Chopard has released a new high jewellery collection crafted from one of the largest emeralds ever discovered.

Among them: a high-profile previous owner (the Taylor-Burton diamond); a specific geographic ... But there is also the pièce de résistance: an elephant-shaped pendant (trunk raised to symbolize ...

framed by diamonds that form the elephant’s tusks. It’s suspended from a long emerald and diamond chain. The pendant can be removed and worn as a brooch. Other jewels in the collection are Art ...

The rough emerald, named Insofu -"elephant" in the local Bemba language - has since yielded 850 carats of gem quality emeralds, the first of which now feature in a 15-piece ensemble of necklaces, ...