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A spiral for Chaumet high jewelery

Published on July 15, 2021

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The aesthetics of the ellipse, of the lines that wrap around a center of gravity as in the new collection by Chaumet, characterized the Baroque period. But not only that: even in the nineteenth century the spirals had a moment of glory. For example, the column in the center of Place Vendôme 44 meters high and decorated with bas-reliefs representing trophies and scenes of battles fought by the French army testifies to this. As in the Trajan’s Column in Rome, erected in 113 to celebrate the conquest of Dacia, the bas-reliefs in the Place Vendôme monument also follow a spiral pattern. And this is precisely why the Maison that has been producing high jewelery since 1780 (before the column was erected) was inspired by the monument. In any case, Chaumet was the first jewelry store to open a shop on Place Vendôme in 1812.

The result is Torsade de Chaumet, which features jewels marked by the spiral motif, in white gold, diamonds and rubies, sapphires or emeralds. Do not miss the jewel that contributed to the fame of Chaumet: the tiara. The Maison also created one for its first major client, the Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon. The Torsade de Chaumet tiara is in 18-karat white gold, set with 385 Ef Vvs brilliant-cut white diamonds totaling 63.63 carats and 156 rose-cut white diamonds totaling 23.87 carats. The spirals are then used for earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings, always as a hallmark of the collection.

Anello in oro bianco, zaffiro e diamanti

Anello in oro bianco, smeraldo e diamanti

Collana in oro bianco, diamanti e rubini

Arzano, jewelry such one thousand and one night

Published on July 13, 2021

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Discovering Arzano, the favorite jewelery brand from real Arab houses. And not just ♦ ︎

Zaveri is an Indian surname, mostly based among the people of Gujarat. The word Zaveri (also called Jhaveri) means jeweler, and comes from the Arabic word Javahari. Having said this, it is no surprise that a family named Zaveri is, in fact, jewelers and then gems and pearl traders. Their company, Aarzee Jewelry, employs 350 people and has been active since 1952. In particular, the company specializes in large, complex jewelery with diamonds and precious stones.

Their brand is Arzano: Italian sound, but Maison’s headquarters are in Dubai. Arzano, in fact, is the preferred jeweler supplier of many Middle East real families. Maison, however, is present in the world: from the Gulf Countries, of course, to the United States, South America or Asia. In short, a great reality of jewelery. Diamonds are used in large quantities to make pieces of impact (and cost): diamonds are certified by Gia, while colored stones are purchased directly from the source and this, Arzano says, gives a price advantage. Everything is relative, though.

Set di orecchini e anello con smeraldi e diamanti

Emily Ratajkowski con gioielli Arzano agli Oscar 2017

Orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti taglio marquise

Collana Cassiopea, Cocktail collection. Diamanti con tagli diversi

Orecchini Raggi, parte della Cluster collection

High jewelry dances with Messika

Published on July 9, 2021

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Messika, collezione Magnetic Attraction, Fanny Sage nello scatto di Benjamin Decoin

Dance step diamonds: Valérie Messika created 16 spectacular jewels in a collection that has been called Magnetic Attraction. High jewelery signed in Paris by the queen of diamonds, who selected white and yellow diamonds (plus one blue and one pink) with a preference for the pear cut. Although the Maison defines itself as RocksHighJewelry, they are not jewels to be worn lightly or, better, to be exhibited everywhere. The jewels play on contrasts, including XXL hoop earrings, yellow diamonds and completely original stone combinations.

The pieces make the most of the stones and to do this the Messika artisans have resorted to their best skill. Pear-cut diamonds, for example, balance themselves in the back to back ring or float in a delicate pas de deux. In short, the dance also gave the compositional inspiration, which is represented by the images of the dancer Fanny Sage immortalized by Benjamin Decoin. Not even one of the thematic elements that characterize the Maison is missing, namely the game of movement.

Collier con 16 diamanti bianchi taglio a pera e un diamante fancy yellow di oltre 7 carati

One of the most extraordinary pieces is a necklace with 16 pear-cut white diamonds of all sizes, with a large yellow stone of over 7 carats in the center. Pear-cut diamonds, also called tears of the gods, but in this case they are a deluge of over 38 total carats. The huge hoop earring made up of 10 fancy yellow diamonds for 37 carats in addition to eight white diamonds for 4 carats, all pear-cut, provokes the same astonishment.

Gioielli della collezione Magnetic Attraction. Photo: Benjamin Decoin

Another significant piece is a ring called the Diamond Magnet, which turns out to be an updated version of the You & Me type. In this case, two pear-shaped yellow diamonds are opposed and divided by a row of small emerald-cut white diamonds. A metaphor for a back to back dance, which celebrates unity while preserving individuality. Another series of jewels, on the other hand, favors the combination of pear-cut diamonds with pink gold, also in this case with maxi earrings and rings that join the bracelet thanks to a line of pink gold with diamonds.

