Valentine's Day: Jewelry for love

Jewelry, this meticulous and refined art, has always been the precious accomplice of our memories and emotions, especially when it comes to love. For Valentine's Day, (re)discover some jewelry houses that have captured the essence of this universal feeling in iconic creations that pay tribute to it. 

The symbolic representation of love

Cartier : The symbol of eternal love

Cartier celebrates love with its collection Love, a bracelet with a simple design and its visible screws, it symbolizes indestructible love and eternal commitment. This jewel is designed to be locked on the wrist of the chosen one with a screwdriver, thus embodying the fidelity and exclusivity of shared love. If the fastening system (what a perfect symbol!) has evolved over the years, the symbolism of the need to be two to close it remains. Cartier is also known for his ring Trinity, three intertwined rings in pink, yellow and white gold, which also symbolizes love in its different forms: friendship, loyalty and passion.

Chaumet : Imperial Love

Since 1780, Chaumet stands out as the jeweler of great love stories, as illustrated by the collection Joséphine, inspired by the Empress Joséphine, the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. She offers rings evoking loving commitment, such as engagement rings and some wedding rings, with an elegant crown or in the shape of a tiara; symbols of a majestic and radiant love. The collection Liens, where two links cross to symbolize the union and love of a couple.

Dinh Van : Simple and sophisticated love

Dinh Van, revisit love with the collection Menottes, which has become iconic for its original interpretation of love, where they represent union and attachment, with a contemporary and bold touch, faithful to the image of the brand which likes to use everyday symbols or to shift them to make them precious.

Love with a big heart

Chopard : The emotion of diamonds

Chopard, presents love with dynamism, joy and freedom with its collection Happy Diamonds where some jewels take the shape of a heart in which the diamonds are in motion. 

There is alsoenter the collection Happy Hearts presenting the heart-talisman of Chopard, decorated with a uniform ornamental stone on one side and a movable diamond on the other.

Mauboussin : Modern love

Mauboussin is known for many collections evoking the theme of love, with elegant designs at affordable prices. Moreover,  a special attention is paid to their name to illustrate this message. The collections Chance of Love And You are the salt of my life ("Tu es le sel de ma vie") also reflect this modern love with passionate and timeless statements.

Love in the literary sense

Dior: Love in three letters 

Dior chose to evoke love through one word: "OUI" ("Yes"). This collection Dior OUI is characterized by a minimalist design while emphasizing the simplicity and beauty of loving commitment. The simplicity of the word "Oui" written in delicately crafted cursive letters in yellow, white or pink gold can also be enhanced by the possibility of adding a small diamond, symbolizing the brilliance and durability of feelings.

Augis: Love engraved in time

There Maison Augis has established itself as a master of jewelry in terms of the expression of love, notably with one of its most emblematic collections: Medals of Love (médailles d'amour). 

With its inscription: "More than yesterday, less than tomorrow", inspired by the famous verse by Rosemonde Gérard, "Because, you see, every day I love you more, today more than yesterday and much less than tomorrow", this medal has become one of the most popular pieces of jewelry given on Valentine's Day. The original design of the medal features two gemstones: a diamond symbolizing the "more" and one ruby for the "less", creating a visual metaphor for the intensification of feelings over time. Today multiple variations exist with the use of other stones, or a gold medal only.

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