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The price of gold in the coming months

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Are you going to buy a gold ring? Or a gold bracelet? Or do you want to invest in gold? Then you should read this article ♦ ︎
Let’s talk about yellow metal. Indeed, of the price of gold. It is an aspect that affects both those who produce jewelry or intend to buy gold jewelry, and those who want to invest part of their savings in gold, perhaps in ingots.
If you are part of these two categories (jewelry buyers or investors) you are also interested in the World Gold Council forecasts. We immediately explain that the World Gold Council is the organization that deals with the development of the market for the gold industry. The purpose of the association “is to stimulate and sustain the demand for gold, to provide leadership in the sector and to be the global authority in the gold market”. In short, that of the WGC is not a disinterested opinion. But the analysis that the World Gold Council periodically publishes is also rich in information and market indications. So it is worthwhile to be informed.
The four gold gear
So, what will be the price of gold in 2018? Will the jewels cost more or less? And should you invest in gold?
First of all we must know that the price of gold is determined by four factors: the first is the trend of the dollar, the currency with which they generally buy or sell gold on the markets. The second element is global instability: when fears are waged, everyone runs to buy gold and the price goes up. The third factor is, of course, the price of gold compared to other forms of investment. When the price drops it is cheaper to buy it. Finally, the fourth factor is linked to the cash flows conditioned by the international financial situation.
Regarding the first element, the World Gold Council links the trend of the dollar with the tendential increase in interest rates in the US. According to them, however, “the correlation between gold and US rates is decreasing”. And again, “higher real rates have not always led to negative gold yields”. In short, from this point of view the price of gold should not undergo excessive changes. Although we must not forget that the cost of gold continues to rise: it has risen by 8.5% since the Federal Reserve, in December 2017, started raising interest rates. But what matters most: the dollar price against the euro or interest rates? Answer: the dollar. “But there are exceptions”.
Then there is the global instability factor. According to the WGC analysis, “a period of increased geopolitical risk, which has a potential impact on the global economy, could support gold even if the dollar strengthens. Therefore, we believe that investors benefit from the allocation of a strategic allocation to gold as a source of return, diversification, liquidity and portfolio impact “. Translated: the fear for the various wars and tensions (Syria, terrorism, tariff war with China) can attract gold investors even if US interest rates increase.
Conclusion: in the coming months the price of gold should remain stable or tend to rise. We’ll see if the predictions are right. Federico Graglia





Polsini in oro giallo a forma di vite e bullone. Prezzo: 4200 euro
Villa Gioielleria. Gemelli in oro giallo a forma di vite e bullone

Anello in oro con perla
Tiffany, anello in oro con perla
Jonathan Meese, anello DIktatur der Kunst, oro giallo. Prezzo: 8.900 euro
Jonathan Meese, anello DIktatur der Kunst, oro giallo
Orecchini a forma di mani in oro e diamanti
Paul Flato, orecchini a forma di mani in oro e diamanti
Spilla a forma di albero in oro e diamanti. Prezzo: 5450 dollari
Cartier, spilla a forma di albero in oro e diamanti
Anello in oro rosa
Hanna Martin, anello in oro rosa

Anello Pirouette in oro rosa
Vhernier, anello Pirouette in oro rosa







Flowers and wind for Pasquale Bruni

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A parure as soft as the wind and as sweet as flowers: Flora and Zephyr, from the Atelier Vento collection by Pasquale Bruni ♦ ︎
A picture is worth more than a hundred words and a jewelry parure may be worth more than one hundred collections. As long as it is something perfectly balanced. Because a parure is a set that must play in unison, like an orchestra. Or with that delicate balance that nature is capable of when it shows a flower or a landscape. It is precisely in an open, free space that the parure presented at Baselworld by Pasquale Bruni is inspired. The new set of haute joaillerie is called Flora and Zefiro, from the Atelier Vento collection. That is the Roman goddess of flowering and the wind of mythology: a natural compendium that is made of leaves in white gold and diamonds (the zephyr), which embrace the leaves in rosé gold (the flora).
As always, between the myth and the poem, the images that inspired the creative direction of Eugenia Bruni, who never gives up adding a brushstroke to comment on her collections: «Love is like spring among the wings of the wind», it is her signature to the set, composed of earrings, bracelet and ring. Soft jewelry to wear, like flowers and wind. Giulia Netrese




Flora e Zefiro, anello
Flora e Zefiro, anello

Pasquale Bruni, collezione Flora e Zefiro, oro bianco rosa e diamanti
Pasquale Bruni, collezione Flora e Zefiro, oro bianco rosa e diamanti
Pasquale Bruni, collier
Pasquale Bruni, collier







Wales Ring for Meghan Markle

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The wedding ring of Meghan Markle will be made in Welsh gold. According to tradition ♦ ︎
The countdown fuels the curiosity about the wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. List of the guests, the dressed and, of course, the jewels, are the result of hypotheses and speculations. A hypothesis, however, is more likely than others and concerns the raw material with which the wedding ring of the prince’s future wife will be made (but not a princess, maybe she will be Duchess of Sussex or another county). In fact, since 1923, the wedding rings for the British royal family have been made with the gold of Clogau St David in Bontddu, Wales, a gold mine now exhausted. The first to use it was George VI for the marriage to Elizabeth Bowes Lyon (ie the Queen Mother, Harry’s great-grandmother).

