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Antonini, luxury is green

Published on March 29, 2019

Collezione Extraordinaire, orecchini con smeraldi e diamanti

Earrings with 12 emeralds by Antonini and other Extraordinaire jewels made with the green gem ♦ ︎

One thing is certain: green is an extraordinary color. It is the hue of the leaves, of the woods, of the forests. But also some sea beds, many foods and, last but not least, emeralds. Perhaps this is why Antonini has dedicated some pieces of his Extraordinaire line to this precious stone.
This is the haute couture production of the Milanese Maison. These are unique pieces that every year Sergio Antonini combines with other collections. Sophisticated design and particularly fascinating stones are the ingredients of these jewels.

For example, a pair of earrings with 12 round-cut emeralds, ending with a rhodium-plated white gold pendant covered with diamonds, is the latest Extraordinaire creation.

Antonini, orecchini con 12 smeraldi e diamanti

And that the emerald is one of the stones that most stimulate the designer of the Milanese house is witnessed by the fact that other haute couture jewels use the green gem. Like the ring that has a cushion-cut emerald in the center, surrounded in turn by a surface covered by other small emeralds, a mosaic that seems to have come directly from the forests of the Amazon. Lavinia Andorno

Collana in oro bianco e giallo con diamanti e smeraldi

Anello con oro brunito e graffiato, con al centro uno smeraldo — Anello con oro rodiato nero e graffiato, con al centro uno smeraldo

Anello Mosaic in oro satinato e smeraldi

Anello con mosaico di smeraldi e smeraldo taglio cuscino al centro

The connections of Boucheron

Published on March 28, 2019

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Bracciale o collana in oro rosa a sei fili con diamanti

The Jack collection by Boucheron: it’s inspired by the connectors used by the headphones to listen to music ♦ ︎

Anyone who has used audio headphones knows them well: the jack connectors are those used, in general, to connect devices to each other. They are also one of the most enduring technologies: the jack connector was invented around 1878 for telephone exchanges. By the way: the name jack comes from the fact that the patent was registered as a “connector jackknife”, that is with the size for a pocket.

The Parisian Maison Boucheron was inspired by this jack for its new Jack collection.

After having inaugurated the renovation of the headquarters on Place Vendôme, Boucheron has thought of this collection as a very little traditional jewel. It is, in fact, a flexible gold wire that can be rotated around the wrist to become a bracelet, or worn around the neck like a necklace. Closing the ends is simple: it hides two magnets. The length also changes: it starts from a circumference that is only sufficient for a wrist and extends to a six-wire version. The jewels can be in simple gold, or with small diamonds: the six-wire version uses 90, for a total of about 1 carat. But don’t try to use them to connect your headphones … Giulia Netrese

Sutra spurts Scintillae

Published on March 27, 2019

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Sutra presents the Scintillae collection: white and black diamonds, emerald and sapphires that make up a brilliant mosaic ♦ ︎

What links Michelle Obama, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Adriana Lima, Catharine-Zeta Jones, Oprah, Olivia Wilde and Mila Kunis? Admiration for the work of another woman, the designer Arpita Navlakha. She is founder of Sutra, a company based in Mumbai and Texas, specialized in wow jewelry. Large stones, brilliant stones, colored stones, stones that make up geometries, stones that can be seen even at a distance of 100 meters, catwalk stones: Sutra’s jewels are the opposite of invisibility.

At Baselworld the Maison presented many new features, including the Scintillae collection.

Scintillae, in fact, in Latin indicates a tiny luminous glow, a small flash like that of a firework. The name chosen is quite surprising if we consider the language, but it is guessed by the relevance to the subject, that is the jewels. In fact, earrings, bracelet and ring get sparking. The jewels use white and black diamonds, emerald and sapphires for a contrasting effect that increases the sparkling power of the stones. Also because diamonds are composed in mosaics supported by almost invisible prongs.

Orecchini con diamanti, smeraldi, zaffiri

Asta Bolaffi, the sapphire wins

Published on March 27, 2019

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Anello con zaffiro blu Ceylon di 18,39 carati e due diamanti triangolari di 3,85 carati

Asta Bolaffi, the result crowns as king a Ceylon sapphire ♦ ︎

There are not only auctions with records. Excellent business of jewelery are did by enthusiasts also at sales organized by auction houses around the world. The top lot for the Bolaffi auction held in Milan, for example, was a ring with a Ceylon blue sapphire of 18.39 carats and two triangular diamonds of 3.85 carats. The jewel was sold for 131,000 euros.

