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Harry Winston exceptional…
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Sydney
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22-Aug-2023
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Harry Winston exceptional diamond Necklace-Bracelet combination, composed as a line of graduated foliate clusters claw-set with brilliant-cut and pear shaped diamonds, the 260 diamonds together weighing approximately 53.00 carats, mounted in platinum, internal circumference approximately 410 mm, necklace detaches into sections measuring 165 mm, 90 mm, 82 mm, and 70 mm, makers mark Jt for Jacques Timey for Harry Winston., notes Harry Winston Inc. Was founded in 1932 in New York city. Over the course of his glittering career, Winston handled some of the world's most famous diamonds, coloured gemstones and pieces of fine jewellery, earning himself the moniker 'King of Diamonds'., Winston was the first jeweller to dress a celebrity for an Academy Awards show. In 1944 he loaned diamond jewellery to Jennifer Jones, who had been nominated for her role in the song of Bernadette. Harry Winston jewellery has graced the red carpet ever since., over his remarkable lifetime Winston acquired many notable gemstones, but perhaps the most recognisable was the hope diamond, the largest-known deep blue diamond in the world. Winston bought the jewel, which weighed 45.52 carats, in 1949 from the estate of the socialite Evelyn Walsh McLean. In 1958 he donated it to the Smithsonian Institution to seed their gemstone collection., in a very short time span of twenty yeas his knowledge and impressive diamond collection cemented his worldwide reputation as a connoisseur of fine jewellery. From the 1950s through to the 1970s, his boutiques were the destination of choice for royalty, Hollywood stars and business moguls alike., the concept of 'Clustering', now regarded as Harry Winston's signature technique, represents his most enduring legacy to jewellery design. Debuting in the 40's the concept involved setting pear shaped and marquise-cut diamonds with minimal metal and at varying angles. This idea revolutionised jewellery design and resulted in the creation of pieces of remarkable brilliance., in this necklace, the diamonds are held in place by very fine prong settings so that they almost appear to float in the air.
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