A timely matter.(New editions: the latest bags, sunglasses and shoes come in rich materials, such as alligator, pony skin and satin.)

W, October, 2004

Jeweler Solange Azagury-Partridge has a confession to make. "I haven't worn a watch in five years," says the designer from her boudoirlike red boutique in London's Notting Hill. "You don't need to wear a watch to know what time it is. It's on your phone, it's on your computer. I want to keep my body available for as much jewelry as possible, and watches seem to get in the way of that."

She doesn't feel that way, however, about the Rounds watch, the new timepiece she designed herself, which features 78 brilliant-cut diamonds on a sandblasted, blackened white ...