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TROPICAL TOUCHES TO NOBLENESS

CARTIER’S NEW HIGH JEWELRY COLLECTION

Sometimes it is not necessary to take a long journey meet with nature. Thinking that one of environment where deep green is extensive, the rain doesn’t stop much and leopard, crocodile or tiger sometime comes across while walking.

These riches, inspired by the exotic world, are presented to us in the Cartier SurNaturel high jewelry collection. Jewelry with flora and fauna themes dates back to ancient civilization.

The inspiration for the first magnificent jewel in the collection is Tillandsia flower. The wildest piece is the Tillandsia white gold necklace featuring two oval-shaped green beryls totaling 163.97 carats, a 0.55-carat fancy yellow pear-shaped, and a 0.53-carat fancy dark orange-brown pear-shaped diamond. Other materials in the necklace include rutilated quartz, brown pear-shaped diamonds, yellow rose-cut diamonds and yellow diamonds. White brilliant-cut diamonds pavé cover the cone-shaped links along the neckline.

During the Cartier’s Exotic world tour you can meet with Gavial crocodile. But don’t panic, just every dangerous story has a beautiful side. Then there’s the Gharial necklace that uses unusual gem shapes, such as 20 octagonal-shaped emeralds from Zambia totaling 15.44 carats. Four of the emeralds in asymmetrical pairs are suspended from two tapered diamonds totaling 4.13 carats. Tapered, square-shaped and brilliant-cut diamonds are used throughout the platinum necklace.

The wild nature has been a constant source of inspiration for Cartier jewelers in years. Louis Cartier was the first in history with innovative collection in 1914 inspired by panther. He transformed the bold print to combination of white diamond, platinum and black onyx. This print became the indispensable story of Art Deco style that rising in 1925. Since the panther motif has remained on the agenda of the French jewelry house.

In SurNaturel collection booked a place for panthers. The small touches of the dangerous but lovely panther come foward with their elegance. A thin line repeating the historical black and white ornament on Panthère Tropicale is take attention. Two octagonal aquamarines totaling 12.71 carats and two octagonal blue tourmalines totaling 20.58 carats in various shade are the focal point of the bracelet.

It’s possible to feel social messages in every touch of this collection. The most popular piece of the collection is the Hemis platinium necklace. It takes name from the national park in India where live snow leopards. You cant’t find any graceful message to call attention to the most mysterious animal in the world, which is endangered.

The Hemis platinum necklace features a 71.08-carat cushion-shaped kunzite, surrounded by opals, pink and white brilliant-cut diamonds in a bib-like layout. The purple gemstone discovered at the beginning of 20th century symbolize this rare animal species.