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The surprise of Serendipity Paris

Published on February 20, 2024

Serendipty, Christine Chen indossa una tiara in oro bianco, acquamarina brasiliana taglio cuore per 50carati, diamanti. Copyright: gioiellis.com

For the uninitiated, the term serendipity means discovering something by chance, i.e. finding something unsought and unexpected, while looking for another. The term was coined by the English writer Horace Walpole in the 18th century. But it is also the name of a Maison, Serendipity Paris, founded by Christine Chen in 2017. The name is not accidental. The designer and gemologist discovered her passion for gems by chance during a trip to Australia over a decade ago: she witnessed the entire process of cutting and polishing a rough diamond, with a small opaque stone becoming a polished brilliant. The word serendipity is therefore perfectly apt.

Collana Blooming Ginko in oro, smeraldi colombiani non trattati per 12,75 carati, diamanti. Copyright: gioiellis.com — Blooming Ginko necklace in gold, 12.75 carats of untreated Colombian emeralds, diamonds. Copyright: gioiellis.com

The experience prompted Christine Chen to become a gemologist and to found her own Maison, with the idea of doing the best possible. In fact, the designer has realized that gems are often cut or set badly, or are unable to express their beauty. Serendipity Paris is based in Paris and uses the best quality stones. Jewelery design is also a strong point, as in collections such as Double Me or My little One.

Collana Blooming Ginko, dettaglio. Copyright: gioiellis.com Copyright: gioiellis.com — Blooming Ginko necklace, detail. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Orecchini componibili Blooming Ginko. Copyright: gioiellis.com Copyright: gioiellis.com Copyright: gioiellis.com — Blooming Ginko modular earrings. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Orecchini in elementi separati. Copyright: gioiellis.com Copyright: gioiellis.com Copyright: gioiellis.com Copyright: gioiellis.com — Earrings in separate elements. Copyright: gioiellis.com

tiara in oro bianco, acquamarina brasiliana taglio cuore per 50carati, diamanti. Copyright: gioiellis.com — Tiara in white gold, 50 carat heart-cut Brazilian aquamarine, diamonds. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Anello con giada antica taglio cabochon e diamanti — Ring with ancient cabochon cut jade and diamonds. Copyright: gioiellis.com

New high jewelry bu Sutra

Published on February 15, 2024

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Sutra, collana con rubini per 120 carati e diamanti per 20,48 carati. Copyright: gioiellis.com

The high jewelery of Sutra Jewels, with extraordinary pieces created by designer Arpita Navlakha ♦︎

It didn’t take long after its birth to see the Sutra Jewels collection on the red carpet at gala dinners, film festivals or fashion shows. Sutra jewels have been worn by Michelle Obama, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Adriana Lima, Catharine-Zeta Jones, Oprah, Olivia Wilde and Mila Kunis to name just a few celebrities. And to think that the Maison based in Texas, but founded in Mumbai by designer Arpita Navlakha, has just turned 15.

Wallis Hong’s fascinating sculpture jewels

Published on October 3, 2023

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Spilla in titanio, con zaffiro di 17 carati non scaldato, zaffiri, diamanti. Copyright: gioiellis.com

The story of Wallis Hong, the new name of high jewelery and the surprise of the latest GemGèneve, is a special story. He himself tells the most important stages in his life which has the contours of a fairy tale. Raised in a remote location in China (Wan Song), by an artist mother and a largely absent father, Wallis Hong spent a childhood amidst the beauties and dangers of nature, including reminiscent of close encounters with spiders, snakes and poisonous mushrooms. But also with the fascination for colorful butterflies (this has to do with his current activity), flowers and colorful fish.

Spilla Eternal Butterfly (lato), ispirata ai ricordi infantili del designer. Le pietre preziose sulle ali sono ispirate alle goccioline d'acqua viste sulla farfalla. È realizzata con Acquamarina, centrale di 7,31 carati zaffiri colorati, diamanti bianchi, tsavoriti, titanio, platino, perle — Spilla Eternal Butterfly (lato), ispirata ai ricordi infantili del designer. Le pietre preziose sulle ali sono ispirate alle goccioline d’acqua viste sulla farfalla. È realizzata con Acquamarina, centrale di 7,31 carati zaffiri colorati, diamanti bianchi, tsavoriti, titanio, platino, perle

Not only. In the heart of Wallis Hong there is also the time spent with his devoted Buddhist grandfather, who built a temple, this time in Cai Shan. Or the time spent with his mother wearing the jewels and clothes she used in his life as a musician and collector. After an experience as assistant director in Beijing, where he aspired to an acting career, the future designer moved to Madrid, Spain, for love and to experience new air. It was 2016 and in the Spanish city Wallis Hong studied sculpture and painting at the Madrid Academy of Art, alternating time with work in the Hermès boutique, where once he also had Queen Letizia Ortiz as a client.

La spilla Eternal Butterfly by Wallis Hong

But it was an encounter with René Lalique’s masterpiece, The Lady of the Dragonfly, at the Calouste Gulbenkian museum in Lisbon, that brought out the passion for jewelry. Or, more precisely, for high sculptural and technically avant-garde jewelry, with large volume earrings, but light because they are made of titanium, or a butterfly-shaped brooch which is the most striking piece of his production.

Spilla Ethereal Butterfly. Zaffiri colorati, tormalina rosa di 24 carati al centri, diamanti bianchi, titanio, platino

To learn the techniques of jewelry in February 2019 Wallis left his job at Hermès and returned to China. He was lucky: he accidentally met a goldsmith master with 30 years of experience in jewelry making. Or perhaps it would be more precise to define them as sculptures, unique pieces to wear. And which, according to Wallis Hong, are destined to last over time, a century or more, like works of art.

