Cannes Special: AVAKIAN High Jewellery Preview

May 14, 2014

By Katerina Perez

2 min read

Last year the Swiss jeweller AVAKIAN presented a selection of stunning high jewellery pieces during Cannes Film Festival 2013. Among all the glitz and sparkle of Cannes jewellery, one necklace especially stood out thanks to its unprecedented beauty emphasized by a luscious Colombian emerald resting on a bed of blue sapphires and snow-white diamonds.

Starting from today AVAKIAN showcases its mesmerising collection of Cannes 2014 high jewellery at the Carlton Hotel Intercontinental. You can see with your own eyes the stunning pieces that later will be resting on necks, fingers, ears and wrists of some international celebrities and famous actresses. Who will they be? I will tell you in the due course, but for now I put together a preview selection of some AVAKIAN high jewellery pieces made to shine on the red carpet.

AVAKIAN sapphire and diamonds bracelet

AVAKIAN sapphire and diamonds bracelet

Bangle in white gold set with over 33.00cts of sapphires and 22.00cts of diamonds

 

AVAKIAN Earrings

AVAKIAN Earrings

On the left: Earrings in white gold set with over 7.00cts of triangle diamonds. In the centre are the earrings in white gold set with jade and over 2.00cts of diamonds. On the right are drop diamond earrings

Avakian yellow diamond ring

Avakian yellow diamond ring

Ring in yellow/white gold set with over 5.00cts oval cut diamond and 8.00cts of briolette diamonds

 

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