GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - NOVEMBER 2: The Adler rare and highly important Paraiba 'The Blue Lagoon', with a total weight of 93.94 carats (estimate CHF 1,360,000-2,270,000) is displayed during the Sotheby's Geneva Luxury Week press call on November 2, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. Today, November 2, 2023 Sotheby's officially launched its seventh Luxury Week in Geneva, with a special preview of extraordinary top lots from its forthcoming auction series which includes the live Important Watches Part I sale on Sunday 5 November, followed by two live evening sales dedicated to 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal collection', a history-making noble collection on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 November, concluding with the Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sales on Wednesday 8 November. Luxury Week is a twice-yearly, industry-wide seasonal series which Sotheby's stages in Hong Kong, New York and Geneva adding a unique mix of luxury sales including handbags and accessories to its flagship high jewellery, noble jewels and fine watches sales. This season top lots include two masterpieces of horology from the greatest watchmaker of the 20th century, George Daniels and Roger W Smith, his successor. Together they form the most historically important pairing of wristwatches ever to come to auction. There is also 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection' featuring dazzling jewellery of historical importance and museum quality pieces from the most important Viennese Imperial and Royal jewellery collection ever to come to auction. Meanwhile, the Magnificent Jewels sale is headlined by important pieces, both vintage and contemporary, by Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Bulgari. Outstanding gemstones also feature such as 'The Blue Lagoon', a 93.94-carat Paraíba tourmaline in a bespoke necklace by Adler or the 103.62-carat Fancy Intense Yellow diamond. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images for Sotheby's)
This is a rare Paraíba tourmaline from Brazil, a stone considered extra valuable because it's one of the few of its kind not to have internal imperfections. It's called The Blue Lagoon, and it is 93.94 carats -- the way the literature reads, that's JUST the tourmaline, and does not include the diamonds. They put the starting bid at a cool million, but the top end of the estimated value is $2.5 million.
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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - NOVEMBER 2: A Cartier rare and attractive gem set and diamond demi-parure, 'Drapery' (estimate CHF 200,000 - 400,000) is displayed during the Sotheby's Geneva Luxury Week press call on November 2, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. Today, November 2, 2023 Sotheby's officially launched its seventh Luxury Week in Geneva, with a special preview of extraordinary top lots from its forthcoming auction series which includes the live Important Watches Part I sale on Sunday 5 November, followed by two live evening sales dedicated to 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal collection', a history-making noble collection on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 November, concluding with the Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sales on Wednesday 8 November. Luxury Week is a twice-yearly, industry-wide seasonal series which Sotheby's stages in Hong Kong, New York and Geneva adding a unique mix of luxury sales including handbags and accessories to its flagship high jewellery, noble jewels and fine watches sales. This season top lots include two masterpieces of horology from the greatest watchmaker of the 20th century, George Daniels and Roger W Smith, his successor. Together they form the most historically important pairing of wristwatches ever to come to auction. There is also 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection' featuring dazzling jewellery of historical importance and museum quality pieces from the most important Viennese Imperial and Royal jewellery collection ever to come to auction. Meanwhile, the Magnificent Jewels sale is headlined by important pieces, both vintage and contemporary, by Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Bulgari. Outstanding gemstones also feature such as 'The Blue Lagoon', a 93.94-carat Paraíba tourmaline in a bespoke necklace by Adler or the 103.62-carat Fancy Intense Yellow diamond. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images for Sotheby's)
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - NOVEMBER 2: A Cartier rare and attractive gem set and diamond demi-parure, 'Drapery' (estimate CHF 200,000 - 400,000) is displayed during the Sotheby's Geneva Luxury Week press call on November 2, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. Today, November 2, 2023 Sotheby's officially launched its seventh Luxury Week in Geneva, with a special preview of extraordinary top lots from its forthcoming auction series which includes the live Important Watches Part I sale on Sunday 5 November, followed by two live evening sales dedicated to 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal collection', a history-making noble collection on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 November, concluding with the Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sales on Wednesday 8 November. Luxury Week is a twice-yearly, industry-wide seasonal series which Sotheby's stages in Hong Kong, New York and Geneva adding a unique mix of luxury sales including handbags and accessories to its flagship high jewellery, noble jewels and fine watches sales. This season top lots include two masterpieces of horology from the greatest watchmaker of the 20th century, George Daniels and Roger W Smith, his successor. Together they form the most historically important pairing of wristwatches ever to come to auction. There is also 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection' featuring dazzling jewellery of historical importance and museum quality pieces from the most important Viennese Imperial and Royal jewellery collection ever to come to auction. Meanwhile, the Magnificent Jewels sale is headlined by important pieces, both vintage and contemporary, by Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Bulgari. Outstanding gemstones also feature such as 'The Blue Lagoon', a 93.94-carat Paraíba tourmaline in a bespoke necklace by Adler or the 103.62-carat Fancy Intense Yellow diamond. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images for Sotheby's)
Here it is on, where it looks like a perfectly fancy collar -- the type of thing where we'd wonder if it's actually part of the dress.
