Top 5 most beautiful high jewelry collections of early 2024
Paris Fashion Week is often a prime opportunity for major jewelry houses to showcase their new collections . The first edition of 2024 was no exception. The prestigious boutiques of Place Vendôme showcased brand-new pieces . Here are the most notable collections from early 2024 presented in Paris, London, and New York.
Summary :
- Dior Delicate
- A Touch of Chaumet
- Graff
- The Power of Couture by Boucheron
- De Beers Forces of Nature
1. Dior Delicate Jewelry
Dior is undoubtedly a designer without equal, thanks to his DNA, in bringing together high culture and luxury jewelry . This dual expertise is displayed in Dior's latest high jewelry collection.
The Dior Délicat collection features 79 Dior jewels inspired by the finesse of embroidery and lace . Lace-like white diamonds provide a dazzling backdrop for a selection of rubies, emeralds, sapphires, rubellites, and tanzanites.
2. Un Air de Chaumet: jewelry inspired by birds
Un Air de Chaumet evokes the freedom of birds ' flight. These jewels also pay homage to the house's founder, who was the official jeweler to Empress Josephine, and to his son, who shared the sovereign's fascination with these winged creatures.
The Plumes d'Or tiara is the centerpiece of the collection. This magnificent piece features alternating feathers in brushed rose gold and white gold set with diamonds. At the center of the tiara sits a majestic 2.30-carat pear-cut diamond. The collection also features a group of exquisite hair jewelry that can also be worn as a Chaumet brooch.
3. Graff: elegance in precious stones
Graff's latest jewelry collection features intricate designs composed of graphic and abstract lines, as well as bold asymmetrical arrangements. Featuring premium necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings, the collection features a stunning assortment of magnificent large stones. These include diamonds , rubies , emeralds , and sapphire jewelry.
Graff is renowned for sourcing the world's finest gemstones. A colossal 118.17-carat cushion-cut unheated sapphire from Sri Lanka is the star of the collection. It sits atop a bangle set with 39.7 carats of round and baguette-cut white diamonds.
4. The Power of Couture by Boucheron
For the fourth edition of Boucheron's " Histoire de Style " collection, the house's artistic director, Claire Choisne, drew inspiration from the ceremonial outfits of the house's most prolific clients, including royal families. They inspired the jewelry in The Power of Couture collection.
Medals , buttons, embroidery, and aiguillettes are just some of the traditional motifs reinterpreted with a modern twist. Rock crystal and diamonds helped transform these elements into luxury jewelry. “ I decided to deconstruct the symbols of power and reclaim them, ” explained Claire Choisne. For more details on these Boucheron jewels, which can be worn in many ways, see our article dedicated to The Power of Couture collection.
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5. De Beers: Forces of Nature
De Beers' new Forces of Nature collection, presented in London, features eight unique diamond solitaire rings . The range was created in honor of the majestic natural beauty of Southern Africa . It is embodied by the diamonds mined by De Beers in this corner of the world. But also, and more importantly, by the local African wildlife that De Beers aims to conserve through its Building Forever program.
“ The eight animals featured are an ode to the intoxicating natural beauty of the African continent, whose land is home to breathtaking natural treasures, ” said Céline Assimon , CEO of De Beers Joaillerie. “ When designing the rings, we had no constraints: we let ourselves be guided by the individual character of the eight extraordinary diamonds that compose them, ” she added.
