A jeweled romance

Jewels are painstakingly created works of preciousness and detail which make the most perfect gifts for the priceless emotion of Love. Leading jewellery maisons have gone all out to ensure your success as you get all ready to woo that special someone this romantic day in 2015…

The ‘Belle of the Ball’ at the recently held 72^nd Golden Globes was clearly the Human Rights British lawyer Amal Clooney, who dazzled one and all in a pair of magnificent Harry Winston earrings. She and her handsome husband George Clooney arrived in black and white with “JE SUIS CHARLIE” pins, a statement for the tragic events of the week in France. She wore a train black dress by Dior Haute Couture with a Dior white clutch and a pair of awesome Harry Winston 29.620 carat cascading Deel diamond drop earrings set in platinum.

One of the sweetest moments of the evening was when the recipient of the Cecil De Mille Lifetime Achievement award, George Clooney thanked her during his speech, saying, “It’s a humbling thing when you find someone to love. Even better when you’ve been waiting your whole life … Amal, whatever alchemy it is that brought us together, I couldn’t be more proud to be your husband.”

Acclaimed American style icon, Tiffany & Co is known for its perfected handcrafted jewelry, owning over 175 years of design excellence, and creating ultimate gifts of romance. Its Red Spinel earrings from its famed Blue Book Collection 2014 is a marvel of colour and design where vibrant cushion-cut red spinels contrast with round brilliant pear-shaped and marquise diamonds on platinum settings. While it’s exquisitely handcrafted platinum Butterfly Tiara features pink spinels and round brilliant and marquise diamonds. Perfect for declaring she is truly the Queen of your Heart we would suggest.

During its fifth participation during the Biennale des Antiquaires, Chanel showcased its new High Jewellery collection “Café Society” welcoming new forms that sought to bring forth elegance and originality in 87 High Jewellery pieces that celebrated a new aesthetic language, including the 18 exclusive new pieces. Spanning four poetic themes: ‘Autumn in Shanghai’, ‘Winter in France’, ‘Spring in Venice’ and ‘Summer in New York’, they pay homage to the social, artistic and cultural dynamism of the Roaring Twenties and feature a range of precious stones from yellow diamonds and red garnets to Ceylon sapphires and Burmese rubies, as well as chequer-patterned sautoirs, plastrons, brooches and headpieces made using the engraving, grisaille enameling and Grand Feu enameling techniques, Chanel's new pieces add a decidedly festive rhythm to the Café Society collection.

Tell that special someone that she means the universe to you with Chanel’s Bague Vendome Comete ring, featuring a burst of stars and comets with the blue sky in the background.

Chanel has the camellia, Cartier the orchid, and Piaget’s signature bloom is the rose, the ‘Queen of Flowers.’ The French jewelry house pays homage to its trademark blossom with its latest collection, Rose Passion. We feature it’s delicate and charming brooch in white gold featuring  diamonds and pink sapphires as dazzling jewel of romance. The favorite flower of Yves Piaget, the company’s president and great-grandson of founder George Edouard Piaget, the collection comprises of 75 pieces of jewelry and 25 watches, showcasing a colorful range of marquise-cut diamonds, emeralds, pink sapphires, yellow diamonds and rubies.

The image of a heart and its association with love and romance dates back to the 13th century where in the French manuscript of Roman de la Poire, a lover on his knees offers a heart of damsel. Graff Diamonds has incorporated the iconic image of the heart into a number of jewelry creations including pendants, bracelets and earrings, tiaras and ornate drop necklaces. Heart shaped stones is ingrained within the history of Graff Diamonds. We present Graff's Ruby Heart Diamond Fringe necklace set with heart shaped rubies (Diamonds 75.43cts, Rubies 36.72cts) by way of temptation, including a piece to propose: Graff's LOVE Heart Shape Sapphire ring.

‘Jeweller to the Kings and the King of Jewellers’ Parisian brand Cartier ensures that she will turn starry eyed when you present her its High Jewelry Pamir necklace crafted in white gold, features one 49.74-carat pear-shaped spinel from Tajikistan, natural pearls, brilliant-cut diamonds. The spinel can be removed. Match it with Cartier’s Reine Makeda platinum earrings set with oval-shaped rubies (6.03 carats and 7.01 carats) from Mozambique, cabochon-cut and faceted ruby beads, rose-cut diamonds, calibrated diamonds, brilliant-cut diamonds. The ruby pompoms can be removed too.

Frey Wille the renowned Austrian jeweler is made up of a team of artists, goldsmiths & experts of fine enameling. They find their inspiration from different cultures & have an enthusiasm for other artists & historical art. Their most recent collection is inspired by the great painter Claude Monet’s works depicting them with artistic flourish as a superb gift of love. The majority of their work is hand-crafted & they express that it takes over 80 meticulous steps in order to sculpt each piece. The primary focus of their products is to use a combination of 24 karat gold & vibrant colors to maximize the beauty & artistic nature of the jewelry.

