https://www.scmp.com/rss/325670/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In May 2016, Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels sale saw a spectacular purchase made by Chow Tai Fook. The 5.03ct Aurora Green diamond, graded by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) as a fancy vivid green colour with VS2 clarity, sold for over HK$130 million, or almost HK$26 million per carat, to the Hong Kong-based jeweller. The sale broke two records and to this day, it remains the highest price, as well as the highest price per carat ever achieved by a green diamond at... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2145333/green-gems-are-rapidly-making-chinese-converts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2145333/green-gems-are-rapidly-making-chinese-converts?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 May 2018 04:03:39 +0000 Jewellery designers are a superstitious bunch, and it’s no wonder, when symbolism is the only way meaning can be given to the motifs they carve out of gold. Animals have always been popular, and traditionally, were believed to imbue their wearers with characteristics associated with the creatures when worn as lucky charms. Sometimes, a favourite animal can be traced back to the brand’s history or significance in a certain period of the founder’s life. Chanel A winged lion lurks in Venice.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/special-reports/topics/high-jewellery/article/2120828/why-animal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/special-reports/topics/high-jewellery/article/2120828/why-animal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Dec 2017 02:00:57 +0000 Holly Golightly, played by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, had her pearl necklace; Kate Middleton has her sapphire engagement ring; and every Chinese mother has her jade bangle. Traditionally, a semi-translucent, intense medium green colour of jade, called imperial jade, is most prized for jade bangles. Apple green jade is seen as a suitable, less expensive alternative to imperial jade. But the stone comes in a multitude of shades and colours – from the warm reds, oranges, yellows and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/special-reports/topics/high-jewellery/article/2118946/jade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/special-reports/topics/high-jewellery/article/2118946/jade?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Nov 2017 06:03:11 +0000