Jewel of the Month: Taking Flight with The Gift of Love Necklace by Graff 

Paris Haute Couture Week is so full of exceptional jewellery creations that it is often tricky to pick a single ‘favourite’ piece out of the sparkling din. However, on this occasion, there was a particular jewel that captured the imagination – The Gift of Love necklace – and reminded us all why Graff is the big star of the diamond scene. Let’s examine this feat of jewellery artisanship and celebrate its status as our ‘Jewel of the Month’ for February 2025. 

The first thing to know about The Gift of Love is that it took 6,000 hours to complete. To put that into perspective, we are talking 250 days, the equivalent of 37 weeks or nine months. In this time, Graff has indeed birthed a high jewellery masterpiece – an intricately detailed, beautifully structural, yet astonishingly fluid necklace set with 125 carats of diamonds. Of course, this doesn’t include the time spent conceptualising, designing, and planning the necklace, which takes the total time spent to three years. It’s a good reminder that true artistry requires patience, foresight, and the ability to drown out external factors (imagine seeing three years’ worth of high jewels from other houses knowing this was in production) to pursue a singular vision.