Anello di Meghan
L’anello di fidanzamento di Meghan Markle

Even though the mine has long since run out, Buckingham Palace had provided themselves with a gold nugget from which to derive the rings. From that nugget, therefore, were created the rings of the Queen Mother (1947), Princess Margaret (1960), Anne (sister of the Queen) (1973) and Diana, Princess of Wales, wife of Charles (1981).
After these marriages, the nugget had to be reduced badly, because in 1981 Queen Elizabeth managed to get another 36 grams of Wales gold. The first wedding ring to be packaged with the new gold supply was the one for Sarah, Duchess of York. It did not bring much good, actually. The marriage between Kate Middleton and Prince William, also celebrated with a gold ring of Clogau, seems to be much better. For the record, in that case the Duchess of Cambridge ring was created by Wartski, an ancient jewelry company founded in Wales in 1865.
There is also a technical detail that should not be underestimated: 21-carat Welsh gold contains a higher percentage of pure gold than the standard one, usually 18-karat. According to the lovers of true British gold, it also has a richer and warmer color. But, since it is purer, it is also more delicate: it is easily scratched. Matilde de Bounvilles



Foto dal matrimonio tra il Duca di York e lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, futura Regina Madre
Foto dal matrimonio tra il Duca di York e lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, futura Regina Madre
Kate Middleton con anello appartenuto alla principessa Diana
Kate Middleton con anello appartenuto alla principessa Diana
Meghan Markle nel 2014
Meghan Markle nel 2014
Meghan Markle e il principe Harry
Meghan Markle e il principe Harry
La principessa Diana
La principessa Diana

Matrimonio della principessa Margaret con Antony Armstrong Jones, 6 maggio 1960
Matrimonio della principessa Margaret con Antony Armstrong Jones, 6 maggio 1960







Marco Bicego returns to Africa

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Marco Bicego presents three new extensions of the Africa collection ♦ ︎
The father of Marco Bicego, Giuseppe Bicego, started his business founding a gold chain factory, in Vicenza. The success of the goldsmith’s company, however, was not enough for the designer, who created his own proposal. In fact, in his father’s company, Marco Bicego started experimenting and learning the trade, until he opened his own brand in 2000.
His collections are often inspired by the places he has visited and which have him remained most impressed, such as Jaipur, Cairo, Murano and Africa. And the latter collection, one of the most successful, now has a series of extensions, with variations on the theme for now presented on the American market: the first is Africa Turquoise, which, as in the original collection, is composed of gold spheres engraved by hand with the Florentine burin technique «perfectly imperfect». But next to the 18 carat gold there are turquoise pearls. Then there is Africa Constellation, with brilliant-cut diamonds of various sizes set in the golden pearls and Africa Stellar, with rough, unworked diamonds. The collections will be available officially during 2018. Alessia Mongrando



Bracciale con perle d'oro e turchese
Bracciale con perle d’oro e turchese
Bracciale in oro e diamanti
Bracciale in oro e diamanti
Collana a un filo della collezione Africa Constellation
Collana a un filo della collezione Africa Constellation
Marco Bicego, collana a un filo con perle d'oro e turchese
Marco Bicego, collana a un filo con perle d’oro e turchese
Marco Bicego, orecchini in oro e diamanti
Marco Bicego, orecchini in oro e diamanti
Marco Bicego, bracciale in oro e diamanti
Marco Bicego, bracciale in oro e diamanti

Bracciale in oro, tuchese e diamanti
Bracciale in oro, tuchese e diamanti







Fope with Eka even more Tiny

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Fope renews one of the most successful collections, Eka Tiny ♦ ︎
There are several news presented by Fope for the new season. But, in reality, the jewels of the Maison of Vicenza do not live for short periods, like summer moths. On the contrary, Fope’s collections are among those destined to become classics to be handed down from mother to daughter. Yet they are not even simple rings or necklaces of traditional shape. Not only because they have a well-defined style, but also because they have a hidden and patented technology. Those who buy a jewel of Fope know that they can wear it even if it increases (or loses) a few kilos, thanks to the Flex’it gold mesh: a system that hides dozens of micro springs inside the jewel and manages to make a ring or a bracelet not only flexible, but also soft. Voilà.
The Eka Tiny collection, which debuted in 2007, is part of this successful line and now, after having retouched the design, it is enriched with new pieces. The 18 carat gold chain is easily recognizable, but totally new, thinner but absolutely resistant. The Eka Tiny Flex’it collection presents both the gold washers with diamonds and the new pavé set round elements, which can be matched with matching necklaces, rings and earrings. Very indicative prices, given that they also depend on the amount of gold and diamonds used: a rose gold necklace with pavé diamonds costs about 2300 euros, a simple bracelet in white gold about 800 euros. Lavinia Andorno




