In partnership with Longines
There’s something about Restaurant Hubert’s theatre that feels almost dreamlike – velvet curtains, the soft flicker of candlelight, the quiet hum of conversation before the lights dim. It’s a place that holds a certain intimacy, where every detail feels intentional, every moment slightly suspended. It's this spirit that made it the perfect stage for PrimaLuna – Longines’ reimagined ode to feminine timekeeping – as RUSSH hosted an evening that celebrated the artistry of elegance and the passage of time.
Gathered around long candlelit tables were friends of the brand and of RUSSH – including host Lara Worthington, Maia Mitchell, Sarah Ellen, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Vicki Lee, Sian Redgrave, William Lodder – and a constellation of Australia's creative minds, each moment unfolding like a quiet conversation between past and present. Between the clinking of glasses and the low hum of jazz, there was a warmth that filled the room; a feeling of ease that made the evening feel less like an event and more like a shared secret.
As the lights softened and the first act began, guests were invited to reflect on time – not as something to chase, but something to inhabit. It was a fitting sentiment for Longines, a brand that has spent nearly two centuries mastering the rhythm of time with an elegance that never falters. In the same way Jennifer Lawrence brings a modern, self-assured presence to the PrimaLuna campaign, the theatre invited guests to experience that interplay between heritage and contemporary elegance in real time. That idea – of embracing the present with intention – sat at the heart of the evening, just as it does within the PrimaLuna collection itself.
The new PrimaLuna is a study in balance – between precision and poetry, heritage and reinvention. The celestial blue sapphire model captured hearts immediately, its iridescent mother-of-pearl dial framed by a bezel of 48 sapphires that shifted in hue like a twilight sky. But it was not the only star of the night. The PrimaLuna in stainless steel with diamond-set bezel shimmered with quiet strength, while the bi-material references in rose and yellow gold glowed under the golden light – each a different expression of elegance, each connected by the same heartbeat of craftsmanship. Inside, the Longines calibre L899.5 brought these pieces to life, its moonphase complication marking time as both science and art.
As dinner unfolded – a performance in its own right – guests were captivated by a mesmerising theremin performance, its ethereal sound weaving through the theatre like electricity, accompanied by the soaring voice of an opera singer whose notes seemed to hang in the air long after they ended. The combination was unexpected, magnetic – a crescendo that completely stilled the room.
In that final act, tradition met modernity, and the air shimmered with that rare kind of magic that exists only when beauty and precision share the same stage. When the lights finally lifted, conversations lingered, glasses refilled, and laughter echoed against the velvet walls. Like the moon that inspired it, PrimaLuna felt both constant and ever-changing – a reminder that time, when lived with intention, becomes something beautiful. Something to be felt, not measured.