Orecchini in titanio, con rubini sangue di piccione, zaffiri. Copyright: gioiellis.com — Titanium earrings, with pigeon blood rubies, sapphires. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Spilla in titanio, smeraldo colombiano di 23 carati, tsavoriti, diamanti. Copyright: gioiellis.com — Titanium brooch, 23-carat Colombian emerald, tsavorites, diamonds. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Spilla coccodrillo in titanio, zaffiri padparadscha, zaffiri multicolo, diamanti fancy. Copyright: gioiellis.com — Titanium crocodile brooch, padparadscha sapphires, multicolour sapphires, fancy diamonds. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Paradise Earrings, ispirati alle conchiglie di Ibiza e Formentera. Diamanti bianchi, zaffiri colorati, titanio, platino — Paradise Earrings, inspired by the shells of Ibiza and Formentera. White diamonds, colored sapphires, titanium, platinum

Siren Earrings, in titanio, diamanti, zaffiri colorati — Siren Earrings, in titanium, platinum, diamonds, colored sapphires

Wallis Hong ha creato anche elaborati quadranti per orologi — Wallis Hong also created elaborate watch dials. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Quadrante di orologio con soggetto marino — Clock dial with marine subject

Quadrante di orologio con pietre preziose, smalto — Watch dial with precious stones, enamel

Wallis Hong, orecchino indossato — Wallis Hong, earring worn. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Thorn Shells Earrings indossato. Zaffiri colorati, diamanti bianchi, tsavorite, titanio, platino — Worn Thorn Shells Earrings. Colored sapphires, white diamonds, tsavorite, titanium, platinum. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Design, gems, Etcetera

Published on February 8, 2023

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Edmond Chin’s extraordinary and rare jewelery, from as expert manager for Christie’s to jeweler for collectors ♦

For five years, Edmond Chin managed the department of jewelry at Christie’s in Hong Kong. The experience and knowledge of the market has suggested, in the 2000, to found his own brand: Etcetera. The Latin word, which means “and other things”, has become a brand in the jewelry world, thanks to the recognition during the best appointments, as years ago in Baselworld. Edmond Chin has focused on two aspects: technical innovation and the quality of the stones used. But now Chin, who was born in Singapore, has become creative director of Boghossian: Etcetera’s jewels have therefore become collector’s items.

Orecchini con smeraldi di 9,12 e 8,84 carati e perle naturali

According to experts polled by Gioiellis, Etcetera collections often use new methods of assembly to expose the gems. A skill that can surprise more than once. And even if the headquarters of the brand remained in his native Hong Kong, the jewels of Mr. Chin are becoming increasingly popular in Europe and America from private collectors. Like is demonstrates by the auction where his jewels are sold.

Anello con smeraldo di 38,51 carati e diamanti

Collana con un rubino star centrale di 19,53 carati, rubini taglio ovale, diamanti taglio brillante e pera

Anello con rubino di 6 carati con petali di diamanti taglio cuscino

Spectacular winter solstice with Piaget

Published on December 20, 2022

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The solstice is, in astronomy, the moment when the Earth reaches the point of maximum or minimum declination with respect to the Sun. In the course of a year the solstice occurs twice: when the Sun reaches the maximum value of positive declination in June and marks the onset of the northern summer or southern winter, and negative in December. Coinciding with this phenomenon, 2022 also exceptionally recorded Piaget‘s Solstice. And of course this high jewelery series is presented to coincide with the astronomical solstice.

Anelli indossati della collezione Solstice

A portion of jewels was in fact shown in June (see also: Piaget celebrates a luxurious Solstice) while the second tranche arrived in December. These are sumptuous jewels, which celebrate the solstice with the launch of the luminous reflections of the gems, with marquise-cut diamonds combined with others in the shape of a brilliant or baguette. The collection also includes two watch-bracelets, high jewelery also capable of marking time and surprising thanks to two ruby red gems floating in a sea of diamonds. Piaget’s gemology team devoted months of research to craft the Blazing Swing and Everlasting Night watches using diamonds contrasted with red rubies, blue sapphires or emeralds, while their respective dials were set with snow and black opal. The Exalting Dance articulated necklace, on the other hand, is arranged around a pair of deep blue aquamarines and a swirling swirl of diamonds that offer a spectacular glow.

Collana Exalting Dance, con una coppia di acquemarine blu intenso e diamanti

The Solstice line also includes the diamond earrings from the Exalting Dance set, made with an intricate puzzle of brilliant, marquise and baguette cut diamonds. They are a special piece not only for their elaborate design, but also because they bear witness to the refined craftsmanship of the Piaget workshops.

Bracciale-orologio Blazing Swing con diamanti e rubini

Bozzetto del bracciale-orologio Blazing Swing con diamanti e rubini

Orecchini e anello della collezione Solstice indossati

Orecchini Exalting Dance, realizzati con un intricato puzzle di diamanti taglio brillante, marquise e baguette

Piaget, bracciale-orologio di diamanti e rubini

High Jewelery and Art at the London Pad

Published on September 19, 2022

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Gioielli di Francesca Villa, Yael Sonia, Melanie Georgacopoulos, Boochier, Aaltas e Moksh

The Pad returns in London, an exhibition founded in 2007 by the fourth generation Parisian antiques dealer Patrick Perrin. It is the only fair in the UK dedicated exclusively to 20th century and contemporary design. And it is also an opportunity to see precious and rare jewels up close. This year the Pad is scheduled from 10 to 16 October in Berkeley Square. In spring it will be the turn of the Parisian edition. As for jewels, Valery Demure, founder of the online site Objet d’Emotion and Marylebone, the London gallery of the same name, will present independent designers from all over the world, including Melanie Georgacopoulos and Italian designer Francesca Villa.

Orecchini di Neha Dani con diamanti e rubini

Among the jewelry makers is also expected Parisian jeweler Emmanuelle Zysman, known for her craftsmanship of her layered designs in brushed gold, silver and precious stones. Again, there will be Yael Sonia, a Brazilian-born designer, who creates kinetic jewelry with an architectural touch and the half-Ghanaian and half-Chinese talent Melinda Zeman, who launched Boochier in 2019, with her brilliant enamel and diamond jewelry.

