Added to my Christmas wish list
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I don't wear jewelry much anymore, but I wouldn't mind this.
Romanov sapphire worn by Russian empress fetches $4.9M at auction
The 197.80-carat Ceylon sapphire likely came from the Mughal Empire in south Asia, made its way into Russia’s imperial jewels in the 19th century.
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I love it!
It would be just the thing with jeans, a white button-down, and a pair of loafers. There would be no ignoring the bauble on your arm, but the vibe would say, "Oh, this thing on my arm? I was browsing at the jewelry store, and I just thought it was pretty."
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Not quite what I think you were imagining, @mary-anna , but at least we get a feeling for the white shirt idea:
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Let me guess without looking.
I saw the jewel and scrolled immediately.
Cartier?
Edit: Yes! Cartier, c. 2015
197.80-carat Romanov Sapphire is currently set in a platinum and diamond bracelet created by Cartier in 2015.
The piece sold for 4.12 million Swiss francs (approximately $4.9 million) at Sotheby's Royal & Noble Jewels auction in Geneva on November 11, 2026.Details of the Cartier Setting & Stone History
• The current Cartier design. Created circa 2015, the geometric, Art Deco-inspired platinum bracelet features brilliant-cut and shield step-cut diamonds. It also includes an interchangeable, engraved rock crystal centerpiece embellished with triangular diamonds that can replace the sapphire.
• Imperial Russian origins. Originally mined in Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) with no heat treatment, the cushion-shaped stone entered the Russian Crown Jewels in the 19th century. It was originally mounted in a diamond border by Fabergé and worn by Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, mother of Tsar Nicholas II.
• Previous remountings. After the Bolsheviks seized and sold off imperial treasures in the 1920s, opera singer and socialite Ganna Walska purchased the stone through Cartier in 1927. Over the next century, it was remounted several times into various diamond, emerald, and sapphire bead necklaces before Cartier crafted its current bracelet setting.The Mughals, the Persians, and to a lesser extent the Russians. The usual suspects. The price doesn't surprise me. It doesn't matter what the price for something this rare. They'll come a time when it sells at an even higher price. Magnificent as if it needed to be said.
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Let me guess without looking.
I saw the jewel and scrolled immediately.
Cartier?
Edit: Yes! Cartier, c. 2015
197.80-carat Romanov Sapphire is currently set in a platinum and diamond bracelet created by Cartier in 2015.
The piece sold for 4.12 million Swiss francs (approximately $4.9 million) at Sotheby's Royal & Noble Jewels auction in Geneva on November 11, 2026.Details of the Cartier Setting & Stone History
• The current Cartier design. Created circa 2015, the geometric, Art Deco-inspired platinum bracelet features brilliant-cut and shield step-cut diamonds. It also includes an interchangeable, engraved rock crystal centerpiece embellished with triangular diamonds that can replace the sapphire.
• Imperial Russian origins. Originally mined in Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) with no heat treatment, the cushion-shaped stone entered the Russian Crown Jewels in the 19th century. It was originally mounted in a diamond border by Fabergé and worn by Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, mother of Tsar Nicholas II.
• Previous remountings. After the Bolsheviks seized and sold off imperial treasures in the 1920s, opera singer and socialite Ganna Walska purchased the stone through Cartier in 1927. Over the next century, it was remounted several times into various diamond, emerald, and sapphire bead necklaces before Cartier crafted its current bracelet setting.The Mughals, the Persians, and to a lesser extent the Russians. The usual suspects. The price doesn't surprise me. It doesn't matter what the price for something this rare. They'll come a time when it sells at an even higher price. Magnificent as if it needed to be said.
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Those pics are pretty close to what I was thinking, wtg. That jewel screams out for a really, really simple outfit, so that the only things that get noticed are the bracelet and, of course, the wearer.
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