Collana in oro rosa e diamanti Eka Tiny
Collana in oro rosa e diamanti Eka Tiny

Anello in oro e pavé di diamanti
Anello in oro e pavé di diamanti
Bracciali in oro e pavé di diamanti
Bracciali in oro e pavé di diamanti
Fope, orecchini della collezione Eka Tiny
Fope, orecchini della collezione Eka Tiny







Antonini goes for three

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Moi et Troi rings, composed of three gems mounted on gold: mini collection with a touch of humor ♦ ︎
They passed almost in silence, “hidden” by the other stronger collections, such as Syracuse, Extraordinaire or Etna. But Antonini for 2018 also presented three rings that are worth observing. The rings are called, with subtle humor, Troi et Moi. The word play refers to the exchange between the word Toi (you, in French) and Troi (three, always in the language of Molière). Toi et Moi is a classic setting for rings, which consists in opposition of two ends of the jewel’s stem, which usually end with a gem. In this case, however, the stones are three, hence the calembour. The rings are made of black rhodium gold or yellow or pink gold. The stones used are blue topaz, citrine and smoky quartz. Always for three, of course. Alessia Mongrando



Antonini, anello Troi et Moi in oro rodiato nero con topazi blu
Antonini, anello Troi et Moi in oro rodiato nero con topazi blu
Anello Troi et Moi in oro rosa con quarzo fumé
Anello Troi et Moi in oro rosa con quarzo fumé

Anello Troi et Moi in oro giallo con citrini
Anello Troi et Moi in oro giallo con citrini







Golden flowers for Annamaria Cammilli

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Annamaria Cammilli celebrates 35 years with golden flowers (in seven colors) ♦ ︎
At 35, you are still young, but also mature. You look at the future still lightly, but at the same time the birthday suggests to draw a first balance of your life or your own business. And that is what Annamaria Cammilli has done, a Florentine brand that, like the artists and the great merchants of the Tuscan Renaissance, brings her lively creativity around the world. A fortiori in 2018 which marks the 35th anniversary of the brand. In Baselworld, Annamaria Cammilli decided to celebrate in her own way, that is with a jewel. It is a pendant set, earrings and ring, which propose very stylized and superimposed flowers. The pendant contains five flowers, and each can be created in a different color of gold, so as to multiply the combinations.
Not only that: with this innovation comes the #colormade, that is the possibility to customize the anniversary jewel choosing between the seven shades of gold created by the fashion house. This is not the only novelty of the Tuscan Maison, of which we will return to speak soon. Giulia Netrese



Pendente in oro Anniversary, Annamaria Cammilli
Pendente in oro Anniversary, Annamaria Cammilli
Pendente Anniversary, Annamaria Cammilli
Pendente Anniversary, Annamaria Cammilli
Annamaria Cammilli
Annamaria Cammilli

Il flagship store di Annamaria Cammilli a Firenze
Il flagship store di Annamaria Cammilli a Firenze







Ole Lynggaard for springtime

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The Blooming, the spring collection signed by the Danish Ole Lynggaard ♦ ︎
Among the boast of Copenhagen there is also a magnificent tradition in jewelry. And in the tradition of jewelry Ole Lynggaard is one of the brands with greater story, ability and refinement. And it’s also a big family. That’s why: the Maison was founded in 1963 by designer and jeweler Ole Lynggaard, who brought his experiences from the world: he studied e traveled in Germany, Germany, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Japan. Back in Denmark, he bought a small workshop. The activity continued with her daughter, Charlotte Lynggaard, also a goldsmith and designer like her father: she joined the company in 1987. Subsequently she was joined by Søren Lynggaard, also son of Ole Lynggaard, who is now leading the brand. It’s not enough: Charlotte Lynggaard’s husband, Michel Normann, has also become top-level manager, while Hanna Lynggaard, wife of Søren Lynggaard, has been part of the company’s sales team since 2008. But there are not only Lynggaards : the jewelry company has over one hundred employees.
Given this, here is the Blooming Collection, dedicated to spring. It has a design that the brand defines between Art Nouveau and Art Deco, perhaps with a preponderance of the floral style, which in fact gives the name to the collection. The Blooming collection includes rings and bracelets open in the form of stems of plants and flowers, in 18-carat gold, with aquamarine buds, red coral and sparkling diamond pavé. It was designed personally by Charlotte Lynggaard. Lavinia Andorno



Ole Lynggaard, pendente in oro della collezione The Blooming
Ole Lynggaard, pendente in oro della collezione The Blooming
Anello in oro e diamante
Anello in oro e diamante
Anello in oro e diamanti
Anello in oro e diamanti
Anello in oro con quarzo, perla e diamanti
Anello in oro con quarzo, perla e diamanti

