The balance of forces keeps order in the world. Good and evil. Creation and destruction. Truth and lie. Life and death. They keep the world spinning. Without balance, there would be chaos. Confusion and anarchy would reign. It is only with balance that we can live.

Cartier’s Chapter III of the En Équilibre High Jewelry collection envisions this balance. The collection features harmonized pieces that tip-toe the line between austerity and ostentation. To do so requires precision, and Cartier’s pieces have it. From the variety in shape to the color palette, the collection teeters on the notion of equilibrium. It employs symmetry and asymmetry, broad and slender stones, and straight and curved frames, all with the singular goal of illustrating harmony.

“Creating a distinctive line through understatement is the paradox of sophisticated simplicity. It’s the art of looking at things differently, but also the art of balancing them with precision,” muses Jacqueline Karachi, the Director of High Jewellery Creation.“It’s the art of balance, at the heart of our creative approach, that reveals Cartier’s harmony.”

Together, the collection unites opposing qualities in a probe into the forces that hold the fabric of the world together.

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