9 Best Jewellery Pieces, From Cartier and De Beers to Van Cleef & Arpels

Chopard

Is price no object? Put your shades on for this one—the razzle-dazzle is blinding.

For whom the (jingle) bells toll and money no object be, we at Robb Report Hong Kong have several dazzling accessories wrapped in a box… for thee. 

Forgive us—‘tis the season for waxing poetic as designer houses have been sending us a glimmer of what to expect this season all week: a wild array of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and gemstones of note. It came as a trickle and trinket, then a flash flood of candy-coloured stones as all the maisons and went all out for the end-of-year celebrations. A phalanx of rubies and emeralds was almost a predictable colour scheme, and a flush of white diamonds, and a heady mix of the classic and the novel are up for view as well. We parsed through the trough and found these glistening among them. 

Our holiday picks include the usual suspects: Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany & Co, of course, but our Robb Report counterparts stateside also encouraged us to look into Hemmerle and other jewellers who are paving the way with pavé diamonds. 

Read the entire feature here at Robb Report Hong Kong

TBT 2023: Chow Yun-fat at Chopard: Hong Kong icon and legend on the red carpet!

TBT: Chow Yun-fat at Chopard. 

We--the team and I, not the royal 'we'--were heading to interview Chopard's Caroline Scheufele, Chopard's President and artistic designer, when we heard on the day that the VIP guest was Hong Kong icon and cine-legend himself. Word spread quickly and the crowds gathered, went berserk when he walked in with his wife. 

Last of the super duper stars. 

Caroline and Karl-Friedrich Scheufele opened the new Chopard store in Central Hong Kong, with an above-the-title theme, Chopard Loves Cinema. Fitting considering the brand's long association with Cannes Film Festival, the Palm D'or and their latest line, The Red Carpet Collection - which you can read about in my column 🤓in Best of the Best 2024, by Robb Report Hong Kong. 

The world's most popular actress-Julia Roberts-is the face of the brand currently, but the Oscar-winner didn't fly down to Asia for the opening, though her presence was visible as there are posters of the American actress wallpapered around the store front. How to make a wave in a city that never sleeps and sees stars fly in and out with regularity? You find a hidden dragon; 'the' Chow Yun-fat arrived looking a decade younger than he is. All smiles and charm and at peace with his severely awesome self, even when the crowds were chanting, then screaming his name. That true-blue-movie-star charisma and legendary status will never fade. Icons only. 😎

Chopard’s Caroline Scheufele on Balancing Art and Business, Her Love of Cinema, and the Jewellery She Never Takes Off

An intimate, reflective conversation with the jeweller to the stars.

Caroline Scheufele juggles many a plate mid-air with manicured efficiency as both co-president and artistic director of Chopard. Jet lag doesn’t seem to bother her—the jet-setting jeweller to the stars struts the red carpet with nonchalant ease, greeting the A-listers of Asia with an affable charm that comes with constant proximity to fame.

Read the entire feature here at Robb Report Hong Kong. 

Interview with Chopard's Caroline Scheufele. On video

 

In the latest edition of Leaders of Luxury, I had the rare opportunity to speak with Caroline Scheufele, who needs little introduction among the glitterati. As the artistic director and co-president of Chopard, Scheufele juggles her double role with elegant ease, creating some of the most beautiful jewellery in the world and heading a global business empire with her family. During her visit to Hong Kong to unveil the newest Chopard store with some of Asia’s brightest stars, Scheufele reveals what luxury means to her, how she got the elusive Julia Roberts to star in a campaign, and which jewellery pieces she never, ever takes off. 

A Robb Report Hong Kong exclusive - here. 

Best Dressed at the Golden Globes 2019: Julia Roberts, Gemma Chan and Timothee Chalamet top the list

Star Power

 

Eternal Favourite: Julia Roberts

What? Awards season kicked off in great style as the stars of Hollywood walked the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton for the 76th Golden Globes. Exactly a year after the genesis of the #metoo movement that saw almost every star wear black, it was business as usual as nominees and presenters alike embraced every hue for a return to classic glamour. 

Boys on the side: In truth, rarely do men hog the fashion limelight as most wear standard – albeit designer – tuxedos; old favourites like Armani, Tom Ford, Berluti and Gucci. The millennials stood out with a few daring sartorial selects: Timothée Chalamet in Louis Vuitton (and Cartier jewellery!), Troye Sivan in a Prussian blue tuxedo by Calvin Klein, and winners Darren Criss in Dior Homme and Ben Whishaw in crystal-embellished Alexander McQueen. 

Gowns and glory: There wasn’t a single what-the-f…ashion moment as nearly all the ladies looked their elegant best. The standouts included Lady Gaga – of course – in periwinkle Valentino and two assistants in tow to carry her lengthy train. Host, and winner, Sandra Oh donned three different outfits, two Versace and one Stella McCartney. And the rest you can see here, some with the best accessory of the night: their very own Golden Globe.

 

Above: Michelle Yeoh in Shiatzy Chen and De Beers diamonds.
Ben Whishaw in Alexander McQueen.
Sandra Oh in Stella McCartney and Forevermark diamonds.


  

Emily Blunt in custom Alexander McQueen and Emma Stone in Louis Vuitton. 


  

Gemma Chan looked so good - had to post two pictures; the gorgeous actress in Valentino Haute Couture and Forevermark Diamonds.

Richard Madden in Giorgio Armani. 

  

 Glenn Close in Armani Prive, Jessica Chastian in Burberry and our all-time-favourite superstar Julia Roberts in Stella McCartney and Chopard.



  

More of Julia on the carpet...

Lupita Nyong'o in Calvin Klein by Appointment and Bvlgari.


  


Timothee Chalamet in Louis Vuitton and Cartier.


Published in Prestige magazine, February, 2019. More at PrestigeOnline.com