Orecchino a cerchio composto da 10 diamanti fancy yellow per 37 carati oltre a otto diamanti bianchi per 4 carati

Orecchino con un diamante bianco taglio a pera, un diamante rosa e un diamante blu

Orecchini in oro rosa con diamanti bianchi e gialli

Fanny Sage con orecchino Magnetic Attraction. Photo: Benjamin Decoin

Orecchino con due diamanti taglio a pera

Tabbah’s princely jewels

Published on July 6, 2021

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Orecchini pendenti in oro rosa e diamanti

The jewels of Tabbah, the Maison that made the jewels for the wedding of Charlene of Monaco ♦ ︎

In 20121, the Maison Tabbah has reached the age of 159 years. Not many companies produce jewelry that can boast such a long life. And the perspective to last also for more. Tabbah, in fact, enjoys international popularity: for example, in collaboration with Princess Charlene of Monaco, Nagib Tabbah designed and created the custom-made jewels worn during her marriage to Prince Albert II of Monaco. A beautiful advertisement for Tabbah, which is not based in Paris, but in Beirut, Lebanon. Tabbah, like many other jewelery brands, has two lines: jewelery made of gold and diamonds, and high jewelery with large precious stones and lots of imagination.

Founded in 1862, the Maison is a family run business run by Nabil and Nagib Tabbah. But the story is even longer if it dates back to the seventeenth century, when Tabbah was a silk printer with geometric patterns. More recently, a House of Tabbah boutique was opened in Beirut, on Allenby Street. And in 2019 the brand participated in the second edition of GemGèneve, with success.

Collana con pendente in oro annerito e diamanti

Pendente cavalluccio marino in oro, diamanti, rubini

Fine jewellery Tabbah. orecchini plissé in oro rosa

The blow of design for Adel Chefridi

Published on July 4, 2021

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Anello in oro giallo 24 carati, argento sterling, zaffiro blu

The jewels by Adel Chefridi, from Tunis to New York City ♦ ︎

Jewelers are born in Tunis too. This is the case of Adel Chefridi, who fell in love with jewelry as a child, as he says, in what is a city with an ancient history, which starts from the Carthaginians. A mix of cultures, such as Roman, Byzantine, Andalusian, Jewish, Ottoman, Islamic and French, which also influenced the style of Adel Chefriti, who left Tunisia and the mysterious glimpses of the Sahara, settled in the USA in 1998, in New York, although he now works in the nearby town of Rhinebeck. One of the distinctive elements of his design is engraving, one of the first techniques historically adopted to make jewelry.

As often happens, the culture and taste of those who move to another country creates a hybrid between tradition and the aesthetics of the place of arrival. The designer attended Gia to study gemology, specialized in goldsmithing and diamond setting, but he is also self-taught. In addition, he went to India to look for gems to setting them on gold and silver. The result of all this process included, also, participation in the Couture in Las Vegas, the most exclusive stage in the USA, where the most refined Maisons meet. After all, the Sahara and the Nevada desert have some aspects in common. His last jewelry production it’s Secret Garden collection.

Pendente in in oro giallo, argento, diamanti, tormalina verde — Pendente Secret Garden in in oro giallo, argento, diamanti, tormalina verde

Pendente in in oro giallo, argento, diamanti, zaffiro

Orecchini in in oro giallo, argento, diamanti, acquamarina, zaffiro

Pendente in in oro giallo, argento, diamanti, smeraldo

Alarm for laboratory diamonds

Published on June 17, 2021

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Lab-made diamonds may be green, as those who sell them claim, but they certainly pose a threat to honest jewelers and, last but not least, to buyers. The alarm has been sounding for some time among gemologists: producers of synthetic diamonds are increasingly skilled in reproducing the appearance of natural gems extracted from the earth and there are those who sell them as natural gems. The latest example comes from Bangkog: a gem laboratory in the Thai capital, in fact, has discovered another diamond produced in the laboratory presented as a natural stone. And it is a gem that would have been sold at a very high price.

L'analisi sul diamante sintetico dell'International Gemological Institute per una gemma da 6,18 carati — L’analisi sul diamante sintetico dell’International Gemological Institute per una gemma da 6,18 carati

It is, in fact, a 6.18 carat brilliant cut diamond described as natural, which the International Gemological Institute has analyzed and classified after a verification request, presumably by those who bought it as a real gem or who was about to to do it. The diamond turned out to be perfect: D color, flawless clarity and excellent triple cut. With one small flaw: it was created in the laboratory. The most disturbing aspect, however, is the processing designed specifically to exchange the synthetic stone with a natural one. But don’t diamonds have an invisible initials engraved with the laser that allows you to identify their origin? Yes, but the problem is that the diamond in question had a counterfeit number. In short, laboratory-grown diamonds are not a problem if sold as such, but they also risk being used to deceive simple buyers.

Anello in oro bianco e diamante di laboratorio

Traveling with Yael Designs

Published on June 10, 2021

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Bracciale, pezzo unico, in oro rosa con opali etiopi e acquamarina

A very personal design that of Yehouda Saketkhou and his San Francisco-based Yael Design. Starting from the name, a tribute to the disabled sister ♦

His name is Yehouda Saketkhou, and he grew up in Iran and France, but after has passionate San Francisco with Yael Designs. He make jewelry very colorful, very select, very expensive. They are one of kind pieces, in which the main material are the stones, often bold colors: blue, pink, red. The designer has the jewel in the blood: was born into a family of jewelers, he started as an apprentice in the jewelry of his uncle after his family moved to California.

