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Van Cleef & Arpels

News and insight on the French luxury goods brand known for high jewellery and timepieces

Chairman / President

Nicolas Bos

CEO / Managing Director

Nicolas Bos

CFO / Finance Director

Christophe Grenier

Industry

Luxury Jewellery and Watches

Website

vancleefarpels.com

Headquarters address

22 Place Vendôme, 75001 Paris, France

Year founded

1906

last updated:

30 September, 2024

Souveraine de Chaumet earrings, featuring Ceylon sapphires. Photo: Chaumet

High Jewellery

What does your birthstone mean? Show your personality with these gems

Take your garnet, amethyst, aquamarine, diamond, emerald, pearl, peridot, opal, sapphire, ruby, turquoise or topaz birthstone up a notch with these luxury jewellery pieces.

16 Jan 2025 - 10:00AM

Timepieces

The art and jewellery designs redefining timepieces, from Cartier to Chanel

12 Jan 2025 - 5:00AM

High Jewellery

Zodiac jewellery is enjoying a resurgence – Rihanna and Hailey Bieber love it

14 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM

High Jewellery

Jewellery highlights for November from Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Omega

Elhanati’s tie-up with Argentinian designer Conie Vallese delivers Gothic-style cutlery in gold, silver and black diamonds – quite the contrast with the dainty work in the Van Cleef & Arpels collection.

1 Dec 2024 - 4:00AM

Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra. Photo: Handout

High Jewellery

Ahoy there! Van Cleef & Arpels’ new collection sets a course for adventure

The whimsical range is the brainchild of Nicolas Bos, group chief executive of parent company Richemont, which also owns Cartier, Jaeger‑LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin and Piaget.

21 Nov 2024 - 2:06PM

Style Edit

Style Edit: Van Cleef & Arpels unveils 4 stunning Rose de Noël pieces

The intricate designs, including grey mother-of-pearl and vibrant turquoise gemstones set in gold, are inspired by winter flowers and dedicated to the beauty of nature.

21 Nov 2024 - 1:08PM

High Jewellery

Style shoot: Van Cleef & Arpels’ latest high jewellery collection

Stevenson’s swashbuckling tale of buccaneers and buried treasure has excited young imaginations for more than a century, and now has provoked this dazzling tribute in gems and gold.

18 Nov 2024 - 2:18PM

Van Cleef & Arpels: necklace, ring; Ferragamo: coat, dress. Photo: Olivia Tsang

High Jewellery

Inspired by the everyday: jewellery that makes the functional fantastic

Nadine Ghosn’s Crayon bracelets are kooky fun while Chanel went for a sautoir/earphone mash-up and Cartier strung a watch onto a blinged-up carabiner

27 Oct 2024 - 6:00AM

Masterpieces

Innovation meets bling in 2024’s jewellery watches

Sleek, sparkly and showcasing creativity, this year’s newest timepieces are blurring the line between haute horlogerie and haute joaillerie

29 Jul 2024 - 1:00PM

High Jewellery

How turquoise, the historic blue stone, is gaining new A-list and luxury fans

The stone’s modern fans include Emily Blunt, Eva Mendes and Richemont’s new CEO Nicolas Bos, but it has been used in jewellery for centuries

28 Jul 2024 - 5:00AM

The latest Polo Ralph Lauren x Naiomi Glasses collection is just one example of how turquoise continues to appeal to new fans. Photos: Handout

Masterpieces

The ancient techniques and unorthodox materials tempting high jewellers in 2024

Van Cleef & Arpels and Cindy Chao use the ancient cire perdue, or ‘lost wax’, casting technique for their delicate creations, while Joel Arthur Rosenthal, Hemmerle and Forms are turning to aluminium

27 Jul 2024 - 2:00PM

The Spring brooch from Cindy Chao’s Four Seasons collection is an example of how today’s high jewellers are using ancient techniques as well as unorthodox materials to craft their pieces. Photos: Handout

Timepieces

Time on a string: how celebs are driving the pendant watch trend

You don’t need a wristwatch to tell the time these days, so maisons are finding ways to make them remain glamorous and relevant

16 Jun 2024 - 3:00PM

High Jewellery

L’École Middle East in Dubai opens with a Chinese ornaments exhibition

Proceeds from its public courses and talks will be given to Dubai Cares, an organisation dedicated to improving access to quality education for children

24 May 2024 - 2:08PM

High Jewellery

Very superstitious: fashion’s long love affair with lucky charms – from Coco to Dior

Coco Chanel was famously superstitious, with brand totems such as the lion and the No 5 living on, while Christian Dior reportedly consulted his clairvoyant on all major decisions

13 Apr 2024 - 2:00PM

Cece Jewellery’s pieces are hand-enamelled on solid 18k gold. Photos: Handouts

Style Edit

Style Edit: Van Cleef & Arpels’ new additions to its Frivole collection

Five new pieces that feature multiple flower motifs, between-the-finger rings, pendants and bracelets, are Van Cleef & Arpels’ tribute to nature

