A 'HAPPY DIAMOND' PENDANT ON CHAIN, BY CHOPARD

The heart-shaped glazed compartment pendant, revealing five collet-set 'floating' diamonds, suspending from a trace-link chain, mounted in 18K...

A 'HAPPY DIAMOND' PENDANT ON CHAIN, BY CHOPARD

The heart-shaped glazed compartment pendant, revealing five collet-set 'floating' diamonds, suspending from a trace-link chain, mounted in 18K gold, signed Chopard, numbered, French assay mark, length 42cm

 

Chopards Happy Diamonds collections are synonymous with playful fun. The dancing, sparkling design was first created in 1976 by Ronald Kurowski, a designer at Chopard who tried to capture the magic and light of water droplets glinting and gleaming in the light. To do this, he encased a group of loose diamonds between two sapphire crystals and contained the entire in a gold bevelled capsule, thus giving the appearance of loose shimmering diamonds against bare skin. When Karin Scheufele (co-owner at the time of Chopard and mother of the current Co-Presidents) saw the design, she is said to have exclaimed These diamonds are happiest when they are free, thus bestowing the iconic name.

Although the design was originally created for timepieces, it wasnt long before it earned its own jewellery line. Caroline Scheufele, Artistic Director and Co-President of Chopard, first used the Happy Diamonds in the tummy of a clown pendant which she designed for herself. The piece turned out to be such a success that she also produced an elephant, a ladybird, a teddy bear and eventually the heart, leading in 1985 to the launch of the Happy Diamonds jewellery line. This also marked the beginning of high jewellery by Chopard.

Since then, Caroline Scheufele has continued to breathe new life and glamour into the world of high jewellery. A keen film enthusiast, in 2007 she negotiated a partnership with the Cannes International Festival, making Chopard the official sponsor of the event and giving the house the opportunity to create a new high jewellery collection each year to adorn the stars of the red carpet at Cannes. The partnership is now in its 21st year and Caroline remains at the helm, creating unique works of art for and inspired by the women who wear them.

 

 

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