The auction ended with a total sale of 1 million euros, including fees, and a percentage of lots sold exceeding 80%. Excellent results in particular for diamonds, antique jewels and natural pearls. Other top lots include the Old Europe cut diamond ring of 8.24 carats (lot 463, 50,000 euros), the unmounted round cut diamond of 5.70 carats (lot 468, 37.500 euros) and the choker in diamonds of a total of 23 carats (lot 485, 30,000 euros).

Bracciale degli anni Trenta in platino a maglie geometriche e diamanti

The set in diamonds, corals and sapphires composed of a ring, brooch, earrings and bracelet with naturalistic motifs (lot 398, 21,250 euros), the elegant bracelet of the Thirties in geometric mesh platinum with round and old-cut diamonds are also highly sought after. for about 19 total carats (lot 273.16.250 euros) and the 18-karat diamond earrings and pearls from around 1950 (lot 406, 13.750 euros)
Finally, success for the creations of the ceramist and goldsmith Esa d’Albisola, including the large necklace in yellow gold and green tourmalines (lot 347, 4,000 euros) and for the unicum by Umberto Mastroianni, the choker with large round pendant adorned from mechanical elements (lot 454, 9.400 euros).

Orecchini pendenti in diamanti per 18 carati e perle

Parure in diamanti, coralli e zaffiri composta da anello, spilla, orecchini e bracciale con motivi naturalistici

Grande collana in oro giallo e tormaline verdi di Esa d’Albisola

Christie’s sells two pear-cut blue diamonds

Published on March 26, 2019

Rings/Diamanti/news

Anello con due diamanti vivid blu del peso di 3,06 e 2,61 carati

Auction of Magnificent Jewels in New York: Christie’s also sells a super ring with two very rare blue diamonds ♦ ︎

Appointment in New York, April 16th, for all lovers of great jewelry. That day, in fact, the first Magnificent Jewels auction of the season organized by Christie’s is scheduled. The catalog includes a large selection of colorless and colored diamonds, precious stones, as well as jewelry by Bulgari, Cartier, Harry Winston, Tiffany and Van Cleef & Arpels. In short, a paradise for collectors.

The most important piece, according to forecasts, is a ring with two vivid blue diamonds weighing 3.06 and 2.61 carats. The sales estimate is between 6 and 8 million dollars.

Stones, in fact, that are extremely rare: only one in 1 million diamonds has a color deep enough to qualify as vivid. The auction also includes three other D-colored diamonds of over 15 carats, including a marquise-cut stone ring weighing 16.69 carats, Type IIa, internally impeccable, which was part of the Elizabeth Stafford collection, which died last year. The estimate is 1.8 million dollars. Federico Graglia

Anello con diamanti taglio marquise di 16,69 carati

Anello con diamanti e zaffiro di 10,88 carati

Anello in platino e oro bianco con diamante rosa taglio ovale di 6,11 carati

Anello con diamanti fancy intense con taglio rettangolare — Anello con diamante fancy intense con taglio rettangolare

Collana con tre fili di rubini di David Webb

There are 15,858 diamonds on this watch

Published on March 25, 2019

Orologi

Here is the clock covered with the largest number of diamonds: 15.858. It is the world record of Coronet ♦ ︎

Once they presented an electric guitar made with 1.6 kilograms of 18 carat gold and 400 carats of diamonds. Last year it was the turn of a bottle-shaped Coca-Cola bag also with a maxi pavé of diamonds. Another record. But Coronet could not avoid have another world record, the ninth, on the official record of the Guinness Book of Records. So at Baselworld the Chinese jewelry company showed a watch covered with diamonds. What is the extraordinary aspect? The record for “the largest number of diamonds on a watch”.

The clock of the ninth Guinness is called Mudan, the Chinese name of the peony, and is covered with 15,858 diamonds, for a total of 50.01 carats. The timepiece (but perhaps it should be called the diamonds time ) is made in 18-carat gold with a diamond dial designed by the artist Reena Ahluwalia, who has already collaborated with Coronet. The clock is inspired by the peony flower, which for Chinese culture symbolizes nobility, honor and wealth. The diamond-shaped painted display made by Reena “represents the brilliant nobility we carry inside”. Peony (Mudan 牡丹) is known as the king of flowers in Chinese culture.

