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A selection of beautiful bits, baubles, and style essentials to covet and have
Bits, baubles, and style essentials
Joys of Spring
1 This season calls for auspicious hues of red and gold, and Piaget is delivering with festive spins on its classics. Piaget presents the popular Possession collection of pendants, bangles, and rings in a fitting palette of brilliant diamonds, vibrant carnelian cabochons, and rose gold. The annual zodiac take on the Altiplano timepiece is not to be missed either. This year’s edition features the ox, emblazoned over a cloisonné enamel dial. Only 38 pieces are available, exclusive to Piaget boutiques. piaget.com
2 Italian jeweller Palmiero Gioielli drives home the East and West’s aesthetic synergies through its new Chinoiserie collection. Wispy blossoms and branches, unmistakable motifs of the oriental-inspired artform in Europe, are reinterpreted in swirls of white gold with white diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, and rubies. These curvaceous garlands are made for light wear, throwing the right amount of spark to elevate the wearer’s charm. palmierogioielli.com
3 FORMS make a grand entrance to the new year with two dazzling creations, introducing an unusual marriage of treasured jewels and semi-precious gemstones. A massive 11.02-carat pigeon’s blood ruby sugarloaf takes centre stage in a classic floral ring, cushioned between faceted cuts of lavender chalcedony and bands of diamonds and white gold. Its sister ring is just as enchanting, if not more mysterious, with an enigmatic combination of bluegreen chrysocolla crescents and an emerald sugarloaf. forms-hk.com
4 The ever-blossoming floral earrings from Calla Lily’s Bloom collection o ers an elegant mix of styles, for unique looks throughout the day. Case in point: The Interlooping Petal Earrings, a three-in-one bonanza of tanzanite studs with detachable diamond petal jackets and dangling spears of tanzanite and diamonds. callalily.sg
5 Bulgari’s latest high jewellery Serpenti watches take on the rainbow in a kaleidoscope of gemstones. The Serpenti Viper Rainbow sees over 270 brilliant diamonds with bands of multicoloured sapphires, rubies, spinels, spessartines, emeralds, and garnets over its rose-gold body. The Serpenti Incantati Rainbow takes on an equally mesmerising show of colour, surrounding its diamond-studded dial. bulgari.com
Setting Sparks
1 Harry Winston’s Midnight Valentine’s Dance Automatic 36mm celebrates love in swooning fashion. The dainty mother-of-pearl dial in this piece sees four concentric white gold circles, punctuated with hearts of pink sapphire, ruby, and diamond, representing the stages of romance from first love to commitment. At the centre of this flurry of passion: A mother-of-pearl heart with an always-rotating small second counter symbolising eternal love. harrywinston.com
2 The iconic Jeux de Liens series, Chaumet’s enduring symbol of love, now comes in bolder updates befitting a modern, playful nature. Link motifs sport inlaid carnelian, onyx, and malachite, adding a broader palette of charms for stacking and matching. The accompanying Jeux de Liens Harmony medallions are engravable for a more personal touch. chaumet.com
3 Disco lights meet feminine power in this brand new line of timepieces from Richard Mille. The RM 71-02 Automatic Tourbillon Talisman series takes inspiration from 10 female icons of the ‘70s, envisioned in a scintillating mirage of coloured 3 precious gems. And to top it o , each design bears a talisman strapped in symbolic stones for a spot of good luck. richardmille.com
4 A symbol of romantic love transforms into one of charity, literally a heart of gold, in Chopard’s newest addition to the Happy Hearts collection. The Big Heart series, made in collaboration with supermodel Natalia Vodianova, reinterprets well-loved Happy Heart creations with soft pink mother-of-pearl. Proceeds of the collection, cast in rose or white gold, will be donated to Vodianova’s Naked Heart Foundation. chopard.com
5 Jewelmer pays homage to the origins of its show-stopping muse, the South Sea pearl, in its new high jewellery additions. The Treasures from the Deep takes cues from the ocean and sea, as seen with the Secret of the Sea necklace with its strand of golden pearls and diamond-encrusted coral centrepiece. jewelmer.com