The bespoke Sabine Roemer 46664 Bangle worn by Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary caught the eye of many on the red carpet tonight because of their greater significance and meaningful positive impact. The bracelets are beautiful bling, but as they are engraved with Nelson Mandela’s prisoner number 46664, they also represent his humanitarian causes and the noble qualities for which he is adored around the world. The bracelets will be auctioned at a later date to raise money for the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Aside from the custom-made bracelets made specially for Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary, the 46664 Bangles are available in platinum, gold, silver and copper. The bracelets are a powerful symbol of hope – creating employment where it’s so badly needed and supporting the 46664 Campaign of the Nelson Mandela Foundation in the ongoing fight against HIV AIDS.

Anyone can be a superstar and support the 46664 Bangle project by buying their own 46664 Bangle here – all the bracelets bear a digital imprint of  Nelson Mandela’s hand, and are being referred to as the “South African Bracelet for Hope”.

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The custom-made 46664 Bangle made its debut last night on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Morgan Freeman showed the custom-made 46664 Bangle which he’ll be wearing at the Oscars.  All the bracelets bear a digital imprint of  Nelson Mandela’s hand, and are being referred to as the “South African Bracelet for Hope”.

Morgan Freeman talks about the meaning of the 46664 Bangle, about Nelson Mandela, and his role in Invictus. Also on display was the silver 46664 Bangle which he wears regularly, the bracelet that anyone can buy and support the 46664 Bangle project. See Morgan Freeman’s bracelet and the full interview on NBC here

Speaking about the movie Invictus in the interview, did Nelson Mandela like the film? Freeman says, “We showed it to him at the Foundation … and I’m right next to him, watching him watch me be him. He smiled a lot and nodded and he seemed to like it.” But one of his greatest compliments came when Nelson Mandela’s long-time personal assistant heard Morgan Freeman talking on set – as Freeman says, “I got the best compliment … she thought when she came on the set first time, that Madiba was there”.

Sabine Roemer created two bespoke 46664 Bangles (named after Nelson Mandela’s Robben Island prison number) that will glitter on the wrists of acclaimed Oscar® nominee Morgan Freeman and Invictus producer Lori McCreary at the red carpet event of the year – the 82nd Academy Awards – on Sunday, March 7.

Freeman is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his outstanding performance as Nelson Mandela in Invictus, a portrayal of South Africa’s 1995 Rugby World Cup victory and its impact on brining a nation together. This year’s nomination is Freeman’s fifth and may result in his second win.

The unique 46664 Bangles feature spectacular Zambian emeralds and were specially designed for Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary by bespoke UK-based jeweler Sabine Roemer. Roemer has been creating one-of-a-kind jewelry sculptures for the Nelson Mandela Foundation for the past three years, helping to raise funds for the organization. Freeman is already a big fan of Roemer’s work, having bought the designer’s diamond-encrusted sculpture of Mandela’s hand at his 92^nd birthday celebration in New York in 2009.

Both bangles were handmade using locally-produced 18K yellow gold and 18K white gold.  The vibrant deep green Zambian emeralds have been produced by colored gemstone mining company, Gemfields, whose focus is on the consistent supply of ethically-produced emeralds that have followed a transparent route from mine to market.  Emeralds were the gems of choice for the designs, as throughout the ages they have symbolized peace and prosperity. The conflict-free diamonds are from South African diamond company Namakwa, who continue their ongoing support to the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Roemer comments, “When Morgan and Lori mentioned at the UK premiere of Invictus that they wanted something different to wear at the upcoming Oscars, I wanted to create two pieces of jewelry that were 100% African. It seemed fitting to raise awareness around the 46664 Bangle initiative, an international symbol in the fight against HIV/AIDS.  Combined with Zambian emeralds from Gemfields and local Diamonds from Namakwa it seemed like the perfect fit.”

All 46664 Bangles bear a unique serial number that can be used to register them online and in so doing, authenticate them and track who has been employed through the program.  In honor of Freeman’s and McCreary’s commitment to the 46664 Bangle initiative, as well as in recognition of the Oscar nomination, the serial code on the inside of his bangle reads ‘Invictus’.  After the Oscars®, the bracelets will be auctioned to raise funds for the 46664 Campaign of The Nelson Mandela Foundation, including the fight against HIV/AIDS.

The dinner culminated a Christie’s auction which included, MASINCEDANE  ‘the hand that helps others’ which was bought by Morgan Freeman at the auction.

Nelson Mandela’s hand was engraved on a solid silver sheet, the lines on his hand paveed with white Diamonds and the entire piece was mounted on a piece of rock from Robben Island. The plaque also featured his signature and a quote.

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