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Lagoona Mall proudly announces the return of its highly anticipated Watches & Jewellery Week, taking place from October 29 to November 2 on Level 1, facing Fifty One East. Now in its fourth edition, this annual showcase has become a destination of excellence for watch collectors, jewellery connoisseurs, and luxury enthusiasts, bringing together artistry, heritage, and innovation under one roof.


Curated in collaboration with leading international brands, Lagoona Mall Watches & Jewellery Week 2025 reaffirms the mall’s position as a pioneer in Qatar’s luxury retail landscape. The event promises an immersive experience featuring exclusive previews, interactive activations, and a journey through the finest expressions of time and adornment.


A Symphony of Elegance and Experience


This year’s edition introduces an expanded range of engaging activations and creative experiences designed to captivate visitors and elevate the art of luxury retail.


Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Bader Al-Darwish, Chairman and Managing Director of Fifty One East, said: “Lagoona Mall Watches & Jewellery Week has grown into one of Qatar’s most anticipated luxury showcases. Each year, we witness an even greater participation of prestigious brands, reflecting the event’s resonance on the country’s cultural and retail calendar. This continued growth is a testament to our commitment to celebrating creativity and innovation while enriching the experience for our valued clientele.”

“Beyond its prestige, this event also serves as a platform that supports tourism in Qatar, highlighting the local market’s ability to shine on the global stage of watches and jewellery, and will continue to do so in the years to come. Today, we take great pride in bringing together an extraordinary collection of international names and regional talents in one prestigious setting,” he
added.

Highlights of the 2025 Edition


Rolex continues to showcase its unrivalled reputation for quality and expertise. Within its exclusive boutique, guests are invited to discover timeless creations and new models that reflect its ever-evolving inventiveness, elevated standards, and unwavering commitment to excellence. These watches represent the culmination of watchmaking achievements that expand the realm of possibilities and chart new horizons.


TUDOR takes center stage with the largest activation space this year, delivering a bold, racing-inspired experience. Guests will explore the new Black Bay 58 with a burgundy dial and bezel, and the new Black Bay Chrono model in steel with a five-link bracelet, alongside other new releases and classics. They will also enjoy dynamic activities, including a pit stop challenge, racing simulators, and arcade stations, all within a vibrant pop-up embodying the brand’s spirit of performance and adventure.


CHANEL will present CHANCE DE CHANEL, its new reversible medals with the smallest details expertly crafted, making each piece an expression of an exceptional savoir-faire, evident on both the front and the back. The latest CHANEL CAMÉLIA jewellery collection will also be displayed, featuring geometric curves that lend themselves to endless styling possibilities. In addition, the French Maison will unveil the latest J12 Caliber 12.2 in yellow gold, the BLUSH WATCH CAPSULE COLLECTION, and the PREMIÈRE GALON.


Aside, CHANEL enchants with elegant bouquet embellishments crafted from wheat, the eternal symbol of regeneration, abundance, luck, prosperity, and creativity.


Boucheron invites clients to discover its latest creations from the Serpent Bohème Vintage collection, 1970s-inspired, with new high-impact, supersized pieces that transform to be worn in various ways. The French Maison will also present stunning creations from Quatre, Animaux de Collection, and Nature Triomphante.



Returning by popular demand, Boucheron’s Jardin d’Hiver Tea Café brings the Parisian art de vivre to Doha, offering a bespoke complimentary menu within a recreated French ambiance.


Korloff, the latest addition to Fifty One East’s distinguished portfolio, joins the event with a dedicated corner showcasing a curated selection of women’s jewellery collections, including Korlove, Éclat, Je Play, Lance, and Divine Fougue, alongside bold men’s pieces and refined timepieces that merge Swiss technology with Parisian flair.


Montegrappa, yet another addition to Fifty One East’s portfolio this year, continues the brand’s legacy of Italian craftsmanship and artistry. The brand will showcase an exclusive selection of writing instruments, wallets, and cufflinks that celebrate tradition and contemporary design.


