The French House of Chaumet, founded in 1780, made a nod to one of the brand’s first clients, Josephine de Beauharnais, and dedicated a collection of jewelry to her. Josephine is the ideal client of Chaumet and the embodiment of the brand’s DNA. A strong, independent empress, a style icon of her time and a role model for her subjects, she knew how to combine lightness and elegance in images and, of course, adored refined jewelry.

The Empress’s favorite pear cut was taken as a basis. Rims on rings, necklaces, and even the dial of the Josephine Aigrette watch take on pear-shaped shapes and refer to this type of cut. The collection also included references to the novel by Josephine and Napoleon I. Some rings decorated with diamonds and sapphires became an allusion to the engagement Toi et Moi.