Elite Traveler Fall 2023

DISCOVER

Jewelry A roaring rebellion against quiet luxury, this season is all about over-the-top, statement-making pieces MORE IS MORE by Samantha Coles

Harry Winston Royal Adornments The Maharani Necklace Harry Winston has long enjoyed a relationship with royal families (the founder himself was known as the King of Diamonds); the brand’s latest collection of high jewelry, called Royal Adornments, takes inspiration from historic pieces and pays homage to the story behind each one — “it’s regal, rede fi ned,” according to the house. In 1953, Winston purchased a pair of cabochon emerald and diamond anklets from the Maharaja of Baroda, and redesigned them so they could be worn as one larger necklace. The two-strand necklace was part of Winston’s Court of Jewels exhibition and was subsequently purchased by Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor. The Duchess wore the necklace to the Paris Ball — where she had an intriguing encounter with its original owner, the Maharani of Baroda — and never wore the necklace again. In the late 1980s, in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, a new type of tourmaline was discovered — a copper-rich type that resulted in stones in striking shades of blue, green and purple. In Harry Winston’s Maharani Necklace, a 9.39-carat pear-shaped Paraíba is the centerpiece of a two-row necklace composed of white and yellow diamonds. A second trillion-shaped Paraíba of 4.19 carats joins the two strands. The central Paraíba is framed by an inner halo of yellow diamonds and an outer halo of pear-shaped diamonds. Price on request, harrywinston.com

Chopard Red Carpet Collection cu ff Chopard has a lengthy partnership with the Cannes Film Festival — the Palme d’Or, the most coveted award of the festival, has been crafted by Chopard since 1998. And every year, the famed jewelry house reimagines its Red Carpet Collection for the event. Caroline Scheufele, Chopard’s co-president and artistic director, has designed no less than 76 high jewelry masterpieces. On Scheufele’s many travels, she jots down inspiration in her diaries; this unbridled curiosity translates into magni fi cent pieces. This cu ff bracelet is set in Fairmined-certi fi ed ethical 18-karat white gold and titanium, set with an oval-shaped garnet (12.11 carats), oval-shaped mandarin garnets (10.79 carats), rose-cut yellow-orange sapphires (129.55 carats), brilliant-cut yellow sapphires (1.01 carats) and brilliant-cut diamonds (12.12 carats). Price on request, chopard.com