The name of the House is a tribute to her sister Yael, who is disabled, who encouraged Yehouda with cutting photos with her favorite jewels. He could not resist, and was inspired by artists, more than others brand of the industry: Jar, Salvador Dali and the eccentric Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi. “I create jewelry that warm the hearts of those who wear them,” he says. Since Yehouda loves to travel, he explains that his jewelry is often inspired by the architecture that meets in her move from one point to another of the world, from the Philippines to Columbia. And travel seems to be fruitful: the handmade creations of Yael have already won numerous awards. Lavinia Andorno

Anello in oro bianco, smeraldo di 2,17 carati taglio rosa, diamanti, smeraldi

Orecchini con zirconi blu e zaffiri rosa e gialli

Anello in oro rosa con rubino, diamanti, madreperla

Anello con pietra luna di 32 carati, spinelli rosa e diamanti

Bracciale con opali, spinelli e diamanti

50 shades of gray diamond

Published on June 9, 2021

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Moussaieff, anello con diamante grigio taglio smeraldo di 11 carati

What you need to know about the gray diamonds and the colorful shades they may have ♦

White diamonds are a classic. Colored ones are in fashion. But gray diamonds are in trend. There is only one problem: gray diamonds are rare, very rare. But they are considered very chic, also because they are perfect to combine with other colors: gray is a shade that manages to coexist with all the others, as well as alone. A gray diamond, in fact, is suitable to be combined with any dress and can be worn at any time of day.

Collana di Monique Péan con diamanti grigi chiari

Features. Gray diamonds are extracted in India, Russia, South Africa and Australia. The gray color comes from a high concentration of hydrogen or boron. But not only: gray diamonds often have different shades, due to a slight influence by other mineral elements.

De Beers, anello con diamante grigio taglio marquise

Colors. According to the Gia (Gemological Institute of America), there are many types of gray diamonds, even with extra coloring. There are Gray Purple, Gray-Blue, Gray-Green and so on. In addition, gray diamonds are also cataloged for color intensity: Light Gray, Fancy Light Gray, Fancy Gray, Fancy Dark Gray and Fancy Deep Gray. The most common shades according to Gia are yellow, green, blue and purple. The human eye, on the other hand, can distinguish about 500 shades of gray.

Diamante grigio tendente all'azzurro — Diamante grigio tendente all’azzurro

The cost. The price of diamonds is determined by the color, but also by the clarity and of course the size. In general, gray diamonds cost a little less than bright-colored ones, such as yellow or pink. And they cost less, on average, than colorless ones. Federico Graglia

Anello Amulet, oro rosa, diamante grigio — Rachel Boston, anello Amulet, oro rosa, diamante grigio

Anello con la figura dell'occhio in oro rosa e diamanti neri e grigi — Bee Goddess, anello con la figura dell’occhio in oro rosa e diamanti neri e grigi

Anello con diamanti grigi e opale — Suciyan, anello con diamanti grigi e opale

Anello Neraviglia, linea Gioia. Zaffiri neri e diamanti grigi — Al Coro, anello Neraviglia, linea Gioia. Zaffiri neri e diamanti grigi

Anello della collezione Just Rebel Star, in oro nero e diamanti neri e grigi

Spilla con diamante grigio-azzurro venduta da Christie’s

Anello con diamante grigio taglio marquise

Maurizio Pintaldi, anello con diamanti grigi e neri

Magnificent Jewels in New York with Sotheby’s

Published on May 28, 2021

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L'anello con diamante fancy yellow The Sienna Star

The decline (finally) of the pandemic has rekindled the engines of jewelry, but also the pleasure of shopping for Magnificent Jewels like those that Sotheby’s is selling in New York on June 9th. The auction also has a title: The Roaring Twenties 2.0. The sale includes a selection of 94 lots, including a set of white and colored diamonds. In addition to the high prices achieved for colored gems and designer pieces in Geneva earlier this month, the sale is further distinguished by exceptional Kashmir and Ceylon sapphires, Colombian emeralds and Burmese rubies set in iconic designs signed by the most prestigious houses. Immediately after the sale of Magnificent Jewels, online bids will open for the one-lot auction of a large 50.03 carat G-color round diamond, offered without reserve.

The pieces for sale will be on display at Sotheby’s galleries on York Avenue from 4 to 8 June as part of Sotheby’s Luxury Week, a series of nine auctions spanning the fastest growing categories in the luxury sphere. The highlight of the sale is a Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond crafted by London-based Mayfair high jewelery, Glenn Spiro. The gem is 73.11 carats, and is named The Sienna Star, with the highest color rating for a yellow diamond from the Gemological Institute of America. The gem also represents one of the largest Fancy Vivid Yellow diamonds ever auctioned. The absolute scarcity of fine yellow diamonds exceeding 50 carats makes the appearance at auction of this stone a pivotal moment in the world of precious gems and “an extraordinary object in the extraordinary world of precious stones” according to Gia. The Sienna Star is offered for sale with an estimate of $ 3 million.

Il diamante Fancy Vivid Yellow di 73,11 carati, anello di Glenn Spiro. Courtesy of Sotheby’s

At the June auction it is the protagonist of a distinguished private collection that boasts six breathtaking jewels, estimated in total at over 13 million dollars: the proceeds will go to a charitable foundation. Above all, an impressive Colombian emerald and diamond necklace by Harry Winston, which combines an elegant and delicate design with exceptional stones and exquisite workmanship (estimate 1.5-2.5 million dollars).

