Watch Zoen Tay and Sheiryn Aisiqa indulge in the scintillating world of watches and jewellery at Ion Orchard

Their well-heeled feet then took them to Bvlgari, where the enchanting Serpenti collection called out to their affinities for striking design and multi-faceted sparkle. The Bvlgari Serpenti has long been an icon of the house since 1948, inspired by the mythical snake’s metamorphic powers to shed its skin and renew. Sensually coiling around Zoen’s wrists, fingers and decolletage were pieces deftly crafted with thousands of small, mobile 18-karat rose gold beads, set with pavé diamonds on the heads and tails, with hypnotic black onyx eyes; while the Serpenti Spiga High Jewellery double spiral watch with a full pavé dial, diamond-set bezel and 425 round brilliant-cut diamonds intertwined around Aisiqa’s left wrist with blinding majesty—matched with a diamond and sapphire necklace and earrings.

Obviously ladies who love a little blue box, Aisiqa and Zoen then made their way to Tiffany & Co.'s beautifully sunlit duplex boutique. Here they exchanged notes on two of the brand’s icons, starting with Tiffany HardWear, which was born from a single bracelet—a design inspired by Manhattan in the 1960s, beginning with a signature gauge link that anchors the entire collection, a symbol of transformation, modernity and unwavering strength. They then discovered the Tiffany Lock, which, beyond the everlasting resilience of a lock it represents, it also speaks of an unbreakable bond—a symbol of commitment and connection, fashioned with an equally sleek, streamlined design aesthetic with countless diamonds set in white, rose and yellow gold for a timeless piece that will last a lifetime.

Over at Roger Dubuis, the ladies discovered the brand’s avant-garde spirit, characterised by statement design, technical innovation and craftsmanship that pushes the boundaries of traditional watchmaking. A medical doctor and actor by day, and skincare entrepreneur by night, Zoen indulged her affinity for more masculine timepieces here, examining the skeletonised nature of the Excalibur Spider Monotourbillon and Excalibur Monotourbillon Titanium, while Aisiqa, a style-focused content creator and savvy shopper kept an eye out for pieces her partner would potentially like, perusing the likes of the Excalibur Double Tourbillon and Excalibur Spider Flyback Chronograph.

The final two stops of their day at Ion Orchard took them to Graff and Chaumet. At Graff, Aisiqa and Zoen displayed their knack for diamonds zooming in on the four Cs: cut, colour, clarity and carat weight. The options were endless, and on a search for ultimate scintillation and fire—diamond’s ability to disperse light into a spectrum of colours—the jewellery enthusiasts explored Graff’s collections from the delicate, botanical-inspirations of Butterfly, to Tilda’s Bow, which captures the harmonious fluidity of silk spun into the charming diamond bow motif. Bedecked in seriously sizeable Graff white and yellow diamonds, the two could not keep their hands off several statement pieces, including the Tilda’s Bow diamond watch, a time-telling jewel presented on a black satin strap that shines with a diamond dial, case, crowning bow and buckle, totalling a diamond weight of approximately 5.50-carats.

And finally, French jewellery house Chaumet treated them like the queens that they are, crowning them in pieces that spoke of its storied history marked by its commitment to elegant craftsmanship and its royal patronage. Marie-Étienne Nitot founded the house in 1780, and was appointed the official jeweller to Napoleon Bonaparte. His first wife, empress Joséphine, continues to be Chaumet’s inimitable muse for her grace and timeless beauty, and inspires the Joséphine collection that the ladies admired up close. Paying homage to empress Joséphine’s beloved cut of diamond, the emblematic pear cut of the maison is celebrated through the Joséphine collection, and both Aisiqa and Zoen adorned themselves with the Aigrette Impériale pendant necklace that comes in white gold, paved with brilliant-cut diamonds, and the Joséphine Valse Impériale necklace in white gold, set with a pear-shaped diamond of approximatively 2.50 carats and paved with brilliant-cut diamonds. They were also enticed by the Bee My Love collection, featuring the brand’s other signature motif—the bee, and its surrounding honeycomb design elements, which is symbolic of nature’s many fascinations, royalty and prosperity.

In the realm of luxury, while jewellery often steal the spotlight, watches are just as investment-worthy and deserving of centre stage. Together, Aisiqa and Zoen discovered exactly that and more with the pinnacles of scintillation and technical craftsmanship all housed under one roof at Ion Orchard.