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - NOVEMBER 2: The Ruby and diamond necklace Kochert circa 1890-1895 (estimate CHF 110,000-160,000) is displayed during the Sotheby's Geneva Luxury Week press call on November 2, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. Today, November 2, 2023 Sotheby's officially launched its seventh Luxury Week in Geneva, with a special preview of extraordinary top lots from its forthcoming auction series which includes the live Important Watches Part I sale on Sunday 5 November, followed by two live evening sales dedicated to 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal collection', a history-making noble collection on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 November, concluding with the Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sales on Wednesday 8 November. Luxury Week is a twice-yearly, industry-wide seasonal series which Sotheby's stages in Hong Kong, New York and Geneva adding a unique mix of luxury sales including handbags and accessories to its flagship high jewellery, noble jewels and fine watches sales. This season top lots include two masterpieces of horology from the greatest watchmaker of the 20th century, George Daniels and Roger W Smith, his successor. Together they form the most historically important pairing of wristwatches ever to come to auction. There is also 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection' featuring dazzling jewellery of historical importance and museum quality pieces from the most important Viennese Imperial and Royal jewellery collection ever to come to auction. Meanwhile, the Magnificent Jewels sale is headlined by important pieces, both vintage and contemporary, by Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Bulgari. Outstanding gemstones also feature such as 'The Blue Lagoon', a 93.94-carat Paraíba tourmaline in a bespoke necklace by Adler or the 103.62-carat Fancy Intense Yellow diamond. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images for Sotheby's)
The website says this ruby and diamond necklace belonged to Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria, Duchess of Wurttemberg, circa 1890-1895. The starting bid is only $88,000! PENNIES! But can you really own it without...
Sotheby's Geneva Luxury Week 2023 - Media Launch
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - NOVEMBER 2: The Köchert impressive ruby, and diamond tiara, circa 1896 (estimate CHF 180,000 - 350,000) is displayed during the Sotheby's Geneva Luxury Week press call on November 2, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. Today, November 2, 2023 Sotheby's officially launched its seventh Luxury Week in Geneva, with a special preview of extraordinary top lots from its forthcoming auction series which includes the live Important Watches Part I sale on Sunday 5 November, followed by two live evening sales dedicated to 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal collection', a history-making noble collection on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 November, concluding with the Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sales on Wednesday 8 November. Luxury Week is a twice-yearly, industry-wide seasonal series which Sotheby's stages in Hong Kong, New York and Geneva adding a unique mix of luxury sales including handbags and accessories to its flagship high jewellery, noble jewels and fine watches sales. This season top lots include two masterpieces of horology from the greatest watchmaker of the 20th century, George Daniels and Roger W Smith, his successor. Together they form the most historically important pairing of wristwatches ever to come to auction. There is also 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection' featuring dazzling jewellery of historical importance and museum quality pieces from the most important Viennese Imperial and Royal jewellery collection ever to come to auction. Meanwhile, the Magnificent Jewels sale is headlined by important pieces, both vintage and contemporary, by Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Bulgari. Outstanding gemstones also feature such as 'The Blue Lagoon', a 93.94-carat Paraíba tourmaline in a bespoke necklace by Adler or the 103.62-carat Fancy Intense Yellow diamond. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images for Sotheby's)
... its matching tiara? You probably cannot. That would be gauche. You don't split up siblings. The tiara will add a minimum of $143K to your bill and maybe as much as $386,000, so maybe sell some of your priceless art?