Collana con diamanti e smeraldi colombiani di Harry Winston. Courtesy of Sotheby’s

Complementing this is a 13.02-carat Burmese ruby ring, mounted by Carvin French (estimate 1-2 million) and a spectacular necklace by Andrew Clunn, with 28 graduated oval-shaped diamonds totaling over 168 carats ( estimate 2-3 million). The collection is further completed by a 23.59 carat D Color, Internally Flawless, Type IIa diamond ring (estimate 1.8-2.8 million) and a pair of D Color diamond pendants, weighing 27.01. and 29.84 carats and estimated at 1-1.5 million and 1.2-1.8 million, respectively.

Anello con rubino birmano da 13,02 carati. Courtesy of Sotheby’s

Van Cleef & Arpels show
From the great French Maison, the New York auction offers a necklace-bracelet combination in rose gold, pink sapphire and Zip Antique Udaipur diamonds. The zip applied to jewels was, as is known, an idea of the Duchess of Windsor in the 1930s, but the first of the now iconic Zip models by Van Cleef & Arpels is from 1950. The zip transforms a functional object into a technically brilliant jewel and glamorous that can be worn open like a necklace or closed like a bracelet. Very few examples were made during this period, further cementing the design as one of the most coveted jewelry in the world. More recently, Van Cleef & Arpels has produced a limited number of Zips: the Antique Udaipur model is among the most elegant and substantial.

Bracciale Zip di Van Cleef & Arpels. Courtesy of Sotheby’s

Among the many innovations by Van Cleef & Arpels, their most celebrated is undoubtedly the mystery setting, an invisible embedding system. Patented in 1933, the technique gave rise to some of the most spectacular jewels of the 20th century, such as the Duchess of Windsor’s holly leaf brooch (1936) and Princess Faiza of Egypt’s strikingly naturalistic peony clip. The meticulous process takes approximately 90 minutes per gemstone, each fluted so that it can be run on a rail system, eliminating the need for spikes that would otherwise interrupt the passage of light. After hundreds, even thousands, of hours of work, a jewel of extraordinary fluidity is created. With just a handful of pieces created each year, Van Cleef’s mystery settings are the pinnacle of fine jewelry and a requirement for anyone wishing to have the full canon of jewelry design.

Spilla con Mystery setting, diamanti e zaffiri, di Van Cleef & Arpels. Courtesy of Sotheby’s

Cartier Art Déco
The June sale features exceptional jewelry from the 1920s and 1930s, Cartier’s most sought-after period. Among the lots in the catalog are two emeralds, pearls and diamonds clasps, a jabot brooch in diamonds and onyx, a jabot brooch with emerald and diamonds with jardinière motif and a diamond bracelet, with Old European diamonds, single cut and Emerald.

Cartier, spilla Jabot con smeraldo e diamanti. Courtesy of Sotheby’s

collana di Andrew Clunn con 28 diamanti a forma ovale graduata per un totale di oltre 168 carati. Courtesy of Sotheby’s

Harry Winston high jewelry with Love

Published on May 22, 2021

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Collana composta da 6 rubini, 14 zaffiri rosa, 16 granati spessartiti, 14 diamanti gialli e 99 diamanti tondi, 8 marquise incolori e un diamante giallo da 30 carati

Harry Winston was an American jeweler famous for his diamond jewelry. In the 1953 musical film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the song Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend includes a spoken part where “Talk to me, Harry Winston, tell me everything!” The jeweler, who passed away in 1978, is also famous for donating the Hope Diamond, one of the most precious stones, to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958, after having owned it for a decade. He was also called the King of Diamonds. But now the Maison, managed by the founder’s son, Ronald, focuses on love rather than on diamonds with the new high jewelery collection.

The collection consists of 39 pieces divided into 4 unique chapters: L, like Winston Light, O, like Winston Obsession, V, like Winston Vow and E, like Winston Eternal. The letters that make up the word Love. The jewels not only use colorless or fancy diamonds, but also red, orange or yellow gems, warm colors of passion, such as purple sapphires, spessartite garnets and rubies. Big earrings, red carpet runway necklaces, pendants for fearless décolleté, rings for tapered hands. The most exciting piece is the unique Brilliant Glow necklace, which flaunts, along with the other gems, a 30-carat yellow heart-shaped diamond. Harry would have liked it too.

Collana con 32 diamanti baguette, 6 diamanti incolori a pera, un rubino birmano taglio a cuore, 2 rubini a pera, 2 zaffiri rosa, 2 diamanti gialli a pera e marquise

Collana con rubino birmano centrale, 11 rubini tondi, 10 zaffiri viola, 8 granati, 2 spessartiti, 97 diamanti taglio brillante e 15 marquise

The new AS29 rock’n’roll

Published on May 22, 2021

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Anello in oro rosa con pavé di diamanti della collezione Dna

The new diamond jewelery and rock’n’roll of AS29, Maison of designer Audrey Savransky ♦
Tradition, diamonds and rock’n’roll. The rhythm is by Audrey Savransky, the designer and heiress of a family who has been buying and selling the beloved stone of the world from four generations in Belgium. In 2008, Audrey founded AS29 with a conviction: diamonds are not just solitaire rings, in classic shapes and fitted to classic jewels that fill the boutiques. He designed jewelery lines of bold, modern, aggressive, simple, feminine design. The result is collections that have been successful, especially with those looking for something precious but less traditional.

