Light, Movement and Technical Feats Inspire Jewelers in Paris.

BEAUTY * A new diamond cut, a surface calculated toreflect an image and mechanical parts were amongthe ideas showcased by houses big and small PARIS -- "If we come back to theessence of jewelry, it's a question ofmetal and stone", said Chaumet's chiefexecutive officer Jean-Marc Mansveltat a presentation showcasing newdevelopments in the Bee My Love line. Chief among those is the all-new TailleImpératrice diamond cut, boasting ahexagonal shape with 88 facets and a48-degree angle for light dispersion -- ratherthan the standard 35-degree used inthe brilliant cut -- that the jewelry housespent more than three years developing. Not only are the rose gold necklaceand bracelets manufactured exactlylike their functional inspirations, butdiamond-studded versions use the "microsetting" technique so that each stone isfacing upwards from its gold surface, formaximum bling. [Extracted from the article]

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