L’Âme, Fifty One East’s signature brand, presents its debut bridal collection, featuring elegant jewellery sets and live showcases of its newest designs for both daily wear and special occasions.


David Yurman debuts exclusive pieces from the DY Madison®, Pearl Classics, and Sculpted Cable collections, masterful creations that reflect the brand’s signature craftsmanship and architectural artistry. A live calligrapher will personalize jewellery cases for guests, transforming each purchase into a memorable keepsake.


Azza Fahmy Jewellery unveils new pieces from the Scarab line and timeless designs from the Shen Family Collection, including the Lotus Choker, a striking piece that captures the essence of rebirth and ancient Egyptian artistry through contemporary design.


J by JOELLE continues to enchant with a bespoke ear-piercing experience led by designer Joelle Moughalian, offering clients personalized styling in an intimate setting.


Keris showcases its avant-garde innovation, WOW, that transforms a wristwatch into a wall clock, bridging technology and design for the modern collector.


This year’s edition also brings together regional and world-renowned labels, including Cammilli Firenze, Falamank by Tarfa Itani, Genesia, Ginette NY, The Little Frog, WOLF, and Yvan Tufenkjian. Complementing these are multi-brand showcases featuring Guy Laroche, Karl Lagerfeld, Morellato, Maserati, and Saint-Honoré Paris, offering an eclectic mix of refined craftsmanship and contemporary design.


A Stage for Creativity and Elegance


The event’s ambiance will be elevated by a selection of live entertainment and artistic performances, including a captivating Flying Piano act, live jazz and violin performances, and DJ sets throughout the week. Guests will also enjoy interactive elements such as a paparazzi photo activation and roaming models adorned with fine jewellery, creating a dynamic and glamorous atmosphere. Beads.qa, a local Qatari brand, will offer guests personalized beaded accessories as part of the week’s bespoke gifting experiences.


Pierre Hermé joins the celebrations with a unique gourmet experience, offering clients signature canapes and an ice cream cart that brings to life the emblematic flavours of the House.


Guests are invited to discover Lagoona Mall Watches & Jewellery Week 2025 from October 29 to November 2, from 10 am to 10 pm, and from 2 pm to 10 pm on Friday.



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Gulf Craft, in partnership with their local dealer Gulf Yachts, confirms its participation at Qatar Boat Show 2025 from 5-8 November in Doha Old Port and the showcase of a full brand portfolio. From the latest adventure Nomad superyacht and Majesty semi-customed luxurious yachts, to SilverCAT power catamarans and Oryx weekend cruisers, the Gulf Craft pavilion brings breadth and depth to one of the region’s leading in-water showcase, including on-stand support from SYSC (Superyacht Service Centre).


Show’s Main Highlight

Taking centre stage in Doha is the all-new Nomad 101 superyacht, introducing a revolutionary design direction for the range in collaboration with Phathom Studio (Netherlands), and offering clients enhanced interior volume, adaptable layouts, and thoughtful, long-stay comfort. Purpose-built for families who relish time at sea, the re-imagined Nomad 101 is a tri-deck sanctuary just 30 metres in length, uniquely spacious within her class. Expansive decks and generous interior volumes create room to live, play and unwind for weeks at a time, turning every anchorage into a quiet retreat and every mile into a moment to savour.



About Our Brands

Majesty – is the award-winning semi-customed yacht and superyacht brand in the portfolio of Gulf Craft Group. Drawing on more than 40 years of boat-building expertise, Majesty offers an impressive fleet from the Majesty 60 up to the flagship Majesty 175 – the largest composite superyacht today.Nomad – spanning from 65ft to 101ft, Nomad adventure yachts offer comfort-first layouts for extended time aboard, excellent sea-keeping in varied conditions, and enclosed spaces suited to the region’s climate. This home away from home is ideal for family cruising with

excellent space utilisation and real live-in comfort.


Oryx – is a leisure line of versatile cabin cruisers with confident handling, social deck plans, and sleek styling for fun days on the water.