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - NOVEMBER 2: A fancy vivid yellow diamond ring, with a total weight of 103.62 carat (Estimate CHF 1,100,000 - 1,800,000) is displayed during the Sotheby's Geneva Luxury Week press call on November 2, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. Today, November 2, 2023 Sotheby's officially launched its seventh Luxury Week in Geneva, with a special preview of extraordinary top lots from its forthcoming auction series which includes the live Important Watches Part I sale on Sunday 5 November, followed by two live evening sales dedicated to 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal collection', a history-making noble collection on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 November, concluding with the Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sales on Wednesday 8 November. Luxury Week is a twice-yearly, industry-wide seasonal series which Sotheby's stages in Hong Kong, New York and Geneva adding a unique mix of luxury sales including handbags and accessories to its flagship high jewellery, noble jewels and fine watches sales.
This season top lots include two masterpieces of horology from the greatest watchmaker of the 20th century, George Daniels and Roger W Smith, his successor. Together they form the most historically important pairing of wristwatches ever to come to auction. There is also 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection' featuring dazzling jewellery of historical importance and museum quality pieces from the most important Viennese Imperial and Royal jewellery collection ever to come to auction. Meanwhile, the Magnificent Jewels sale is headlined by important pieces, both vintage and contemporary, by Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Bulgari. Outstanding gemstones also feature such as 'The Blue Lagoon', a 93.94-carat Paraíba tourmaline in a bespoke necklace by Adler or the 103.62-carat Fancy Intense Yellow diamond. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images for Sotheby's)
I BELIEVE this is the Highly Important Fancy Vivid Yellow Stone, coming in at a whopping 103 carats, which might open around $1.5 million but might command as much as $4 mil. Do not confuse this with the >a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/magnificent-jewels-and-noble-jewels-4/magnificent-fancy-vivid-yellow-diamond-ring">Magnificent Fancy one, which is a paltry 30 caratsFancy Intense one that's really almost an embarrassment to itself at 12 carats. I assume this woman is pondering whether she can wear this for more than 10 minutes at a time without spraining something.
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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - NOVEMBER 2: An exceptional and highly important natural pearl, and diamond decant-de-corsage, circa 1865 (estimate CHF 270,000 - 450,000) is displayed during the Sotheby's Geneva Luxury Week press call on November 2, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. Today, November 2, 2023 Sotheby's officially launched its seventh Luxury Week in Geneva, with a special preview of extraordinary top lots from its forthcoming auction series which includes the live Important Watches Part I sale on Sunday 5 November, followed by two live evening sales dedicated to 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal collection', a history-making noble collection on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 November, concluding with the Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sales on Wednesday 8 November. Luxury Week is a twice-yearly, industry-wide seasonal series which Sotheby's stages in Hong Kong, New York and Geneva adding a unique mix of luxury sales including handbags and accessories to its flagship high jewellery, noble jewels and fine watches sales. This season top lots include two masterpieces of horology from the greatest watchmaker of the 20th century, George Daniels and Roger W Smith, his successor. Together they form the most historically important pairing of wristwatches ever to come to auction. There is also 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection' featuring dazzling jewellery of historical importance and museum quality pieces from the most important Viennese Imperial and Royal jewellery collection ever to come to auction. Meanwhile, the Magnificent Jewels sale is headlined by important pieces, both vintage and contemporary, by Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Bulgari. Outstanding gemstones also feature such as 'The Blue Lagoon', a 93.94-carat Paraíba tourmaline in a bespoke necklace by Adler or the 103.62-carat Fancy Intense Yellow diamond. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images for Sotheby's)
Ms. Caption says, "An exceptional and highly important natural pearl, and diamond decant-de-corsage, circa 1865." A de-corsage is "a piece of jewellery worn on the centre panel of the bodice of a dress, which is itself also called a stomacher." This isn't listed on the Sotheby's site that I can find, so I assume that means it's free.
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - NOVEMBER 2: An exquisite emerald and diamond necklace, with a total weight of 59.41 (estimate CHF 1,650,000 - 2,540,000) is displayed during the Sotheby's Geneva Luxury Week press call on November 2, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. Today, November 2, 2023 Sotheby's officially launched its seventh Luxury Week in Geneva, with a special preview of extraordinary top lots from its forthcoming auction series which includes the live Important Watches Part I sale on Sunday 5 November, followed by two live evening sales dedicated to 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal collection', a history-making noble collection on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 November, concluding with the Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sales on Wednesday 8 November. Luxury Week is a twice-yearly, industry-wide seasonal series which Sotheby's stages in Hong Kong, New York and Geneva adding a unique mix of luxury sales including handbags and accessories to its flagship high jewellery, noble jewels and fine watches sales.
