The Talismans of Chanel Jewelry

The Talismans of Chanel Jewelry

by | Jul 7, 2015 | Fashion week

Last Friday, to finish a busy week, I took the overheated streets of Paris to go to the Faculty of Medicine located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Responding to an invitation from Chanel, I was going to discover the new high jewellery collection initiated by the...
Velux

Velux

by | Jul 6, 2015 | Anecdotes

I remember a setter who lost a stone through the window. It was too hot in the workshop and he had opened the window to ventilate. The diamond fell on the roof of the neighbouring warehouse… Ladder, velux, it was an adventure to get it back. We didn’t do...
Platinum

Platinum

by | Jul 2, 2015 | Anecdotes

Cubic platinum crystal native to Konder, Russia. Photo: J.F. Labbé, BRGM Platinum is perhaps, in my opinion, the most interesting metal for making jewellery. It has a beautiful colour, gives light to diamonds, is suitable for setters, but it sometimes makes polishers...
The decree relating to the trade in gemstones

The decree relating to the trade in gemstones

by | Jun 17, 2015 | Legal

I regularly receive emails asking for explanations about the regulations governing the gem trade. The questions mainly concern the treatments they may have received and what it is compulsory to indicate when displaying a stone for the purpose of selling it. I also...