities and anxiety. I was never comfortable being me. The pressure of life—I could feel it. And drugs took that away. I liked the feeling of not being in reality.

Heroin seemed to do the trick especially well. I was 13 or 14 when I started shooting it. I started stealing to buy it. I was arrested many times.

I stole from my mom. She’d tell me to stop using the drugs, and I didn’t want to, so I would leave. She would let me back, and the cycle would repeat. I stayed on people’s couches, but I would steal their stuff, too. Eventually, there were no couches left. I started living outside in tents, under bridges. I would fly a sign on the sidewalk that said “Broke, hungry, homeless” to get money. I would see the disgust in most people’s eyes. It’s kind of hard to explain to people who aren’t drug addicts, but even though I was tired and sick of it, it was the only way I knew how to live. I was scared of living any other way.

One very cold winter night, I was sleeping by the tracks with a few kids. “Go to Star House,” they said. I was 18 or 19—too old, I thought. But I went. I was really surprised. I had free access to a kitchen and food. I could take a shower. It was the first place in a long time where I felt that people treated me like a human

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being. I was super grateful.

They offered mental health services and asked if I was interested in talking to someone. They never forced anything on me.

My case manager and I developed a rapport. I didn’t know if I trusted her at first. But nobody in a long time had gone out of their way because they cared about my life. She made me believe my life was worth more than the way I was living it.

After we developed trust, I told her I wanted to go to treatment.

We spent four months trying to get me into a facility in Dayton.

She worked so hard to get me there.

At the facility, I latched onto some guys who did a 12-step presentation. I grabbed onto some of their hope and followed them to Cincinnati, where I live now.

I’ve been clean for two years and eight months.

Even though I didn’t know how to read a tape measure, a man gave me an opportunity to work for his construction company.

Now, I own a tile company with my best friend. I love it. It’s nice going online and looking at what people say about our work, how they like what we do.

I have a great relationship with my mom. We talk a couple of times a week, and we like to go to concerts and festivals together.

Our dialogue is really dynamic. Now, she talks to a group of parents whose kids are dealing with opioid addiction, and she brings a message of hope.

This is all possible because of what Star House started, which was the beginning of the end of my drug use. I am so grateful.

Star House saved my life.

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DESIGNERS

Contemporary Classics

DAVID YURMAN OFFERS MODERN UPDATES TO HIS BELOVED COLLECTIONS. From his early years creating jewelry, David Yurman’s palette has included uniquely cut gemstones in unconventional hues. This season, Yurman revisits his signature designs, on some pieces subtly lowering center gemstones to give a more feminine silhouette, and elsewhere, adding statements of individuality with unique symbols, meaningful motifs or boldly hued enamel.

Of particular note are updated versions of the iconic Renaissance Cable bracelet, which brings together a striking blend of classical and contemporary sensibilities. The trademarked design—one that has appeared on the wrists of celebrities and tastemakers for more than 30 years—conveys casual elegance and merges fashion and sculpture into fine jewelry. The classic returns in new silhouettes that layer and stack with authentic glamour. A new 5mm width is offered in gold with custom-cut gemstones of rich colors that provide fresh ways to express your personal style.

Here, we present three more collection highlights: David Yurman’s newest jewelry that seamlessly layers with the other pieces already in your collection yet makes a statement all its own.

CHÂTELAINE Châtelaine continues as a celebration of color as expressed in the radiant hues of gemstones. It’s one of the brand’s signature collections and a perfect fusion of David and Sybil Yurman’s combined art: the marriage of a sculptor and a painter, which has been on display in some form since the couple began working together in 1969.

TIDES The designs in this collection are contemporary, sculptural forms that express the rhythms of ocean tides and the continuous motion of waves.

The sparkle of white diamonds, the warmth of yellow gold and the soft hues of citrine and morganite combine to evoke the feeling of sunshine and shoreline.

PURE FORM This signature collection celebrates metal’s sculptural properties and explores its range of textures. Pure Form pieces have an innovative carving that gives the illusion of the iconic David Yurman Cable bracelet unwinding, widening and dissolving. By juxtaposing sculpted Cable with smooth metal, the designs create dynamic artistic statements. Layer on Pure Form pieces with your favorite classic Cable bracelets.

