GIFT GUIDE
WINTER 2009
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BY LAURIE KAHLE
From rockcrystal to
sapphirecrystal tocrystal
glass, see-throughelements
infuse jewelryandwatches
withanetherealmodern
sensibility.Amemberof the
quartz family, rockcrystal, in
itspurest form, canbecarvedand
shaped to look likeglassbut is far
stronger.At Chopard, diamonds
freelyfloatbetweenplatesof
sapphirecrystal, theextremelyhard
transparentmaterial commonlyused
forfinewatches.Add ina few trans-
lucentmoonstones, and the futuristic
directionof jewelrybecomesclear.
AbundantlyCLEAR
ALLTHAT
GLITTERS
JEWELRY
ANDWATCH
DESIGNERS
PAINTWITH
APALETTE
THAT RANGES
FROMBARELY-
THERECRYSTAL
TO INTENSERED
TOCREATETHIS
SEASON’S
WISHLISTOF
VIBRANT
TREASURES.
DARK TEXTURED BACKGROUNDCOURTESY PIAGET (6),
LIGHTBACKGROUNDCOURTESYBACCARAT