SilverCAT – power catamarans that deliver outstanding stability, superior fuel efficiency, expansive deck space, and unmatched connectivity to the water.


SYSC (Superyacht Service Centre) – is a new UAE-based refit, repair, and lifecycle-support shipyard. This purpose-built, 10 000 m² facility features deep-water berths, an 80m service quay, four 60m berths, two travel lifts, one with a 600 ton and another with a 75-ton lifting capacity, ensuring efficient handling of leisure crafts, yachts and superyachts.



Built on an open, scalable platform with multimodal AI at its core, Galaxy XR marks the beginning of the Android XR ecosystem, unleashing a future of discovery, play and work


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Samsung Electronics today unveiled Galaxy XR, introducing a new category of AI-native devices designed to deliver immersive experiences in a form factor optimized for multimodal AI. As the first product built on the new Android XR platform developed together by Samsung Google and Qualcomm Technologies, Galaxy XR showcases the future of discovery, play and work, enabling users to enjoy natural, deeply immersive experiences — from daily tasks to bold new frontiers. It’s the first step in Samsung’s long-term XR journey, with innovations to come across the full spectrum of XR form factors, including AI glasses.  


“With Galaxy XR, Samsung is introducing a brand-new ecosystem of mobile devices,” said Won-Joon Choi, Chief Operating Officer of Mobile eXperience (MX) Business at Samsung Electronics. “Built on Android XR, Galaxy XR expands the vision for mobile AI into a new frontier of immersive and meaningful possibilities, allowing XR to move from concept to everyday reality, for both the industry and users.”

“Android XR is the first Android platform built entirely for the Gemini era, and we are incredibly excited to take a significant leap forward today with the launch of Galaxy XR”, said Sameer Samat, President of Android Ecosystem at Google. “Through our partnership with Samsung, Android XR will unlock entirely new ways to explore, connect and create, building an open, unified platform for the next evolution of computing.”

“Galaxy XR embodies our vision for the future, where the synergy of AI and XR transforms the possibilities of personal computing,” said Alex Katouzian, Group GM of Mobile, Compute & XR at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “We're thrilled to be collaborating on this initiative, as Galaxy XR will help to bring new use cases across various industries and pave the way for exciting multi-device experiences, all enabled by our work with Samsung and Google.

Designed to Unlock the Full Power of Multimodal AI


Galaxy XR is unlocking new possibilities with multimodal AI, transforming how people connect with the world through technology in their daily lives.


To bring Samsung, Google and Qualcomm’s vision for AI to life, Galaxy XR is the first product built on the new Android XR platform, which has Gemini embedded right from the start. With Gemini integrated at the system level, Galaxy XR doesn’t feel like a tool following users’ commands but a new type of AI companion that helps them manage their tasks, delivering natural and intuitive interactions through voice, vision and gesture. In the form of a headset, it understands users’ surroundings by seeing what they see and hearing what they hear. This allows Galaxy XR to respond in conversational ways that feel natural and human, giving users entirely new ways of interacting with technology.


Open Collaboration Brings a Scalable Android XR Ecosystem


As part of a long-term vision for XR, Samsung has built a new XR ecosystem in partnership with Google and Qualcomm, opening new possibilities for the industry.


Co-developed with Google and Qualcomm, Android XR is a powerful platform that puts AI at the center of the experience. It is designed to scale across a variety of form factors, from headsets to AI glasses and beyond, and Galaxy XR benefits from the strength of its open, scalable ecosystem. All apps built on the Android platform work out of the box[1] on Galaxy XR, ensuring users can enjoy familiar mobile experiences they already love and making the device as useful day-to-day as it is groundbreaking. Since the platform is built on OpenXR standards, it’s easy for developers using OpenXR, WebXR or Unity to bring their experiences to Galaxy XR — offering them more ways to scale and giving consumers more choices.