A novelty is the Indian jeweler Moksh, who offers jewelry inspired by the Mughal era. Elisabetta Cipriani, who manages the London gallery of the same name specializing in wearable art, will present the work of the young British goldsmith Joy BC with pieces inspired by ancient Greece. Maria Sole Ferragamo, founder of So-Le Studio, instead offers pieces made from waste materials such as leather scraps and brass shavings. Elisabetta Cipriani will also present a new project at the fair: Salvia, the second collaboration with Italian artist Giuseppe Penone. She has made a 10-piece limited edition ring, in 18k gold, depicting a sage leaf. The Italian gallery owner also brings to the Pad the jewels of the Greek sculptor Sophia Vari and the Italian artist Giorgio Vigna.

The London exhibition also includes Carpenter Workshop Jewelery, a company recently launched by the Carpenter international design gallery, which will present jewels by artists such as Cindy Sherman, Rashid Johnson and Robert Longo presented in partnership with the US jewelery brand LizWorks.

Collana di Boghossian con diamanti e pietre semi preziose

High jewelry
Alongside the jewels created by artists, the Pad also offers pieces of high jewelery. The London Maison David Morris copies 60 years and participates for the first time at the Pad with a pair of earrings with rare natural pearls, with pink diamonds and white briolette diamonds, as well as with a 43-carat black opal and lapis lazuli necklace. The Indian jeweler Neha Dani creates only 15 to 20 pieces a year and will present his jewelery-sculptures, encrusted with precious stones (he uses up to 3,000 per jewel). Like the Aialik bracelet, with custom cut blue moonstones set in 18K gold and diamonds. A usual presence, on the other hand, is that of Glenn Spiro, a British jeweler highly regarded for his avant-garde design and Boghossian, with creations inspired by the historic Silk Road.

Boghossian, anello Toi et Moi con diamanti rosa e bianco

David Morris, bracciale Tetris con diamanti

David Morris, orecchini chandelier in titanio con smeraldi e diamanti

The waves of the sea for Chaumet high jewelery

Published on July 26, 2022

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Anello Gulfstream in oro bianco, ornato di uno smeraldo ottagonale verde brillante da 3,52 carati proveniente dalla Colombia, zaffiri tondi e baguette, smeraldi tondi, tormaline Paraiba e diamanti taglio brillante

For over a century, Chaumet has been a pillar of Place Vendôme, the Parisian square that is the temple of high jewelery. The Maison, famous among other things for its tiaras, however, has an even older date of birth: in 1802 it was already Napoleon’s official jeweler. Chaumet is also one of those Maison that can present extraordinary collections of high jewelery once a year. That of 2022 is called Ondes et Merveilles and is dedicated to the sea. And, indeed, there are jewels with a wavy movement and wonderful gems that embellish the refined design of the jewels. Like the other collections of high jewelry, Ondes et Merveilles is also composed of chapters that also divide the jewels aesthetically.

Anello À- leur d'Eau in oro bianco, con un diamante D VVS2 taglio ovale da 3,03 carati — Anello À- leur d’Eau in oro bianco, con un diamante D VVS2 taglio ovale da 3,03 carati

The lines of the collection are three: Ondes animées, Rivages vus du ciel et Mille et un habitants des mers. Each is characterized by a design and the stones used. There are, for example, rings such as Escales, which features a pear-shaped Paraiba tourmaline framed by diamonds and spinels, which evokes the idea of a tiara, Chaumet’s signature piece.

Collana e orecchino indossati. Oro bianco e rosa, spinelli rossi, zaffiri, tormalina paraiba, diamanti. Courtesy Chaumet

The À Fleur d’Eau ring, on the other hand, is in white gold and uses only diamonds: a 3.03-carat oval-cut D VVS2 gemstone, together with three 1.92-carat marquise-cut diamonds. There are many variations: the Gulfstream ring in white gold is adorned with a 3.52 green octagonal brilliant emerald from Colombia, round and baguette sapphires, round emeralds, Paraiba tourmalines and brilliant-cut diamonds.

Orecchini Chant de Sirènes in oro bianco, con tormaline Paraiba, perle di Tahiti grigie e diamanti taglio brillante

Spille in oro bianco e. diamanti. Possono essere utilizzate anche come ferma capelli

Orecchini À Fleur d'Eau in oro bianco, con un diamante ovale D VVS1 da 2,10 carati, un diamante ovale D VVS2 da 2,08 carati, 4 diamanti taglio marquise per un totale di 3,28 carati, diamanti taglio marquise e taglio brillante — Orecchini À Fleur d’Eau in oro bianco, con un diamante ovale D VVS1 da 2,10 carati, un diamante ovale D VVS2 da 2,08 carati, 4 diamanti taglio marquise per un totale di 3,28 carati, diamanti taglio marquise e taglio brillante

Anello Escales in oro rosa e bianco, tormalina paraiba, diamanti

Among the stars with Chanel in 1932

Published on July 18, 2022

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Spilla Soleil Doré in oro bianco, oro giallo, diamanti e diamanti gialli

Time travel has always been a human being’s dream. Together with another fantasy, that of space travel, among the stars. Put these two aspirations together and you can understand the meaning of 1932, haute joaillerie collection by Chanel. Because the high jewelery presented in Paris during the haute couture week is a tribute simultaneously to the founder of the Maison, Coco Chanel, and to her passion for high jewelery and the stars. Bijoux de Diamants was the name of the first Chanel high jewelery collection: they were jewels inspired by the constellations and marked an era. Some of those jewels were exhibited in Paris, at the Grand Palais Éphémère on the occasion, almost a century later, of the launch of 1932, which revisits the founder’s debut, instilling new ideas.

Allure Céleste, collana con diamanti taglio brillante, uno zaffiro ovale blu intenso di 55,55 carati e un diamante colore D, FL, taglio a pera da 8,05 carati

The collection is the result of the creativity of Patrice Leguéreau, director of Chanel Jewelery. In all there are 77 unique pieces, 12 of which are transformable (a trend now common to all the great Maison), which use gold adorned with diamonds, sapphires, yellow diamonds, rubies, spinels and tanzanites.