Ole Lynggaard, anello in oro
Ole Lynggaard, anello in oro e diamanti
Bracciale con diamanti e corallo rosa, acquamarina
Bracciale con diamanti e corallo rosa, acquamarina
Orecchini con diamanti e corallo rosso, acquamarina
Orecchini con diamanti e corallo rosso, acquamarina
Anello con diamanti e corallo rosso, acquamarina
Anello con diamanti e corallo rosso, acquamarina

Pendenti in oro con diamanti e corallo, acquamarina, pietra luna
Pendenti in oro con diamanti e corallo, acquamarina, pietra luna







Millefoglie for de Grisogono

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The Millefoglie collection by de Grisogono: rings, bracelets and earrings in white or pink gold with diamonds ♦ ︎
If you are in Italy and ask for a millefeuille they give you a slice of cake with puff pastry and cream. But if you go to Switzerland, in Geneva, in the flagship store of de Grisogono, you will be more fortunate: they will bring you the jewels of the Millefoglie collection. It gives a sweet feeling, but it is sugar-free, don’t put you weight, and it certainly makes your appearance look better than what comes with a cake-based diet. The Millefoglie collection by de Grisogono is made up of jewels created by juxtaposing pink or white gold plates, to which are added brilliant cut diamonds, even of a certain carat and sometimes irregularly set. The layers of gold are parallel but at the same time undulating. This oscillatory pattern of the design creates a movement that increases the charm of the jewel and makes it more interesting. Furthermore, it makes the pieces wearable despite their grandeur. The collection consists of a pair of earrings, a ring and a double-loop bracelet, which literally wraps around the wrist with its irregular waves.




Orecchini della collezione Millefoglie in oro rosa e diamanti
Orecchini della collezione Millefoglie in oro rosa e diamanti

Anello della collezione Millefoglie in oro rosa e diamanti
Anello della collezione Millefoglie in oro rosa e diamanti

de grisogono millefoglia lifesytle

Orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti di de Grisogono
Orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti di de Grisogono
Anello in oro bianco e diamanti di de Grisogono
Anello in oro bianco e diamanti di de Grisogono
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti di de Grisogono
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti di de Grisogono

Bracciale della collezione Millefoglie in oro rosa e diamanti
Bracciale della collezione Millefoglie in oro rosa e diamanti







Salvini shines with Sunny

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Sunbeams with gold from Salvini’s new Sunny collection, images and prices ♦ ︎
Hold on tight: Salvini changes. Or, better, it does not change its style, but introduces a new line that has the ambition to last over time. To propose, in short, one of those jewels that in five or ten years will still have a fragrance of novelty. And it’s the Sunny line which renews the classic image of the Italian brand, very tied to white gold and diamonds, to the shape of the solitaire or the light point.
So here is Sunny. As the name indicates, the idea is that of brightness, but in a warm key, thanks to the gold in the three colors yellow, white or pink, the colors of the sun in the three phases of the day. The collection is played around the shape of the band, which comes in ring, earrings or pendant adjustable with up and down mechanism, but surrounded by a soft, wavy shape that surrounds the two sides of the jewel. And there is not only gold, but in some versions of the collection, there are diamonds in full pavé. In addition, a light should be lit on a particular of this collection: shot peening at the center of the gold band. The good designer of Salvini has thought of this innovative solution, which is not a sanding or even a satin finish. The processing consists, instead, in hammering a shiny part of gold with micro-spheres. In this way you get something that looks like satin finish, but has a more sparkling appearance. It is a particularity that must be emphasized. Prices: a gold ring starts at 950 euros, to go up to 2900 euros for the one with full pavé diamonds.



Anello in oro bianco con diamanti di Salvini
Anello in oro bianco con diamanti di Salvini
Salvini, anello in oro bianco e diamanti
Salvini, anello in oro bianco e diamanti
Pendenti in oro giallo e rosa
Pendenti in oro giallo e rosa
Pendente regolabile con saliscendi
Pendente regolabile con saliscendi
Pendente in oro bianco, collezione Sunny
Pendente in oro bianco, collezione Sunny
Orecchini in oro giallo, collezione Sunny
Orecchini in oro giallo, collezione Sunny
Anello in oro rosa
Anello in oro rosa
Anello in oro giallo
Anello in oro giallo

