LOVE or Perlée
Cartier · Van Cleef & Arpels
LOVE
A rigid oval of gold closed by two working screws, so the bracelet goes on with a screwdriver and stays on.
Cartier's LOVE turns the screw head into ornament: two working screws close a rigid gold oval, drawn by Aldo Cipullo in New York in 1969, with the head repeated all round. Perlée makes Van Cleef & Arpels' oldest ornament the subject. The house had edged its pieces with polished gold beads since the 1920s and framed the Alhambra clover with them; in 2008 the beads became whole bangles and rings, polished on the back as well as the front. Each piece is one small element, multiplied into a jewel.
| Fact | LOVE | Perlée |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | 1969 | 2008 |
| Designer | Aldo Cipullo | — |
| School | Place Vendôme | Place Vendôme |
| Materials | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, platinum, diamond, ceramic | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, diamond, carnelian, malachite |
| Moves | screws | stacks |
| From | €1,060 | €880 |
| Top of line | €62,500 | €515,000 |
Prices in euros as published by each house, October 2026.
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