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A new sun rises for Piaget

Published on January 24, 2019

A new chapter in fine jewelry with the second part of Sun Sunlight Escape collection by Piaget ♦

Beauty — be not caused — It Is
Chase it, and it ceases
Chase it not, and it abides
Emily Dickinson

You can borrow Emily’s words to comment on Piaget’s new not-new collection of fine jewelry. New because it offers jewelry never seen, not new because it returns to the theme of Sunlight Escape, proposed last year. As Emily Dickinson said: chase it not, and it abides.
The theme around which the Sunlight Escape II is built is described as a “frozen, snowy and mysterious landscape, illuminated by the glistening sun of a winter sky, always inspired by the bold beauty of nature in its most fascinating”.

The poetry of the description turns into 17 new jewels distributed over three chapters: Warming Lights, Exalting Sights and Dancing Nights.

Needless to say, to make pieces of this kind, the Maison de Genève has appealed to all the skills of its artisans, as well as to the creativity of the designers.

Warming Lights
Piaget is not just jewelry, but also watches. And also watches-jewelry. And here is Sun White watch, a tribute to the winter sun. As the sun’s rays illuminate the icy plains, so the precious rays of 12 white diamonds in the shape of kites and 81 brilliant-cut diamonds are mixed with hand-decorated baguettes in white gold, radiating from a central mother-of-pearl dial. A piece that if not for sale would go in a museum dedicated to the most extraordinary jewels.

Exalting Sights
In this line is Frosted Star, a rigid bracelet inspired by the symmetrical compositions of snowflakes and their infinite iterations. The cuff features a 5.12 carat cushion cut Madagascar sapphire, surrounded by eight squared black opals. Diamonds in four different cuts radiate further before the engraver shows their historic Piaget know-how in a new frost version of the Palace Décor signature.
Also in this line and always in honor of pure snow, there is an elegant sautoir of white opals, pearls of the southern sea and white diamonds, on white gold. The necklace combines the iridescence of opals, the brilliance of pearls and the sparkle of diamonds to achieve a harmonious effect, with a large crystal of snow in the center.

Sautoir com opali bianchi, perle, diamanti

Dancing Nights
It’s a tribute to the Northern Lights, one of the most extraordinary shows of nature. And in this context, Night Illusion: necklace, earrings, earrings and rings inspired by the changing sky of the extreme North of the world. The bright, bright greens of the Aurora and the blue of the night become jewels thanks to the best emeralds, Paraiba tourmalines and diamonds.

Night Illusion, la collana con smeraldi e tormaline, su oro e diamanti

The asymmetrical necklace, an expression of the Maison’s creativity, revolves around a central 10.76-carat colombian emerald, with an intense green color and an exceptional saturation. Around the stone, a swirl of marquise cut emeralds and Paraiba tourmaline always marquise cut. Note: the extraction of these crystals is extremely difficult and this aspect makes the jewel even more precious. Earrings and a singular ear-cuff recall the wavy design in what are “exemplary demonstrations of Piaget’s bold and contemporary work”. The Night Illusion line also includes a ring with a 5.95 carat cushion-shaped Colombian emerald, surrounded by waves of emeralds and diamonds. Better than an aurora borealis.

Piaget, anello com smeraldo taglio cuscino di 5,95 carati

As in the first series of Sunlight Escape, Piaget continues his creative collaboration with the inlay artist Rose Saneuil. The result is Green Aurora an exceptional bracelet with a delicately varied palette that reflects the extraordinary shades of the Northern Lights. The bracelet is made of tiny straw shards, Sycamore and Common Hornbeam: a very refined technique is required to bend the inlay around the contours of the cuff. At the center of the radiant design are an indigo tourmaline of over 14 carats, a rare and beautiful crystal from Namibia. Finally, a pair of inlaid earrings of similar design with shards of diamonds similar to ice. The sun has risen again.

Orecchini della linea White Sun con tormaline Paraiba su calcedonio inciso — Orecchini della linea White Sun con tormaline Paraiba e diamanti marquise su calcedonio inciso

Orecchini White Sun con tormaline , diamanti marquise su quarzo bianco

Anello White Illusione, con diamante centrale taglio pera di 3 carati, diamanti baguette, marquise e taglio brillante

Collana White Illusion, in oro bianco 18 carati con 1 diamante a forma di pera, 22 diamanti a taglio triangolare, 1 diamante a taglio quadrato, 189 diamanti a taglio brillante, 22 diamanti a taglio baguette, 61 diamanti a taglio marquise

Piaget Dancing Nights

Published on June 22, 2018

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Green Aurora Orecchini in oro rosa 18K con 1 tormalina verde-blu taglio coussin (circa 3,81 carati), 1 tormalina verde-blu taglio coussin (circa 3,61 carati), 2 tormaline verdi taglio coussin (circa 2,90 carati) e 82 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 2,51 carati). Lavorazione a intarsio con legno