Anello in oro bianco
Anello in oro bianco







Mattia Cielo per 16

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Mattia Cielo presents the Rugiada bracelet, which wraps itself 16 times around the wrist ♦ ︎
If something likes it, like it. And if a jewel likes it, why not propose it again? But at the same time, trying to surprise anyway. Possible? Possible. And that’s what Mattia Cielo did at Baselworld 2018. Instead of proposing something completely different, he showed something completely surprising. That is a special piece of the Rugiada collection. This is a cord bracelet that rolls around the arm for a full 16 turns. It is a unique piece, which completes one of the most successful collections of the Venetian jeweler. Which, it is good to remember, is also one of those that combine jewelry with technology.
The Rugiada collection, like many others of the brand, uses rose gold, yellow, white, together with diamonds or, in other cases, colored stones. They are spirals that wind and wrap around the arm when worn, then return to the original shape. An effect that Mattia Cielo achieves by using a soul in a special titanium alloy used in the aerospace industry. Lavinia Andorno




Mattia Cielo, bracciale Rugiada, oro e diamanti
Mattia Cielo, bracciale Rugiada, oro e diamanti

Rugiada versione tennis
Rugiada versione tennis
Bracciale Rugiada, oro rosa e diamanti
Bracciale Rugiada, oro rosa e diamanti
Il bracciale a 16 giri di Mattia Cielo
Il bracciale a 16 giri di Mattia Cielo

Bracciale della collezione Rugiada
Bracciale della collezione Rugiada







Swarovski in white gold (and greener)

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The first Swarovski collection with Fairtrade gold and synthetic diamonds showed in Baselworld ♦
Swarovski launches a collection in blue to be greener. That is more respectful of the environment and fairer with those who extract the yellow metal. Which, in the collection presented at Baselworld, is actually white. And it’s the first Fairtrade gold collection, that is correctly extracted, of the Austrian brand. The jewels presented in the classic booth Swarovski of Baselworld, also have synthetic diamonds instead of the classic crystals of the Maison. These are stones that, Swarovski emphasizes, do not have a direct environmental impact on the environment, since they are born in the laboratory (even if to create synthetic diamonds it is necessary to use a lot of energy). In any case, it is the first time that Atelier Swarovski uses Fairtrade gold. The metal is purchased from the Minera Limata Limitada cooperative in Peru. Fairtrade aims to promote sustainable development and reduce poverty.
The collection also marks a leap in quality in the Swarovski proposal, which is now a true fine jewelry, with 18-karat gold and diamonds, although synthetic. A road that the Maison had already announced last year and that seems the direction taken. Lavinia Andorno



Swarovski, orecchini in oro bianco e pietre sintetiche
Swarovski, orecchini in oro bianco e pietre sintetiche
Orecchini pendenti
Orecchini pendenti
Orecchini chandelier
Orecchini chandelier
Collana Swarovski
Collana Swarovski
Bracciale in oro bianco e pietre sintetiche
Bracciale in oro bianco e pietre sintetiche
Anello della collezione Fairtrade
Anello della collezione Fairtrade
Swarovski, anello con ciondolo
Swarovski, anello con ciondolo

Swarovski, anello con ciondolo e pietra sintetica
Swarovski, anello con ciondolo e pietra sintetica







Chopard always greener

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At Baselworld Chopard becomes even greener (and renews the Happy Hearts collection) ♦ ︎
Baselworld is not just an opportunity for the big Maison to present new collections. Chopard, for example, has chosen the stage of the watch and jewelery fair to announce a green turning point. Or better yet again, to underline the philosophy that was embraced five years ago by the Swiss brand of fine jewelery and watchmaking and which is now further strengthened.
Protection of the environment, social responsibility and sustainability are, in fact, the themes that Chopard’s co-president, Caroline Scheufele, has decided to deal with the media. Gold and stones increasingly traceable, extracted so as not to cause harm to people and limit the impact on the environment: the project The Journey to sustainable Luxury by Chopard brings the date of 2013. At the Cannes Film Festival Chopard has already presented the first Green Carpet Collection to respect these intentions to the letter. And in 2014 presented the world’s first watch made with fairmined gold.
Now Chopard wants to take even bigger steps towards sustainability.
An example is the Happy Hearts collection, one of the Maison’s blockbusters. Now to this line of jewelry is added a new version with Tahitian mother of pearl, with a dark tinge tending to green (in theme with the green philosophy of Chopard), which is added to the existing variants in red, pink, blue, green and turquoise , as well as diamonds, onyx, malachite and tiger’s eye. Chopard hearts with Tahitian mother of pearl are mounted on 18-carat rose gold and take the form of earrings and a matching bracelet, with a diamond moving in a little heart. Giulia Netrese



Chopard, bracciale Happy Hearts con madreperla thaitiana, oro rosa e diamante
Chopard, bracciale Happy Hearts con madreperla thaitiana, oro rosa e diamante
Orecchini Happy Hearts con madreperla thaitiana, oro rosa e diamanti
Orecchini Happy Hearts con madreperla thaitiana, oro rosa e diamanti
Bracciale con malachite, oro rosa e diamante
Bracciale con malachite, oro rosa e diamante
Pendente in oro rosa e diamanti
Pendente in oro rosa e diamanti
Bracciale Happy Hearts
Bracciale Happy Hearts

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







Van Cleef & Arpels bloom again





Van Cleef & Arpels re-launches and renews the Frivole collection, flowers in white or yellow gold with diamonds ♦

Frivolity is a serious matter, especially in spring. So Van Cleef & Arpels, 14 years and 91 days after the debut, and a year after reviving it, renews the Frivole collection with nine new pieces. Compared to the collection presented in 2017 some are even smaller. The novelty is centered on the association of three miniature flowers.

