Diamonds Forever

Before Cartier’s Cactus de Cartier collection, few would ever think that the hardy desert plant could be so chic. Launched late last year, the collection featured bulbous shapes with thickets of gleaming, glittering “thorns”, calibrated to perfection and topped with gems that included lapis lazuli, chrysoprase, carnelian and emerald. This year, the marque has introduced pink gold earrings, rings and pendant necklaces crowned with spinel and diamonds. Two clutches complete the garden.

Less than a month after Richard Mille introduced the RM 27-03 Rafael Nadal timepiece, the world-class tennis player, and long-time friend of the brand, became the sport’s first player to win a 10th title in the same Grand Slam tournament at Roland Garros— with the said watch on his wrist throughout the tournament, no less. Thanks to the watch’s striking red and yellow hues (in homage to Nadal’s home country of Spain), the world watched as the King of Clay fought his way to the title with Richard Mille by his side.