Further Details
| Gemstones | 119 x round brilliant cut diamonds weighing a combined total of 16.5cts Centre diamond is 0.95ct E colour VVS1 clarity with GIA certificate |
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| Condition Report | Very fine |
| Setting | 18ct yellow gold signed Cartier, numbered and with French assay marks |
| Weight description | 30 grams |
| Dimensions | 16" / 40.6cm long 6.4mm wide at centre front tapering to 3.3mm wide at centre back |
| Maker | Cartier |
| Period | circa 2006 |
| Notes | Comes with original Cartier certificate |
| SKU | 128246 |
Directors Notes
The tennis necklace is an extension of the more widely known tennis bracelet, the same design of a single row of diamonds around the wrist but this time made for the neck. The style itself has been around since the 1920s when women’s fashion allowed bracelets to take centre stage in a way they hadn’t before. The coining of the term ‘tennis bracelet’ to describe this line of diamonds is attributed to the tennis star Chris Evert who regularly wore diamond jewellery on court. During a match in 1978, the diamond line bracelet she was wearing fell off and play had to be paused to allow her to look for it. Henceforth the name ‘tennis bracelet’ became widely used to describe bracelets (and later necklaces) of this classic design.
