Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited (CTF), the largest jeweller listed in Hong Kong with 86-year history, unveiled A Heritage in Bloom “Cullinan Heritage”diamond jewel on 3 September 2015.
Created by world-renowned jewellery artist Wallace Chan, the piece is centred upon 24 Dcolour internally flawless (DIF) diamonds cut from the “Cullinan Heritage”, an exceptionally rare 507.55 carats Type IIA rough diamond CTF acquired at US$35.3 million or approximately HK$275 million in 2010, and subsequently spent three years cutting and polishing.
The largest piece - the 104 carat DIF brilliant round diamond with the highest possible cut grade of 3-Excellent - is one of the largest of its kind ever made. A Heritage in Bloom also boasts the singular quality of uniting an entire family of diamonds cut from the same rough stone within a single piece of jewellery, an artistic decision unheard of in a contemporary piece. This piece of jewellery also brings together thousands of white diamonds and hundreds of pink diamonds, totalling 383.4 carats, as well as more than one hundred pieces of green jadeite and mutton fat white jade.
Henry Cheng, chairman of CTF Jewellery Group said: “Today we complete a journey we began five years ago, and we could not be more proud of the exceptional and historic creation that has emerged. Continuing the Cullinan legend, the world-renowned master jewellery artist Wallace Chan has brought the Cullinan diamonds to life. A Heritage in Bloom embodies CTF’s commitment to Chinese culture, patronage of the arts and status as a diamond expert. We consider it to be a work of art that will last the ages as the crown jewel of the CTF brand.”
“This is my first collaboration with Chow Tai Fook. We have a shared dream – to realise a creation that can be passed on from generation to generation with this once-in-a-lifetime encounter,” said Wallace Chan.
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