ISON CUFF BRACELET

The Ison cuff bracelet evokes the eponymous comet that disintegrated into a diffuse and radiant cloud after passing too close to the Sun in 2013. That rare astronomical phenomenon has inspired the maison to create this daring design in which the stones trace out striking lines of convergence. Diamonds provide a dazzling accompaniment to Mystery Set rubies, in an association that is characteristic of Van Cleef & Arpels. The rubies were recut individually by hand, before being placed into gold rails that follow the shape of the bracelet. The fruit of a close collaboration between jeweller and lapidary, the set surfaces display a brilliantly uniform shade of red. Wrapping itself around the wrist, this fiery tail is streaked with rows of round diamonds, made up of varying diameters. Set at the centers of pink gold stars, some stones punctuate the cuff bracelet and recreate the vision of shimmering stars.