Also read AS29, the diamonds for Audrey Savransky
According to the Belgian Maison, every collection is created with the same precision applied to any chemical compound. Not only that: the name of the line is inspired by the elements of the periodic table (the scheme by which the chemical elements are ordered based on their atomic number), combined with Audrey’s initials and lucky numbers.
The first collections of AS29 were created in a classic color palette that emphasizes the combination of white and black diamonds. They were worn by Kate Moss, Miley Cyrus, Rhianna, Rita Ora, Sienna Miler, Celina Jade. Another glam face of the Maison: in 2014 Audrey was one of the 11 designers invited to pay tribute to Batman’s 75-year-old, creating exclusive superhero-inspired pieces for sale from Colette, Paris.

Collana girocollo in oro con pavé di diamanti della collezione Dna

Orecchini in oro rosa con pavé della collezione Dna

Collana in oro bianco con pavé di diamanti della collezione Tag

Pendenti in oro rosa con pavé della collezione Tag e Dna

How important is the clarity of a diamond?

Published on May 15, 2021

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How important is clarity in the evaluation of a diamond? Here’s how to find out what is the degree of clarity ♦ ︎

We make clarity on the diamonds. And it is not a expression: clarity is one of the famous four C that define the quality of a diamond together with the weight (carat), the color and cut. In short, it is an aspect to pay close attention when buying a stone or a jewel with a diamond. Clarity could compromise the value of the stone, even if the other three parameters mentioned are excellent. Fortunately, when you buy a diamond jewel you can also ask for a certificate listing the classification of the stone.
Here, then, what to look for to know what is the degree of clarity of your diamond and what the abbreviations that appear on the certificate mean.

The scale of clarity

The clarity of a diamond is about its degree of transparency. If the stone has no impurities inside it will get the highest mark. If within the stone appear small or large inclusions, ie impurities imprisoned in the mineral, will have a lower grade. The scale starts from Flawless (FL), the stone without defects, and goes up to Included 3 (I3) ie with serious impurities inside. This scale of value is the one adopted by the authoritative Gia, Gemological Institute of America, the best known mineralogy research and learning center in the United States of America, founded in 1931 by Robert Shipley in California.

Il diamante taglio smeraldo, da 163,41 carati, D flawless e di tipo IIA di de Grisogono

How important is clarity?

Is very important. First of all because better clarity translates into perfect reflections of light and, therefore, into a brighter diamond. In addition, impurities, if very accentuated, could over time compromise the structure of the diamond itself. Given this, we must add that a diamond completely free of inclusions is very, very rare. Usually imperfections are not visible to the naked eye, but you have to enlarge the stone at least ten times (the standard used by jewelers) to see inclusions.

Laurence Graff con il più grande diamante taglio brillante (102 carati) internally flawless

What do the degrees of clarity mean?

Inclusions can hardly be identified with the naked eye, except in very large stones with pronounced defects. At this point the choice is a matter of taste: a stone with low clarity, that is with inclusions, can have a considerably lower price than a super-transparent diamond: in short, you can choose a slightly larger stone for the same price as a small, but with maximum clarity. Hardly anyone will notice it, except at the time of a sale. A good compromise could be to choose a middle ground, that is a diamond with Vs1 or Vs2 classification. If, on the other hand, you really want to go on the safe side and aim to buy a diamond jewel also as a form of investment (long term), focus on a stone classified by FL to VVS1. Experts advise against, however, diamonds with SI3 purity as they are probably stones equivalent to grade I1 or I2, in which the inclusions are too obvious: they are low quality diamonds.

Anello in oro con diamanti con inclusioni

Flawless and Internally Flawless

In the description of a diamond you might come across the Flawless and Internally Flawless definitions. What do they mean? Flawless means that the diamond is without visible inclusions or imperfections with a magnification of ten times, Internally Flawless only that no inclusion is visible.

collana Art Deco con ciondolo composto da un diamante eccezionale (colore D, Internally Flawless) di 16,24 carati, all'asta da Christie's — Collana Art Deco con ciondolo composto da un diamante eccezionale (colore D, Internally Flawless) di 16,24 carati, all’asta da Christie’s

What about inclusions?

They are elements of different kinds. They can be tiny crystals, needles, imperfections with the shape of feathers, clouds, points, teeth). Just one of these almost invisible inclusions is enough to let the diamond descend into the clarity scale. In general, for example, a diamond classified as VVS1 has at least one point inclusion, if it is VVS2 or at least two. Of course, not all inclusions have the same effect on the diamond. Transparent inclusions are preferable to white inclusions, which in turn are less harmful than dark inclusions. The worst are the dark and central inclusions in the SI1 grades. One of the most common inclusions is described as a cloud. In reality small clouds composed of different points generally have no effect on the appearance of the diamond. The so-called feathers, however, is a micro-crack that touches, but does not compromise the surface of the diamond. A small crack has no impact, while a larger one can be dangerous over the long term, to the point of compromising the solidity of the stone. These are the most common defects, but in reality there are many others, such as graininess.

How to choose?

A gemological certificate is the first aspect to consider. Also, consider if the diamond jewelry could be sold sooner or later, or stay with the family. Finally, the most important aspect: look carefully at the diamond. Look at it from a distance of 30-40 centimeters, holding it with tweezers or, if mounted on a ring, grasp the circle. Focus and observe it well against the light, towards a light source. What do you see? The choice is up to you.

