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by Charlotte Wannebroucq · CNE Accredited Gemmologist

BEAUTIES OF THE WORLD

The Maison CARTIER takes a look at the Beautés du Monde. First of all, it is necessary to admire them to embellish them, and that is what the jeweler offers. Thus, nature and cultures inspire creations following lines, geometry, or sometimes abstraction. Moreover, exceptional stones captivate the eye with exquisite beauty.
Charlotte Wannebroucq, CNE-certified expert gemmologist
Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Updated on December 6
Updated on December 6, 2022
CARTIER BEAUTÉS DU MONDE Mizuchi ring
BEAUTIES OF THE WORLD

Through its latest high-jewellery collection, the Maison CARTIER looks at the Beautés du Monde. First of all, you have to admire it to embellish it, and that is what the jeweler offers.

Thus, nature and cultures inspire creations following certain lines, geometry, or sometimes abstraction. Moreover, exceptional stones captivate the eye with their exquisite beauty.

CARTIER BEAUTÉS DU MONDE Necklace Iwana
CARTIER
Iwana Beautés du Monde necklace
Emeralds, Diamonds, Platinum.
© CARTIER

Nature is a wonderful universe where plants and minerals coexist freely.
It is this association that the Maison CARTIER grabbed with the collar Nouchali. A water lily flower adorned with a rubellite enhanced with diamond and onyx petals. It is worth noting here that the CARTIER's know-how because to symbolize the life force of nature, the flower is in shaking with fear. A real feat that allows the petals to vibrate slightly.
Between the fauna and flora lies the coral reef, which displays fascinating varieties of colors and shapes; the contrasts are often breathtaking. Therefore, the jeweler cannot resist celebrating this beauty by offering Récif, A necklace made of coral and emeralds. Like a coral vine, emeralds and diamonds, this necklace wraps around the neck with delicate elegance. The assembly is ingenious; the composition balances the striped spheres of coral and emeralds of various sizes.

CARTIER BEAUTIES OF THE WORLD Collier Récif
CARTIER
Beautés du Monde Coral Necklace
Emeralds, Corals, Diamonds, Amethysts, Platinum.
© CARTIER

Moreover, in this nature the House CARTIER he chose one of the most mythical creatures of his beastly collection to create the necklace Water Aspis. It must be acknowledged that this mysterious, flexible «snake» necklace moves voluptuously over the skin, adorned with spectacular sapphire cabochons. Nature is also a pleasant feeling of lightness, like a butterfly flitting in the air. The light eye follows its colorful wings, letting itself be dazzled by the beauty of its iridescent colors. So that the necklace Apatura presenting three Australian opals that suggest the sparkling colors of delicate butterflies. The sometimes intense colors of the wildlife are also found in the green iguana that inspires the decor Iwana. Considering the texture of its skin, the jeweler here emphasizes the animal’s epidermal movement. A geometric succession of triangles is then interspersed with brilliant and spectacular emeralds from Colombia.

The House CARTIER It also pays tribute to Mesoamerican civilizations through the ornamentation Ritual. Let’s not forget that the Mayas and Aztecs particularly followed the cycles of nature. The double row of turquoise limestone balls is studded with rubies, a nod to the green color that symbolizes the fertility of nature, water and therefore life. Dazzled with boldness by the contrasts of the intense black onyx and the white of the diamonds.

CARTIER BEAUTÉS DU MONDE Amodea ring
CARTIER
Amodea Beauté du Monde ring
© CARTIER

Since CARTIER He loves the rare and the unique, and offers seven unique rings inspired by nature. So the incredible richness of the universe is expressed in the geometry, movement, contrast of colors, flora and fauna. One can probably see a sea dragon, an asteroid, a fossil amber, and a geological crystallization sublimated by the stones.

Finally, these rings once again testify that The stone is indeed a journey.
CARTIER offers its Beautés du Monde Through imagination and precious stones. Its colors, shapes and materials transport us, offering the best of high jewelry: wonder.

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Charlotte Wannebroucq, CNE-certified expert gemmologist
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Charlotte Wannebroucq

Gemmologist expert, member of the CNE-Art, and expert in signed jewelry. Twenty-five years of experience at the heart of Parisian jewelry, between the Carré Rive Gauche and Place Vendôme.
She signs the decryptions of collections, the analyses of stones and the estimates published in Esprit Joaillerie. Each piece commented on is examined in person, in the workshop, in the sales room or in the showroom.
  • Expertise

    Gemmology and signed jewellery

  • Member

    CNE-Art

  • Experience

    Over 25 years in Parisian jewellery