From Idar-Oberstein to the Saanenland, Pavilion+Crown is LEYSER’s private Alpine home for fine gemstones, bespoke jewellery and objets d’art.
Pavilion+Crown began with a simple idea: that fine gemstones are best experienced personally.
Away from the traditional retail environment, in a setting where there is time to look, compare and understand what makes one stone different from another.
Founded in the Saanenland in 2024, Pavilion+Crown is LEYSER‘s Alpine home — bringing the Idar-Oberstein gemstone and jewellery house’s thirteen generations of expertise to the Gstaad region.
It brings together fine and rare gemstones, bespoke jewellery and objets d’art from our atelier in an intimate, appointment-led setting in the Gstaad region.
From Idar-Oberstein to Gstaad
The journey begins long before a finished piece of jewellery reaches Gstaad.
At LEYSER, we begin with the rough.
For centuries, Idar-Oberstein has been one of the world’s centres of gemstone cutting and trading. The Leyser family’s roots in the trade can be traced to 1639, with generations working as Achatschleifer — agate and gemstone cutters — in the water-powered mills of the Nahe valley.
That relationship with the stone remains at the centre of what we do today.
Gemstones are sourced, assessed and selected for their individual character. Many are cut or recut in Idar-Oberstein before becoming part of a bespoke jewel. Others remain exactly what they are: exceptional loose gemstones to be collected, held or considered for a future creation.
Pavilion+Crown brings this world to the Alps.
That continuity now carries a new mark: the LEYSER emblem officially approved in Switzerland for use on our jewellery.
A private way of looking
There is something particularly appropriate about looking at gemstones in Gstaad.
Natural light matters. So does time.
Rather than presenting a conventional jewellery store, Pavilion+Crown was conceived as a place for conversation and discovery. Clients can handle stones, compare colours and cuts, discuss provenance, explore an existing jewel or begin with nothing more than an idea.
The collection changes continuously and may include Paraíba tourmalines, aquamarines, rubellites, garnets and other exceptional coloured gemstones, alongside bespoke LEYSER jewellery and gemstone objets d’art.
Some pieces are finished. Some are still possibilities.
That distinction is part of the experience.
Now showing in Saanen
What began as a private appointment concept has gradually become part of our life in the Saanenland.
Thomas and Sebastian Leyser outside Pavilion+Crown in Saanen during the 2026 Brocante weekend.
In summer 2026, Pavilion+Crown became more visible in the village of Saanen, presenting a curated selection of LEYSER gemstones, jewellery and objets d’art from a centuries-old chalet in the centre of the village.
During the Saanen Brocante weekend, the doors opened to visitors who came for a jewel, a conversation, a glass — or simply out of curiosity.
We rather like it that way.
Because although the setting may change, the idea behind Pavilion+Crown has remained remarkably simple: creating the opportunity to see extraordinary stones properly, without hurry.
Thirteen generations. One stone at a time.
Pavilion+Crown may be relatively new. The knowledge behind it is not.
Thomas Leyser represents the twelfth generation of the family tradition and continues to work from the atelier in Idar-Oberstein, where his approach to design begins with the individual gemstone.
Sebastian Leyser founded Pavilion+Crown to bring that heritage into a more personal, contemporary setting — connecting Idar-Oberstein with Gstaad and a new generation of collectors.
Father and son approach the business from different perspectives, but the question at the centre remains much the same as it was for the generations before them:
What does the stone want to become?
Sometimes the answer is a jewel.
Sometimes it is simply worth leaving the stone alone.
Visit Pavilion+Crown
Pavilion+Crown welcomes clients in the Gstaad and Saanen region by private appointment.
Whether you are looking for a particular gemstone, considering a bespoke piece, redesigning an existing jewel or simply curious to see what is currently on the table, we invite you to start with a conversation.
Fine gemstones. Bespoke jewellery. Objets d’art.
Idar-Oberstein · Gstaad
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