Louis Vuitton was awarded the prestigious Grand Prix de la Haute Joaillerie of Monaco Gemstone prize for its stunning Apogée necklace
At the inaugural Grand Prix de la Haute Joaillerie of Monaco, held this past weekend at the Sporting, Monte-Carlo, Louis Vuitton was awarded the prestigious Gemstone prize for its stunning Apogée necklace — a fitting accolade for a creation that exemplifies the house’s mastery of craft, imagination, and technical artistry.
The Apogée necklace hails from Louis Vuitton’s Virtuosity High Jewelry collection, an ambitious odyssey of 110 one-of-a-kind pieces divided into two themes: The World of Mastery and The World of Creativity. Conceived as a celebration of savoir-faire and liberated artistic expression, the collection explores how technique, emotion, and heritage converge in a new era of creative transcendence.
The Louis Vuitton Apogee necklace is crafted in white gold and platinum with a 30.75-carat pear-shaped emerald pendant drop from Brazil.
Crafted in white gold and platinum, the piece focuses on a 30.75-carat pear-shaped emerald from Brazil, remarkable for its luminous blue-green tones and crystalline depth. The emerald is embraced by bold, V-shaped diamond motifs, a nod to the Maison’s signature. Above the emerald pendant and set into the diamond collar is a 10.56-carat D Flawless diamond cut in Louis Vuitton’s exclusive LV Monogram Star shape — a technical and artistic triumph that embodies both precision and imagination.
Equally striking is the jewel’s architectural construction designed to reinterpret the utilitarian elegance of Louis Vuitton’s historic trunks. Rope-inspired details weave through the design, alluding to the continuing theme of transmission that defines the Virtuosity narrative.
The Louis Vuitton Apogee necklace also boasts a 10-+caratdiamodn cut in the Louis Vuitton signature shape.
Designed as a transformable masterpiece, the Apogée necklace can be worn in three distinct ways, reflecting the Maison’s flair for versatility and innovation in high jewelry.
From its meticulous craftsmanship to its avant-garde design codes, the Apogée necklace stands as a beacon of Louis Vuitton’s enduring pursuit of excellence — an eloquent reminder that true virtuosity is where mastery meets emotion.