Dettaglio dell'orologio record di Coronet — Dettaglio dell’orologio record di Coronet

“This is the ninth time that Coronet was honored with a Guiness World Records title. We are proud to present our unique Mudan watch with the masterpiece of the artist Reena Ahulwalia on the clock face, a hyper-realistic painting of a diamond “.
Aaron Shum, president and founder of Coronet

La consegna del Guinness a Baselworld. Al centro, Aaron Shum e il direttore generale di Baselworld, Il direttore generale Michel Loris-Melikoff

Aaron Shum riceve il Guinness dei primati

New scale for artificial diamonds

Published on March 21, 2019

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Artificial diamonds classified as natural stones: the authoritative Hrd Antwerp has decided ♦ ︎

Hrd Antwerp has become today leading authority on diamond certification. In addition to Antwerp, this institution also has laboratories in Mumbai and Istanbul, which use the most sophisticated technology and rely on the vast experience of internal research department. Now Hrd Antwerp has decided to take a step that will make experts discuss: it has started to evaluate laboratory-produced diamonds using the same method as natural ones. In short, synthetic diamonds will be classified according to the criteria common to natural stones to establish color and clarity.

It is not a trivial initiative: it means taking another step towards equating synthetic diamonds with natural ones.

For the color, previously the synthetic diamonds were classified only in five degrees. A synthetic diamond was therefore classified as colorless, near colorless, faint, very light and light. Now, instead, we move on to the 13 categories used for natural diamonds, ranging from D (the most colorless) to M, plus NO, PR and SZ. The same goes for clarity: it goes from five degrees to the ten that are applied to natural diamonds.
The choice of the Belgian institute constitutes a new stage in the diatribe that concerns how to classify laboratory-born diamonds. Gemological Institute of America, Gia, for example, has so far continued to use a limited rating scale, which does not consider the 4C canonics, since the mix of the chemical composition of natural stone is slightly different. But it also studies a change in the near future. Will follow in the footsteps of Hrd Antwerp? Federico Graglia

Anello di fidanzamento Venus in oro giallo e diamante sintetico taglio brillante

Anello Tyche in oro bianco e diamante sintetico taglio smeraldo — Anello Tyche in oro bianco e diamante sintetico taglio brillante

Solitaire con diamante sintetico. Costa 252 dollari

Diamanti all'ingrosso — Diamanti all’ingrosso

The stars that shine with Djula

Published on March 13, 2019

Diamanti/Showroom

From Katy Perry to Lady Gaga: that’s why the stars wear the jewels of the Parisian Maison Djula ♦ ︎

The last stars to wear them were Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. But the list of actresses or singers who have chosen to show off, on the red carpet, with Djula’s jewelry is long. And there’s a reason why: the Paris Maison has chosen to run on two parallel streets: the beautiful jewelry, but not with price impossible (for normal people), but also high jewelry, unique pieces to wear for exceptional occasions like, precisely , a catwalk for festivals or gala dinners. But, even for the jewels of the stars, Djula does not lose its characteristic acquired at the time of birth, more than two decades ago: propose jewelry in glam rock style, as are defined by the founder, Alexandre Corrot.

Diamonds together with a special design, with geometric lines and many reflections, as for the single earring worn by Katy Perry. Or choc choices, like the barbed wire collection.

To do this, Djula uses diamonds for G VS1 quality micro pavé (with tiny inclusions), pear-shaped, marquise diamonds or VS2 quality baguettes (slight inclusions). In short, diamonds with a good quality-price ratio. And, underlines the company, diamonds and precious stones come from areas not in conflict. But it is probably the pleasure to wear something luxurious, but also different and a bit ‘transgressive that appeals to the stars who wear the jewels of the Maison of Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Alessia Mongrando

Orecchino di diamanti Single, indossato da Katy Perry

Lady Gaga con orecchini di diamanti by Djula

La modella e attrice Laverne Cox con choker di diamanti

Grandi orecchini Soleil in oro rosa e diamanti

Anello con diamanti taglio brillante e baguette

New diamonds for the Maureen of Casato

Published on March 4, 2019

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New pieces in the Maureen collection by Casato: necklaces and earrings with a diamond trail ♦ ︎

New for the Maureen collection by Casato, one of the continuative lines that over time widens its offer. The Milanese Maison had ideally compared this line of jewels to a constellation because of the structure of its pieces, composed of many small diamonds. Now the collection is enriched with light points thanks to the insertion of stones with larger volumes and with a marquise and drop shape.

In the double variant in yellow gold and white gold, the Maureen collection consists of long necklaces, both rigid and semi-rigid, and earrings with double pendant.

Even the rings with the central insertion of these most important stones are embellished. Thanks to the cut, which manages to enhance the quality of the gem itself, glare and reflections of light have increased. A touch of black glaze serves to enhance the contrast and add a touch of modern design. Lavinia Andorno

Casato, orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti

The war of synthetic diamonds

Published on March 1, 2019

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Pendente con diamante sintetico Lightbox, marchio di De Beers

The diamond lab war breaks out: De Beers cuts prices by 60%, the other producers accuse it of unfair competition ♦ ︎

When prices fall, buyers are happy, but those who sell are not happy. Not only that, they will be not happy even those who have bought down the product that is now sold at a lower cost. What if it’s about diamonds? It’s the same thing.
The news concerns the laboratory diamonds, synthetic, which are the disruptive phenomenon in the world of jewelry. The CEO of De Beers, Bruce Cleaver, told Reuters that the wholesale prices of diamonds developed in the laboratory have decreased by up to 60% since his company started selling synthetic stones for jewelry, that is, from September.

