It is this over one hundred years of expertise that Cartier has employed to enhance this
8.38-carat Burmese ruby.
Inspired by its provenance and its Oriental beauty, the Maison’s designers have
imagined a ring of powerful design and strong lines. The curves forming a delicate
lotus flower harmoniously marry the ruby’s cushion shape.
A bourgeoning heart, it is placed like an offering at the core of a luminous crown of
petals paved with calibre and brilliant-cut diamonds. Their mineral brilliance fans the
inner fire of the Burmese Gem stone and enhances its dazzle.
A delicate jewelled corolla, this ring entirely composed in platinum, surprises buy
its mastery of volumes, marked by a subtle spacing between the stones. A work of a
singular virtuosity, which reveals all of Cartier’s exigency and savoir-faire.
卡地亞將一百多年的經驗與專長傾入這枚8.388克拉的緬甸紅寶石戒指。設計
師將源自寶石出處和它東方之美的靈感，以富有力量的綫條和設計呈現。就這
樣，一枚弧度精緻的蓮花戒托和此顆枕形紅寶石完美地融爲一體。紅寶石如心
臟一般，被捧在由小型角石切割和明亮式切割鑽石組成的鮮亮花冠中心。鑽石
的礦物光澤將緬甸寶石内部的火彩映襯的更加閃爍迷人。
A RUBY ON A DIAMOND
COROLLA
The ring that Cartier presents was crafted around an 8.38-carat cushion-shaped ruby
from Burma. A stone as rare as it is remarkable.
It has been certified by two highly reputable independent gemmological laboratories,
one of them having established an Appendix.
This ruby particularly stands out by the purity of its substance and its colour of
outstanding quality: a vivid, radiant and rich red.
It possess all of the characteristics belonging to Burmese rubies and, more exactly, to
those extracted from the historic mines of the Mogok.
這枚由卡地亞製作的8.388克拉枕形紅寶石來自緬甸抹穀，稀有珍罕而令人驚
艷。由兩間聲譽不凡的獨立寶石鑒定機構爲其發行證書。其顔色紅如鮮果，卻
同時擁有礦物質的清澈感；它紅得艷麗，而隨著燈光變幻莫測；紅得迷人，引
誘著人們的目光，沉淪在它撩人的快樂之中。這顆紅寶石因其極度純淨清澈與
絕佳的色澤——鮮豔、明亮和豐盈的紅色而脫穎而出，擁有了緬甸抹谷地區歷
來傑出紅寶石的所有優秀品質。
In his book Mogok, the Valley of rubies, the famous French writer-traveller Joseph
Kessel related a picturesque legend. He recounts that at the dawn of the world, a giant
eagle flying over the vast hills of Mandalay, glimpsed a spot of red on the ground
below. A red so vivid that the raptor mistook it for the bloody flesh of a tantalizing
prey. Intrigued, he pecked at it and discovered with amazement that it was actually an
enormous stone of a deceptive blood colour. Fascinated by this gem – the first ruby in
history – the eagle decided to carry it to his nest, perched on the highest and steepest
peak of the valley: Mogok.
Constructed in the heart of the Burmese Jungle, in an extremely hostile environment,
Mogok has been recognized for over a thousand years as the mythic citadel of the
most magnificent rubies. Fiery stones that have today become incredibly rare, to the
point that each appearance on the market is an event in itself.
Symbol of the most noble human fervours, for Asian civilisations this passionate red
also exhibits itself as the symbol of felicity and happiness. Talisman, this Burmese ruby
can equally be understood as an evocation of majesty and power, its scarlet colour
being reminiscent of the heavy ceremonial costumes once worn by monarchs as well
as the ornamentation of emperors’ palaces.
A MOGOK RUBY
關於抹穀紅寶石，有這樣一個傳說：世界的黎明，一隻巨鷹飛過巨大的曼德勒
山丘時，瞥見下方土地上的一抹紅色。這紅色那麽鮮艷，巨鷹將它誤認爲獵物
的血肉。巨鷹好奇地啄了它一下，這才發現它是一顆血紅色的巨大寶石。巨鷹
對它十分着迷，便決定將它帶回栖息在山峰絕壁：抹穀上的巢穴。
建造在緬甸叢林的中心，環境極其險惡，千年來抹穀被公認爲最傑出紅寶石的
大本營。火焰般的寶石如今日漸稀少，如今每一顆的出現都成爲市場上的大事
件。而這顆重達8.388克拉的紅寶石的開采地正是在這抹穀險峻的深處。
對亞洲文明來説，這種熱情的紅色也是人類崇高熱情，以及幸福快樂的象徵。
作爲護身符，這顆緬甸紅寶石也是對威嚴和權力的喚起，因其紅色讓人聯想到
君主重要儀式上的的厚重服裝以及帝王宮殿裏的飾物。
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