HIGH JEWELRY — Piaget: the grand finale of Extraleganza
With Colours of Extraleganza, Piaget concludes its high jewelry trilogy inspired by the effervescence of the 1960s-1970s.
Sixty-five creations where color is the main subject, carried by an art of harmony that the maison cultivates, from the dial of its watches to the gold of its adornments, since the extra-flat 9P caliber of 1957. The centerpiece sets the tone: the extraordinary Blue Illusions necklace (nearly 900 workshop hours) creates a dialogue between an 8.52 carat Madagascar sapphire, a 3.30 carat Paraíba tourmaline, and a 13.98 carat black opal. Set with custom-cut sapphires and tourmalines, it is nothing but light and can be worn in three ways, while being accompanied by two rings, one of which features a nearly 5 carat sapphire from Sri Lanka, and two pairs of earrings. /public-objects/18a33e5b-56df-4e22-91b3-42f09a1eb753-0c3ca3f1-2a97-4dd6-a171-62c4fe33d2a7-GEM-T%20-%20Photos%20-%20Substack-6.webp Image sélectionnée Flamboyant Links revives the iconic watch-necklace first launched in 1969. Its rose gold links intertwine with tiger's eye, a first since the 1970s, and are adorned with a mandarin garnet; transformable, the necklace can be worn as a choker or a watch-bracelet. A matching ring and earrings, featuring mandarin garnets, complete the set. Two more sets further indulge the taste for ornamental stones. Gold Swirl , with four creations, is a true ode to the '70s: its cuff intertwines rose gold and blue-green tourmalines, while its necklace, punctuated with fire opals and indigolite tourmalines, conceals a heart paved with diamonds. Finally, the five pieces that make up Gems Pop pay tribute to the Memphis collective and its chromatic fever of the 1980s: mandarin garnets, aventurine, pink sapphires and thulite are juxtaposed, from the sculptural ring with an 8.53 carat garnet to a detachable watch-pendant with an orange aventurine dial. Color and horology, exuberance and refinement: in concluding its high jewelry trilogy and its art of Extraleganza, Piaget reminds us that it has never had to choose between the two. /public-objects/216bacb3-6ae2-4276-b819-ce1febecfa30-6c73b255-e762-43a5-8cd6-512d561c9df8-GEM-T%20-%20Photos%20-%20Substack-7.webp Image sélectionnée