The manager compares the price of diamonds with that of flat-screen televisions: at the beginning they were very expensive, today they have prices for everyone.

Is this really the story of synthetic diamonds? Sold until recently with a price only slightly lower than natural stones, synthetic diamonds were driven by the marketing of producers as ethical products. To produce synthetic diamonds you do not need to dig mountains, move land, mobilize populations of the third world. But it could be argued that to produce synthetic diamonds a river of electricity is needed, which is not created from nothing, but from power plants that consume oil, coal or uranium. And that the work of miner is dangerous and tiring, but it is always better than nothing for some populations.

Any case, De Beers launched his Lightbox jewelry brand in September, with artificially produced diamonds, and described the decision as a success in his latest financial report. Other producers of synthetic diamonds, however, have questioned the strategy developed by De Beers, accusing the brand of selling below cost. In short, the lab diamond war seems to have just begun. Federico Graglia

Pendente con diamante sviluppato in laboratorio Lightbox

Orecchini con diamanti sviluppati in laboratorio Lightbox

Orecchini con diamanti rosa sviluppati in laboratorio Lightbox

David Morris, the new high jewelery

Published on February 27, 2019

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The new high-end jewelery signed by the London Maison David Morris ♦ ︎

Start from nothing and become a jeweler of kings and queens. It is the story of David Morris, who recently presented his new high jewelery pieces in Paris. In the French capital where, among other things, he also opened a boutique in Rue Saint Honoré.

Among the great jewels shown during the week of haute couture, there are earrings with opals and tourmalines, and bracelets with the rare conch (pronounced konk) pearl.

David Morris, conch pearl diamond bracelet

Jewels to admire before being worn. And who knows if any of these jewels will end up in the hands of some owner with blazon. David Morris, who founded his own Maison in 1962, in fact, produced a series of famous pieces, including the crown of Miss World, jewels for James Bond films and, above all, several pieces commissioned by royal families.

White Diamond Illusion Necklace, indossata da By Bebe Rexha

A reputation that David Morris obtained starting out as an apprentice at the age of 15, after having just graduated as a goldsmith at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. Now the Maison is directed by her son Jeremy, who instead studied fine arts in London and followed five years of apprenticeship with jewelers of Place Vendôme and a diamond supplier from Antwerp. Jeremy Morris also had the task of creating jewelery for a series of celebrities, from designer Gianni Versace, to Barbra Streisand, Keira Knightley, Oprah Winfrey, Yasmin Le Bon, Catherine Deneuve, Kate Winslet, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Adele. Margherita Donato

Orecchini Neptune con opali neri, diamanti, zaffiri

Orecchini con opali neri, diamanti, tormaline

David Morris, anello con diamante ovale di 31,82 carati e diamanti rosa

12 million for one oval

Published on February 24, 2019

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Il diamante ovale da 88 carati messo all'asta

A large 88-carat oval diamond will be auctioned at Sotheby’s ♦ ︎

Lovers of large gemstones have a date to mark on the calendar: 2 April. On that day, in Hong Kong, Sotheby’s will put an oval diamond defined as “perfect according to each criterion”. It is, in fact, a stone not common: it is an oval diamond of type IIa of 88.22 carats, color D. The diamond was made from a raw stone of 242 carats mined in the De Beers mine, in Jwaneng, in Botswana. The stone is valued between 11.2 and 12.7 million dollars.

A curious aspect is that the sale in Hong Kong also has a superstitious reason.

The stone weighs 88 carats and the number eight in Asia is considered lucky: it is also a symbol of perfection and eternity. A double 8 is therefore considered a super lucky charm. Last year, in April 2018, Sotheby sold a 102.34 carat white diamond, but without communicating the price. And two impeccable D-type diamonds of color D, weighing 51.71 carats and 50.39 carats, were sold in Geneva for $ 9.3 million and $ 8.1 million.

