Color, color, color! Word on the street is colored stones are becoming increasingly important to serious collectors and the high jewelry houses in Paris certainly delivered this season. The result was a much needed dose of vibrancy. Van Cleef & Arpels flexed its stone-setting skills in its Traversée Mystérieuse bracelet which came decked in rich sapphires accented with diamond edges, while rubies dripped all over Louis Vuitton’s opulent Splendeur collar necklace.
Meanwhile, Pomellato chose the rainbow. The house mixed a multitude of collars from green peridots, blue tanzanite to soft pink morganite and more. All featured seriously collectible stones.
While some came in intricate settings, others let the stones speak for themselves. Either way it placed an emphasis on the fact that collectors are leaning toward gems that are rich in color and significance. Above: Louis Vuitton Splendeur necklace in 18-karat yellow gold and platinum set with rubies and diamonds.
All prices upon request. Piaget transformable cuff bracelet in 18-karat pink gold set with a 4.52-carat Madagascan pink sapphire, a 6.
40-carat spessartite, and diamonds Pomellato Gemme Superlative necklace in 18-karat rose gold set with tanzanites, peridots, mandarin garnets, aquamarines, rubellites, yellow tourmaline, red spinel, morganite, pink spinel, indigolite, and multicolor diamonds. Buccellati Macri Color ring in 18-karat white and yellow gold set with a 3.56-carat amethyst and diamonds Bulgari necklace in 18-karat pink gold with rubellites, amethysts, and diamonds Chopard earrings in 18-karat fairmined-certified white gold set with an 8.
83-carat emerald, an 8.11-carat emerald, and two emeralds totaling 7.1 carats Boucheron Cristaux necklace in 18-karat white gold set with a 5.
06-carat E VVS diamond, aquamarines, rock crystals, and diamonds Van Cleef & Arpels Traversée Mystérieuse bracelet in 18-karat rose gold set with sapphires and diamonds De Beers Forces of Nature Protection jacket ring set in 18-karat yellow gold with a 5.09-carat warm-white diamond and a fancy-intense-yellow diamond Cartier Nature Sauvage ring in platinum set with emeralds, sapphires, rubies, and diamonds..
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High-Jewelry Creations From Paris Show Off a Burst of Color, From Piaget to Bulgari
This year's high-jewelry creations added a much-needed splash of joie de vivre.