Happy Birthday to Van Cleef & Arpels! The giant in the jewelry business turns 100 in 2006. According to an article in WWD, " The celebration is already under way [...] The Paris-based company is renovating stores, increasing categories such as watches and high jewelry, and focusing on what it prides itself on - quality product and design."

I didn't see much else mentioned on the web yet concerning their birthday, but I did stop by their web site and recommend you do the same: www.vancleef.com. It's a tad heavy on the flash (as it seems many web sites are these days), but if you relax you'll enjoy a nice jewelry show and some soothing music to go along with it. I'm a big ruby fan, so I especially enjoyed seeing some of their ruby jewelry, but they also show off collections in diamond, emeralds, and sapphires as well.