Detail from the crocodile necklace created for actress María Félix by Cartier Paris, 1975.
"According to the story, she actually brought a little baby crocodile into the Cartier store and said, 'I'd like you to make me a crocodile out of gold,'" said Young-Sanchez. "And so this is the design that they came up with. And it's incredibly naturalistic. Those are really accurate versions of little crocodiles."
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