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Jaeger-LeCoultre Le Lierre Collection - 14000 gemstones and a tag of $4.3 million

 

The new Jaeger-LeCoultre Le Lierre Collection is a green fantasy turned to life! Swiss watchmaker has succeeded in producing an extraordinary creation of artistic haute joaillerie. Comprised of a watch, a necklace, earrings, and a ring, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Le Lierre set recreates the lush beauty of coiled ivy leaves, rendered entirely in 18K yellow gold, tsavorites, yellow sapphires, and diamonds.

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Le Lierre wristwatch is a cuff-type design, which conceals its dial beneath one of the “leaves”; the complex 18K gold structure creates the vines of the ivy, while the deep green tsavorites and yellow sapphires capture the hue of ivy leaves, complete with the contrasting veining.

The set comes complete with a necklace, a bracelet, a ring and a pair of in 18k yellow gold and yellow sapphires.

In total, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Lierre watch and jewelry set demands more than 1,300 hours of labor by master jewelers, and comprises approximately 14,000 gemstones. Jaeger-LeCoultre has indicated that the suggested retail price for set is 3 million Euros (USD 4.3 million).

 

 

Jaeger-LeCoultre Le Lierre Collection - 14000 gemstones and a tag of $4.3 million

It took 10 years for Japanese jeweler Mikimoto to find just the right pearls for this necklace. The 18-inch-long strand is composed of 27 perfectly matched, perfectly round White South Sea pearls (extremely rare AAA quality cultured pearls 15.06 x 17.24 mm in diameter) and bears a “heart-stopping” luster, Mikimoto says.

The South Sea White cultured pearl is distinguished from all other pearls by its magnificent, satiny luster. MIKIMOTO South Sea White cultured pearls have a subdued, opalescent appearance which changes slightly under different light conditions.

This spectacular piece is complemented by a gorgeous art deco oval clasp with 11.92 carats of diamonds. It’s on sale for $1 million and available for a limited time at MIKIMOTO New York.

 

 

Graff Lesotho Promise Necklace

Graff’s Lesotho Promise necklace was designed from the 603 carat Lesotho Promise diamond stone, , the 15th largest rough diamond ever recovered, found in the Letsenf diamond mine in the African country of Lesotho. It is the 15th largest rough diamond ever recovered and was sold to Graff and its partner polishing company Safdico for $12.36 million in October last year.

Graff who cut the diamond into twenty six smaller diamonds ranging from .52 carats to the impressive 76.41 carat pear shaped at the tip of the necklace. After 18 months of cutting and polishing, they have turned these those stones into one spectacular necklace, The Lesotho Promise Necklace.

The necklace contains every single diamond made from the Lesotho Promise diamond stone totaling 223.35 carats and the diamonds are set in white gold. The stones are valued at $50 million but a value hasn’t been given for the finished piece.

The necklace is part of the company’s display of magnificent jewels in Monte-Carlo and is available for viewing until August 10 (hurry up !) at the Salle Empire, Hotel De Paris in Monte-Carlo .

 

 

Write Something Beautiful, Win a Boucheron Ring

Boucheron , the well known place Vendome Jeweler, is organizing a literary contest called “Quatre” . The contest invites one to write about precious moments of lives. Unforgettable moments or memories or simply dreams.

Here is the concept of the contest in a few words :
- Write a text where you reveal a moment of intimacy that you consider to be precious
- Any form is accepted (song, poem; dialogue, short story, simple prose, haiku…)
- Your text is limited to 2 500 characters (spaces included)
- You can write in French, English or Japanese
- Duration of the contest : from may the 15th to the30th of June 2008

The most beautiful texts will be published on the website www.boucheron.com/preciousmoments as well as interviews of well known French luxury celebrities such as Inès de la Fressange, Aïssa Maïga, Isild Le Besco…
The jury will select the most beautiful testimony (one for each language)of precious moment and the winners will receive the precious ring from the Quatre ors collection.

 

 

Swarovski : Glittering at Cannes

The 61st Cannes Film Festival, Swarovski shined for the 9th consecutive year at the special suite in the Hôtel Martinez. For the second year in a row, Swarovski’s artistic director Nathalie Colin Roblique was presenting the Red Carpet Collection - an exceptional range of 10 bags in gold, silver and black.

These exclusive models, worked in luxurious materials such as galuchat, python and crocodile skins, illustrate the technical know-how, characteristic of the Daniel Swarovski’s Couture line.
Finely sized, cleverly bevelled and audaciously sculpted crystal lights up the bags and soaks up the flashing lights – reflecting a myriad of colour and sophistication.

The spotlight is on the Star Collector, Famous bag this year. With its enamelled border sprinkled with silver, this bag in Crystal Mesh and smooth leather, stands a class apart. Its geometric shape reminds one of the clutch bags of the 80s New York night-owls.
This limited edition bag, of which only 100 pieces have been created, was offered to actresses during the festival!

 

 

 

 

 

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