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T he New Classics

UPDATES TO THE ROLEX DATEJUST 31 AND DATEJUST 36 ENSURE THEIR BRIGHT FUTURE.

Launched in 1945, the Rolex Datejust was the first self-winding waterproof chronometer wristwatch to display the date in a window at 3 o’clock on the dial, consolidating all the major innovations that Rolex had contributed to modern watchmaking until that point. Its style has spanned eras while still retaining the enduring codes that make it one of the most recognizable watches of today.

In 2018 Rolex introduced a new generation of the Oyster Perpetual Datejust 31, with redesigned case sides and lugs.

Available in 18K white, yellow or Everose gold, the models are equipped for the first time with calibre 2236, a self-winding mechanical movement entirely developed and manufactured by

Rolex. Insensitive to magnetic fields, its silicon Syloxi hairspring provides great stability in the face of temperature variations and remains up to 10 times more precise than a traditional hairspring in case of shocks. Calibre 2236 is equipped with a self-winding module via a Perpetual rotor and offers a power reserve of approximately 55 hours.

The new Datejust 31 watches are fitted on President bracelets, benefiting from a concealed attachment system and ensuring seamless visual continuity between the bracelet and the case.

Each also has a concealed folding Crownclasp and includes ceramic inserts inside the links to enhance flexibility and longevity.

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Rolex’s Oyster Perpetual Datejust 36 has also been relaunched this year in both Everose Rolesor (combining Oystersteel and 18-karat Everose gold) and yellow Rolesor (combining Oystersteel and 18-karat yellow gold) versions, each available with a large selection of dials. Rolesor, the combination of gold and steel on a Rolex watch, has been a signature feature of the brand since 1933, when the name was registered. It is an auspicious meeting of two metals: one noble and precious, attractive for its lustre and stability, the other highly resistant, known for its strength and reliability. All of these qualities perfectly mirror the elegance and performance that come together in a Rolex watch. On the Rolesor versions of the new Datejust 36, the bezel, winding crown and center bracelet links are in 18-karat gold (Everose or yellow), while the case and the outer links of the bracelet are in Oystersteel.

Available on Oyster or Jubilee bracelets, they are also equipped with an Oysterclasp and include the Easylink rapid extension system (patented by Rolex in 1996), allowing the wearer to easily increase the bracelet length by approximately 5 mm for additional comfort.

Datejust 36 watches now utilize calibre 3235, a consummate demonstration of Rolex technology offering fundamental gains in terms of precision, power reserve, resistance to shocks and magnetic fields, convenience and reliability. It incorporates the Chronergy escapement patented by Rolex, which combines high energy efficiency with great dependability. Made of nickel-phosphorus, this escapement is insensitive to magnetic interference. An optimized blue Parachrom hairspring is fitted to the oscillator, the true heart of the watch. Manufactured by Rolex in an exclusive paramagnetic alloy, it is up to 10 times more precise than a traditional hairspring in case of shocks.

Calibre 3235 is equipped with a self-winding module via a Perpetual rotor. Thanks to its new barrel architecture and the escapement’s superior efficiency, the power reserve of calibre 3235 extends to approximately 70 hours. A waterproof Oyster case provides optimum protection for the Datejust 36’s highprecision movement.

Like all Rolex watches, the new-generation Datejust 31 and 36 models carry the Superlative Chronometer certification.

This exclusive designation testifies that each watch has successfully undergone a series of tests conducted by Rolex in its own laboratories according to its own criteria, which exceed watchmaking norms and standards. The certification applies to the fully assembled watch (after casing the movement), guaranteeing superlative performance in terms of precision, power reserve, waterproofness and self-winding. The precision of a Rolex Superlative Chronometer after casing is of the order of −2 /+2 seconds per day, or more than twice that required of an official chronometer. The Superlative Chronometer status is symbolized by the green seal that comes with every Rolex watch and is coupled with an international five-year guarantee.

Thanks to its timeless functions and aesthetics, the Rolex Datejust will never go out of fashion.

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 31 in 18K white gold with white mother-of-pearl dial, 45 brilliant-cut diamonds, President bracelet, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with Cyclops lens over date and 55-hour power reserve. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 36 with champagne-color sunray finish dial, 10 diamonds in 18K yellow gold settings, Oyster bracelet in Yellow Rolesor, scratchresistant sapphire crystal with Cyclops lens over date and 70-hour power reserve. Waterproof to 100 meters.

