Everything begins with sketches in the design studio:

ideas are refined during discussions with the

managing director, who is often the source of inspiration.

The diamonds - the purest of their kind - are purchased

already cut, and checked upon arrival.  Each open

back setting takes twenty minutes.  What's the point?

To create Haute Joaillerie! To highlight the stones

by eliminating as much metals as possible in order

to refine the piece of jewellery.

How does one recognize a Haute Joaillerie creation?

By turning it over.  This is not a joke, but rather the first

gesture of a professional whishing to check

the quality of a piece of jewellery.  It is the intimate

finishing details that will betray its weaknesses

or confirm its nobility.

Finally, a Haute Joaillerie creation

is made to be worn (at least in theory)