https://stonesandsociety.com/ The latest jewels stories from Stones & Society. en https://stonesandsociety.com/jewels/van-cleef-arpels-mystery-set/ https://stonesandsociety.com/jewels/van-cleef-arpels-mystery-set/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700 No visible metal, rails thinner than two-tenths of a millimetre, and a patent lineage reaching back to 1933. The Mystery Set is the rare technique that collectors now price like a gemstone. https://stonesandsociety.com/jewels/patiala-necklace-cartier-1928/ https://stonesandsociety.com/jewels/patiala-necklace-cartier-1928/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700 2,930 diamonds at 962.25 carats around a 234.69-carat De Beers diamond, then fifty years of silence. The 1928 Patiala necklace has a documented arc, and everything outside the archive is lore.