Bracciale con rubini per 39,5 carati e diamanti

Il diamante in vendita da Sotheby's — Il diamante da 102 carati venduto da Sotheby’s

Roberto Demeglio, golden purity

Published on February 23, 2019

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The Pura Oro collection by Roberto Demeglio: bracelets and rings with an elastic mechanism that makes them flexible ♦ ︎

Pure as water, pure as youth, pure (above all) like gold. It’s named Pura Oro the Roberto Demeglio collection that introduces in its catalog the most classic metal of jewelery. Yes, because the specialty of the Turin Maison is ceramics, used together with precious stones and worked ad hoc for jewelry.

The Pura Oro collection is instead made of gold and diamonds: it is added to the previous line called simply Pura and is made of ceramic.

Roberto Demeglio, bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti

The design of the jewelry recalls that of the other Roberto Demeglio collections, but this time in gold, in the three classic colors yellow, pink or white. In addition to the metal, white and brown diamonds are added. Like the other Roberto Demeglio collections, the Pura collection consists of elements mounted on springs in stainless steel with a patented anti-breaking mechanism, which guarantees comfort for the wearer. The Pura Oro collection is available in two sizes and includes bracelets and elastic rings. Alessia Mongrando

Roberto Demeglio, anello in oro bianco e diamanti

Graff in yellow

Published on February 22, 2019

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L'orologio con pavé di 60 diamanti gialli per un totale di oltre 25 carati

Preview Baselworld: the jewel watch by Graff covered with 60 yellow diamonds ♦ ︎

Preview of the news from Baselworld, the great watch and jewelery fair scheduled for the second half of March. The preview is about a jewel. Or a clock, as you like. But it is difficult to classify a timepiece like that of Graff as a simple useful object. It’s, rather, high watchmaking. It is no coincidence that Graff is a London House famous for its diamond jewelery.

The bracelet that marks the hours presented by Graff has a pavé of 60 yellow diamonds for a total of over 25 carats.

The diamonds are mounted on a case, a bracelet and a yellow gold dial. It is not just luxury, a lot of luxury, but also technical innovation: Graff has invented a joining system to create flexible bracelets, which can also use stones on the strap. The goldsmith work was developed in London, while the part concerning the watch was from the Swiss branch Graff Luxury Watches. Other jewelry-watches will then be presented at Baselworld. Five years ago, in 2014, Graff presented Hallucination, a women’s watch covered by fancy 110-carat diamonds, perhaps the most precious watch ever created. The following years followed The Fascination, with 152.96 carats of white diamonds, valued at 40 million dollars, with a 38.13-carat pear cut diamond, removable, in the center. And in 2017 the highlight was Princess Butterfly Secret Watch, covered with diamonds and precious stones on a frame that concealed the watch.

L'orologio.bracciale Hallucination — L’orologio.bracciale Hallucination

Orologio con segreto di Graff, alta gioielleria

Anabela Chan, masterpieces with synthetic diamonds

Published on February 21, 2019

Rings/Diamanti/Showroom

Anello ispirato alle fioriture eterne e alle farfalle danzanti del poetico Giardino Inglese. Lavorato a mano in oro bianco 18k Fairtrade, con 184 diamanti da laboratorio Diamond Foundry, per 6,84 carati

Three masterpiece jewels created by Anabela Chan with the synthetic stones of Diamond Foundry ♦ ︎

If you still think that the diamonds created in the laboratory, synthetic, are a simple copy of the natural ones, to be used for a solitaire, you have to change your mind. London designer Anabela Chan, jewel architect and artist, gave a demonstration of what can be done with mechanically produced diamonds. In particular, with Diamond Foundry’s diamonds, the Californian company that also has Leonardo DiCaprio among its shareholders.

Anabela Chan designed with colorless, synthetic diamonds, a mini collection of three pieces. But they are three small masterpieces.

This is high jewelry, although diamonds are synthetic. For the three pieces, the designer used a total of 677 diamonds, over 29 carats, all created by Diamond Foundry. The price, understandably, is on request. The collection was inspired by the orchid flower. And at the Golden Globe in 2019 the jewels are worn by the Golden Globe winner Patricia Arquette.

It is about offering genuinely sustainable and ethical jewels that are stimulating and beautifully made with the highest level of high craftsmanship; works of art that are worn, loved and appreciated forever.
Anabela Chan

Ispirati alle forme poetiche scultoree di orchidee e magnolie, gli orecchini sono realizzati a mano in oro bianco 18 carati Fairtrade, con 349 diamanti da laboratorio per 15,39 carati — Ispirati alle forme poetiche scultoree di orchidee e magnolie, gli orecchini sono realizzati a mano in oro bianco 18 carati Fairtrade, con
349 diamanti da laboratorio per 15,39 carati

Gli orecchini Diamond Vine sono in oro bianco 18k Fairtrade, incastonati con 144 diamanti Diamond Foundry, per 6,88 carati

