The Cartier Magnitude collection is all about unexpected marriages

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The Cartier Magnitude collection is all about unexpected marriages

The maison's new high jewellery collection sees the pairing of precious stones with ornamental hard stones to upshot in a range of imaginative, timeless pieces.

01 Jul 2022 06:30AM (Updated: 04 Jul 2022 03:00AM)

London is the city of world-famous landmarks such as Large Ben, Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. Since 1909, it has also been closely associated with Cartier. It was that twelvemonth more than a century ago when Jacques Cartier – one of the three Cartier brothers who brought their granddad's business onto the globe map – opened the French luxury maison's London flagship store at New Bail Street.

In June, the city played host to a dazzling matter by the maison – the launch of its new loftier jewellery drove, Magnitude. Half-dozen key sets of jewellery were presented as part of an extensive exhibition of over 500 exquisite, one-of-a-kind pieces, held at 180 The Strand, an iconic Brutalist building in the heart of London.

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A model wearing the Zemia bracelet and earrings from the new Cartier Magnitude collection. (Photo: Cartier)

For the drove, the maison's artisans drew notes from Cartier'south heritage in jewellery making and melded them with those they had extracted from the world of astronomy.

The materials used in the jewellery, like celestial bodies, collide to result in a bold formation – one where precious and semi-precious stones encounter and become unexpected best friends. Remember diamonds and rutilated quartz, or emerald and rock crystal.

To lucifer their out-of-this-world designs, the names of the pieces also have after matters of outer space, such equally Aphelie, which means the betoken of the orbit at which the Earth is furthest from the sun.

Following the exhibition, a gala dinner rolled out at the history-rich Shoreditch Town Hall in East London. English language actresses and International Cartier Friends of the Maison the likes of Claire Foy, Lily Collins and Letitia Wright were nowadays to celebrate the launch that evening with Cartier CEO and president Cyrille Vigneron, as well as relish a loftier-octane performance by the exuberant Beth Ditto and her rock band.

APHELIE

An art deco-inspired slice is this pink-gold Aphelie necklace, which features a gold-chocolate-brown rutilated quartz eye that seemingly emits rays of pink diamonds, coral, morganite and onyx.

EQUINOXE

With this Equinoxe necklace (named after the equinox, which is the instant of time when twenty-four hour period and night are of equal length), lapis lazuli represents the deep blue night sky, while diamonds in yellow, orange and white resemble a constellation of stars. The brightest star here is represented by a sizeable orangish-toned yellow sapphire placed right at the centre of the piece.

SORELI

This piece from the Soreli range is centred around a striking cabochon-cutting rutilated quartz, which glimmers to life equally light passes through its translucent body. Fun fact: The stone actually hides a sentinel dial underneath, which is only seen when ane pushes a tiny push to open up the cover. On the bracelet, kite-shaped and brilliant-cut white diamonds are bundled to form a geometrical motif.

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THEIA

The Theia necklace, which was first worn past English actress Lily Collins to this year'south Met Gala, is defined by a stunning ensemble of seven round-shaped Colombian emeralds surrounded and accompanied by rock crystal. Bearing an art deco way, it too features diamonds and onyx which give it a classic still graphic beauty. And showcasing the maison's penchant to create versatile pieces, the pendants at the forepart and back of this necklace can be removed and worn as a brooch or on a chain by itself.

YUMA

Speaking of stars, Cartier illustrates the radiance of the sun in the Yuma necklace. Diamonds ranging from golden yellow to brownish in unlike cuts are contrasted with platinum. Depending on the occasion, the necklace'south length can exist adjusted according to one'due south fancy.

ZEMIA

Concluding but non least is the Zemia range, which loosely translates as Earth and bears similar colours found naturally on the planet. Here, the Zemia bracelet is strikingly ornamental cheers to a 77.27 carat matrix opal from Australia which is paired with a vibrant combination of blueish and purple sapphire, garnets and diamonds.

The Cartier Magnitude collection is all about unexpected marriages

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