A CAPSULE COLLECTION OF SEVEN RINGS
WITHIN THE BEAUTÉS DU MONDE HIGH JEWELRY COLLECTION, YOU WILL FIND AN ENTIRELY NEW REPERTOIRE OF SEVEN RINGS. A CAPSULE COLLECTION THAT TAKES THE EYE ON A JOURNEY FROM THE DEEPEST SEAS TO THE FARTHEST REACHES OF THE SKY.
For the very first time within a High Jewelry collection,
Cartier chose to bring these seven rings together to highlight their relationship with one another. Designed as true sculptures, they compose a family of styles. Together, they cover all the Maison’s major areas of expression: geometry, movement, color contrasts and flora and fauna.
A shell from an illustration in an old biology book, a sea dragon, a mythological creature conceived by Homer, an ammonite fossil, a sea monster, an asteroid, a geological crystallization, a Chinese puzzle: all these rings form a unique selection enhanced by an interplay of stones.
Triangle diamonds, purple spinels, cabochon tourmalines or green diamonds... The stones in each of these rings bear testament to Cartier’s utterly unique choices, which give each piece that little something extra. For jewelers, the stone is like a journey. Through it, they explore new, softer and more nuanced color possibilities, often with fresh, even zesty tones.
N°3 : Scilla ring White gold, brown diamond, yellow diamonds, diamonds - N°4 : Tilasm ring Platinum, colored sapphires, spinels, diamonds - N°6 : Amodea ring Platinum, spinel, rubies, diamonds - N°7 : Yasifan White gold, tourmaline, rubies, diamonds
EXQUISITE AND ETHICALLY SOURCED GEMSTONES
An interplay of stones enhances the elements of nature and culture from which the new Beautés du Monde par Cartier collection draws its inspiration. Cartier always strives to preserve the miracle of these stones through the care it takes in ensuring their origin and enhancing their beauty.
The choice of stones is at the heart of the creative process of the Beautés du Monde par Cartier High Jewelry collection. Each one must meet the most exacting standards of excellence and quality set by the Maison’s experts. This is both a social and environmental duty and responsibility for which Cartier has paved the way, committing itself from its very beginnings to the sourcing of colored gemstones.
Cartier is a founding member of the Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC), an organization created in 2005 that sets standards in the areas of social and environmental responsibility for the jewelry and watchmaking industry.
Gold, diamonds, platinum, silver and colored gemstones are all included in its scope of certification.
Cartier’s commitment to continuously improving industry practices is still ongoing, with the co-founding
of a colored gemstones working group ten years later*. This initiative brings together the world’s leading luxury brands and mining companies in order to strengthen research, tools and training for those involved in the colored stone supply chain.
As a responsible jeweler certified with the RJC, Cartier develops long-term relationships with its suppliers. These suppliers are encouraged and supported in their efforts to achieve RJC certifications, in order to adhere to responsible best practices and thereby strengthen trust in the jewelry supply chain.
A strong belief consolidated by the Watch & Jewelry Initiative 2030 created in October 2021 and born from Cartier’s shared certainty, commissioned by Richemont and Kering, which entails global Sustainable Development Goals and aspirations for a sustainable industry that can only be achieved through collaborative initiatives. This initiative builds on actions
and organizations with strong roots in the sector, such as the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) establishing science-based climate targets, and includes new areas of focus such as biodiversity protection and innovation around materials and business models, in order to encourage and enable industry transformation and innovation.
*Coloured Gemstones Working Group (CGWG)
IN SEARCH OF THE GREEN DIAMOND
A GEOLOGICAL RARITY, THE GREEN DIAMOND IN THE BEAUTÉS DU MONDE PAR CARTIER COLLECTION IS NO LEGEND. IT IS THE CENTER STONE OF A SCULPTURAL RING, AND OWES ITS COLOR TO ITS EXPOSURE TO MINIMAL AMOUNTS OF NATURAL RADIATION OVER A VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
While yellow, pink and blue diamonds are relatively common, green diamonds are exceptionally rare. Their green hue is the result of exposure to a natural radiation source over a period of several million years.
Most often, these stones feature green-gray or deeper shades. The color may be hidden by a mottled or irregular surface or may even be concealed within the stone itself. Even more fascinating, the color can either be deposited in a thin layer or occupy the entire crystal. This is why cutting these gems involves an extremely delicate process, reserved only for the most expert of cutters. Thus, when polishing these gems, care must be taken not to remove any of this natural color and to ensure that too much heat is not generated, as it could alter the color of the stone.