De GRISOGONO Bangles
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.
Find a range of De Grisogono jewelry on 1stDibs, including necklaces, rings and other accessories.
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Artist De GRISOGONO Bangles
Diamond, Emerald, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
1960s Vintage De GRISOGONO Bangles
Diamond, Emerald, Titanium
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary De GRISOGONO Bangles
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan De GRISOGONO Bangles
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern De GRISOGONO Bangles
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Modernist Vintage De GRISOGONO Bangles
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American De GRISOGONO Bangles
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century French Modern De GRISOGONO Bangles
Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern De GRISOGONO Bangles
White Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern De GRISOGONO Bangles
Diamond, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern De GRISOGONO Bangles
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Artist De GRISOGONO Bangles
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique De GRISOGONO Bangles
Diamond, Emerald, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary De GRISOGONO Bangles
Diamond, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian De GRISOGONO Bangles
Diamond, Peridot, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern De GRISOGONO Bangles
Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, PVD-Coated
Late 20th Century De GRISOGONO Bangles
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary De GRISOGONO Bangles
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold