Elite Traveler March-April 2018

DISCOVER

Jewelry Rock candy

1. Bouche Impériale ring in 18 with 12.2 crystal an diamonds request, a Bouchero +44 20 7 bouchero 2. House Enchanted pendant in gold with crystal, .6 sapphires carats dia approxim available London, + 1070, gar 3. David Night brac platinum gold with crystal an diamonds available davidweb 4. Chopa ring in 18 with 52.5 crystal, 6. cushion-c

ron Hiver Boule de Neige K white gold 7 carats rock d 31.41 carats , price on vailable at n in London, 514 9170, n.com of Garrard Palace spinning 18K white 35 carats rock 3 carats and 1.03 monds, ately $20,000, at Garrard in 44 20 7518 rard.com Webb White elet in and 18K white fluted rock d 3.61 carats , $36,000, online at b.com rd High Jewelry K white gold 5 carats rock 88-carat ut emerald and

Forget rock crystal’s costume-jewelry reputation. Recently, designers have been using the clear stone to showcase important gems in their high-jewelry lines, sometimes even letting it take center stage. