Sixième Sens par CARTIER
This collection,Sixieme-sens (Sixth Sense in English), is the combination of sensual melon-cut shaped emeralds and chalcedonies is an ancient technique of hand cutting which originated in India. This technique became part of the Maison’s creation techniques after the visit to India by Jacques Cartier (grandson of Cartier’s founder) on a trip which took place in 1911.
Generally, melon-cut emeralds contain a lot of inclusions however in this collection, the purity is exceptional. Cartier's experts have meticulously selected only the purest and most harmonious stones.
All of them are studded with onyx or diamonds. Once again, it is an expertise that has been part of the Maison’s history since 1920.
Cartier contrasts the roundness of the collection with the graphic rigour of onyx and square turquoise sapphires that further confound perception adding geometry to the overall piece of jewellery.
The colour combination has been part of the Maison’s signature since 1910’s, known as the “peacock motif”. At the time, it was a shocking colour combination, but now it is classic Cartier. The natural colour palette of emeralds is extremely broad, ranging from the lightest to the darkest shades, from the most intense and vivid to the most subtle, making each stone unique. For this collection, an intense green was chosen, which, combined with the lighter blue of the chalcedony, gives the whole set volume.
Each square of turquoise or sapphire is different, each ball-cut emerald and every chalcedony is unique. This is a very complex job for the craftsmen who have to adjust each metal part of the setting to define the position of each stone before setting it. A complex setting that alternates sapphires and diamonds in a precise order to create the illusion of movement.
Rings, earrings, bracelets and necklaces, scattered, as if by chance, from a delicate and gracious jewellery tree.
