The saga of the House of adler began with a grandfather who devoted himself to his love of precious stones. Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Jacques Adler did his apprenticeship in a jeweller's workshop in Vienna and then went on to set up his firm at Istanbul in 1886! His passion for gemstones had led him to this centre of the jeweller's art. His son became the court jewellers of the Ottoman Empire. Edouard Adler, further extended the company in 1955 by opening a second shop in the Hilton Hotel of Istanbul. The family firm remained there for a century! In the heart of the jewellers' quarter of the city, surrounded by gold and silversmiths, the firm gradually perfected its skills and built up its immense 'savoir-faire.' As in all aspects of its vast culture, the art of Byzantium is a fascinating blend of its classical heritage with diverse later influences. This city of immense contrasts is found at the crossroads of maritime routes linking the East to the Mediterranean, and of ancient highways between Europe and Asia. adler has always cherished this merging of the voluptuous