On the event of Paris Haute Couture Week, Chopard has unveiled a number of uncommon and valuable distinctive colored diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and Paraiba tourmalines which the Swiss Maison might be reworking into a variety of Haute Joaillerie creations.
For a number of years, Chopard has been devoting its conventional Parisian Haute Couture Week occasion to presenting essentially the most gorgeous, vibrant and luminous array of valuable gems.
Chopard co-president and inventive director, Caroline Scheufele has cultivated a ardour for distinctive gems since her childhood and now travels the world looking for essentially the most coveted specimens.
In 2017, the Maison introduced the Backyard of Kalahari – a set created round a uncommon 342ct tough diamond that gave rise to a set of 23 gems, of which, 5 have been over 20ct D Flawless grade diamonds.
The 6,225ct Chopard Insofu emerald – one other extraordinarily pure tough stone – is at present within the professional arms of the in-house artisans, set to glitter in an upcoming assortment within the making.
As new gems are being unveiled, Scheufele is dreaming up jewelry creations to intensify the pure beaty of the stones.
Sapphires with a sunny glow
The presentation of stones begins with a pair of vivid yellow Ceylon sapphires (Sri Lanka is called the “Gem Island”).
Each are finely oval-cut and weigh 151.19ct and 127.7ct respectively.
Along with their spectacular measurement, they mix glorious readability, completely matched color and the well-balanced construction attribute of essentially the most valuable Ceylon sapphires.
Luminous as photo voltaic stars, they’re destined to adorn a hoop with a daring design and an identical cuff bracelet.
Pure colors
Blues
One other 26.7ct sapphire, that includes essentially the most prized Royal Blue color, completes the corundum household.
Additionally mined from the beneficiant soils of Sri Lanka, it includes a clear blue hue that catches the sunshine by an octagonal form with a sought-after symmetry that reinforces the depth and brilliance of colored stones.
Reds
This no much less valuable vivid pink ruby is distinguished by its outstanding 10.06ct weight and effective purity.
Its robust pink saturation, measurement and traits make it one of many finest-quality East African specimens.
Just like the above-mentioned sapphires, its color is pure and has not been subjected to any warmth therapy.
Pinks and Greens
The sense of wonderment continues with two units of colored diamonds: meant for a dainty pair of earrings with a smooth up to date design and a ‘You and Me’ ring, on which three pink and three inexperienced diamonds will star in a sublime play on their pear-shaped design.
Far much less widespread than white diamonds, colored diamonds owe their hues to the presence of chemical components or inclusions that modify their absorption of sunshine.
That’s the reason, above and past the pure magnificence of those distinctive gems, the finesse of their lower performs an vital position in revealing the brilliance of their color.
Whereas colored diamonds – such because the well-known ‘Dresden Inexperienced’ – have been lengthy considered the prerogative for monarchs who had them set on royal regalia, colored diamonds have for a number of years been having fun with renewed curiosity amongst discerning collectors.
Inexperienced diamonds are nonetheless among the many rarest, whereas pink diamonds have seen their worth rise on account of their eminently female shade, in addition to due to the current exhaustion of the Argyle mine in Australia, which for a number of a long time extracted the majority of pink diamonds in world commerce.
The three inexperienced diamonds acquired by Scheufele from mines in Brazil, in addition to the three pink specimens from South Africa, are distinguished by their glorious mixture of measurement (the most important within the lot weighed 4.63ct) and few impurities.
Concord of colors
Lastly, how might one discover the fantastic thing about Nature’s treasures with out together with the crystal-clear purity of blue tourmaline, highlighted by Chopard by a batch of three stones?
The primary two examples that includes a outstanding weight of over seven carats, mixed with an identical blue color and really effective purity, kind the best tandem for a pair of earrings.
Their proportions and the finesse of their delicate oval lower create vivid blue hues on account of a number of inside reflections.
Because of the presence of copper in its soils, the northern Mozambique area the place these stones have been unearthed has just lately produced among the best tourmalines in colors starting from blue to greenish blue, very comparable in lots of respects to the well-known Paraiba tourmalines mined in Brazil throughout the Nineteen Eighties and later in Nigeria.
Assembling such a variety of Mozambican tourmalines of this color, measurement and high quality will be thought of an distinctive alternative.
A 3rd virtually 16-carat stone would be the spotlight of a hoop matching the earrings and forming a spellbinding set.
Distinctive stones and jewellery-making abilities
Along with these valuable stones whose future has but to be cast, Chopard can be presenting the Parisian public with some jewelry contemporary from its Haute Joaillerie workshops.
Amongst them is a creation match for a queen: a white diamond necklace flowing right into a unbelievable burst of sunshine within the form of a elaborate intense yellow diamond of over 100ct.
As Scheufele explains: “Due to my household’s historical past as jewelry specialists throughout a number of generations, my life has been marked by encounters with the rarest gems.
“Spectacular in measurement and fascinating in color, this yellow diamond instantly caught my consideration and our Maison is proud to current it at this time.”
There may be additionally a hoop that includes a 30.63ct fancy intense yellow oval-cut diamond and completely adorned with diamonds; in addition to a necklace graced with sculpted rose gold, diamond or pink sapphire motifs and impressed by the lace collars of 17th century courtiers’ costumes – a reminder of the enduring ties between the inventive crafts of couture and jewelry.