Diamante taglio a cuore di 15,87 carati, colore D, senza inclusioni

Anello di platino con diamante da 9,13 carati. Colore D, privo di inclusioni

orecchini — Orecchini con diamanti a taglio circolare colore D, privi di inclusioni, di 22,60 e 22,31 carati, venduti per 8,565 milioni dollari

Anello con diamante rosa taglio a pera Fancy Intense da 13,20 carati, Internally Flawless. Stima: 9-14 milioni di dollari — Anello con diamante rosa taglio a pera Fancy Intense da 13,20 carati, Internally Flawless

Diamante da 100.20 carati, D color, Internally Flawless, type IIa. Stima: 18 - 23 milioni di euro, venduto a 20, 6 milioni di euro — Diamante da 100.20 carati, D color, Internally Flawless, type IIa. Stima: 18 – 23 milioni di euro, venduto a 20, 6 milioni di euro

Recarlo on Blue Carpet with seven rings

Published on May 14, 2021

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Anello con zaffiro Ceylon forma a cuore e due diamanti laterali forma a cuore

Presented in autumn 2020, the Blue Carpet collection by Recarlo is renewed with seven engagement rings: jewels that are positioned in a high-end range. The jewels are characterized by precious stones of color D (the best). Classic gifts for an engagement (but nothing prevents them from being given even for an anniversary, birthday or a special date), the rings are in white gold and have different cuts. Among the seven there is also an exception: a ring that next to two diamonds has a heart-cut sapphire in the center.

More generally, the Blue Carpet collection uses the classic aesthetic weapons of the Maison, that is white gold and diamonds and includes a set that consists of a necklace designed to enhance the décolleté and two pairs of pendant earrings. An alternative proposal is the shorter earring that you can wear together with the longer one, alternating according to your outfit and hairstyle.

Anello con diamante centrale taglio brillante rotondo e due diamanti laterali forma a cuore

Recarlo offers these jewels in the particular setting of the diamonds on the tips and with the precision of the cut: drop, navette and round. In the necklace, which ends with two separate diamond lines, these different cuts alternate and also differ in volume, with a riviére effect: they are larger in the front and smaller in the part that goes around the neck. A compositional complexity that is guaranteed by the professional tradition of the company and its craftsmen.

Anello con diamante centrale taglio brillante a cuore e due diamanti laterali forma a cuore

Anello con diamante centrale taglio marquise e diamanti a scalare sul gambo forma taper

Anello con diamante centrale taglio ottagonale e due diamanti laterali forma trilliant

Anello con diamante centrale taglio ovale e due diamanti laterali forma triangolo

Anello con diamante centrale taglio princess e due diamanti laterali forma triangolo

Jewels with Dvani

Published on May 12, 2021

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The precious jewels of Dvani, an American Maison founded by three Indian brothers half a century ago ♦

Precious American Indians. In the sense of families originating from India who imported the passion for great gems, for great jewels, for the great gold in the United States. Over time this network has expanded, as shown by the history of A & D Gem, one of the leading importers of colored stones in the United States, which has been working with jewelers and retailers for almost half a century.
Founded by the Kordvani brothers, Abe, David and Johnny, in 1969, A & D Gem quickly emerged among the main sources of precious precious stones from New York, known as the King of emeralds.

Collana con opale e diamanti taglio brillante

Part of this group is the Dvani brand, also from the Kordvani family, created just 50 years ago by the brothers Kordvani, Abe, David and Johnny. As is the tradition of Indian jewelers, it offers rich, colorful collections, but with a design that conforms to Western taste. Diamonds, but also opals and colored stones, are used without saving.

Anello in oro rosa con smeraldi e diamanti

Anello in oro rosa con rubini taglio pera e diamanti

The roots of Yvonne Léon

Published on May 8, 2021

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Orecchini a forma di cavalluccio marino in oro giallo 18 carati, diamanti, zaffiri e tsavoriti

New Jewelery by Yvonne Léon, a French designer who is climbing the jewelery steps ♦

For those who are not French, it is good to point out that Esmod is the most famous private school for studying fashion. It is the school where parisian Yvonne Léon studied to then work as a stylist and editorial assistant before returning to her roots. The family business, which operates between Canada and France, is in fact jewelry, and in particular vintage jewelry. Yvonne Léon’s creations are often inspired from what she finds in in flea markets and antique shops.

But it’s not nostalgia: jewels «are the testimony of her originality and eccentric» she says of herself. In short, jewels of the past but reviewed with modern taste and techniques, using only 18k gold and selected precious stones. Among her favorite subjects are animals: for example delicate bees with pearl and diamond, that are transformed into rings. But also owls, seahorses, crabs, or leaves, always with a personal touch. Margherita Donato

Anello chevalier in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti

Anello in oro giallo 18 carati e singolo diamante

Orecchino in oro giallo 18 carati e tsavoriti

Orecchino singolo in oro giallo 9 carati, zaffiri gialli, diamanti grigi, spinello nero

Anello in oro giallo 9 carati, smalto, diamanti grigi, spinello nero

Orecchini in oro giallo 9 carati, ametista, zaffiri rosa, arancioni e gialli

Pandora changes strategy with the laboratory diamonds

Published on May 4, 2021

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Rendering degli anelli della collezione Pandora Brilliance

Pandora changes strategy and presents its first collection of jewelry with synthetic diamonds. The collection is called Pandora Brilliance and is made with laboratory diamonds. The goal is to offer affordable and sustainably manufactured products. Pandora Brilliance will initially be launched in the UK and will be released in other, currently undetermined markets starting in 2022.