The lights of Dancing Nights, theline of high jewelry by Piaget’s Sunlight Escape collection ♦ ︎

The warm morning light, the endless sunrises and the eternal sunsets of the northern countries. But in the Piaget Sunlight Escape collection, which we have already described the Warming Lights and Exalting Sights lines, there is also space for a bright, exciting and overwhelming night. This is the music that accompanies Dancing Nights’ high jewelry, where darkness is more colorful than ever.
The aurora borealis, but also the intermittent lights of an elegant evening, more generous than ever thanks to the jewels expertly elaborated by Piaget with an equally generous use of precious gems. As in the necklace that shows a generous heart formed by a red spinel oval cut from which pink and red spinels, Paraiba tourmaline, spessartite and white opal.

Collier Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 spinello rosso taglio ovale dell’Africa orientale (circa 9,38 carati), 1 tormaline Paraiba a goccia del Mozambico (circa 4,97 carati), 12 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 7,45 carati), 14 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 2,24 carati), 32 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 32 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 5,96 carati), 36 opali bianchi (circa 175,80 carati), 41 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 6,56 carati) e 225 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 3,15 carati). Creazione unica — Collier Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 spinello rosso taglio ovale dell’Africa orientale (circa 9,38 carati), 12 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 7,45 carati), 14 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 2,24 carati), 32 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 32 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 5,96 carati), 36 opali bianchi (circa 175,80 carati), 41 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 6,56 carati) e 225 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 3,15 carati). Creazione unica

Emeralds in the form of a kite
For these lines of jewelry, Piaget used the trapezoidal emerald also known as “kite-shaped”. For this distinctive model of the Sunlight Escape collection, all the gems have been carefully selected and cut to create a harmonious whole, a long and scrupulous process that required the collaboration of the best gemmologists for over a year, but which produced an absolutely exceptional result.

Collier Green Borealis, in oro bianco 18K con 1 smeraldo a goccia della Colombia (circa 7,50 carati), 33 smeraldi della Colombia taglio trapezoidale (37,39 carati), 8 diamanti taglio trapezoidale (circa 8,97 carati) e 760 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 17,46 carati). Creazione unica

Imaginative marquetry
More generally, for the Sunlight Escape collection, Piaget underlines also the collaboration with Rose Saneuil, Maître d’Art of marquetry, who has worked for the first time in the creation of three high jewelery creations. Rose Saneuil has developed a surprising combination of straw and wood. Specifically, to make these inlaid creations, he used some fine chaff and wood of European carmine and sycamore trees. Element after element, each small piece was cut to size before being meticulously positioned to create a harmonious whole.

Confronto tra la creazione in fase di realizzazione e il disegno originale prima dell’assemblaggio finale

Orecchini Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 opale bianco cabochon taglio ovale (circa 4,53 carati), 1 opale bianco cabochon taglio ovale (circa 4,31 carati), 2 spinelli rosa taglio coussin (circa 2,70 carati), 20 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 20 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 3,20 carati), 16 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 1,28 carati), 24 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 1,92 carati), 58 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 5,38 carati) e 60 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 2,01 carati)

Collier Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 spinello rosso taglio ovale dell’Africa orientale (circa 9,38 carati), con una tormaline Paraiba a goccia del Mozambico (circa 4,97 carati), 12 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 7,45 carati), 14 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 2,24 carati), 32 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 32 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 5,96 carati), 36 opali bianchi (circa 175,80 carati), 41 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 6,56 carati) e 225 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 3,15 carati). Creazione unica

Sunlight Escape, high jewelery by Piaget

Published on June 20, 2018

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confronto tra il collier in fase di realizzazione e il disegno originale

Sunlight Escape, a new large collection of fine jewelry from Piaget. First part ♦ ︎

Let’s start from here: Piaget owns the largest jewelery workshop in Geneva. Thus, when the Swiss Maison presents its collections of fine jewelry, also the expectation is high. As high as the sun shining in the sky and suggesting the theme of the new collection of fine jewelry. in 2017 the super jewelry collection was called Sunlight Journey. In 2018 here is Sunlight Escape. Rays of the sun, light, brilliance. But also sunset, fugitive light, bright night. In short, around the concept you can embroider and, above all, create a high-end jewelry that is at the top of the world rankings. Sunlight Escape, in its radiant ambiguity, is embodied in the Piaget collection in a series of exceptional jewels and jewelry-watches.
The Sunlight Escape collection consists, in fact, of three lines of jewelry: Warming Lights, Exalting Sights, and Dancing Nights. From Piaget the three lines are defined as follows: Warming Lights, light captured and diffused through shapes and materials such as pink and yellow gold and diamonds. Exalting Sights focus on what is truly spectacular through the unique skills of the Maison Piaget. Dancing Nights, a whirlwind of asymmetric forms united in a fascinating fluid movement. Processing and result are of each of the three deserves its own space. In this page, so, let’s look at the first one, Warming Lights, and will consider the other two separately.
Warming Lights
This line, part of Sunlight Escape, is made up of jewels reminiscent of the warm color of the first lights: pink gold, yellow and white diamonds, which capture light and transform it through a multitude of reflections and refractions. They are part of Warming Lights a necklace brilliantly shows dozens of strips engraved in rose gold decorated with marquise cut diamonds. Like a sun, there is a central stone, a 6.02 carat emerald, which shines bright green. A rose gold bracelet with an inlaid motif of feathers and gold leaves is also part of Warming Lights. Then there is a ring with brilliant cut diamonds and a large cut diamond of 2.3 carat cushion. Also part of this line is a watch with diamonds and white gold, complemented by a rose cut and brilliant cut diamond bracelet , “Similar to small drops of snow just melted”.