Orecchini in vermeil in oro rosa 18 carati con pali in oro 18 carati, set intricato a mano con una serie di pietre preziose create in laboratorio tra cui due zaffiri rosa fucsia da 5 carati, citrini di champagne, tormaline, cioccolato, canarino e diamanti bianchi con intagli fiori di madreperla e foglie di smalto dipinte a mano

Orecchini in vermeil oro rosa 18 carati con montanti in oro 18 carati, due perle d'acqua dolce rosa, gemme create in laboratorio, tra cui smeraldi, peridoti, topazi blu e diamanti bianchi — Orecchini in vermeil oro rosa 18 carati con montanti in oro 18 carati, due perle d’acqua dolce rosa, gemme create in laboratorio, tra cui smeraldi, peridoti, topazi blu e diamanti bianchi

Orecchini in vermeil, set con pietre create in laboratorio, tra cui due smeraldi a goccia da 5 carati, diamanti bianchi e brown , zaffiri rosa, citrini arancioni con fiori di madreperla intagliati e foglie smaltate dipinte a mano — Anabela Chan, orecchini in vermeil, set con pietre create in laboratorio, tra cui due smeraldi a goccia da 5 carati, diamanti bianchi e brown , zaffiri rosa, citrini arancioni con fiori di madreperla intagliati e foglie smaltate dipinte a mano

Orecchini in vermeil con gemme create in laboratorio: smeraldi verdi, peridoti, granati arancio, diamanti bianchi e zaffiri rosa con fiori intagliati di madreperla e foglie di smalto dipinte a mano

Spring with petals for Marco Bicego

Published on February 20, 2019

Rings/Showroom/COLLANE

Marco Bicego, collezione Lunaria Petali, collana

The Lunaria Petali collection by Marco Bicego, flowers and diamonds with a delicate gold processing ♦ ︎

Marco Bicego stays on Lunaria, but the spring air makes a flower bloom. Or, better, many flowers, golden and soft. It is called Lunaria Petali the collection which is an extension of the already well-known Lunaria collection and which re-proposes the way of interpreting the jewel, in the tradition of the Maison.

In this case the petals, obtained from thin yellow gold leaves hand-engraved with the characteristic technique of the burin and enclosed by a shiny gold contrasting wire, create corollas that open up to reveal a pistil in gold or diamond.

The flowers are used to form bracelets and necklaces, rings and earrings of different types with small bouquets. They are jewels that give the impression of lightness, with a spring flavor. The rings, for example, can have eight or 16 petals, while the necklace alternates flowers with simple leaves, also in gold worked with a burin. But the piece of greatest impact is a necklace composed of 11 flowers and related diamonds alternating with gold leaves. Margherita Donato

Pendenti della collezione Lunaria Petali

Orecchini pendenti della collezione Lunaria Petali

Orecchini della collezione Lunaria Petali

In Italy diamonds under investigation

Published on February 20, 2019

news/Diamanti

The investigation on the sale of diamonds by four banks has come back. There is a suspicion of the usual scam to the customers. But on gioiellis.com we talked about it already in 2016 … ♦

Big surprise, but only for those who do not follow gioiellis.com: the investigation on the alleged fraud in the sale of diamonds has also revealed victims, so to speak, very well known, such as Vasco Rossi, Federica Panicucci, Simona Tagli and Diana Bracco. The news is that, three years after what we had written, the Guardia di Finanza performed a preventive seizure of over 700 million euro. In the investigation, Banco Bpm, Banca Aletti, Unicredit, Intesa Sanpaolo and Mps are investigated.

It is worth repeating: buying a jewel, better than a well-known and listed Maison, can be a good investment in the long term.

Anello con diamante da 50,47 carati di Harry Winston

But buying diamonds is stuff for specialists, not for savers, unless you have the knowledge necessary to properly evaluate the investment, perhaps by consulting the Rapaport tables.

Consob, the italian Authority that supervises on the affairs of the Exchange, has opened an investigation to determine whether the rules have been broken for what concerns the sale of diamonds. Under the lens are four banks that are listed. They are Intesa Sanpaolo, Unicredit, UBI Banca and Banco Popolare. In the focus is the sale of diamonds through bank branches. A broadcast survey on RAI-3 claimed that the stones would be sold to the public without proper information on the risks involved in investing their money in diamonds. Perhaps the author of the analysis follows gioiellis.com (this article was published in August 2016). The fact is that several Italian banks distribute the diamonds on behalf of diamond brokers: an unusual partnership, which generated about 300 million euro. It would also indicated that the official in one of the banks would have advised a customer to make the purchase of diamonds without specifying the risks and promising that the diamond would have an increase in value consistently above the rate of inflation in the long run.

