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High Jewelry
Buying guides for diamonds, engagement rings and fine jewelry, plus new high jewelry collections and the maison histories behind them.
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Ruby vs Emerald vs Sapphire: Prices, Durability and How to Buy
Two are corundum, one is beryl: how the Big Three compare on hardness, treatments and price per carat, from about…
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Cartier Love vs Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra: Price, Resale and Which Icon to Buy
A screw-closed bangle from 1969 and a four-leaf clover from 1968: how the Cartier Love and the Van Cleef &…
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Joaillerie: Inside AP’s First Jewelry Collection
Audemars Piguet takes the Royal Oak bracelet off the watch and turns it into 19 necklaces, chokers, cuffs and earrings.
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Oscar Heyman Holiday 2026: 112 One-of-a-Kind Jewels, $22 Million
One hundred and twelve one-of-a-kind jewels beside a century of drawings, molds and letters: Oscar Heyman opens its archive for…
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De Beers London Vibrations: High Jewelry Shaped by Water
De Beers London’s Vibrations follows four waters across Africa and Canada, with rare pink and blue diamonds and the house’s…
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Bonhams Sandy Lerner Cat Collection: Jewels and Estimates
At Bonhams New York, Sandy Lerner’s lifelong collection of cats in art and jewelry offers gold, jadeite and Fabergé with…
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Cartier Talents of Tomorrow Prize: Jewelry Joins Watchmaking Under a Wild Fauna Theme
For its first time in three decades, Cartier’s young-talent prize opens its doors to jewelers, asking the next generation to…
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Jadeite Necklace Leads Poly Auction Hong Kong at HK$25 Million
Thirty-nine matched Burmese jadeite beads lead Poly Auction Hong Kong’s October 6 jewelry sale, estimated at about HK$25 million.
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Van Cleef & Arpels 16.01-Carat Diamond Ring Leads Sotheby’s Paris
A 16.01-carat step-cut diamond, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, leads Sotheby’s autumn Fine Jewelry sale in Paris with a high…
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Bvlgari Serpenti Pallini Secret Watch: The Frida Kahlo Tribute Unveiled at SIAR 2025
Only three were made. At SIAR 2025 in Mexico City, Bvlgari coiled a gold serpent in Frida Kahlo’s colors, and…