Comète Volute, collana con un diamante ovale di 9,32 carati

It is high jewelery and, therefore, a collection with pieces that compete with each other for richness, design and, of course, price. Like the Allure Céleste necklace, which uses brilliant-cut diamonds, a 55.55-carat deep blue oval sapphire and an 8.05-carat pear-cut D, FL color diamond. The two diamond elements detach and turn into brooches, while the central part can be worn as a bracelet. Another necklace, Comète Volute, has a spiral shape that encloses a 19.32-carat white oval diamond.

Anello in oro bianco e diamanti Lune Silhouette

Anello Soleil Mademoiselle in oro bianco e diamanti

Collana Comète Saphir. Oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri. La pietra centrale è uno zaffiro taglio cuscino di 6,56 carati

Collana Soleil Doré in oro bianco, oro giallo, diamanti e diamanti gialli

Orecchini Lune Talisman in oro bianco, diamanti, tanzaniti

A natural woman for Boucheron

Published on July 17, 2022

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Bracciale Feuillage in alluminio, diamanti, tormalina verde da 37,97 carati

A natural woman is not only impervious to prejudices and prepackaged roles, but also sensitive to the elements of nature. The basic ones: wood, sand, wind. Starting from here Boucheron, through the hand of the creative director Claire Choisne, presented the new high jewelery collection called Ailleurs, that is places that are not Paris. Deserts, mountains, oceans, other worlds to be explored through combinations of new materials. For example, rattan combined with white gold and diamonds. But, beware: it is not a simple revival of traditional jewels made with a new material.

The large necklace used for the Femme Sable (Sand Woman) line refers to the desert, to the large spaces represented by the soft curves of wicker. Wood, on the other hand, serves as a starting point for a brooch. It was called Bois Diamant (diamond wood): the rosewood and diamond flower petals were scanned from authentic petals, so that every detail could then be rendered in rosewood. Not only that: some parts of the perforated gold brooch, surmounted by pistils embellished with diamonds made of titanium are en tremblant, they move like in a real flower.

Anello Eléphant in oro bianco, con diamanti per 9,76 carati e onice

Animals are also part of nature, which in the collection become rings or bracelets with surprising combinations of materials. As in the case of the titanium snake bracelet with lacquer, tsavorite and onyx. Or the Magpie ring in white gold, studded with diamonds and rock crystal. Or, again, the Feuillage bracelet in aluminum that looks like woven wood, with a 37.97-carat green tourmaline and diamonds.

Anello con ciottoli naturali, oro bianco, diamanti taglio pera

Anello Magpie in oro bianco, cristallo di rocca, diamanti

Bracciale Serpente in titanio, tsavorite, onice, lacca

Spilla Bois Diamant in palissandro e diamanti

Spilla Rotin in oro bianco e rosa, tempestata di diamanti per un totale di 17,14 carati

Bracciale Tucano in titanio, citrini, rubellite, diamanti, spinelli

The Indian Song by Lydia Courteille

Published on July 11, 2022

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L'anello dedicato a Madurai Gapuram dedicato a Shiva aperto. Il serpente in zaffiro rosa simboleggia la semi divinità Naga

In 1300 there was Marco Polo. Today, there is Lydia Courteille. With one fundamental difference: the first was a merchant who had gone to the East with the aim of bringing spices and fabrics to Venice. The second, on the other hand, brought sensations, images, emotions of India to Paris, in this case through the memory of a 17th-century traveler, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier. Ingredients used by Lydia Courteille to create sculptures which, among other things, can also be considered jewels.

Anello dedicato al tempio Madurai Gapuram, con smeraldo intagliato

The new stage of the French designer’s world tour was India. After touring Guatemala, China, Turkey and many other places, the new collection is dedicated to Gandhi’s homeland and is called Indian Song. Name that adds a touch of musicality to the symphony of colors that make up the collection. India is, in fact, a fascinating mystery for Westerners and, perhaps, also for those born there. Hindu mythology and religion reserve surprises that are not always immediately understandable, but that involve.

The jewels of the Indian Song collection cover some of the stages of Indian culture. Like the Khajuraho temple, built between AD 950 and 1050, which is located in Madhya Pradesh and is famous for the erotic sculptures that surround it. Because spirituality doesn’t have to be far from the joy of the body. The same sculptures, but made of sandalwood, surround a ring with a large red tourmaline, also inspired by the heart of the Indian temple. In an era permeated by a return of Puritanism, Lydia Courteille’s ring is a cry for freedom, cheers.

Anello ispirato al tempio Khajuraho. Le figure intagliate sono in legno di sandalo, che circondano una tormalina rossa

Another temple, Madurai Gapuram, this time in the state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the god Shiva and the goddess Parvathi: it offered the inspiration for another ring that is reductive to define a jewel. It is, in effect, a small temple, with one side that opens and offers the view of an elaborate interior that features the face of the deity. The whole is made up of cabochon sapphires, rubies and spinels, as well as a carved emerald evoking the splendor of the Mogul era. It should be added that the references to the pantheon of Hinduism are also precise. For example, a red tourmaline snake represents the semi deity Naga, who rules the underworld.

La collana dedicata al Taj Mahal con uno smeraldi intagliati per 175 carati, cristallo di rocca, zaffiri

Could the Taj Mahal be missing on the trip to India? Of course not. The monument erected by Shah Jehan, Mughal emperor, in memory of the deceased bride, in the Indian Song collection is transformed into a necklace with sapphires and emeralds. Another monument, the temple dedicated to Shiva Mahabalipuram, a Unesco World Heritage Site located near Chennai, is famous for its bas-relief sculptures that surround it. They represent the descent of the Ganges which is intertwined with the epic of the Mahabharata, which tells the story of the gods.

Anello Peacock realizzato con tanzanite, smeraldi, tormaline

For example, Sarasvati, Brama’s consort traditionally depicted accompanied by a swan and a peacock. The two birds are used by Lydia Courteille to form an elaborate jewel. Furthermore, the peacock is the decorative protagonist of a palace in Jaipur, the Peacock Gate of the City Palace, and the subject of a gold necklace with 11 tanzanites, ten opals, 11 emeralds, 40 apatite pearls, 60 emerald pearls and tanzanite, 39 yellow sapphires, diamonds. An opulence that would be appreciated by a maharaja. A ring, on the other hand, is dedicated to the temple of Karni Mata, where thousands of mice are considered sacred and are fed by devotees.

