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THE CURATED COLLECTION: SUMMER, IN GOLD, SHELL AND LIGHT
Summer asks for lightness without sacrificing substance, colour without compromising composure, and craftsmanship that still reads at a glance across a sunlit terrace. In the latest episode of Tick Talk with MAMS, Mohammed Abdul Magied Seddiqi explores that idea through three luxury watch and fine jewellery houses, each expressing it in its own language. We've brought you the full story behind each piece.
MARCO BICEGO'S LUNARIA: GOLD, SOFTENED BY HAND
There is a particular kind of gold that only comes from touch. Marco Bicego's Lunaria collection is built on it. Each surface is hand-engraved using the centuries-old Florentine bulino technique, a tool devised for the patient art of hand-carving, drawn across 18-carat gold until it takes on a brushed, silken finish. The result catches light the way fabric does: softly, unevenly, honestly.
The forms themselves borrow from nature's imperfection. Fine gold leaves, irregular in their edges, are framed by polished gold to create pieces that feel gathered rather than manufactured, closer to something found than something made.
Why it belongs in summer: natural texture, warm-toned gold and a lightweight wearability suited to long days and longer evenings.
GÉRALD GENTA'S GENTISSIMA OURSIN: THE SEA, SCULPTED IN GOLD
Some designs are born on holiday. In 1994, Gérald Genta sketched the sea urchins he encountered off the coast of Corsica, and from that sketch came the Oursin, a case unlike anything else in his archive. The Gentissima Oursin 36 revives that instinct through a boldly sculptural case set, bead by bead, entirely by hand, its surface playing with contrasts of colour and texture while a signature octagonal spirit runs quietly through the architecture.
For those drawn to a larger presence, the Gentissima Oursin 41 takes the same DNA into 41mm of sandblasted titanium, its case crowned with 234 individually set beads. At its centre sits a dial carved from rare meteorite, turning each piece into a small, unrepeatable fragment of the cosmos rather than a conventional face.
Why it belongs in summer: a design born from the sea itself, tactile and unmistakably sculptural, for a wrist that wants to be noticed without saying too much.
NORQAIN'S ENJOY LIFE: COLOUR THAT GLOWS AFTER DARK
Not every summer piece needs to whisper. NORQAIN's Enjoy Life series, the newest chapter being the Freedom Chrono "Sprinkles" is built on joy as a design principle. Strawberry and Blue Raspberry dials are hand-finished with sprinkle-like accents in Super-LumiNova, meaning the playfulness does not end when the sun does. Once every seven days, the date window swaps its usual number for a small ice-cream motif, a detail built purely to make its wearer smile.
Beneath the colour sits real watchmaking: the automatic NORQAIN Calibre N19 chronograph, a 62-hour power reserve, a tri-compax layout and 100m water resistance, all housed in a 40mm stainless steel case built for the outdoors as much as the boutique.
Why it belongs in summer: proof that precision and play were never mutually exclusive, with a dial that comes alive long after the beach day ends.
LIVE THE COLLECTION IN PERSON
Some details, like the weight of hand-set beads or the shift of light across brushed gold, are best discovered in person.