November 12th, 2008
Louis Vuitton have launched two new patented diamond cuts based on their iconic monogram flowers - a rounded-cut flower diamond, and a pointed-cut flower diamond.
The cuts which are patented took over three years to develop. The LV diamonds have between 61 and 77 facets, and are set into various pieces of jewelry, including a necklace with 108 carats of diamonds retailing at $4 million.
Brooches, rings and necklaces featuring the monogram cut diamonds will also be available. The collection has been named “Les Ardentes”, which translate as “the blazing.”
March 20th, 2008
The beauty of the Moon is unparalleled, but it sure can be matched to the Moon light necklace, which features as many stones as to dazzle like the moonlight. First, there’s the Beryl with a carat weight of 75.15, then comes citrine weighing 21.79 total carat weight, followed by the Rose Quartz with a carat weight of 15.40.
How could we forget Diamond accents with 0.90 total carat weight? All these beautiful stones in shades of Pink, Aqua Green, Honey are linked by 18-carat noble and yellow Gold setting.
Moonlight Necklace retails for $19,500.
February 29th, 2008
Thieves who dug an underground tunnel to a Milan showroom have stolen several million euros of jewellery.
Seven men dressed as police came through the cellar wall, tied up staff and made off with some of Damiani’s most valuable pieces in minutes. Before Sunday’s real-life Italian Job, they had dug for several weeks from a building under construction next door.
Luckily for the showroom, some of its most valuable pieces were on display at the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles.
The thieves tied the staff up with plastic cable and sticky tape. They then locked everyone in the bathroom except the manager, who was taken to the safety deposit room and forced to empty the lockers.
Although some of the showroom’s jewellery was gracing the red carpet thousands of miles away, there was nonetheless plenty left in Milan.
The real value of the pieces stolen is not yet known as a list is still being compiled.
But it is thought to be millions of pounds worth of gold earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings - all of them studded with diamonds.
Louis Vuitton have launched two new patented diamond cuts based on their iconic monogram flowers - a rounded-cut flower diamond, and a pointed-cut flower diamond.