Anello ispirato al serpente cobra, simbolo di saggezza e guarigione. Mix di pietre preziose colorate per 175 carati: tormalina verde, tanzanite, zaffiri, rubini, ametista

Gioielli in sandalo intagliato, rubellite, zaffiri

Collana Peacock, composta da oro 18 carati, vetro, 11 tanzaniti, 10 opali, 11 smeraldi, 40 perle di apatite, 60 smeraldi e perle di tanzanite, 39 zaffiri gialli grani, 14 apatiti, 4 gialli tormalina, 238 grani di zaffiri, 585 zaffiri 30 diamanti bianchi, 330 tsavoriti, 92 zaffiri gialli

Orecchini con smeraldi intagliati, zaffiri, diamanti

Orecchini con smeraldi intagliati e rubellite

Collana dedicata alla semi divinità Naga

Orecchini Humming Bird con smeraldi, tsavorite, granati, spinello rosso, turchese, oro rodiato nero

Anello dedicato alla festa di Diwali e alla divinità Ganesha

The wonderful nature according to Mikimoto

Published on July 10, 2022

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Africa. Spilla in oro bianco, perla naturale conch, zaffiro, granato, onice, diamanti

Geography lesson according to Mikimoto. What are the five continents of the world? Africa, America, Australia, Eurasia, Antarctica. The new high jewelry collection of the Japanese Maison, famous for its pearls, is called a Wild and Wonderful, and redesigns the map of the globe, with a free geographical interpretation. The result is exceptional. The jewels, for the most part brooches, are grouped in series that correspond to the continents and represent motifs that connect to flora and fauna. For example, antelopes for Africa, a parrot for America, penguins for Antarctica, a turtle for Australia or pandas for Eurasia.

Nature, Mikimoto points out, has been a source of inspiration for the Maison since its foundation in 1893. Wild animals reproduced with surprising details always use pearls, but of different origins and types. They can be natural freshwater pearls, Akoya cultured pearls, or baroque, while a brooch uses the rare conch. Together with pearls, the collection is made with a careful choice of precious gems, such as diamonds, rubies or sapphires, and semi-precious stones, including alexandrite, beryl, spinel, peridot or aquamarine.

Africa. Spilla in oro giallo, perla coltivata Akoya, berlillo, granato, onice, diamante, madreperla, rodio nero

Africa. Perle dei Mari del Sud, perle Akoya, alessandrite, spinello, rodio nero

America. Spilla in oro bianco, acquamarina, zaffiro, smeraldo, spinello, rubino, granato, tormalina, onice, peridoto, diamante

America. Spilla in oro giallo, perla coltivata dorata del Mari del Sud, rubino, zaffiro, granato, onice, diamante

America. Spilla in oro bianco, oro verde, oro rosa, diamante, granato, tormalina, zaffiro, rubino, peridoto, onice

Antartide. Spilla in oro bianco, oro rosa, perla naturale di acqua dolce, berillo, acquamarina, spinello, zaffiro, diamante

Antartide. Spilla in oro bianco, perle coltivate Akoya, zaffiro, acquamarina, spinello, diamante

Australia. Spilla in oro bianco, acquamarina, granato, tanzanite, spinello, onice, diamante

Australia. Spilla in oro bianco, oro giallo, perla coltivata Akoya, granato, onice, diamante

Aurasia. Spilla in oro bianco, oro giallo, perle Akoya, alessandrite, spinello, rubino, onice, diamante

Aurasia. Spilla in oro bianco, perla bianca del Mari del Sud, smeraldo, tormalina, granato, spinello, onice, diamante

Piaget celebrates a luxurious Solstice

Published on June 24, 2022

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In times when sustainability has an increasingly important value, and in which light becomes a precious tool for generating energy, Piaget is on the right wavelength. Okay, that of the Swiss Maison is a poetic interpretation of light, which is reflected in its high jewelry. But the fact is that for years Piaget has been offering collections all inspired by the sun and light. After Sunlight, Sunlight Escape Sunlight Journey and Wings of Lights, presented in previous years for 2022, here comes Solstice, which celebrates the longest day of the year, obviously presented on 21 June.

Flamboyant Nightfall Ring transformable, set with 1 cushion-cut sapphire (Madagascar - approx. 7.89 cts), pear-shaped diamonds, marquisecut diamonds and brilliant-cut diamonds — Flamboyant Nightfall Ring transformable, set with 1 cushion-cut sapphire (Madagascar – approx. 7.89 cts), pear-shaped diamonds, marquisecut diamonds and brilliant-cut diamonds

Also in this collection, the super jewels composed of super precious stones are made with the idea of enhancing the reflections at different times of the day, such as dusk. A subject that, as in romantic poetry, triggers fantasies, sensations and images. And, above all, the Ateliers de l’Extraordinaire, the workshop of Piaget’s goldsmiths, uses special stones: blue and pink sapphires from Sri Lanka and Madagascar, Australian black opals, unique Zambian emeralds.

Voluptuous Ribbon necklace, white gold necklace Set with 1 cushion-cut pink sapphire (Madagascar - approx. 6.06 cts), 2 pear-shaped diamonds (FIF and FWS2 - approx. 0.72 et each) and brilliant-cut diamonds — Voluptuous Ribbon necklace, white gold necklace Set with 1 cushion-cut pink sapphire (Madagascar – approx. 6.06 cts), 2 pear-shaped diamonds (FIF and FWS2 – approx. 0.72 et each) and brilliant-cut diamonds

As for the Voluptuous Ribbon and Generous Laces parure, inspired by Haute Couture dresses, with a design that reproduces the delicate asymmetry of elegant fabric ribbons. But here it is white gold, with delicate pavé diamonds and with the addition of pink sapphires to give the idea of a soft movement.

