Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The padlock – a mechanical motif with emotional baggage – has become a fixture in watch and jewellery ...

The padlock-style timepiece now features a mix of diamonds and sapphires. By Milena Lazazzera In 1935, Renée Puissant, the artistic director of Van Cleef & Arpels, envisioned transforming an ...