Jeweller - August 2020

Upfront
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HISTORIC GEMSTONE
The Black
Orlov
The Black Orlov, set
in a diamond brooch
and necklace
The 67.5-carat Black Orlov diamond is
famous for its alleged ‘curse’. It was
once part of a much larger stone called
the Eye of Brahma, which – legend has
it – was stolen from an Indian temple
before surfacing in Russia in the early 20th Century.
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Two of its owners – Princess Nadia Vygin-Orlov and US jeweller
JW Parris – committed suicide before the diamond was cut into
three pieces in an attempt to break the curse. Renamed the
Black Orlov in the princess’ memory, the stone was set in a
brooch of 108 diamonds, suspended from a diamond necklace.
It was purchased by jeweller J Dennis Petimezas in 2004 and has
been displayed in several museums since.
Celebrity Style
4 US actress Joey King has modelled
a beautiful range of jewellery during the
digital press tour for her latest Netflix
film. Her stylist Jared Eng selected a
particularly eye-catching set of hoop
earrings by Alexander McQueen for the
LA online premiere.
Image credit: Instagram/jaredeng
4Talk about turning ‘crash’ into
treasure! US brand Crash Jewelry
creates jewellery from parts of
wrecked luxury vehicles. Jeweller
Christi Schimpke crafts necklaces,
earrings, cufflinks, and bracelets
using metal sourced from her
husband’s LA car repair workshop,
combined with precious gemstones.
Pieces made from Porsche,
Ferrari, and BMW cars are
her bestsellers.
Million-dollar mask
4An Israeli jewellerhas been
commissioned to create a
COVID-19 protective face mask
valued at $US1.5 million. Isaac
Levy, jewellery designer of the
brand Yvel, says the 18-carat white
gold mask will be fitted with an
N99 filter, and be covered in 3,600
white and black diamonds.
“I am happy that this mask gave us
enough work for our employees to
be able to [keep] their jobs in very
challenging times,” Levy said.
Digital Brainwave
An Instagram
spokesperson said
the company is
exploring options
to monetise Reels
for businesses,
though details are
yet to be finalised.
4Instagram has introduced a new feature,
Reels, which enables business and personal
accounts to create short-form videos. The
15-second clips mimic the format of the
popular social media app TikTok. The clips
can be annotated with captions and and
edited with fun visual effects.
While advertising is yet to be integrated into
the Reels feature, it is still useful for brands
to create engaging and entertaining content
for followers. However, business accounts
are currently unable to use music or branded
content tags, and cannot pay to have their
Reels promoted.
Jewel Watch
4Louis Vuitton presents a new
unisex jewellery collection, LV Volt
(as modelled by French artist Sharon
Alexie, above), which reshapes the
fashion house’s signature letter logo as
a recurring motif.
Bite the dust
4New York City publication
Brooklyn Paper reports that a
mugger stole a man’s gold teeth
after ambushing him in his car
earlier this month. The victim told
police that his assailant held him
at gunpoint and stole a ring and
cash as well as the false teeth.
While unusual, the crime is not
unprecedented; in 2016, a man
was assaulted on the street in
San Francisco’s Financial District
before two robbers stole his gold
teeth and mobile phone.
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