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The best new watch and jewellery launches in June: Audemars Piguet’s green Royal Oak, Van Cleef & Arpels’ Sous Les Étoiles High Jewellery collection and 2021 versions of the MB&F LM101

STORYSCMP Style Reporter
The craftsmanship behind Van Cleef & Arpels’ new Sous Les Étoiles High Jewellery collection. Photo: Van Cleef & Arpels
The craftsmanship behind Van Cleef & Arpels’ new Sous Les Étoiles High Jewellery collection. Photo: Van Cleef & Arpels
High Jewellery

  • Swiss watch brand Audemars Piguet introduces five new, limited-edition versions of its iconic timepiece – one of which is just 8.1mm thick
  • Van Cleef & Arpels drew inspiration from constellations, nebulae and the rest of space, while MB&F upgraded the LM101 with a spring by H. Moser & Cie

The world of jewellery and horology is flashing its latest luxury launches, and consider us dazzled.

STYLE has selected the latest jewels and timepieces that you don’t want to miss, from Van Cleef & Arpels’ galaxy-inspired Sous Les Étoiles High Jewellery collection to Audemars Piguet’s green dial Royal Oak timepiece and the 2021 versions of the MB&F LM101.

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Van Cleef & Arpels’ Sous Les Étoiles High Jewellery collection

Sous Les Etoiles. Photo: Van Cleef & Arpels
Sous Les Etoiles. Photo: Van Cleef & Arpels
Van Cleef & Arpels has dreamed up yet another mystical and dazzling high jewellery collection. Named Sous Les Étoiles – which translates to “under the stars” in English – the collection is dedicated to the universe of myths, dreams, and scientific knowledge that surrounds our cosmos. While celestial bodies have long been sources of inspiration for jewellers, there are few that capture their brilliance as well as Van Cleef & Arpels.

Take the Bouclé Cosmique necklace, for instance. Inspired by the Thor’s Helmet nebula in the constellation Canis Major, the necklace has a blown-bubble shape that mimics that of the nebula, and is set with a galaxy of coloured sapphires, tsavorite garnets, and diamonds in various cuts and sizes. 

The Terre et Lune bracelet, on the other hand, is inspired by something closer to home – our own Earth and the moon. The bracelet bears two globes, one studded with white diamonds set with inverted pavilions to represent the cratered texture of the moon, and the other with smooth baguette sapphires, to mimic the surface of our blue planet.

The Univers necklace with detachable clip is another statement piece that is hard to overlook. Crafted from white gold, the intricate shape is lit by a 5.45 carat round EVVSs diamond surrounded by coloured sapphires, spessartite garnets, onyx, amazonite and diamonds.

Another poetic design, the Perséides bracelet is distinguished by the two cushion-cut sapphires, weighing 13.03 and 12.16 carats respectively and facing each other. It’s further adorned with blue and mauve sapphires that are reminiscent of stars in the galaxy.