311 - GÜBELIN

GÜBELIN Gold ribbon bracelet with sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds A wide, supple ribbon bracelet featuring an openwork, textured design evoking an interlacing pattern of branches, crafted from openwork chiseled yellow gold and scattered with ten round-cut diamonds, ten sapphires, and ten round-cut emeralds set in prongs. Tongue clasp. Signed Gübelin, master’s mark, and numbered 3553-Z. Swiss craftsmanship. 18-karat yellow gold (750 ‰). Circa 1960–1970. Founded in Lucerne in 1854, the Gübelin company owes its name to Eduard Jakob Gübelin, who took over the watchmaking workshop where he had completed his apprenticeship in 1899. Renowned watchmakers and jewelers, the Gübelins became world-famous above all for their gemmology laboratory, established in 1923; Eduard J. Gübelin (1913–2005) is considered one of the greatest gemologists of the 20th century and a pioneer in the study of gemstone inclusions. Length: 17.1 cm — Height: 2.28 cm — Gross weight: 55.2 g. Heat-induced iridescence (historical repairs).