This season top lots include two masterpieces of horology from the greatest watchmaker of the 20th century, George Daniels and Roger W Smith, his successor. Together they form the most historically important pairing of wristwatches ever to come to auction. There is also 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection' featuring dazzling jewellery of historical importance and museum quality pieces from the most important Viennese Imperial and Royal jewellery collection ever to come to auction. Meanwhile, the Magnificent Jewels sale is headlined by important pieces, both vintage and contemporary, by Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Bulgari. Outstanding gemstones also feature such as 'The Blue Lagoon', a 93.94-carat Paraíba tourmaline in a bespoke necklace by Adler or the 103.62-carat Fancy Intense Yellow diamond. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images for Sotheby's)
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - NOVEMBER 2: The Köchert Historical and important natural pearl and diamond tiara (estimate CHF 270,000 - 450,000) is displayed during the Sotheby's Geneva Luxury Week press call on November 2, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. Today, November 2, 2023 Sotheby's officially launched its seventh Luxury Week in Geneva, with a special preview of extraordinary top lots from its forthcoming auction series which includes the live Important Watches Part I sale on Sunday 5 November, followed by two live evening sales dedicated to 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal collection', a history-making noble collection on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 November, concluding with the Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sales on Wednesday 8 November. Luxury Week is a twice-yearly, industry-wide seasonal series which Sotheby's stages in Hong Kong, New York and Geneva adding a unique mix of luxury sales including handbags and accessories to its flagship high jewellery, noble jewels and fine watches sales.
This season top lots include two masterpieces of horology from the greatest watchmaker of the 20th century, George Daniels and Roger W Smith, his successor. Together they form the most historically important pairing of wristwatches ever to come to auction. There is also 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection' featuring dazzling jewellery of historical importance and museum quality pieces from the most important Viennese Imperial and Royal jewellery collection ever to come to auction. Meanwhile, the Magnificent Jewels sale is headlined by important pieces, both vintage and contemporary, by Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Bulgari. Outstanding gemstones also feature such as 'The Blue Lagoon', a 93.94-carat Paraíba tourmaline in a bespoke necklace by Adler or the 103.62-carat Fancy Intense Yellow diamond. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images for Sotheby's)
And here we have what Lady Caption calls a "historical and important natural pearl and diamond tiara." I also can't find it on the website, but I'm pretty sure the plan is for Lindsay Lohan to break off pieces of it and throw them into the crowd.
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - NOVEMBER 2: The First Co-Axial Anniversary Wristwatch Ever Created, 2011 (estimate in excess of 500,000 CHF) is displayed during the Sotheby's Geneva Luxury Week press call on November 2, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. Today, November 2, 2023 Sotheby's officially launched its seventh Luxury Week in Geneva, with a special preview of extraordinary top lots from its forthcoming auction series which includes the live Important Watches Part I sale on Sunday 5 November, followed by two live evening sales dedicated to 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal collection', a history-making noble collection on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 November, concluding with the Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sales on Wednesday 8 November. Luxury Week is a twice-yearly, industry-wide seasonal series which Sotheby's stages in Hong Kong, New York and Geneva adding a unique mix of luxury sales including handbags and accessories to its flagship high jewellery, noble jewels and fine watches sales. This season top lots include two masterpieces of horology from the greatest watchmaker of the 20th century, George Daniels and Roger W Smith, his successor. Together they form the most historically important pairing of wristwatches ever to come to auction. There is also 'Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection' featuring dazzling jewellery of historical importance and museum quality pieces from the most important Viennese Imperial and Royal jewellery collection ever to come to auction. Meanwhile, the Magnificent Jewels sale is headlined by important pieces, both vintage and contemporary, by Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Bulgari. Outstanding gemstones also feature such as 'The Blue Lagoon', a 93.94-carat Paraíba tourmaline in a bespoke necklace by Adler or the 103.62-carat Fancy Intense Yellow diamond. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images for Sotheby's)
Sir Caption says this is "the First Co-Axial Anniversary Wristwatch Ever Created, 2011." The caption valued it at more than half a million bucks, but the website says you have to Enquire Within, apparently, and my rule is that if I have to ask, I can't afford it. So I guess I'll buy a Fossil instead.