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the new face of diamond mining MEET THE WOMEN BEHIND CANADA’S BOOMING DIAMOND INDUSTRY It takes work, Balsillie says, but it’s work that’s well Many people begin their day with a car, bus or worth the effort. Diamond mining operations have subway ride to the office. But for workers at boosted the economy and offer a true living wage to the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine in Canada’s many. With its cold climate and high cost of living, Northwest Territories (NWT), chances are they’ll Balsillie remembers when there were far fewer go by plane. It’s a 200-mile journey from city to employment opportunities. Then came the discovery mine and the route is easily accessible by air or, of diamonds and things changed, for the better. for two of the coldest months of the year, via an The mining industry is committed to hiring local ice highway where truckers ferry vital supplies and indigenous Northern residents. Kelly Laffertyover frozen lakes. Mine workers take a chartered Norn, a 35-year old Métis, works for Diavik Diamond flight from Yellowknife, the capital city of this vast Mine. Though she once worked an hourly office job in northern region of Canada, arriving on a landing nearby Hay River, Lafferty-Norn—a mother of four— strip 250 miles south of the Arctic Circle. There, now drives trucks and earns an extremely competitive they board school buses to the mine’s modest An employee at Gahcho Kué Diamond wage. She is one of Diavik’s haul-truck operators, campus—their last leg of the journey before work Mine sorts through a handful of rough moving ore from mine to processing facility. Women begins. diamonds, tracking and weighing each stone before they are sent on to the now account for nearly 30 percent of the workforce. In But travel time isn’t wasted. Kimi Balsillie, next phase of their journey, ultimately the history of diamond mining, women have always a Gahcho Kué environmental officer, uses it becoming a piece of jewelry. played significant roles: Two women geologists to update workers on on-site safety. Balsillie discovered the first kimberlite deposits in Russia and Australia and personifies how diamond mining has changed the region for the better. geologist Maureen Muggeridge discovered the massive diamond With a position that focuses on employee safety and environmental deposit near Lake Argyle. standards, her work is a testament to the industry’s respect for the vast, Although the work can be anything but easy, the camaraderie among mineral-rich land where it mines the world’s most precious gems. workers adds to the extraordinary community that has blossomed Since the discovery of diamonds in the early 1990s, Canada has here. A 24-hour cafeteria, on-site gym and complimentary personal become an increasingly important producer, now ranking third in and career development classes on subjects ranging from public worldwide diamond production. The Canadian tundra offers both speaking to financial planning help workers optimize their chances for riches and extraordinary career opportunities, especially for women advancement. and the territory’s indigenous people.

Megan Rodel, a native of South Africa who grew up in the mining Balsillie is a Yellowknife native and a Métis—a group descended industry, started in production mining and now, at 31, manages from the First Nations people and early European settlers. As an work flow optimization at Gahcho Kué. She loves the diversity of the environmental officer and member of the local population, she work she does and welcomes its challenges. With a degree in mining understands the need to balance progress with tradition. When engineering, her career has followed the trajectory of the very products operations began in the late ‘90s to reach the diamond-bearing she helps to unearth—from coal to diamonds. “I began my career kimberlite pipes that lie deep below the area’s permafrost, the mining working to mine coal; now I help to mine diamonds. It’s a dream job companies established rules to protect the land and its indigenous for me. Each unique diamond that emerges from the earth has its own population. “There are three golden rules we live by,” says Balsillie. story to tell. And that in itself is a dream.”

“Zero harm, improve continually and always be resource compliant.”

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TIMEPIECES

Keeping Time F orever

Our “throwaway” culture hasn’t touched Patek Philippe. It will still fix any of its watches dating back to the third year of Victoria’s reign, as its technical training manager explains. By Karen Alberg Grossman

We were wondering about the future of watchmaking and how a company dared promise to fix any of its watches. So we caught up with David Bonilla, Patek Philippe’s technical training manager, for a chat.

How did your watchmaking career begin?

In 2005 I attended a WOSTEP (Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Educational Program) in Secaucus, N.J. I graduated in 2007 and promptly found a job at Swatch Group’s New Jersey after-sales facility.

