About Van Cleef & Arpels: part one

About Van Cleef & Arpels: part one

Why Van Cleef & Arpels is one of my favorite Jewelry Designers Van Cleef & Arpels is a French jewelry, watch, and perfume company. It was founded in 1896 by Alfred Van Cleef and his uncle Salomon Arpels in Paris. Driven by a passion for beauty and excellence,...
About Van Cleef & Arpels: part one

About van cleef & arpels: part two

WHY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE JEWELRY DESIGNERS The Duke and Duchess of Windsor commissioned so many extraordinary pieces of jewelry from Van Cleef & Arpels and other fine jewelry designers. Learn more here. King Edward XIII, who abdicated his...
Most expensive fancy color diamond earrings

Most expensive fancy color diamond earrings

WHEN YOUR GIRLFRIEND ASKS WHAT EARRINGS WILL MATCH WITH HER OUTFIT….. Sotheby’s sold a pair of fancy colored-diamond earrings for $57.4 million in Geneva last week , setting yet another world record for FCD’s and for one pair of earrings! The two...
Famous heart shaped diamonds

Famous heart shaped diamonds

Where did The Heart Shape come from because it definitely was  not from the shape of our human heart!   The Symbol of the Heart originated from the African state of Cyrene, whose merchants traded the rare and now extinct plant called silphium. Along with...