Not only that: Van Cleef & Arpels also introduces transformable jewelry. In this case the jewels can be used as brooches or pendants. The generous size of this brooch-pendant highlights the work of mirror polishing of the petals and allows to receive, in the center of a fully blossomed flower, three diamonds. Among other things, jewels benefit from the mise à jour technique, that is, the drilling of the gold surface, made to allow light to pass through the diamonds. In this way the stones shine more.

The gold flowers have three heart-shaped petals, with diamonds that can cover them like a dewy pavé, or substitute for the pistils, in the center, or to punctuate the petals, four stones for each one. The Frivole collection is serious also because it is designed to cover an equally wide range of possible customers. The smallest pieces, those that may please a very young girl, have a price that starts at € 2850, up to the ring with pavé diamonds that rises above € 20,000. The latter is a new entry in the collection, as well as the earrings in the mini version, the pendant (large) and the genus ring Entre les Doigts, a trademark registered by the Parisian Maison of the Richemont group.

Van Cleef & Arpels emphasizes that when we talk about diamonds, even if small, these are those selected based on criteria that are not frivolous: D, E or F for color and VVS for purity. Another aspect underlined is the manufacturing process that remains based on craftsmanship, with a search for movement of the petals which, according to the company, «is an integral part of the creative process of Van Cleef & Arpels. For the Frivole collection, the concept of the volumes and the orientation of the petals have been carefully worked out in order to make the random character of nature. Mirror polishing, a technique that the Maison has used since the 1920s, makes it possible to increase the brightness of gold and to create particularly intense reflections, infusing the vitality of each creation. The search for brilliance is also expressed through the mises à jour, this operation of drilling the gold structure made by the jeweler to allow light to cross the diamonds. Different jeweler techniques are thus combined with extreme attention to detail to enhance the Frivole creations».




Collezione Frivole, pendente con tre fiori in oro e diamanti
Collezione Frivole, pendente con tre fiori in oro e diamanti

Bracciale mini in oro e diamanti
Bracciale mini in oro e diamanti

Orecchini con tre fiori modello mini
Orecchini con tre fiori modello mini

Pendente della collezione Frivole. La lavorazione mises à jour, consiste nella foratura della struttura in oro compiuta dal gioielliere per consentire alla luce di attraversare i diamanti
Pendente della collezione Frivole. La lavorazione mises à jour, consiste nella foratura della struttura in oro compiuta dal gioielliere per consentire alla luce di attraversare i diamanti

Orecchino in oro bianco, profilo
Orecchino in oro bianco, profilo
Bracciale nelle due versioni, oro bianco e giallo
Bracciale nelle due versioni, oro bianco e giallo
Bracciale fronte e retro
Bracciale fronte e retro
Pendente con diamante al centro
Pendente con diamante al centro
Confronto tra le due dimensioni dei pendenti, grande e piccola
Confronto tra le due dimensioni dei pendenti, grande e piccola
Anello Entre les Doigts della collezione Frivole
Anello Entre les Doigts della collezione Frivole

Van Cleef & Arpels, orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti, front e retro con la lavorazione mises à jour
Van Cleef & Arpels, orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti, front e retro con la lavorazione mises à jour







The rays of Pandora with Shine

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Pandora illuminates for spring with the Shine collection, with gold-plated jewels. Images and prices ♦ ︎
The sun’s rays are golden. And Pandora borrows the color of the star that illuminates the Earth to illuminate its new jewels. The Shine collection marks a leap in quality in the Danish brand’s proposal. In fact, it is a line of gold-plated silver jewelery. Bracelets, earrings and rings therefore show off a bright yellow color. But we must applaud the scrupulousness of Pandora in describing to her customers the technique used to make the jewelry, an important detail that usually companies tend to hide or fly.
Therefore, the jewels of the Shine collection are made on a silver base, covered with a layer of palladium, on which a galvanoplastic procedure is applied. Gold in powder, that is, is applied to silver with the use of electricity that pushes the two metals to adhere completely. This layer of gold, however, must be treated well. And Pandora is concerned with recommending how to treat gold-plated jewelry and what to watch out for. We talked also us about it here: How to clean a fragile jewel in two steps
Prices: from 59 euros for a simple ring of the Shine collection, up to 179 euros of the bracelet, always gold-plated, while a ring with zircons and lace work shape costs 149 euros.



