Known as one of the few jewellers to incorporate intricate mechanisms into its creations, Van Cleef and Arpels always impresses with its collection of mobile high jewellery sets.

The last we spoke of it, we highlighted the Zip Colombine necklace - a functional zipper-shaped necklace that can be fastened into a bracelet.

This week, we take a dive inside the Les Voyages Extraordinaires™ High Jewelry collection and found yet another animated gem that stole our hearts – the Baleine Bleue (blue whale in French) clip in sapphire.

Fashioned after the majestic mammal that dwells in the deep blue sea, the sapphire encrusted clip is a masterpiece that highlights a very peculiar feature: when you press its flipper, a sparkling stream of diamond bubbles will pour out from the whale's blowhole.

Bedazzling white diamonds paired with deep sea blue sapphires and accented with grey diamonds and white mother of pearls, the Baleine Bleue is a gem that will shine even in the darkest rifts of the sea.

Inspired by Jules Verne’s Twenty Leagues Under the Sea, the Baleine Bleue clip is an enchantingly playful piece that can be an heirloom kept for many generations – just like the novel.

(Photo: Van Cleef and Arpels)

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