Legend has it that Beethoven cried with joy while composing the Ode to Joy in his Ninth Symphony, played almost entirely in allegro.
Designer Fawaz Gruosi is too reserved by nature to admit to tears of joy, but he must have had similar feelings 10 years ago when he created his Allegra collection and dedicated it to his daughter Allegra.
For Gruosi, time has taken on a new meaning as he watches his daughter grow into a young woman. His latest dedication to her is a watch, a lucky charm with scintillating gemstones and dazzling colours, representing his own Ode to Joy to his daughter’s joie de vivre.
The Allegra collection is available from Zampa Gioielleria, Republic Street Valletta. For trade enquiries, call 2122 0194.