Swiss watchmaker unveils bejeweled Christmas tree

Swiss watchmaker unveils bejeweled Christmas tree

TOKYO, Japan - Swiss luxury watchmaker Piaget unveiled a Christmas tree decorated with about 1.35 billion yen worth of diamonds, jewelry and timepieces to invited members of the press in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 7. The 6-meter tree features over 100 carats worth of diamonds, including a 154 million yen watch sporting a 44-carat diamond and an 82 million yen ring with a 5.5-carat diamond.

Swiss watchmaker unveils bejeweled Christmas tree

Swiss watchmaker unveils bejeweled Christmas tree

TOKYO, Japan - Swiss luxury watchmaker Piaget unveiled a Christmas tree decorated with about 1.35 billion yen worth of diamonds, jewelry and timepieces to invited members of the press in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 7. The 6-meter tree features over 100 carats worth of diamonds, including a 154 million yen watch sporting a 44-carat diamond and an 82 million yen ring with a 5.5-carat diamond. (Kyodo)

Portrait of Christopher Pinchbeck

Portrait of Christopher Pinchbeck

Undated head and shoulders mezzoprint portrait of Christopher Pinchbeck by Isaac Whood. Pinchbeck (c.1670 - November 18, 1732) was a London clockmaker and maker of musical Automata. He was born in Clerkenwell but worked in Fleet Street. Probably his name was derived from Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. In the 1700s he invented the alloy Pinchbeck a cheap substitute for gold. He made an exquisite musical clock, worth about 500, for Louis XIV, and a fine organ for the Great Mogul, valued at 300. His eldest son, also named Christopher (1710 - 1783) became King's Clockmaker by appointment to George III: among his timepieces is an important astronomical clock made for the King, now in Buckingham Palace. HPG/8/1/1 (ix) Date: late 18th century

Clock festival held at shrine celebrating Japan's 1st timepiece

Clock festival held at shrine celebrating Japan's 1st timepiece

Women clad in ancient Japanese court dresses hold timepieces during an annual clock festival on June 10, 2017, at a Shinto shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, in western Japan. Emperor Tenji (626-672) is enshrined at Omi Shrine as its diety, he is said to be the founding father of the system of time in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo