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Vivian Chen

Van Cleef & Arpels’ latest high jewellery collection proves that the devil is in the details.

The aptly named Le Secret series features whimsical designs that take a curious mind and heart to discover.
Take the Fleur bleue ring, for instance, that features a hidden message from Oscar Wilde, and the Cachette des coccinelles clip which conceals a ladybird encrusted with black and red spinels between its diamond leaves.










Behind Boucheron’s Bouquet d’Ailes: nine months of painstaking craftsmanship and 2,300 stones





The Papillon secret watch, too, features a mechanism that hides its mother-of-pearl dial. The subtly luxurious pieces could not have been completed without the maison’s expert know-how and craftsmanship.





High jewellers add luxury using subtle, even secret, details

Some of the maison’s best known artisanal skills, such as the Mystery Set, have been applied to the works of art from the collection.


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How it’s made: Van Cleef & Arpels’ Le Secret collection lets craftsmanship shine

Van Cleef & Arpels boasts the patented Mystery Set – which without showing visiblewhere prongs on jewellery pieces are invisible.

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Van Cleef & Arpels’ Le Secret collection is all about details.

Van Cleef & Arpels’ Secret high jewellery collection demonstrates extraordinary craftsmanship.

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How it’s made: Van Cleef & Arpels’ Le Secret collection lets craftsmanship shine

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}In this special photo essay, we take you on a visual journey behind the scenes of one of the world’s most exclusive ateliers

In this special photo essay, we take you on a visual journey behind the scenes of one of the world’s most exclusive ateliers