Voluptuous Ribbon earrings. White gold earrings set with 1 pear-shaped diamond (FWS2 - approx. 1.03 cts), 1 cushioncut diamond (FWS1 - approx. 0.72 et), pear-shaped diamonds and brilliant-cut diamonds — Voluptuous Ribbon earrings. White gold earrings set with 1 pear-shaped diamond (FWS2 – approx. 1.03 cts), 1 cushioncut diamond (FWS1 – approx. 0.72 et), pear-shaped diamonds and brilliant-cut diamonds

The articulated Precious Adornment necklace, from which hangs a 9.21 carat Zambian emerald, takes on a more regular geometry. The winning idea of the jewel is the possibility of breaking it down in three different ways, to use it with or without the pendant emerald.

Precious Adornment. White gold necklace Set with 1 no-oil emerald-cut emerald (Zambia - approx. 9.21 cts), square-cut emeralds, square-cut diamonds, triangle-cut diamonds and brilliant-cut diamonds — Precious Adornment. White gold necklace Set with 1 no-oil emerald-cut emerald (Zambia – approx. 9.21 cts), square-cut emeralds, square-cut diamonds, triangle-cut diamonds and brilliant-cut diamonds

As always, Piaget high jewelery also includes haute horlogerie: they are unique pieces that, needless to say, are more ornaments than accessories so as not to be late for an appointment. The proposed bracelet-watch is called Extravagant Touch and is really unusual. It is made with diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and feathers that come off and can be worn as earrings. Have you ever seen one like it? The collection also includes Dazzling Swirl, a special piece of watchmaking, with a flying tourbillon movement and embellished with a design that recalls the twirl of a sumptuous dress.

Extravagant Touch Watch. White gold watch set with marquise-cut sapphires, marquise-cut emeralds, marquisecut diamonds and brilliant-cut diamonds, black opal dial 356P Manufacmre quartz movement. Feathers compositions by Nelly Saunier

Another excellent piece of the collection can also be dismantled: the Flamboyant Nightfall necklace. Also in this case there is a pendant, made up of diamonds and a Sri Lankan sapphire of over 15 carats. And this pendant can be detached from the necklace to be attached to a ring.

Flamboyant Nightfall earrings. Set with 2 cushion-cut sapphires (Madagascar - approx. 5.06 cts and 4.89 cts), marquise-cut diamonds, pear-shaped diamonds and brilliantcut diamonds — Flamboyant Nightfall earrings. Set with 2 cushion-cut sapphires (Madagascar – approx. 5.06 cts and 4.89 cts), marquise-cut diamonds, pear-shaped diamonds and brilliantcut diamonds

Voluptuous Ribbon ring. White gold ring Set with 1 pear-shaped pink sapphire (Madagascar - approx. 3.86 cts) and brilliant-cut diamonds — Voluptuous Ribbon ring. White gold ring set with 1 pear-shaped pink sapphire (Madagascar – approx. 3.86 cts) and brilliant-cut diamonds

Precious Adornment ring. White gold ring set with 1 emerald-cut diamond (FVY_Sl - approx. 1.50 cts), squarecut diamonds, triangle-cut diamonds, square-cut emeralds triangle-cut emerald and brillia~tcut diamonds — Precious Adornment ring. White gold ring set with 1 emerald-cut diamond (FVY_Sl – approx. 1.50 cts), squarecut diamonds, triangle-cut diamonds, square-cut emeralds triangle-cut emerald and brillia~tcut diamonds

Gucci’s journey to the Hortus Deliciarum

Published on June 22, 2022

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Jessica Chastain con collana e orecchini Gucci

The Garden of Earthly Delights, Hortus Deliciarum, was a medieval manuscript written by Herrad of Landsberg an Alsatian nun from Hohenburg Abbey, better known today as Mont Sainte-Odile. It was perhaps the first encyclopedia, begun in 1167 as a pedagogical tool for the young novices of the convent. Today, however, it is a Gucci high jewelry collection. The third collection that takes its name from the work of the medieval nun (the first was presented in 2019). In fact, the new collection is inspired by something else: in Rome, first of all, which is also the city of the creative director of the Maison, Alessandro Di Michele.

Bracciale con diamanti, topazio, acquamarina, della collezione Hortus Deliciarum

And, instead of the Middle Ages, Hortus Deliciarum makes a leap of about seven centuries to land between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when neo-classicism made us rediscover the vestiges of the past. In Europe for the rich, noble and intellectual young people of the Northern countries, the use of the Grand Tour spread through Italy, to discover the past of the classical era. The collection is divided into five chapters.

Orecchini in oro giallo, diamanti, peridoto, rubellite, tormalina

For this reason, some jewels of the new Hortus Deliciarum collection use medallions made in micro mosaic between 1850 and 1870 and which depict monuments and architectures: the Colosseum, St. Peter’s Square, the Pantheon as it was in the nineteenth century, the Roman Forum, the Temple of Vesta, the Temple of Hercules in Cori, the Tivoli waterfalls, the Pyramid of Cestius. These medallions are applied to necklaces or bracelets which prove to be a grand tour of gemology. Rubellite, imperial topaz, yellow beryl, tourmaline, garnet, in addition of course to precious stones, make up the palette used by Alessandro Di Michele.

Bracciale in oro, diamanti, ametista, rubellite, tormalina

Who, however, in addition to the Grand Tour also thinks of art deco, the 1940s, up to the youth travels of the 1970s, with a journey through time together with Jessica Chastain, the face of the advertising campaign. One of the chapters of the collection concerns, for example, pearls, brought to the West with trips to the East via Indonesia, Australia or Polynesia.

Collana con granato mandarino, perle South Sea e diamanti

Collana con diamanti e ametista intagliata

Collana con diamanti, peridoto, topazio e medaglione in micro mosaico

Orecchini con diamanti, topazio, granato, rubellite, tormalina

Jessica Chastain con una collana della collezione Hortus Deliciarum

Philippe Lauras’ fine jewelry ribbons

Published on June 22, 2022

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Anello Falbala, oro rodiato nero e spinelli

It’s nice to take flight. Philippe Lauras has produced works for Maison such as Jar, Fred, Harry Winston, Van Cleef et Arpels, Marina Bulgari … At a certain point in his life, however, he rightly decided that he could also create something for himself: the designer has thus shows on the occasion of GemGèneve the fruit of his experience. They are jewels that reflect not only the technical and manufacturing skills, but also an aesthetic taste that is on par with that of the most famous Parisian brands. Bows and scrolls, weaves and ribbons made of gold and diamonds, or sapphires, emeralds, spinels and so on, are of high jewelery. The collection is called Falbala and comes from a work of imagination around a ribbon. Sometimes this ribbon is tied around the finger to form a ring full of volume and delicacy. Other times the knot forms an earring whose scrolls delicately adorn the face.

