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30What-to-doboldercoloursshouldbehighlightedwithgoldaccents.InadditiontoViaMare,therearemanyclothingstoresthatofferthelatestfashionabletrendsinMarinaVillageandtheCrystalCourtatAtlantisonParadiseIsland.VIBRANTJEWELSGoldcontinuestobepopularbutbuyersin2012wantvintagedesignsandnature-inspiredstones-includingturquoise,agateandonyx-andintensecolourssuchasgreenemeralds,violetamethystsandbrightpinkstones."Effyisknownforvibrantcolouredgemstonesandournewcollectionssurpassthestatusquo,"saysEffyJewelersmarketingdirectorJenniferPearson."WehavethenewSapphirePetals,CognacBloomandSeasidecollectionswhichnotonlyembracecolourbuthaveanelegantappeal."Forvintagedesigns,checkoutCoinoftheRealm,whichhasTheBahamas'largestcollectionofBahamiangoldandsilver,SpanishandancientGreekandRomancoins.Youwillfindthemfashionedintoearrings,ringsandpendants.ColombianEmeraldsInternational,JohnBull,CarloMilanoandLittleSwitzerlandalsoofferarangeofdesignercollectionssuchasMarcoBicego,Chopard,DavidYurman,JohnHardyandPandora.TIMEPIECETRENDSMeanwhile,youcanfindanunbelievableselectionoffashionablewatchesinshopsalongBayStandonParadiseIsland.Thisseason,lookforblackandwhitetimepieces,saysWilliamCarey,seniormanageratLittleSwitzerland."Aboutfiveyearsago,whitewatchesbecamethetrend,especiallyforwomen'swatches,"hesays."Whiteisstillpopulartoday,buttokeepitinbalance,watchhousessuchasMicheleandRado,havecomeoutwithallblackwatchesmadeofceramicandsteel,thatareappealingtomen."Alsopopularagainfor2012arewatcheswithinterchangeablestrapsandbezels."Alotofthehousesareallowingyoutocreateyourownlookbygivingyoutheoptiontochangedifferentcolouredstrapsandbezels,"saysCarey."Ifyou'rewearingredshoes,there'snothingwrongwithwearingaredwatch."Jaeger-LeCoultreReversoEclipseavailableatQuantumDutyFreeWatercolorsringavailableatEffyJewelers