VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

Legend of Diamonds, the house’s recently launched high jewellery collection, is a showcase of 25 Mystery Set jewels that incorporate the 67 diamonds cut from the exceptional 910-carat Lesotho Legend – the fifth largest rough diamond, in both size and quality, ever mined. One of the exquisite jewels

is this pair of Écho Mystérieux white and rose gold earrings that feature two diamonds weighing 12.65 and12.61 carats. The silhouette of the cushion cut combines the intense brilliance of its 57 facets with a large surface, revealing the stone’s limpidity or transparency. The gems contrast magnificently against the deep sapphire hues and the emeralds’ intense green. The buff-top emeralds are assembled using the Traditional Mystery Set technique to impart a velvety texture. The earrings match without being identical, with the colours flowing in reverse from one piece to the other.

They are transformable too, and can be worn without the diamond pendants.