Il diamante da 102 carati taglio brillante

A spokesman for Intesa Sanpaolo has admitted that diamonds were sold, but only to customers with a minimum net worth of 100,000 Euros. From the others bank, for now, there are only no-comment. The two main brokers operating through banks are Intermarket Diamond Business and Diamond Private Investment.
In a nutshell, a thing is to buy jewelry, which have a value for their shape, processing and for the brand that has designed them, another thing is put in a safe some carats. In this case, the risk can be very high. Federico Graglia

Audemars Piguet, a masterpiece loop’s

Published on February 15, 2019

bracciale/Orologi/alta gioielleria/Showroom

An extraordinary bracelet-watch from the Swiss Maison Audemars Piguet covered with 12,000 small sapphires and diamonds ♦ ︎

A single jewel, but extraordinary ones. A jewel that in addition to sparkling on the wrist also has the function (secondary) to indicate the time. In short, the Audemars Piguet is the Sapphire Orbe, bracelet-watch (more bracelet than watch) of high jewelry, a unique work that is worth observing carefully.

A curious aspect is that the bracelet derives its name from the Orbe torrent that runs through Le Brassus, a small Swiss town in the canton of Vaud. A creek flowing a few meters from the Audemars Piguet headquarters.

Also the Sapphire Orbe bracelet is a river, but of diamonds and sapphires, with shades of blue and orange. A precious nuance that has a play of colors and lights that change according to the perspective with which you look at the jewel. Audemars Piguet specifies that it took about 1050 hours to finish the jewel settings. At the center of the bracelet, under a dome, is the dark blue sapphire globe of 2 centimeters. Underneath the globe is the 18-karat white gold dial of the watch, paved with orange sapphires. The central rings, on the other hand, are entirely covered with diamonds and sapphires in six shades of blue and orange, each in 20 different diameters ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 millimeters. In all there are more than 12,000 stones, each strictly selected, cut and set by hand. In short, a masterpiece.

Sapphire Orbe è ricoperto con oltre 12.000 pietre

The journey of Suzanne Syz

Published on February 15, 2019

Rings/alta gioielleria/Showroom

The new jewels of the artist-designer Suzanne Syz: fantasy, irony and a bit of nostalgia ♦ ︎

A journey through time with the art of a Swiss designer who is truly different from the others. Although his specialty is to propose new techniques and surprising shapes, his journey through time is turned backwards, to the fifties, sixties, eighties. In short, new forms to wink at the recent past, with a little ‘nostalgia.

As in the All Tired Up rings, which have the shape of tires. Almost a provocation if you think that they are the result of a refined jewelry technique.

The rings are made of titanium (but they are also available in gold or golden titanium), a difficult metal to work, which is favored material by Suzanne Syz. The traces of snow between the cracks in the tire are small diamonds. The Arctic Ice ring, in silver and enamel, instead uses ceramic to remember the ice of the North Pole, with a paraiba tourmaline that looks like a small iceberg. Another feature of the designer is the good dose of irony that she uses for her jewelry. An example is the large pair of earrings with the tap-shaped clip: there are not missed hot and cold writing. Also in this case, the idea of the drops of water that come down are paraiba tourmalines, next to small diamonds. Giulia Netrese

Suzanne Syz, orecchini in titanio, oro, diamanti

Orecchini Rock Baroque in alluminio e tormalina

Suzanne Syz, orecchini a forma di rubinetto con tormalina paraiba e diamanti

Marie Mas also swing also the diamonds

Published on February 14, 2019

COLLANE/Showroom/Rings

Swinging Pampille diamond ring di Marie Mas

In the new collection, the kinetic jewels of Marie Mas now also move the diamonds ♦ ︎

Jewels are living objects, which become part of the wearer. But those of the designer Marie Cabirou are even more alive. They move, in fact. The Maison Marie Mas has just launched the reinterpretation of the Swinging Stones collection. And after the color stones debut now the kinetic jewels move the diamonds. The silhouette of stones mounted on reversible frames remains, but includes diamonds juxtaposed to tourmalines. The collection is inspired by biomimétisme, the mysteries of the underwater world and the elements in nature.

They are unique pieces, made with ingenious patented mechanisms: 13 pieces (six rings and six earrings) set in 18-carat rose gold.

“I’m looking for movement, poetry in the complexity of the mechanism, and I love to bring a touch of magic to my jewels, blend it with a playful touch My jewels come to life when they are worn and that’s why I want to take you on a delightful trip,” he says Marie. “I started playing with the idea of using diamonds in my design for a while and I was eternally drawn to the timeless beauty and elegance of these stones.” The new line of jewelry is a bit detached from the pastel-colored jewels in shades of pink and blue.

