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Chaumet new collection: Bee My Love

Bee My Love collection: Chaumet unveils the Taille Impératrice, a new diamond cut

Chaumet’s latest Bee My Love collection revisits the emblematic bee motif with an entirely new diamond cut.

After assuming the throne as France’s ruler in 1804, Napoléon sought inspiration from his predecessor and personal hero, Emperor Charlemagne, when it was time to select an animal to represent his newly attained sovereign status. While Charlemagne’s emblem was the cicada, Napoléon mistook its outline for that of a bee. However, things worked out well as the humble insect had long been a revered symbol of the Christian church for its attributes of industriousness, diligence, and orderliness. Keen to be associated with the bee’s many strong qualities, Napoléon adopted it as an imperial emblem.

Chaumet Bee My Love white gold Y-necklace with two Taille Impératrice-cut diamonds and brilliant-cut diamonds.
Chaumet Bee My Love pendant in yellow gold with diamonds.
Chaumet Bee My Love pendant in white gold set with diamonds.
Chaumet Bee My Love medaillon in rose gold, set with brilliant-cut diamonds.

It wasn’t long before Marie-Étienne Nitot – Chaumet’s founder and Napoléon’s appointed court jeweler – incorporated the hardworking creature into his repertoire of naturalistic jewelry for the emperor. Beyond Nitot’s precious creations, the French ruler went on to commission numerous references of the golden bee motif during his reign, featuring it on the coronation robe, coat of arms, and even the wallpaper in his and his wife Empress Joséphine’s apartments.

More than two centuries later, the bee remains a significant hallmark of the house. In 2011, the Bee My Love collection debuted with a range of dainty stackable rings showcasing hexagonal motifs in pink, yellow or white gold. This year, the iconic line is enriched with 13 sparkling creations, including seven pieces that flaunt an entirely new diamond cut boasting exceptional brilliance, the Taille Impératrice.

Chaumet Bee My Love earrings in white gold, set with two Taille Impératrice-shaped diamonds and six brilliant-cut diamonds.
Chaumet Bee My Love earrings in white gold, set with two Taille Impératrice-shaped diamonds and six brilliant-cut diamonds.

Set in a star-shaped crown reminiscent of the honeycomb’s distinctive shape, this diamond’s 88 facets accord the jewels an even deeper meaning as the auspicious number is a double evocation of infinite love. The innovative cut also transposes the bee’s figure-of-eight dance – an ingenious language used between worker bees to inform one another on food source locations – into jewelry.

The dazzling stones are the result of a long process of extensive research and exceptional artistry, thanks to Maison’s diamond cutters who were inspired by cuts that impart the most radiance. Each hand-shaped facet is meticulously created to capture more light rays and diffract them with greater intensity. Endowed with an extraordinary brilliance even more vivid than that of a traditional brilliant-cut diamond, the mesmerizing Taille Impératrice-cut diamond’s sparkle and fire draw the beholder in like a love spell.

Chaumet Bee My Love ring in rose gold, set with three Taille Impératrice-shaped diamonds, and bracelet in rose gold set with seven Taille Impératrice-shaped diamonds.
Chaumet Bee My Love ring in rose gold, set with three Taille-Impératrice-shaped diamonds.
Chaumet Bee My Love bracelet in rose gold, set with seven Taille-Impératrice-shaped diamonds.

Bee My Love’s signature graphic and contemporary honeycomb motif graces white or rose gold creations comprising earrings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and rings with or without diamonds. Every perfectly mirror-polished gold hexagon gleams brightly as it catches and diffuses light on its face and edges – an apt tribute to the origins of Chaumet’s founder, who was first a goldsmith before becoming a jeweler.

Ablaze with brilliance is the stunning Bee My Love white gold diamond ring, which flaunts an enthralling trio of Taille Impératrice-cut diamonds including a central one-carat stone. The refined creation pairs perfectly with other pieces showcasing the new diamond cut, such as drop earrings, a pendant, or an asymmetrical Y-shaped pavé diamond necklace that reimagines Maison’s cherished négligée necklace design.

Chaumet Bee My Love rose gold earrings with eight Taille-Impératrice-shaped diamonds and necklace in rose gold set with 11 Taille-Impératrice-shaped diamonds.
Chaumet Bee My Love necklace in rose gold set with 11 Taille-Impératrice shaped diamonds.
Chaumet Bee My Love in white gold set with one Taille-Impératrice-shaped diamond and two Taille-Impératrice-shaped diamonds.

The new Taille Impératrice-cut diamonds also light up a graphic rose gold parure that features a playful abstract design. Gold and diamond honeycombs are seemingly arranged in a spontaneous, visually striking manner to create a short necklace and an articulated bracelet, which complement an architectural ring and drop earrings.

Part of the appeal of Bee My Love jewels is that there are no rules when it comes to wearing them. An ode to spontaneity and self-expression, the designs offer countless styling options as they are ultra-wearable, versatile, and never ostentatious. Pieces with scintillating Taille Impératrice-cut diamonds can match seamlessly with the line’s other offerings, like a white or rose gold pendant composed of three bands of hexagonal cells on a delicate gold chain. For a whimsical touch, pair the rose gold pendant featuring a hexagonal medallion of a diamond-set bumblebee with a pair of rose gold drop earrings flaunting eight Taille Impératrice-cut diamonds.

(All Images: Chaumet)

By Allyson Klass

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