Orecchini Promesse, oro rodiato nero e diamanti

A track that Philippe Lauras has traveled starting from the Paris jewelry school (BJOP), combined with additional training in gemology, drawing, volume and modeling courses. In the early 1980s, all of this served to work with the two Parisian laboratories recognized for the creation of the most demanding and prestigious pieces of French and international jewelery. We have already mentioned the brands with which the designer’s skill has been tested.

Orecchini Impatiente, oro rodiato nero e spinelli

With this experience, in 1995, Philippe Lauras created a workshop of his near Paris, positioned on the design of unique pieces for the big names in jewelry. He perfected himself in collaboration with Victoire de Castellane (Dior). And today he launches the first collection which, he explains, combines elegance and refinement. All jewels are obviously created and entirely handmade in the laboratory. The pieces are mobile, light, which help to set the jewels in motion, thus giving life to the jewels. The diamonds used are natural, D.E / VVS quality, guaranteed by the Kimberley international certification.

Orecchini Falbala, oro, smeraldi e zaffiri rosa

Anello Falbala, oro rodiato nero e diamanti

Orecchini Falbala, oro rodiato nero e zaffiri rosa

Orecchini Elégance, oro rodiato e diamanti

Philippe Lauras. Copyright: gioiellis.com

Dior high jewelry with Print

Published on June 16, 2022

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Victoire de Castellane has the merit of surprising without limitations to the aesthetics of her high jewelry. As is now tradition, Dior presented its couture collections in Paris with a view of the summer. The high jewelery collection this year is called Print. Like the verb to print in English. The creative director’s idea seems to have been to draw prints on jewels, whatever that means. But, if desired, Print is also an abbreviation of printemps, spring, and such a collection is always a new beginning. In any case, the Print collection includes 137 unique pieces.

Rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings do not disappoint expectations: they are a synthesis of classic icons, such as the diamond bow from which a Paraiba tourmaline hangs. Or gems that make up geometries, rigorous or soft as in the brooch that forms a wave designed by emeralds, diamonds and sapphires. Gems, however, are never used as a symbol of wealth, but fit into the homogeneous style that gives life to the collection. To see and wear, rather than to print.

Orecchini, con smeraldi, zaffiri, diamanti

Anello con al centro un diamante taglio ovale

Anello con cluster di diamanti di forma diversa

Bracciale in oro con opale, zaffiri, diamanti

Collana in oro bianco, diamanti e tormalina Paraiba — Collana a fiocco in oro bianco, diamanti e tormalina Paraiba

Collana della collezione Print in oro bianco e diamanti

Chopard high jewelery for the Cannes Film Festival

Published on May 18, 2022

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Anello con petali ricoperti di zaffiri rosa e un diamante da 2 carati all'interno

At the Cannes Film Festival, not only films are in competition, but also jewels. There is, however, a Maison that wins every year: it is Chopard, which has been a partner of the Festival for a quarter of a century and has created the Palme d’Or that rewards the winners. And, in addition, it presents its high jewelery collections. This year is also special because the Maison led by co-president and artistic director Caroline Scheufele celebrates 25 years of collaboration.

Collana di diamanti per 1369 carati ispirata al film di Alfred Hitchcock, Caccia al ladro (To Catch a Thief)

The combination is therefore celebrated in the best possible way: 75 pieces of fine jewelry inspired by the world of cinema. Plus a multicolored pendant that reproduces the sign of peace: a perfect idea for the tragic geopolitical moment that is sweeping the world. The jewels in the collection trace the entire history of cinema, from the first black and white films such as City Lights by Charlie Chaplin, with jewels made with white and black diamonds, to classic titles, such as the D-color diamond necklace, internally flawless, 13.69 carat, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s film, To Catch a Thief, set right on the French Riviera.

Bracciale con diamanti bianchi e neri ispirato al film La carica dei 101 (101 Dalmatians) — Bracciale con diamanti bianchi e neri ispirato al film La carica dei 101 di Disney (101 Dalmatians)

There are also animated films, such as Disney’s 101 Dalmatians, which becomes a bracelet with dog figures made of black and white diamonds, which took more than 470 hours to work. The collection also features the theme of roses, such as the ring studded with pink sapphires that encloses a 2-carat diamond, or a choker with pink sapphire pearls and diamonds, or the brooch with petals covered with white diamonds.

Girocollo della collezione Red Carpet con perle di zaffiri rosa e motivo floreale, che si stacca e diventa una spilla

Pendente multigemma con il segno della pace

Spilla a forma di rosa con pavé di diamanti ispirata al film Luci della Città (City Lights)

I co-presidenti di Chopard, Karl Friedrich e Caroline Scheufele al Festival di Cannes

Graffabulous, Graff’s magnificent jewels

Published on April 27, 2022

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Le modelle Qun Ye, Aya Jones e Grace Elizabeth con la collezione Graffabulous

Puns, puns, are a lovable trait of the British people. The londoner super jeweler Graff also takes part in this hobby, launching his high-end collection under the name of Graffabulous, a synthesis between the name of the Maison and the word fabulous. The idea would simply remain a divertissement were it not that the word fully reflects the quality of the collection. It goes without saying that the pieces of high jewelry that compose it have many large diamonds that sparkle, in particular fancy yellow gems that look like small suns.

The collection includes three elaborate sets of jewelry, with particular attention to necklaces: the first two focus on yellow and colorless diamonds, while the third features only the classic colorless gems. Colored gemstones are also on the way: Graffabulous includes more than 3,600 carats of precious stones, of which 1,877 carats of white diamonds, 678 carats of yellow diamonds, 616 carats of sapphires, 414 carats of emeralds and 101 carats of rubies. Basically, Aladdin’s treasure. Three models were called to wear them, posing as mermaids: Qun Ye, Aya Jones and Grace Elizabeth, each with a different Graffabulous suite.

