To celebrate the centenary of the perfume's fame No. 5, Patrice Leguéreau, Director of the Joaillerie Creation Studio CHANEL, Imagine the Collection No. 5, The first and only collection of Haute Joaillerie dedicated to a perfume.
Thus, for the first time in the history of Haute Joaillerie, a collection brings to life all the facets of a perfume, virtuously interpreting the eternal mystery of perfume. No. 5. Starting from the bottle to the sillage, one hundred and twenty-three extraordinary notes exude the different facets of the perfume to the touch. Moreover, thanks to its hundred years of fame, only a perfume as mysterious and iconic as N°5 could inspire a collection of watches.
High jewelry is also majestic.
It should be noted that in 1921, the first «women’s perfume, with a woman’s scent», composed by Ernest Beaux with Gabrielle Chanel caused a sensation. In other words, absolute modernity of the fragrance, purity of the bottle, mystery of the name, the perfume No. 5 Revolutionizes the world of perfumery.
In 1932, Mademoiselle revolutionized the codes of French Haute Joaillerie with a single and unique collection of platinum and diamonds. These «Bijoux de Diamants» heralded new wearers and transported the jewelry into a different realm, that of elegance. In 2021, Patrice Leguéreau wished to bring these two universes together with the Collection No. 5 . «Gabrielle Chanel approached these two universes with the same visionary values, privileging audacity and the quest for excellence. I wanted to recapture that creative gesture in this collection, conceived as a journey through the intricacies of the soul of the N°5 perfume, from the architecture of the bottle to the olfactory explosion of the fragrance.»
Emblem of this precious ensemble, the extraordinary necklace 55.55 expresses all the codes of the fragrance by making them shine through an exceptional gem shaped to its image, a custom-cut diamond of 55.55 carats. «This approach is unprecedented,» observes Patrice Leguéreau, «We started with a rough diamond that we had cut not to extract the largest stone possible, but to obtain an octagonal diamond, perfect, weighing 55.55 carats.» The harmonious shape in emerald size, the symbolic weight of 55.55 carats, the D Flawless quality of this stone, and the white 18K gold pendant with 104 round diamonds and 42 baguette diamonds testify to perfectionism, to the demands of CHANEL in terms of creation and its technical mastery.
The shape of the stopper, the silhouette of the bottle, the lock in the shape of the lucky number and the falling of pear-shaped diamonds of different sizes, adjusted one by one, make up this unique piece in every detail, as an absolute homage to the perfume.
Figurative as well as abstract, the necklace 55.55 It goes beyond the exercise of style. It symbolizes the bond between the spirit of the N°5 perfume and the most exceptional jewelry material. With an incredible flexibility, this fascinating and timeless jewel adds its own stone to the legend of the first perfume ever created. CHANEL, which has become a myth. But the story does not end there because CHANEL has chosen to keep the necklace 55.55 in its Heritage.
Collier 55.55
Diamond Size Emerald of 55.55 carats DFL Type IIa, Diamonds, White Gold.
Thus, this masterpiece will forever remain a testament to the history of Haute Joaillerie. CHANEL and the symbol of the indissoluble bonds that unite Place Vendôme with the N°5 perfume.
