SimplyAbuDhabi IX

Cartier Birds pendant watch and brooch T ime has its tricks – its unseen illusions that keep the imagination full of surprises. wo lady parrots set with brilliant-cut diamonds and baguette-cut rubies share a well-kept secret, perched from a chain of ruby beads and rose-cut diamonds. The two birds serve a motif destined to become an onyx, while the brilliant-cut diamond brooch’s delightful little nest hides a miniature timepiece. The chain is made of 18-carat rhodium-plated white gold set with brilliant-cut diamonds, ruby beads and a rose-cut diamond. The brooch is found in 18-carat rhodium-plated white gold set with brilliant-cut diamonds. The branch is made in onyx while the parakeets are set with brilliant-cut diamonds and baguette- cut rubies and the eyes and beak set with onyx. Stunningly surreal and imaginative, these two pieces play with the imagination as much as they do the viewer’s perception. Photo 2000 © Cartier 2012 1 3 1 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I