Pandora continues in its mission to make incredible jewelry accessible to more people, so today I am very proud to be able to announce the launch of Pandora Brilliance. This is a new collection of elegantly designed jewelry featuring lab-created diamonds. They represent a symbol of innovation and progress as much as of timeless beauty and testify to our ongoing and ambitious sustainability program. Diamonds are not only forever, but for everyone.
Alexander Lacik, CEO of Pandora

Bracciali della collezione Pandora Brilliance, bozzetto

According to Pandora, the diamond jewelry market will continue to grow and lab-made diamonds are outpacing the overall industry growth. Lab-created diamonds are identical to mined diamonds, but are made in a manufacturing facility. The stones have the same optical, chemical, thermal and physical characteristics and are classified according to the standards known as the 4C: cut, color, clarity and carat (cut, color, purity and carat) before being set in the Pandora Brilliance collection.

The new collection includes rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings, each with a lab-created solitaire diamond hand-set in sterling silver, 14-karat yellow gold or 14-karat white gold jewelry. Like other Pandora jewels, the pieces can be collected or matched together, and the leitmotif of the collection, a reinterpreted symbol of infinity, is steeped in meaning. The concept is about the infinite possibility of forging the future while creative development is based on extensive market research carried out in North America, Europe and China.

Anelli in oro bianco e oro giallo con diamanti di laboratorio

Carbon neutral certification
Pandora Brilliance is a CarbonNeutral certified product under the global framework for carbon neutrality. The certification covers Pandora Brilliance jewelry, their packaging and transport. The diamonds created in the laboratory and used in the collection have been grown with more than 60% renewable energy, while the greenhouse gas emissions from non-renewable energy are offset through the CarbonNeutral certification. Next year, when Pandora launches the collection globally, the diamonds will be made using 100% renewable energy.
Pandora Brilliance is available for purchase starting May 6 in the UK only. Prices start at 250 pounds (about 290 euros) and the variety of stones ranges from 0.15 to one carat.

Almor Design for no limits brides

Published on May 3, 2021

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The new diamond-based jewels of two brands of the same American Maison: Heskia and Almor Design ♦

For 35 years the family led by Shaban Hezghia has carved out a space in three continents with a brand from the simplified name Heskia. The family business is dealing of precious stones, which are trasformed also as jewelry made of a showy wealth. In particular Heskia, which is based in New York, is famous for its colored diamonds, complete of Gia report (Gemological institute of America) and certificates. More precisely, the Maison specializes in high-end bridal jewelry. Very high-end.

Anello della collezione bridal con diamante arancio taglio marquise

On the other hand, colored diamonds are rare and expensive, it is true, but they are also the most popular from some years now. Heskia also has a second name: Almor Design. And is the production activities of the jewels on which the Hezghia Family (surname originates in Israel) tip: the rare fancy yellow diamonds or natural blue are turned into earrings, bracelets, rings imaginative and lively composition.

Collana con diamanti fancy yellow naturali

Bracciale Buttrerfly con diamanti bianchi e rosa

Anello con diamanti natural blu, rosa e bianchi

Anelli di Almor Design con diamanti bianchi e colorati

Diamonds and rare jewels at Christie’s auction in Geneva

Published on April 27, 2021

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Collana con diamante marrone-giallo di 141,22 carati e diamanti fancy

Collectible diamonds, with the follow-up of six-zero valuations in the Magnificent Jewels auction scheduled for May 12 in Geneva organized by Christie’s. There will be 144 lots on sale, including a magnificent 15.23 carat fancy deep pink diamond ring (valuation: 7-11 million Swiss francs), the Alrosa Spectacle diamond, D Internally Flawless emerald cut 100.94 carat (valuation 12-18 million Swiss francs), but also a pendant with a 53.53-carat heart-shaped D-color diamond (Estimate 2-3 million), an emerald-cut Internally Flawless D diamond ring of 10.48 carat of Graff (600-800,000) and a 141.22-carat pear-shaped fancy brown-yellow diamond set in an exceptional diamond necklace (estimate 2.2-2.8 million).

The Spectacle, diamante D-color, Internally Flawless, da 100,94 carati

among other notable pieces, an emerald and diamond bracelet made in the 1950s and a pair of earrings with two brilliant cut diamonds of approximately 10 carats each (and an Art Deco bracelet with sapphires and diamonds all by Cartier. epoch is a pendant by Charlton & Co. Maison founded in New York in 1909 by John W. Charlton, who had employed the French jewelry designer Maurice Duvalet. By Van Cleef & Arpels, on the other hand, are the earrings with two fancy yellow diamonds brilliant cut of 7.02 and 7.01 carats surrounded by a garland of colorless diamonds. The auction held on May 12 at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues also includes the Beauharnais sapphire set and the crown of Mary II of Portugal we have already talked about here.

