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    Re: Diana's sapphire chokers Archived Message

    Posted by Sophie on March 24, 2013, 8:24 am, in reply to "Re: Diana's sapphire chokers"

    Hi Boris, thank you so much for your reply .

    I certainly can follow your theory. But it can't be the pendant from the necklace, as that one is really big. She wears the necklace pendant here, along with the earrings

    --Previous Message--
    : These are two different chokers indeed, with a
    : rather complicated history.
    : The first one, worn in the mid-80s, does
    : have the distinct sunburst diamond frame
    : around its centre sapphire which was removed
    : from the suite’s ring - but in an oval
    : shape, as it is the former frame of the face
    : of the watch which was part of the Saudi
    : Arabian set. The choker doesn’t go all
    : around the neck but was worn on a blue
    : velvet band – this is the one which was
    : famously worn as headband in Japan.
    : The second one was seen in the early 90s,
    : with a round sunburst centre and set in
    : further rows of blue cabochon stones instead
    : of a velvet band. This different centre
    : could actually be the pendant of the
    : original necklace, or from one of the
    : earrings.
    : Also in the mid-90s, the previously
    : dismantled watch was seen again - worn as a
    : bracelet, with a centre sapphire in the
    : place of the face.
    : So after creating Diana’s first choker, I
    : believe that its sapphire centre returned to
    : the watch to create the bracelet, and the
    : choker was re-set into choker #2, with
    : either the necklace pendant or one of the
    : earrings as centre piece.
    : Pictures to illustrate the changes:
    :
    : The original Saudi Arabian sapphire wedding
    : gift suite
    :
    :
    : The choker #1
    :
    :
    : The choker #2
    :
    :
    :
    : The watch worn as bracelet (along with the
    : original bracelet from the set on the right
    : wrist):
    :
    :
    :
    : --Previous Message--
    : Hi all
    :
    : I was somehow confused by the information on
    : Diana's sappire chokers on the Diana's
    : Jewels site. Both chokers are listed as made
    : from pieces of the sapphire suite Diana got
    : as an wedding gift.
    :
    : To me it seems only one could have been
    : made, and is this one pictured. Because the
    : design around the sapphire is the same as
    : the design around the sapphire pendant from
    : the necklace. Or am I wrong?
    :
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