Founded in 1896 by Salomon Arpels and Alfred Van Cleef, this luxury jewellery brand is the first word in timelessly elegant French jewellery. The brand is well-known for being an expert in precious stones, and most famously, it pioneered the “mystery setting”, when a diamond has no obvious claws attaching the stone to the ring. It offers wedding bands for men and women as well as engagement rings with exquisitely cut stones. Celebrity fans have included Jacqueline Kennedy Onnasis, who had a Van Cleef & Arpels ring for both her weddings
Shop 326, 3/F, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, 2918-1661, www.vancleef-arpels.com. Also has outlets in the Peninsula and Prince’s Building.
