De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Lebanese-Italian jeweler Fawaz Gruosi (b. 1952) founded the Geneva-based De Grisogono in 1993, naming the luxury jewelry company after his mother, who had been the Marquise de Grisogono. He wanted a name that would conjure elegance and rarity. Gruosi would soon have his own aristocratic nickname — “King of Black Diamonds” — for the stones that made his jewelry house famous.
Born in Beirut, Gruosi grew up in Florence and as a teenager got a job with the Florentine jeweler Torrini and went on to work for luxury jewelry houses Harry Winston and Bulgari in the years that followed. When De Grisogono was established, most jewelers favored the simplicity of white diamonds and platinum. Gruosi was more interested in color and diamonds with character. Along with the then-undervalued black diamonds, he designed vibrant pieces that exuberantly mixed stones like emeralds, sapphires, amber, pink opal and jade.
De Grisogono’s audacious pieces bedecked with black diamonds captured the fancy of well-heeled buyers in the 1990s, leading to the brand’s meteoric rise to fame. It entered the world of luxury watches in 2000 with the Instrumento Uno for men, which led to the development of the Crazy Skull in 2015. The playful made-to-order timepiece could be outfitted with up to 45 carats of gems.
Since the early aughts, De Grisogono has become synonymous with A-listers who donned the jeweler’s wares on red carpets; the company was also known for hosting an annual party at the Cannes Film Festival. De Grisogono made headlines in 2017 by partnering with Christie’s to sell a necklace made with a dazzling 163.41-carat emerald-cut diamond for $33.7 million — a record price for a D-color flawless diamond.
In January 2020, the jewelry house filed for bankruptcy. Today, Gruosi continues to sell his intricately designed decadent pieces from his namesake boutique in London.
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1960s Vintage De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Titanium
20th Century Swiss Modern De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, White Gold
Late 20th Century European De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Black Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Swiss Contemporary De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Di...
Late 20th Century French De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Swiss Modern De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
1990s Swiss Modern De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Kunzite, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, White Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
2010s Italian Contemporary De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Swiss De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Singaporean De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Early 20th Century De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold
Late 20th Century Swiss Modern De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
20th Century Swiss De GRISOGONO Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Swiss De GRISOGONO Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Swiss De GRISOGONO Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Swiss De GRISOGONO Jewelry
Brown Diamond, 18k Gold