In the early twentieth century, a perfect pearl was considered the most valuable object in the world. The discovery of one in the Persian Gulf was a major event. It would even throw the global ...

The stories behind the world's most expensive jewelry pieces — where they are now and the fascinating history they hold.

The piece—of natural pearl, tourmaline ... A similar independence of spirit marks Cartier Libre, a kind of laboratory of high jewelry design that produces a collection of limited edition ...