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Gilbert Albert, an exceptional jeweler

Gilbert Albert is a famous Swiss jeweler born in 1930 and died in October 2019.

 He studied at the Geneva School of Industrial Arts and began his career as a watch designer for brands such as Patek Philippe and Louis Cartier. 

He is particularly known for having created the Cobra watch, which is characterized by its linear display. Gilbert Albert was an artist who sought to represent nature as it is, without artifice or distortion. He therefore incorporated insects into his creations, thus freezing them in the eternity of the jewel. The technique he used to preserve the exoskeletons of these insects is still unknown, but it is likely that he used the treatment of gold by lost wax casting, which allows extremely meticulous work.

Gilbert Albert, a legend in the creation of original jewelry

The jeweler Gilbert Albert was known for his creativity and use of unusual materials such as sea urchin skeleton, shark teeth and peacock feathers. His passion for beetles also inspired his designs, particularly the beetle enamels he used to create jewelry. He created jewelry from different types of beetles, including Plusiotis, Sagra buqueti and Coptolabrus, retaining their natural beauty without altering them. The work of Gilbert Albert is easily recognizable and stands out for its originality.

The beetle motif was a source of inspiration for Gilbert Albert, who often used this Egyptian symbol in his creations.

Focus on jewelry with interchangeable balls Gilbert Albert

One of the most famous collections of Gilbert Albert is here ring which allows you to interchange the balls, but also necklaces and earrings with the same technique.

Interchangeable jewelry is a design technique in which gemstones can be easily detached and reattached to a “base,” allowing the jewelry to be personalized and more versatile. Gilbert Albert popularized this idea in the 1960s, launching a line of jewelry featuring detachable stones. Interchangeable jewelry offers wearers the ability to transform their jewelry to suit their preferences orsecond-hand. It brings flexibility and creativity, allowing stones to be mixed and matched to create different looks with just one piece of jewelry.

Interchangeable jewelry Gilbert Albert are characterized by their innovative mechanisms and artistic designs. It incorporated mechanisms such as clasps, hooks or settings that allowed the gemstones to be attached or detached from the jewelry safely. This approach not only highlights its technical expertise, but also highlights the aesthetic appeal of the jewelry and the signature of this great designer.

Albert's designs are often characterized by bold, unconventional shapes, organic shapes and bright colors. He used a variety of gemstones including