Two new one-of-a-kind creations – a necklace and a bracelet – showcase the exceptional expertise of the Geneva-based Manufacture Chopard. These spectacular one-of-a-kind creations are designed, developed and produced in the very heart of the Geneva-based company where artisans combine their talents and skills to give rise to veritable works of art, in which traditional techniques rub shoulders with state-of-the-art technology. An 18k white gold necklace of which the supple section, entirely composed of pear-cut diamonds, continues its sparkling trajectory by flowing into a splendid motif – a delicate play of openwork curlicues, revealing the beauty of exceptional gems: pear and brilliant cut diamonds (totalling 27cts). This free-spirited play on shapes is reflected by a beautiful bracelet, forming superb arabesques and also composed of pear and brilliant-cut diamonds (totalling 36cts).

Marco Bicego aspired from his father’s goldsmithing factory instigates the deep rooted history in rich tradition in his gold brand designed to reflect his collection debuting in 2000 at the Vicenza Oro Fair. Mr. Bicego’s work started to evolve through his travel to exotic places such as Jaipur and Africa viewing impressions of tribal jewelry and semi precious stones. His Jaipur Sunset Collection, is illuminated by beautiful shades of natural stones and elegant touches. These pieces are reminiscent of a tropical Indian Sunset and a celebration of the Jaipur region’s rich tradition of precious stone carving featuring an exclusive Specialized pronged stone settings allow a sparkle with a kaleidoscope of light adding color and composition of each stone. Every piece is radiant hand engraved and textured in meticulous detail texturing the gold to give it greater depth offering ‘Everyday Luxury’ for women of today.

Around 350 years ago, Molière created a princess who, although courted by three princes, sought only to be desired by the one who showed her the greatest disdain. The Princess of Elid, an enchanting comedy that is still considered to be a historic milestone, was Adler’s inspiration for a gracious and romantic ensemble in its image. Seduction, a dominant theme in the play, is a key feature of these unique creations. A necklace in yellow and white gold, set with a ‘Fancy Brownish Yellow’ pear-cut diamond for 23.33 carats and 200 diamonds, complemented by earrings set with two ‘Fancy Yellow’ pear-cut diamonds for 10.69 carats, form an exceptional duo. These captivating and harmonious pieces offer a fine tribute to the masterpiece presented by Molière at Versailles in 1664.  

The "La Princesse d'Élide" necklace in 18kt white and yellow gold is set with one Fancy Brownish Yellow pear-shaped diamond 23.33 cts and 200 diamonds 52.4 cts. Match it with the "La Princesse d'Élide" earrings in 18kt white and yellow gold set with 2 Fancy Yellow pear-shaped diamonds 10.69 cts, 2 pear-shaped diamonds 6.32 cts, 56 diamonds 1.04 cts and 66 yellow diamonds 0.62 ct.

Parisian luxury brand Boucheron holds an exalted position in the world of jewellery. A French family dynasty founded by Frederic Boucheron in 1858, with the opening of his first store in the Galerie de Valois, at Palais-Royal, during the heyday of the Second French Empire, he created his atelier in 1866 and a year later won the Gold Medal during the Exposition Universelle (1867), since when the brand has steadily won over thousands of women’s hearts. We present its marvelous Miss Meadows necklace which brings alive the beauty and richness of spring and features an amazing array of daisies and blooms in a rainbow of hues. The perfect alternative to a traditional bouquet of flowers, these blooms are destined to remain fresh forever…

The 130-year old Italian luxury brand Bulgari is famous for collections featuring arresting colour combinations and stones with expertly executed cuts, particularly the cabochon cut. We feature its fresh and beautiful Mediterranean Eden necklace where pink and green come together. The High Jewelry necklace fashioned in yellow gold settings boasts purplish pink pear-shaped sapphires (66.47 cts), fancy-shaped cabochon cut peridots, round orange garnets and brilliant cut diamonds (9.65 cts).

Spanish jewellery brand Carrera y Carrera is famous for handcrafted jewels that have a sculpted look. We feature Carrera y Carrera's Orquideas earrings brilliantly crafted in yellow gold and set with select rubies and diamonds. A truly emotive offering at love’s altar is the brand’s Love necklace featuring none other than little Cupid fast asleep on a large heart motif. Exhausted no doubt after his stint this year of shooting one-too-many hearts this Valentine’s Day! One thing we can assure you for sure Cupid, is that the coming years are not going to be easy for you as the world increasingly comes to realize the true power and value of Love.