Orecchini con diamanti incolori e fancy yellow

Anello con diamanti incolori e fancy yellow taglio ovale

Bracciale con diamanti incolori e un diamante fancy yellow taglio smeraldo

Collana con diamanti incolori e fancy yellow

Collana con diamanti incolori e fancy yellow della collezione Graffabulous

Tiffany’s Botanica worn by Gal Gadot

Published on April 21, 2022

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Botany is the science that studies plants. But also the new high jewelry collection by Tiffany. Botanica is the name of the Blue Book 2022 line, which brings together the high jewelery works of the American Maison that is part of the LVMH group. As always, Tiffany has studied exceptional jewels, which this year are presented in combination with the idea of flowering, the luxuriant growth of vegetables in a rich greenhouse that houses precious stones. The company has decided to serialize the collection (we show some pieces here), and for the advertising launch it has enlisted Gal Gadot, an Israeli actress and model.

Gal Gadot indossa bracciale, anello e orecchini della collezione Botanica di Tiffany

Gal Gadot is more than a House Ambassador. She represents the natural charm, pure sophistication and sense of modernity typical of the Blue Book collection. We are thrilled that you are the face of the new Botanica campaign.
Alexandre Arnault, Executive Vice President, Product and Communication of Tiffany & Co

The images, of course, feature Gal Gadot wearing jewelry from the Blue Book collection, including a diamond necklace inspired by a special flower, the dandelion (the one commonly found in meadows in spring), which can transform into five unique designs, as well as an orchid-shaped brooch, also transformable, and a necklace with diamonds and sapphires that resembles a thistle. The one with Gal Gadot represents the Maison’s first campaign with the actress. In addition to the new Blue Book jewelry, Gal Gadot also wears many of Jean Schlumberger’s masterpieces from the Botanica collection, including the famous Bird on a Rock brooch and the Fleurage bracelet. The bracelet is based on a sketch that Jean Schlumberger had considered for the legendary Tiffany Diamond.

Gal Gadot con una spilla a forma di orchidea della collezione Botanica

Gal Gadot indossa orecchini e collana con diamanti e zaffiri che ricorda un cardo

Bracciale a motivo floreale della collezione Botanica

Anello in oro giallo, diamanti e rubino cabochon

Bayco’s new high jewelery

Published on April 13, 2022

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High jewelery at the event dedicated to high jewelery. It’s obvious, for Bayco. The New York Maison was present among the 18 brands of Haute Jewels Geneva. And, of course, it featured some high-end jewelry, based on Burmese pigeon blood rubies, cornflower blue Kashmiri sapphires, bright green Colombian emeralds, as well as diamonds with the best features.

Ring featuring a remarkable natural unheated 20.24 carat cabochon Burma ruby and 6 — Anello caratterizzato da uno straordinario rubino birmano cabochon naturale non riscaldato da 20,24 carati e da 6,94 carati di diamanti tondi taglio brillante e incolori a forma di aquilone incastonati in platino

The Maison was founded in the States in 1981 by the brothers Moris and Giacomo Hadjibay, who grew up in Italy, where their father, Amir Hadjibay, a famous merchant of precious stones (but also of equally precious carpets), had settled in 1959. Long journeys between Iran and India, including visits to the maharajahs, over the years have endowed the house with exceptional gems. Stones that have remained in the tradition of the Maison, which has earned a reputation for intransigence in the selection and quality of its choices for top-of-the-range jewelry, now with the help of the third generation with Marco and Manuel Hadjibay. The business, which began with the production of high-end jewelry then sold by other famous Maison, has evolved and now Bayco represents a guarantee of quality, often with stones that represent unique pieces.

Un eccezionale paio di orecchini pendenti con zaffiro rosa e diamanti

Bracciale con diamanti e zaffiri royal blue

Bracciale caratterizzato da un magnifico smeraldo cabochon ottagonale dello Zambia da 71,88 carati e da 41,06 carati di diamanti rotondi incolori taglio brillante incastonati in platino

Orecchini con un raro paio di smeraldi colombiani Old Mine a forma di scudo perfettamente abbinati e non migliorati per un totale di 5,05 carati e 9,75 carati di diamanti incolori taglio carre e baguette incastonati in platino e oro bianco 18 carati

Anello con zaffiro Kashmir taglio cuscino da 4,04 carati naturale non riscaldato e da 2,66 carati di diamanti incolori taglio marquise incastonati in platino

The incredible jewels by Mad

Published on April 12, 2022

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Anello Nuit d'éternité con zaffiri e diamanti

Mad, but not mad. If anything creative. The Parisian designer Alix Dumas is one of the novelties on the high jewelery stage. In 2020 she founded Mad, her Maison specializing in unique, imaginative, eclectic pieces. You recently participated in the Pad in the French capital, which allowed many to get acquainted with this new reality. The designer did not appear like a mushroom in the small forest of high jewelery: before dedicating herself to her baby, Maison Alix Dumas, she worked for five years in the workshop of a great name in jewelry.

Another unusual feature of Mad is that the workshop where Alix Dumas works is located in a pretty village in Brittany, Auray, although the jewels are later sold in Paris. Not only that: she loves to work directly on materials, instead of delegating the creation of jewels to specialized laboratories. The result of this work is surprising, as for the Hokusai Wave ring, inspired by the famous painting by the Japanese painter, made with sapphires and diamonds set in a silver set, which the designer personally shaped. High jewelry, in short, which also passes through the choice of using Fairmined gold, rigorously selected and selected precious stones, old-cut diamonds, cases handmade in France. In a couple of years she has already reached the top.

Anello con zaffiro dello Sri Lanka non scaldato

Anello ispirato all'Onda di Hokusai in oro e argento, con zaffiri, smeraldi e diamanti — Anello ispirato all’Onda di Hokusai in oro e argento, con zaffiri, smeraldi e diamanti