Diamante rosa di 15,23 carati con diamanti ovali bianchi

Diamante taglio smeraldo di 10,48 carati di Graff

Pendente con diamanti Belle Epoque di Charlton

Bracciale con diamanti e smeraldi di Cartier

What is fluorescence in a diamond

Published on April 23, 2021

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Orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti di Luminous Diamonds con effetto fluo

One third of the diamonds have fluorescence among the characteristics. Here’s how to recognize it ♦ ︎
When you buy a jewel with diamond, for example a ring, you should observe it in the sunlight. Not only to see it spark, but also to find out if the diamond you want to buy is fluorescent. Here because.

Anello in oro bianco e diamanti con effetto fluorescenza

What is fluorescence?
Fluorescence is the reaction of a diamond to ultraviolet light. Approximately one-third of the diamonds are fluorescent and change its appearance when it is hit by UV rays. When such a stone is exposed to the UV rays of the sun, or even in the light of a fluorescent lamp, it changes color. Different fluorescence intensities have been classified: None (Nil / None), Slight / Faint, Medium (Medium), Strong (Strong), Very Strong (Strong). In most cases, however, fluorescence is weak and you can’t see it. And if the diamond is not exposed to UV rays, fluorescence does not appear.

What color does a fluorescent diamond take?
It depends. In most cases when exposed to sunlight, especially early in the morning, the diamond has a blue color. It is usually considered an advantage because it improves a diamond perhaps not of the highest quality (tending to the yellow). But in other cases the fluorescence may tend to yellow: in this case a not too white diamond may worsen its color, making it less white. On the contrary, a fancy yellow diamond, which is naturally yellow, could see its characteristic improved in the case of yellow fluorescence and decreased in the case of blue fluorescence. But fluorescence can also be white.

Diamante da 70,33 carati, con fluorescenza azzurra

Fluorescence is a defect?
No, it’s a feature of stone. The effect depends on the color of the diamond: it can exalt or depress the color.
Why is it better to look at a diamond in the sunlight?
A diamond might look better than it is if it is seen in the artificial light of a fluorescence lamp. Or, on the contrary, if it is observed in the light of a lamp that hides the fluorescence of the stone, if this worsens the coloration. The best thing is to examine the diamond with different light sources.

Anello in oro bianco e diamanti di Luminous Diamonds — Anello in oro bianco e diamanti con fluorescenza di Luminous Diamonds

Does fluorescence affect the price of diamond?
Opinions are controversial. In general, if fluorescence exalts the characteristics of a diamond, it can certainly not depress the price.
Fluorescence can affect the appearance of jewelery?
A fluorescent diamond may not fit well if mounted near other diamonds lacking this feature. Also for this it is good to look at a jewel carefully with different lights.

Spilla Cloud e Skyline in oro bianco 18 carati con diamanti fluorescenti

Diamonds like silk with Recarlo

Published on April 23, 2021

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Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti della linea Seta

The Anniversary Love collection by Recarlo is one of the most successful proposals of the Maison of Valenza. One more reason to expand the offer with a new line: Seta (silk). The name suggests the intent: they are jewels as enveloping as the fabric they refer to, soft but also precious. The jewels of this new line incorporate the distinctive elements of the Anniversary Love collection: the heart setting, which enhances the diamonds with the same cut, which have now become iconic of the brand. The Seta line offers a choker, an important bracelet and a band ring. They are creations with an original design, born from the fusion of two rows of heart-cut diamonds, balanced in design and proportions and interspersed with small round-shaped diamonds.

Anello in oro bianco e diamanti della linea Seta

A pair of drop earrings can frame the wearer’s face. The Maison’s special embedding and knitting technique adds movement, sinuosity and softness to all the jewels in this line, which is reminiscent of the silk that gives the collection its name.

Orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti della linea Seta

Choker in oro bianco e diamanti della linea Seta

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A spiral for Chaumet high jewelery

Arzano, jewelry such one thousand and one night

Discovering Arzano, the favorite jewelery brand from real Arab houses. And not just ♦ ︎

High jewelry dances with Messika

Tabbah’s princely jewels

The jewels of Tabbah, the Maison that made the jewels for the wedding of Charlene of Monaco ♦ ︎

The blow of design for Adel Chefridi

Alarm for laboratory diamonds

Traveling with Yael Designs

A very personal design that of Yehouda Saketkhou and his San Francisco-based Yael Design. Starting from the name, a tribute to the disabled sister ♦

50 shades of gray diamond

What you need to know about the gray diamonds and the colorful shades they may have ♦

Magnificent Jewels in New York with Sotheby’s

Harry Winston high jewelry with Love

The new AS29 rock’n’roll

How important is the clarity of a diamond?

How important is clarity in the evaluation of a diamond? Here’s how to find out what is the degree of clarity ♦ ︎

The scale of clarity

How important is clarity?

What do the degrees of clarity mean?

Flawless and Internally Flawless

What about inclusions?

How to choose?

Recarlo on Blue Carpet with seven rings

Jewels with Dvani

The precious jewels of Dvani, an American Maison founded by three Indian brothers half a century ago ♦

The roots of Yvonne Léon

New Jewelery by Yvonne Léon, a French designer who is climbing the jewelery steps ♦

Pandora changes strategy with the laboratory diamonds

Almor Design for no limits brides

Diamonds and rare jewels at Christie’s auction in Geneva

What is fluorescence in a diamond

Diamonds like silk with Recarlo