RING IT UP

Anticlockwise from top right: Pink gold, sapphire, opal and diamond Dior et Moi – Pink Sapphire Pink Opal ring, Dior. White gold, yellow gold and multi-stone Les Ciels de Chaumet – Lueurs d’Orage ring, Chaumet. White gold, yellow diamond and white diamond Sunlight Escape – Sun Vibrations ring, Piaget. Platinum and multi-stone Magnitude – Théia ring, Cartier. White gold, rosegold, pink diamond and white diamond Exceptional Gemstones ring, Chopard. Platinum, sapphire, spinel and diamond Winston Candy – Red Spinel ring, Harry Winston. Platinum, gold, yellow diamond and white diamond Le Paris Russe de Chanel – Roubachka ring, Chanel. White gold, emerald, sapphire and diamond Romeo & Juliet – Amore Trionfante ring, Van Cleef & Arpels

 

Van Cleef & Arpels’ vintage floral bouquet brooch with rubies and coloured sapphires (circa 1940s) doubles as a statement hair clip effortlessly

 

Sometimes, life throws you surprises. When it comes to haute joaillerie, these come devilishly disguised in the most precious gems. A dazzling necklace reveals earrings, cleverly hidden within its design, that come away with clasps found on the underside; a brooch transforms into a pendant by threading a gold chain through the bails at its back; via hooks and clasps, modular drop earrings allow for a myriad of ways to wear them—with each precious form as charming as the rest. Under the skilled hands of master jewellers, transformability becomes a mesmerising puzzle game that enthrals with its ingenious design and captivating beauty. And no one arguably brings to life the art of metamorphosis with more poetry than VanCleef&Arpels. Three years ago, the House unveiled its envelope-pushing LeSecret collection, presenting to the world some 80designs that each holds exquisite secrets (think swans that transform into fairies with a quick rotation and flower petals that flutter away as butterfly wings). The collection threw the spotlight on the brand’s lyrical inventiveness, and lucky for us, it’s a magical element that’s ever present throughout its creations.

A hair clip or a pendant? The Rose de Noël brooch offers a myriad of options for stylish wear.

 

The gold and diamond Frivole brooch can also be worn as a long or short necklace (below).