Orecchini Midnight Sun in oro rosa 18K con 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 1,86 carati), 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 1,77 carati), 16 smeraldi taglio marquise (circa 1,84 carati), 28 smeraldi taglio rotondo (circa 1,96 carati), 12 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 1,62 carati) e 58 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 0,94 carati)

Anello Midnight Sun in oro rosa 18K con 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 5,43 carati), 12 smeraldi taglio marquise (circa 0,72 carati), 8 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 0,03 carati) e 52 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 1,20 carati)

Piaget, orologio in oro bianco e diamanti — Piaget, Orologio Mirror of Lights. Cassa in oro bianco 18K con 24 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 1,8 carati). Quadrante bianco in madreperla
Movimento al quarzo di Manifattura Piaget. Bracciale in oro bianco 18K, con 636 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 6,48 carati), 5 diamanti taglio rosa (5,84 carati), 21 diamanti taglio ovale (circa 10,95 carati).
Creazione unica

Piaget, collier della collezione Sunlight Escape — Piaget, collier Midnight Sun. Oro rosa 18K con 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 6,02 carati), 35 smeraldi taglio marquise (circa 4,43 carati), 119 smeraldi taglio rotondo (circa 15,47 carati), 42 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 4,67 carati) e 219 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 4,69 carati). Creazione unica

Bracciale della collezione Sunlight Escape — Manchette Golden Sunlight in oro rosa 18K con 771 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 13,32 carati)
lavorazione a intarsio con piume e foglia d’oro. Creazione unica

Anello della collezione Sunlight Escape — Anello Golden Sunlight in oro rosa 18K con 1 diamante taglio smeraldo (E-VVS2, circa 2,30 carati) e 212 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 1,26 carati)

The gem setting
Piaget, rightly, puts the accent on the goldsmith technique used for these jewels. The setting of the gem, explains Piaget, for example, is a demanding technique that requires patience, precision and dexterity. The task must be carried out perfectly to ensure that the setting of the precious stone is strong and stable. “An art form in the true sense of the term implies transcending techniques to create an absolute impression of brilliance”. A particularly refined technique is the “serti descendu” or “reduction setting”, which provides a particular shine to the stone. With infinite care, those who place the jewel fix the stone inside the chisel claws, before cutting them back to offer a clear view of the stone. Applied to the diamond contour of each rose cut diamond, it provides a halo of light that captures and projects the sheer beauty of jewelry.
Feather marquetry
“In its incomparable delicacy and harmony, there is something transcendental in the work of the feather artist, Nelly Saunier,” explains Piaget. Winner of the Prix Liliane Bettencourt for the Intelligence de la Main, she was a natural choice for Piaget to collaborate on Sunlight Escape. For this collection of fine jewelry Nelly Saunier has created a series of four exceptional creations in the form of earrings and hoses that evoke a snowy landscape illuminated by the penetrating rays of the sun. As only a Maître d’Art can do, Nelly Saunier brings together the art of feathers and the art of gold. A composition of pure white feathers is brilliantly contrasted with rose gold leaves, creating the sparkling effect of the icy snow that shines in the warm rays of the sun.

The Palace decoration
The Palace decoration is an engraving technique inspired by the Haute Couture and which provides a handmade guilloché process with veins that give the surface the appearance of raw silk. The result is, in fact, similar to a fabric with an inimitable radiance capable of accentuating the brilliance of precious stones. This engraving process is a traditional Piaget technique for which the Maison has been famous for a long time. With the combination of diamond polishing and setting, these High Jewelry creations move the boundaries of skills and creativity. An essential element of the Sunlight Escape collection, the Midnight Sun necklace shows the Palace decoration in all its splendor with marquise cut diamonds that naturally guide the gaze towards the deep intensity of the green of a large central emerald.

Piaget, gem setting. Confronto durante la fase di realizzazione con il disegno originale