AnOther Loves: An Homage to History in Diamonds

Each year, Boucheron unveils its Histoire de Style collection, shaped by pieces drawn from the house’s archives. This year, it is an homage to Frédéric Boucheron, with a stone the size of a baby’s fist

Everyone loves a big old chunk of history – and a big old chunk of diamond, obviously. That dialogue between now and then is something particularly evident in Claire Choisne’s work for Boucheron – each year, the house unveils a January collection directly shaped by pieces drawn from the house’s deep and rich archives, titled Histoire de Style. This year, it is an homage to Frédéric Boucheron, the house’s groundbreaking founder who, incidentally, was the first jeweller to open up shop on the Place Vendôme, now probably the most-hijackable stretch of hard-luxury real estate in the world. Back then, it was mostly houses – the Countess de Castiglione, Napoleon III’s mistress known as “La Divine” lived next door. This necklace is one of a quartet modelled after Boucheron’s 19th-century work, the collection devised as a glittering portrait of its namesake. Inspired by an original from 1839, its central stone (a 10.01-carat emerald-cut diamond) recalls the octagonal confines of that famous square. All looks very simple – for 1,107 hours of work. Price is, of course, on application – but you can detach that central stone, which is roughly the size of a baby’s fist, and wear it as a ring, too. So, technically, it’s two-for-one. Bargain.

The Boucheron Histoire de Style 2026 is in tribute to Frédéric Boucheron and is available to shop on application.