They bought a 910-carat diamond. Then they split it 82 ways
Van Cleef & Arpels’ latest high jewellery collection is focused on just one stone, the Lesotho Legend, which is the fifth-largest gem of its kind on record.
It is a curious oddity that luxury jewellery houses, with their multimillion-dollar marketing budgets and generally exceptionally deep pockets (all the better for acquiring the very best gemstones, the experts to cut and shape them, the artisans to set them in exquisite jewellery and the real estate from which to sell the results), spend so much time trying to talk about anything but the jewels they are famed for.
Diamonds (and rubies) are a girl’s best friend, especially these ones: A Collerette Mysterieuse transformable necklace and ring from the Legend of Diamonds collection.
Lauren SamsFashion editorLauren Sams is the fashion editor, based in Sydney. She writes about lifestyle including the arts, entertainment, fashion and travel. Lauren has worked as a features editor and fashion journalist for ELLE, marie claire and more. Email Lauren at lauren.sams@afr.com