Discover, Work and Play Without Boundaries


Galaxy XR has been carefully engineered with a human-centric design to deliver long-term comfort. Through a combination of its shape, advanced materials and the structural optimization of each component, Galaxy XR achieves an optimal balance between lightweight design and robustness for daily use. The headset’s ergonomically balanced frame distributes pressure across the forehead and the back of the head, minimizing facial discomfort while providing steady support. The battery pack is separate from the headset, making the device more compact, light and comfortable to wear. Galaxy XR also features a detachable light shield, offering comfort when removed and deeper immersion by blocking external light when attached. These thoughtful innovations allow Galaxy XR users to fully engage in XR experiences with ease. 

Galaxy XR opens entirely new dimensions of discovery, providing a wide array of experiences optimized for XR such as Google Maps, YouTube, Circle to Search and Google Photos.


·        Travel and search with Google Maps: Users can use Gemini as a guide to navigate to any place on Google Maps and ask for personalized suggestions about nearby places while exploring the world in immersive 3D maps.

·        Deep-dive into content with AI: Users can naturally ask Gemini to find content they want to see in YouTube and get more information about the video they are watching, unlocking richer learning and entertainment experiences.

·        See more with video pass through and Circle to Search[2]: In pass through mode, users can see the physical world around them and draw a circle with their hand to instantly search for information about anything in front of them.

·        Auto-spatialize videos and photos into 3D[3]: Bring photos and videos to life by converting 2D images into 3D, turning memories into immersive experiences or reimagining them in entirely new ways.


Thanks to its advanced sensors, cameras, and powerful hardware, Galaxy XR can precisely track users’ head, hand and eye movement and make these experiences truly immersive. The device’s microphones are strategically placed and supported by software to filter out external noises and capture the wearer’s voice clearly. Through Galaxy XR, users can explore both virtual and real worlds in XR-specialized apps using natural physical interaction, with assistance from Gemini.


Galaxy XR also opens new levels of immersion in entertainment[4] — including sports and gaming — with its powerful hardware and superior performance.


  • Immersive viewing experiences: Users can stream their favorite shows on a 4K Micro-OLED screen that feels like a personal theater.


[1] Some apps may require download from the Google Play Store and may require subscription or payment. App availability and features may vary by country and languages.

[2] Circle to Search is a trademark of Google LLC. Results for illustrative purposes only. Available on select devices and internet connection required. Works on compatible apps and surfaces. Result may vary depending on visual matches. Check responses for accuracy.

[3] Requires a compatible Android XR headset (sold separately). Quality and availability of spatialization may vary based on original media. Subject to usage limits.

[4] Some apps may require download from the Google Play Store and may require subscription or payment. App availability and features may vary by country and languages.



  • Sports experiences: Sports fans can watch multiple games at the same time, feeling as if they are right in the stadium.

  • AI-enhanced gaming experiences: While playing XR-specialized games, users can chat with Gemini for real-time coaching, tips and enhanced gameplay experiences.

  • Create and edit in 3D: Project Pulsar from Adobe makes cinematic video edits easy—users can add 3D depth, and layer captions or icons behind subjects on a larger-than-life canvas.


Powered by Snapdragon® XR2+ Gen 2, Galaxy XR delivers next generation immersive experiences with visual clarity and advanced AI through the Qualcomm® Hexagon™ NPU[1]. Plus, 2.5 hours of battery usage time[2] enables users to enjoy their favorite content in total, uninterrupted immersion. Combined with its immersive sound and ultra-high-resolution displays, Galaxy XR places users at the center of extended worlds optimized for XR.


Samsung is also committed to meeting a wide range of use cases for enterprise needs such as virtual training in heavy industry and construction, including a partnership with Samsung Heavy Industries to utilize Galaxy XR for virtual shipbuilding training for work productivity and safety. We also partnered with Qualcomm Technologies to utilize their efforts with Snapdragon Spaces™ technology to tap into an Enterprise ISV ecosystem, giving developers the tools to bring their applications to Galaxy XR and create new opportunities for the enterprise world to adopt business solutions optimized for Android XR. Together, these collaborations bring enterprise-ready XR capabilities that enable advanced training, co-design of solutions and secure remote collaboration.


