The Cat’s Eye High Jewellery combines two of the most refined techniques in gem cutting and gem setting: the first is the “invisible setting”, a truly skill that is the domain of only the most experienced Masters; the second is the “snow setting” in which the natural aspect achieved requires diamonds of varying sizes and weights. Any light that reaches it is amplified, just like starlight through a network of astronomical mirrors, triggering what is truly an explosion of brilliance.
Creating this masterpiece demanded no fewer than 316 diamonds and 94 blue sapphires. The precious character of this timekeeper is further enhanced by the case set with 23 baguette diamonds and 54 blue sapphires that reach till the lugs, creating contours that also beckon the sense of touch. At its centre, a paved dial where every single one of the precious stones – 286 diamonds of varying cuts (totalling 2.05 carats) and 40 baguette sapphires – commanded the highest level of artisanal artistry. Once it has passed muster, each stone is individually shaped into its assigned cut: baguette, trapeze, brilliant. The prowess behind the Cat’s Eye High Jewellery comes through in the juxtaposition of cuts, the fruit of a lengthy process combining patience and passion.
Diamonds, blue sapphires, rubies… With Cat’s Eye High Jewellery, Girard-Perregaux’s proposes a class of Haute Joaillerie watches that come in multiple variations, each one uniquely entrancing as it is created bespoke to meet the particular expectations of a most discerning clientele in search of the ultimate in exclusivity.
This masterpiece is powered by a self-winding movement, the GP3300, entirely conceived and produced at the manufacture Girard-Perregaux.
