Le Vian

LeVian and chocolate diamonds

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The passion for chocolate and chocolate-colored diamonds by Le Vian 
A couple of centuries ago, the family Le Vian was chosen by the king of Persia, Nadir Shah, to guard the crown jewels, including diamonds Kooh-I-Noor and Daria-I-Noor. From this experience the descendants, transferred in the United States, trace their passion for diamonds. The Levian jewels are a diamond festival. In particular, a type of stones that have become a copyrighted brand: Chocolate Diamonds. You can’t eat it, though.

Anello a banda con chocolate diamonds e vero cioccolato
Anello a banda con chocolate diamonds e vero cioccolato

And 2020 exactly celebrates the 20 years of Le Vian chocolate diamonds. Here’s the story: Le Vian was fascinated by natural brown diamonds extracted from a mine in Australia, which were perceived to long by jewelers as lower quality. But, in reality, those brown between C4 and C7 on the Argyle Diamond color scale, are also quite rare, less than 5 percent. Le Vian, in short, was the first to appreciate and pave the way for natural brown diamonds. But he did not stop there: in 2000 for the three shades of darker brown deposited Chocolate Diamonds brand, a way to tempt customers and emphasize at the same time that these stones have a higher quality. Although, alongside brown diamonds, the Maison offers jewels with precious stones of all colors.
Bracciale in oro ros 24 carati, diamanti bianchi e chocolate diamonds
Bracciale in oro ros 24 carati, diamanti bianchi e chocolate diamonds

Le Vian holds the registered trademark for Chocolate Diamonds in over one hundred countries around the world. Not only that, the brand has also recorded marks Vanilla Diamonds and the Strawberry Gold, to indicate a particular shade of pink gold. Indeed strawberries with chocolate combine well. Incidentally, Eddie Levian, the current owner, has a genuine passion for chocolate and food in general. So do not be surprised in front of a ring “pistachio”. But you do not eat that either.
Anello con chocolate diamonds e diamanti gialli
Anello con chocolate diamonds e diamanti gialli

Anello Creme Brulée in oro bianco 14 carati, chocolate diamonds e diamanti bianchi
Anello Creme Brulée in oro bianco 14 carati, chocolate diamonds e diamanti bianchi
Anello in oro bianco 14 carati, con pavé di chocolate diamonds e diamanti bianchi
Anello in oro bianco 14 carati, con pavé di chocolate diamonds e diamanti bianchi
Orecchini con chocolate diamonds e diamanti bianchi
Orecchini con chocolate diamonds e diamanti bianchi

Anello con rodolite e chocolate diamonds su oro 14 carati
Anello con rodolite e chocolate diamonds su oro 14 carati







Jewels and chocolate, the recipe of Le Vian

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It is not true that diamonds are the true friends of women. Because true friends women have two: jewels and chocolate. Putting these two joys together would therefore be the best. And this is what the American brand Le Vian and the Belgian Godiva have come up with, who have collaborated for a new collection in view of Valentine’s Day. The combination is not accidental: Le Vian, in fact, is famous for the use of brown diamonds, in a shade called Chocolate Diamonds.

Pendente Ganache Heart
Pendente Ganache Heart

Godiva, on the other hand, is one of the best known chocolate brands. The newly presented jewelry collection is inspired by Godiva’s sweets with three chocolate inspired necklaces, set with brown and gold diamonds. For example, the Ganache Heart pendant features a heart pendant set with brown diamonds on a 14-karat yellow gold chain. The Strawberry and Chocolate Heart is another heart pendant, set in rose gold with rubies and brown diamonds: it is inspired by Godiva’s strawberry crème tarte. The Truffle pendant, on the other hand, is crafted to resemble Godiva’s milk chocolate truffle, but is composed of chocolate diamonds and nude diamonds (in lighter shades) set in 14-karat gold.
Pendente in oro e diamanti brown
Pendente in oro e diamanti brown

Ciondolo a sfera in oro e diamanti brown
Ciondolo a sfera in oro e diamanti brown
Il pendente Cuore di fragola
Il pendente Cuore di fragola

Cioccolatini Godiva e gioielli Le Vian
Cioccolatini Godiva e gioielli Le Vian







Le Vian from chocolate to spices




Not just chocolate colored diamond, here are the colorful jewels of Le Vian ♦ ︎

From chocolate to spices. Or better, from chocolate diamonds to gems with many colors. Le Vian, at the Jck in Las Vegas, has decided to bring not only the jewels for which this USA-based fashion house is famous, namely those with chocolate diamonds (the company has even registered the Chocolate Diamonds brand), but also many rings (especially) that use stones like garnets, sapphires, emeralds. And not only. Alongside the classic rings with many gems, he has also decided to show unique pieces of the animalier genus.

Ciondolo in oro a forma di pesci con diamanti, zaffiri, rubini
Ciondolo in oro a forma di pesci con diamanti, zaffiri, rubini

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Not everyone knows that Le Vian is one of the oldest jewelery companies in the world. The family, of Persian origin, has a history in jewelry dating back as far as 1400. In 1746, Nadir Shah, one of the most powerful rulers of Persia, chose a Le Vian to safeguard the collection of jewelry he had accumulated, including the famous diamond Kooh-i-Noor, which is now pinned on the crown of Queen Elizabeth. In short, of experience in jewelry, Le Vian has a lot of it and boasts about 100,000 original drawings in its archive.

Spilla di Le Vian in oro giallo, zaffiri, smeraldi, diamanti
Spilla di Le Vian in oro giallo, zaffiri, smeraldi, diamanti

The strategy of Le Vian is also worth mentioning: it buys a type of gem very available on the market during the peak of production in a particular mine, that is when it still has a relatively low price. Keep the stones, which it then use when the mine runs out and the price of the gems goes up, but at that point Le Vian can offer the jewels at a lower price, more democratic. In addition, the company is committed to donating 10% of its earnings to charity. An idea that everyone likes, like chocolate.




Anelli in oro rosa e gemme colorate
Anelli in oro rosa e gemme colorate
Anello con ametiste di diversa sfumatura
Anello con ametiste di diversa sfumatura
Anello con diamanti, granato verde, zaffiri
Anello con diamanti, granato verde, zaffiri
Anello in oro rosa con granato, zaffiri, ametista, citrino
Anello in oro rosa con granato, zaffiri, ametista, citrino
Anello Snake con diamanti chocolate
Anello Snake con diamanti chocolate

Anello in oro rosa, diamanti, topazio blu
Anello in oro rosa, diamanti, topazio blu