27 Mar 2024 - 10:00AM

Van Cleef & Arpels’ Frivole collection is a celebration of flora and fauna. Photo: Handout

Lunar New Year

How to wear red at Chinese New Year – and for the rest of 2024

Van Cleef & Arpels’ four-leaf clover motif in carnelian is a lucky red accessory that works year round, while Cartier’s red Panthère chain bag and Trinity cord bracelet will make any ensemble pop

11 Feb 2024 - 6:00AM

Lunar New Year

Dragon bling: red jewellery trends just in time for Lunar New Year

Van Cleef & Arpels, Bottega Veneta and Boucheron are among those releasing bold new collections that happily connect with Asian demand for the lucky colour as we welcome the Chinese Year of the Dragon

6 Feb 2024 - 4:00PM

High Jewellery

Vintage jewellery is having a viral moment – thanks to Taylor Swift

Swift broke the internet when she lost the stone from her Van Cleef & Arpels ring at the VMAs, now Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction in New York is set to ignite more retro inspo

18 Jan 2024 - 10:43AM

At the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, Taylor Swift lost the diamond from her borrowed vintage Van Cleef & Arpels ring. The incident burned the internet down and underlined the trend for jewellery pieces with a little history to them. Photo: Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

High Jewellery

Art, nature, volcanoes? The biggest high jewellery launches of 2023 so far

All the big maisons are dreaming up ever more outlandish concepts driven by the surging demand for bling. So, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Gucci, Cartier, Chanel … who hosted the most memorable bash so far?

13 Jul 2023 - 11:47AM

High Jewellery

Van Cleef & Arpels’ Nicolas Bos on Le Grand Tour line unveiled in Rome

Style sits down with Nicolas Bos of Van Cleef & Arpels to chat about its Le Grand Tour high jewellery collection – and how luxury fashion houses are bringing in new clients for the sector

28 Jun 2023 - 7:52PM

Timepieces

Why all the big jewellery houses are dropping secret watches in 2023

‘Secret’ watches might be an antiquated holdover from a less egalitarian era, but Chanel, Dior, Piaget, Van Cleef & Arpels and Jaeger LeCoultre all just released new high jewellery designs for a reason

25 May 2023 - 8:00AM

Earlier this year, at the Watches and Wonders fair in Geneva, key brands like Chanel, Dior, Piaget, Van Cleef & Arpels and Jaeger LeCoultre all released new secret watch designs

Masterpieces

Spring bling: the finest high jewellery going under the hammer in Hong Kong

Huge gemstones in spectacular settings are finding a ready market in the city, with many Mandarin speakers among the wealthy buyers since the reopening of borders – here are auctions not to miss

11 May 2023 - 2:34PM

The largest ruby in the world at 55.22 carats, the Estrela de Fura was displayed in Hong Kong ahead of its upcoming New York. Photo: Reuters

High Jewellery

Van Cleef & Arpels brings dance to Le French May in Hong Kong

Le French May celebrates its 30th anniversary in Hong Kong and French luxury jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels is presenting an eclectic dance programme around the city

4 May 2023 - 2:25PM

High Jewellery

5 high jewellery pieces taking inspiration from animals in nature

These creative high jewellery pieces ape the beauty and power of the living world, from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels to Chopard and Mikimoto

4 Feb 2023 - 10:00AM

Timepieces

5 of the world’s most covetable métiers d’art watches, from Cartier to VCA

From an intricate scene of a hatching egg and a river on the Jaquet Droz Bird Repeater watch, to Cartier’s The Crash Tigrée inspired by the age of swing, these 5 métiers d’art watches are a knockout

2 Feb 2023 - 2:00PM

Vacheron Constantin’s Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeater Tourbillon Flying Dutchman. Photo: Vacheron Constantin

Lunar New Year

5 ravishing red rubies for Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day in 2023

From Graff’s ruby and diamond necklace from the Tribal collection and Bulgari’s Ruby Heartbeat earrings to Van Cleef & Arpels’ Lacis Mystérieux bracelet, here are our top 5 red jewellery pieces for the season

14 Jan 2023 - 9:00AM

Graff’s dazzling Tribal Collection. Photo: Graff

Style Edit

STYLE Edit: Van Cleef & Arpels adds 6 new pieces to its Alhambra collection

Everyone from Elizabeth Taylor to Princess Grace of Monaco have fallen in love with Parisian jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels’ Alhambra designs – now there are six new ones to choose from

5 Dec 2022 - 10:00AM

Fashion

Hong Kong star Rosamund Kwan’s US$13 million Christie’s jewellery auction

Hong Kong actress Rosamund Kwan is a fan of quality vintage European jewellery. She is putting 51 pieces up for auction at Christie’s.

28 Nov 2022 - 4:50PM

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