Magic is infused in Japanese pearling pioneer Mikimoto’s Aurora necklace with Golden South Sea Keshi pearls, White South Sea Keshi pearls and 64.36ct of diamonds, set in white gold. It forms a stunning neck piece of magnificent proportions and it’s to the brand’s credit it that it sets the golden South Sea Keshi pearls in graded hues from light to darker shades, moving from the  centre towards the neck with brilliant-cut diamonds seemingly scattered in the background like the grains of sand, recalling the natural home of its priceless pearls.   

 Inspired by legendary romances and stories of love, and offering new ways to express devotion and affection, PANDORA’s Valentine’s collection is a celebration of love in all its forms. Tapping into trends for personal expression and messaging, the sweet and sentimental styles of the new Love series perfectly capture the spirit of the occasion, where a specially designed font, set with sparkling cubic zirconia stones, features a heart-shaped letter ‘o’. Crafted from sterling silver and embellished with sparkling cubic zirconia stones, the new Love series profiles the romantic statement on a pendant charm, bracelet and ring. Sometimes you don’t need to speak to show how much you care. A discreet yet essential addition to your look, wear these sweet statements to recall your precious moments of love and celebrate your story with a single word.

The Italian jewelry brand Pomellato has a unique approach to jewellery designing where colour and cut come together in a teamship of sorts to establish its signature. The brand tempts us with collections that are always beautiful and precious like a dream. Among them we select its alluring Arabesque collection where rose gold settings feature amber and brown diamonds. Intricate cut-out designs present a trellis-like charm set with smooth cabochon cut stones, offering tactile jewels such as necklaces, drop earrings and rings for the season.

Italian jeweler Pasquale Bruni presents a dreamy garden with the Ghirlanda Violet collier that can be transformed into two bracelets. The romantic collection is enriched by a new masterpiece perfect for the “modern princess”. The 18kt white gold collier is set with 200 white diamonds, 204 amethyst and 85 milky quartzes. This is a versatile jewel that you can wear both as a necklace and also as two bracelets by just separating the collier into two parts.

Italian maestro Roberto Coin’s "Piece Unique" series is centred around the tourmaline, symbol of exuberance and joy. Once again, the creative genius of the Italian jeweler is expressed through a single piece unconventional composed of 48 rows of pink tourmalines totaling 565 carats. The whole is surmounted by a gold clasp pink pave white diamonds. This new play, like all creations of the House, is marked by the iconic signing Roberto Coin, a small ruby said to be highly lucky for its wearer, hidden inside the clasp for direct contact with skin. Intriguing too is its black and white Heart ring. 

Touchstone by Australian South Sea pearling pioneer Paspaley celebrates the effortless elegance and style of Australian South Sea pearls. With its luminous pearls and rich gemstone hues, Touchstone evokes a taste of the wild topical environment in which Paspaley pearls are born. This highly wearable collection combines classic beauty with a tactile quality. Wear them for a special occasion or to make every day a little special. We feature its interesting Touchstone rings with rubies and tsavorites and its Touchstone clasp with rubies.

A diamond is forever. And proving this is of course the world’s biggest name in diamonds, De Beers whose diamond brand Forever Mark. There is a demand for branded diamonds and discerning customers are looking for the very best with the name of De Beers behind it to certify that they are the shiniest, the best and what is very, very important is that they are responsibly sourced. Each Forevermark diamond has a unique identification number and the Forevermark icon inscribed on the diamond. The inscription is 1/5000th the depth of a human hair. Obviously it cannot be seen by the naked eye. All diamonds over a half-carat also comes with a Forevermark grading report.

In honour of the maison’s 126^th anniversary, these unique stones have been united for a collection which is called the 1888 Master Diamonds collection. 1888 is the year in which De Beers was founded, making it the oldest expert diamond company in the world. Investing in every part of the process, from mining to faceting to selling diamonds, the brand is considered the founder of this sparkling industry. Every ring and pendant in the Master Diamonds collection is crowned with a diamond that is endowed with exclusive characteristics: saturated with “fancy” colour hues and blessed with flawless clarity. The designers at De Beers have chosen modest frames for these jewels to ensure that the viewer’s gaze is instantly focused on the stone.

The Versace Fine Jewellery collection is full of pieces of pure luxury and the most extraordinary craftsmanship. With this collection, artistic director Donatella Versace brings together the world’s most precious gemstones to create hand-crafted pieces that reflect both the brand’s legendary heritage, and the allure and sophistication of the Versace world today.

Its Medusa Idol necklaces line presents us with seven necklaces, each with a different precious gem of a different colour, and which are redolent with intricate yet fluid Barocco flowers. These flowers are interlaced with curlicues of Acanthus leaves and their own little flowers, sprinkled with diamonds interspersed with amethyst, rose quartz and yellow quartz. We feature a delicate and charming piece from this line by way of temptation this season.