Anello Alveare della collezione Shine. Prezzo: 149 euro
Anello Alveare della collezione Shine. Prezzo: 149 euro
Anello Cuori. Prezzo: 99 euro
Anello Cuori. Prezzo: 99 euro
Anello Arco d'Amore. Prezzo: 59 euro
Anello Arco d’Amore. Prezzo: 59 euro
Bracciale base di Pandora Shine. Prezzo: 179 euro
Bracciale base di Pandora Shine. Prezzo: 179 euro
Orecchini Cuore forever. Prezzo: 79 euro
Orecchini Cuore forever. Prezzo: 79 euro
La collezione Shine, pendenti
La collezione Shine, pendenti
Collezione Shine di Pandora
Collezione Shine di Pandora
Pandora, bracciale e pendente
Pandora, bracciale e pendente

Ciondolo Ape Regina. Prezzo: 79 euro
Ciondolo Ape Regina. Prezzo: 79 euro







For the mothers from leBebè

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A collection dedicated to mothers with leBebè, in gold or with micro pavé diamonds. Images and prices ♦ ︎
From June to September, according to statistics, more children are born. Maybe it is for what leBebè jewels has ready a new collection in view of the new summer. The brand, in fact, broadens its line of Classics dedicating to mothers a new collection in yellow gold, Le Coccole. They are small pendants, with a thin chain, or bracelets. They are available either in the shape of a heart with the engraving «leBebè», with the shape of a baby or a girl. Another new proposal of leBebè jewels are the Pavé Piccoli and the Pavé Mini in white gold in the micro-setting version, embedding with more diamonds that offers more light. At the time of purchase is given a warranty card, thanks to which leBebè gives the opportunity to leave the person to whom the jewel is donated a video dedication online, by connecting to the site https://www.videolebebe.eu/it/videodedica.
Some price: yellow gold necklace with engraved baby / baby nugget or heart with engraved leBebé logo: 112 euro, yellow gold bracelet with engraved baby / baby nugget or heart with engraved leBebé logo: 82 euro, white gold necklace with micro pavé -setting baby or girl (122 cm): 980 euro, white gold necklace with micro-setting pavé baby or girl (90 cm: 680 euro Alessia Mongrando



bracciale in oro giallo con pepita bimbo/bimba incisa o cuore con logo leBebé inciso: 82 euro
Bracciale in oro giallo con pepita bimbo/bimba incisa o cuore con logo leBebé inciso: 82 euro
Bracciale in oro giallo  leBebè
Bracciale in oro giallo leBebè
Collana in oro giallo con pepita bimbo/bimba incisa o cuore con logo leBebé inciso: 112 euro
Collana in oro giallo con pepita bimbo/bimba incisa o cuore con logo leBebé inciso: 112 euro
Collana ependente in oro giallo leBebè
Collana ependente in oro giallo leBebè
Collana in oro bianco con pavé micro-setting bimbo o bimba (122 centimetri): 980 euro
Collana in oro bianco con pavé micro-setting bimbo o bimba (122 centimetri): 980 euro

Collane in oro bianco con pavé micro-setting
Collane in oro bianco con pavé micro-setting







Bluespirit multicolored

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The renewed Multicolor collection by Bluespirit: necklaces, bracelets and earrings with colored stones. Images and prices ♦ ︎
In spring the colors explode, the air is clearer, the flowers bloom. In short, it’s the right time to add some more nuances to your appearance. Bluespirit, the brand of the Morellato group, has been designed with the renewed Multicolor collection. The colors, needless to say, are those of the stones, like the blue topaz and the amethyst. These are hydrothermal stones, that is synthetic, but with the same colors as the natural ones, which match the 9 carat yellow gold. The collection consists of necklaces, earrings and bracelets with a minimalist design, new and more complete than the previous version, very simple and therefore easy to combine. The price is very affordable: earrings 89 euros, 195 euros, bracelet 89 euros. Alessia Mongrando




Bluespirit, bracciale della collezione Multicolor
Bluespirit, bracciale della collezione Multicolor

Bluespirit, collana della collezione Multicolor
Bluespirit, collana della collezione Multicolor
Due collane della collezione Multicolor
Due collane della collezione Multicolor
Orecchini con pietra ametista
Orecchini con pietra ametista
Orecchini in oro 9 carati con pietra topazio azzurro
Orecchini in oro 9 carati con pietra topazio azzurro

Orecchini in oro 9 carati con pietra topazio e perle
Orecchini in oro 9 carati con pietra topazio e perle






Antonini under the volcano

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Antonini under the volcano with the Etna collection: gold, rhodium silver and diamonds ♦ ︎
From Matera to Syracuse, from Syracuse to Etna, the volcano that overlooks Catania, in Sicily. Antonini is a historic Maison in Milan that, like many Italians (and others) in the North, loves Mediterranean atmospheres with strong colors. Naturally, given that Antonini is famous for its modern and often surprising design, the South is filtered through the lenses of the style that characterizes the brand’s collections.
In this case, the first aspect that you can be seen in front of the Etna collection are the surfaces of the jewels. Often concave, as in the rings, the surfaces are studded with small irregularities, so studied that they seem casual. It is an effect that simulates a stony ground, as in nature. But these little obstacles guard, in reality, tiny diamonds that increase the “sparkle” of the jewel. In some models the diamonds are transformed into a complete pavé on the whole surface. Rings, bracelets, earrings and colliers, reminiscent of the lava stones of Etna, Unesco heritage, are made of gold or black rhodium silver. Lavinia Andorno