I soon moved to the new Omega boutique on Fifth Avenue, servicing products and interacting with clients. In 2010 came an opportunity to work with Patek Philippe at its main office in Rockefeller Center. After five years there working as a watchmaker, I was offered the chance to manage the service center.

Your watch repair professionals are known for their exceptional skills.

How many do you have and how do you find and train them?

At The Henri Stern Watch Agency in New York City, we have 39 highly qualified individuals who handle each step of the repair process; 31 are watchmakers who do the repair, restoration and regulation of the mechanical movements of our clients’ watches.

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Case repairs are undertaken by four highly trained polishers, who restore cases and bracelets to their original luster. Two watchmakers are reserved for quick service work, so that clients who visit our New York office can have a strap changed, a bracelet adjusted or a battery replaced on the spot. We also have two individuals who perform quality control on all the work done on each watch. Admittedly, we have a difficult time finding qualified and capable people to work at this high level of watchmaking. We get many resumes throughout the year from those seeking watchmaking jobs, but finding the right talent is challenging, not just for Patek Philippe but for the industry worldwide. We realized several years ago that to maintain our watches and to ensure a strong follow-up support structure, we needed to start training and teaching in-house. So in 2013 we created the first Patek Philippe Institute in Shanghai. This program differs from other two-year watchmaking schools in two ways. First, toward the end each student is taught to service Patek Philippe quartz and mechanical calibers. Second, after finishing the program, students must go to Geneva to complete a four-week training. If they pass, they are certified to work on Patek Philippe watches.

Is it true that you will service and repair all Patek watches ever made?

Yes. Even watches that date back to 1839. It’s our commitment to our clients.

How is that possible?

In Geneva we have a separate center dedicated to restoration. There we still maintain many of the original pieces of equipment with which these early watches were made. We pride ourselves on our ability to recreate individual parts if necessary. The time frame may be longer than with a normal repair, but the watch will be returned to the client just as beautiful as the day it came out of the showroom.

How long does the average repair take?

It varies depending on several factors, including the rarity and complexity of the watch and whether it’s a restoration or service to a modern piece.

Have you ever had watches that you couldn’t fix?

Here, yes. We’ve received timepieces that were crushed or were so fused together by rust that we were unable to fix them locally. We usually refer these especially difficult cases to the factory where they have the machinery and knowledge to complete the repairs.

What qualities do you look for when you hire?

The No. 1 trait is commitment. Of course, all candidates are given a practical exam and are thoroughly interviewed, but we’re looking for highly skilled individuals who will be committed to the company, not just for years of service, but with genuine passion for their work. It’s a lot to ask for, but I believe that if we don’t search for individuals with

such commitment, we’ll never deliver on our promise to produce the finest watch money can buy.

Are there enough young people these days who want to be watchmakers?

Yes, I would say there’s more interest today in watchmaking among young people than there used to be. I attribute that to social media and various horological societies that keep alive the passion for our craft. So I think the burden is now on the watchmaking industry to nurture and develop this interest among young people. We learned lessons from the quartz crisis of the 1970s and early ’80’s, when the industry lost a lot of talent and risked losing mechanical know-how.

We’re on steadier footing now, but we need to better promote the craft of watchmaking in order to pass the baton to a future generation.

What is the most rewarding part of your job?

Helping to provide the highest level of service for all our clients.

I firmly believe in strong commitment to service; nothing is more rewarding than restoring our timepieces for our clients’ wearing pleasure.

The toughest or most stressful part?

Managing each aspect of the repair process. When a watch comes in for service, each department must work perfectly in sync with the others. If there’s even a small mismatch, it can cause issues for the whole repair process.

Bottom line, what would you say distinguishes a Patek Philippe watch from the competition?

Passion and commitment. In everything we create there’s a high level of passion, even in the smallest unseen details found in our mechanical watches. We back up that passion with a strong commitment to service, and the knowledge to ensure that our watches will perform perfectly for many years to come.

Opposite page, from top: David Bonilla, a Patek Philippe technical training manager, keeps precious watches ticking; the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva. This page: The rose gold women’s Patek Philippe Ref. 7150R/250R is pure luxury.

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