As part of its broader XR roadmap, Samsung is developing multiple form factors, including AI glasses. In collaboration with Google, Samsung is working with pioneering lifestyle brand Warby Parker, known for leveraging technology to create beautifully-designed eyewear and deliver exceptional customer experiences. At the ame time, Samsung is also partnering with Gentle Monster to bring stylish, fashion-forward eyewear that blends cutting-edge AI-native technology with cultural influence and design leadership. Seamlessly connected to the Android XR ecosystem, these devices will pair advanced XR capabilities with style, comfort and practicality, bringing boundary-free discovery, work and play into daily life.


[1] Actual performance will depend on user environment, conditions and pre-installed software and applications.

[2] Video playback tested in a virtual environment using 2D video content from YouTube. Actual battery life varies by network environment, features and apps used, and many other factors.


Specifications

 

Galaxy XR

Memory

 

16GB Memory

256GB Storage

 

Display

 

3,552 x 3,840, 27 million pixels Micro-OLED

6.3‑micron pixel pitch

95% DCI‑P3

 

Refresh rates: 60Hz, 72Hz (Default), 90Hz (Upto, upon service request)

 

Field of View

109 degrees horizontal and 100 degrees vertical

 

Chip

 

Snapdragon® XR2+ Gen 2 Platform

 

Camera

 

Supports 3D Photo & video capture

 

18mm / F2.0

6.5MP*

 

*Resolution may vary depending on use case

 

Sensors

 

Two High-resolution Pass-through cameras

Six World-facing tracking cameras

Four Eye-tracking Cameras

Five Inertial Measurement Units(IMUs)

One Depth sensor

One Flicker sensor

 

Optic (Iris)

 

Supports iris recognition

- Use iris recognition to unlock the device and to enter passwords in certain apps.

 

Audio and Video

 

Two, 2 Way speaker(Woofer + Tweeter)

 

Six Microphones array

- Multiple microphones among the six microphones support beamforming feature depending on the use case

 

Audio Playback

- Codec : MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/ AAC+/ eAAC+, Vorbis, FLAC, Opus,

                 Dolby Digital (AC3), Dolby Digital Plus(E-AC3) , Dolby ATMOS(E-AC3 JOC, AC4)

 

Video Playing Resolution

UHD 8K(7680 x 4320)@60fps

 

Video Playback (Supports HDR10 and HLG)

- Codec : H.263, H.264, HEVC, MV-HEVC, MPEG-4, VC-1, VP8, VP9, AV1

 

Battery

 

Up to 2 hours of general use*

Video watching up to 2.5 hours**

Galaxy XR can be used while charging the battery.

 

*Actual battery life varies by network environment, features and apps used, and many other factors. General usage tested with Wi-Fi connection turned on, video playback from YouTube playing in a virtual environment, Google Chrome internet browser with three websites open and Google Meet with Avatar setting turned on.

**Video playback tested in a virtual environment using 2D video content from YouTube.

 

 

Connectivity

 

Wi-Fi 7(802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)

BT 5.4 (Up to)

 

Interpupillary Distance (IPD)

 

54~70mm

 

Vision Correction

Galaxy XR supports vision correction through separately purchasable optical-inserts.*

 

*Prescription lenses are sold separately.

 

Weight

 

545g* (w/ forehead cushion)

Weight may vary depending on whether light shield is attached or not

 

Separate battery weighs 302g.

 

*The weight of the product specified above includes the weight of the device with the Forehead cushion only. The weight of the product was measured without other attachments such as Cushion size adjusters and Light shields.

 




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Dunes Magazine is the Middle East’s luxury lifestyle magazine, featuring the latest in fashion, lifestyle, health & fitness, watches & jewelry, beauty, travel & hospitality, and exclusive interviews. A proud supplement of Maqina, it delivers premium editorial content and insights for the region’s luxury enthusiasts.

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