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Earrings with 12 emeralds by Antonini and other Extraordinaire jewels made with the green gem ♦ ︎

For example, a pair of earrings with 12 round-cut emeralds, ending with a rhodium-plated white gold pendant covered with diamonds, is the latest Extraordinaire creation.

The Jack collection by Boucheron: it’s inspired by the connectors used by the headphones to listen to music ♦ ︎

The Parisian Maison Boucheron was inspired by this jack for its new Jack collection.

Sutra presents the Scintillae collection: white and black diamonds, emerald and sapphires that make up a brilliant mosaic ♦ ︎

At Baselworld the Maison presented many new features, including the Scintillae collection.

Asta Bolaffi, the result crowns as king a Ceylon sapphire ♦ ︎

Auction of Magnificent Jewels in New York: Christie’s also sells a super ring with two very rare blue diamonds ♦ ︎

The most important piece, according to forecasts, is a ring with two vivid blue diamonds weighing 3.06 and 2.61 carats. The sales estimate is between 6 and 8 million dollars.

Here is the clock covered with the largest number of diamonds: 15.858. It is the world record of Coronet ♦ ︎

Artificial diamonds classified as natural stones: the authoritative Hrd Antwerp has decided ♦ ︎

It is not a trivial initiative: it means taking another step towards equating synthetic diamonds with natural ones.

From Katy Perry to Lady Gaga: that’s why the stars wear the jewels of the Parisian Maison Djula ♦ ︎

Diamonds together with a special design, with geometric lines and many reflections, as for the single earring worn by Katy Perry. Or choc choices, like the barbed wire collection.

New pieces in the Maureen collection by Casato: necklaces and earrings with a diamond trail ♦ ︎

In the double variant in yellow gold and white gold, the Maureen collection consists of long necklaces, both rigid and semi-rigid, and earrings with double pendant.

The diamond lab war breaks out: De Beers cuts prices by 60%, the other producers accuse it of unfair competition ♦ ︎

The manager compares the price of diamonds with that of flat-screen televisions: at the beginning they were very expensive, today they have prices for everyone.

The new high-end jewelery signed by the London Maison David Morris ♦ ︎

Among the great jewels shown during the week of haute couture, there are earrings with opals and tourmalines, and bracelets with the rare conch (pronounced konk) pearl.

A large 88-carat oval diamond will be auctioned at Sotheby’s ♦ ︎

A curious aspect is that the sale in Hong Kong also has a superstitious reason.

The Pura Oro collection by Roberto Demeglio: bracelets and rings with an elastic mechanism that makes them flexible ♦ ︎

The Pura Oro collection is instead made of gold and diamonds: it is added to the previous line called simply Pura and is made of ceramic.

Preview Baselworld: the jewel watch by Graff covered with 60 yellow diamonds ♦ ︎

The bracelet that marks the hours presented by Graff has a pavé of 60 yellow diamonds for a total of over 25 carats.

Three masterpiece jewels created by Anabela Chan with the synthetic stones of Diamond Foundry ♦ ︎

Anabela Chan designed with colorless, synthetic diamonds, a mini collection of three pieces. But they are three small masterpieces.

The Lunaria Petali collection by Marco Bicego, flowers and diamonds with a delicate gold processing ♦ ︎

In this case the petals, obtained from thin yellow gold leaves hand-engraved with the characteristic technique of the burin and enclosed by a shiny gold contrasting wire, create corollas that open up to reveal a pistil in gold or diamond.

The investigation on the sale of diamonds by four banks has come back. There is a suspicion of the usual scam to the customers. But on gioiellis.com we talked about it already in 2016 … ♦

It is worth repeating: buying a jewel, better than a well-known and listed Maison, can be a good investment in the long term.

An extraordinary bracelet-watch from the Swiss Maison Audemars Piguet covered with 12,000 small sapphires and diamonds ♦ ︎

A curious aspect is that the bracelet derives its name from the Orbe torrent that runs through Le Brassus, a small Swiss town in the canton of Vaud. A creek flowing a few meters from the Audemars Piguet headquarters.

The new jewels of the artist-designer Suzanne Syz: fantasy, irony and a bit of nostalgia ♦ ︎

As in the All Tired Up rings, which have the shape of tires. Almost a provocation if you think that they are the result of a refined jewelry technique.

In the new collection, the kinetic jewels of Marie Mas now also move the diamonds ♦ ︎

They are unique pieces, made with ingenious patented mechanisms: 13 pieces (six rings and six earrings) set in 18-carat rose gold.