Small ring yellow gold and stars diamonds, lava finish
Small ring yellow gold and stars diamonds, lava finish

Necklace yellow gold and stars diamonds
Necklace yellow gold and stars diamonds
Medium earrings yellow gold and stars diamonds
Medium earrings yellow gold and stars diamonds
Large ring yellow gold and stars diamonds, silver black rhodium lava finish
Large ring yellow gold and stars diamonds, silver black rhodium lava finish
Large ring white matt gold and diamonds pavé
Large ring white matt gold and diamonds pavé
Large pendant, yellow gold and stars diamonds
Large pendant, yellow gold and stars diamonds
Cord necklace yellow gold and stars diamonds
Cord necklace yellow gold and stars diamonds

Antonini Etna collection bracelet yellow gold and stars diamonds silver black rhodium lava finish 1
Antonini, Etna collection. Bracelet yellow gold and stars diamonds, silver black rhodium lava finish






Spring fringes

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An American fashion bijoux brand, Lili Claspe, designs for a bridal jewelry brand. Here is the result ♦ ︎
Lili Claspe x Ritani is a capsule collection of jewels. It also marks the debut of an American brand, Ritani, that specializes in diamond jewelery for engagement and marriage. It is a collection of fine jewelry, with prices ranging between 600 and 1300 dollars, in yellow gold and small diamonds. It has its own originality, thanks to the contribution of Stephanie Tchamanian, designer and founder of Lili Claspe, who is instead a fashion bijoux brand. In short, the idea is to offer valuable jewelry, but that meet the taste of a young audience. An operation that many other companies that produce traditional jewelry has tried or thinks to try.
The collection born from the marriage between Ritani and Lili Claspe is composed of 23 models in 14k yellow gold, with colorless diamonds. The fringes on some models, like the earrings, are just an element that can add a vaguely hippy freshness, while the rings or pendants with a long gold bar with diamonds, rather showy, underline the design element, in particular with the use of baguette-cut diamonds. Alessia Mongrando



Orecchini con diamanti baguette
Orecchini con diamanti baguette
Anello in oro giallo 14 carati e diamanti. Prezzo: 1310 euro
Anello in oro giallo 14 carati e diamanti. Prezzo: 1310 euro
Orecchini a cerchio con diamanti
Orecchini a cerchio con diamanti
Orecchini in oro e diamanti con a frange
Orecchini in oro e diamanti con a frange
Ritani, orecchini della capsule collezione
Ritani, orecchini della capsule collezione

Anello con frange e diamanti
Anello con frange e diamanti






Pasquale Bruni and the chakra of love

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Love and chakra: the concept translates into a collection signed by Pasquale Bruni ♦ ︎
Fascinated by Indian traditions, culture and philosophy, designer Eugenia Bruni uses the metaphor of the number 4 chakra for the new collection, which is summarized in the word Love. The chakras, according to ancient Indian spirituality, represent the vital points, within the body, that are connected with an immaterial dimension.
The fourth chakra, in fact, is that of the heart. That is, that not only has an essential function for the life of the body, but it is also a bridge to the world of affectivity, at least on a symbolic level (“The heart is the chakra whose gem is love”, he says Eugenia Bruni). And here is the collection of Pasquale Bruni dedicated to love in an unequivocal way. The jewels, in fact, show the rounded shape of the heart or completely report the word Love. The jewels use rose quartz and emerald, placed at the center of each piece, while the frame in pink or white gold is embellished with white or champagne diamonds. By the way, the stones have a new cut, called by Pasquale Bruni “cut chakra of the heart”.
The Amore 4 Chakra collection includes band rings and rigid bracelets. Another new aspect for the Maison: the flex bracelet is born, with two white gold threads that can accommodate any message. Finally, to stay on the subject: with a 4°Chakra collier, Pasquale Bruni won last year at the Couture in Las Vegas. Lavinia Andorno





Bracciali Amore 4 Chakra, Pasquale Bruni
Bracciali Amore 4 Chakra, Pasquale Bruni

Bracciale e anello Amore 4 Chakra, oro bianco, diamanti, smeraldi
Anelli Amore 4 Chakra, in oro rosa, diamanti champagne, quarzo rosa
Bracciale e anello Amore 4 Chakra, oro bianco, diamanti, smeraldi
Bracciale e anello Amore 4 Chakra, oro bianco, diamanti, smeraldi
Collana Quarto Chakra di Pasquale Bruni
Collana Quarto Chakra di Pasquale Bruni







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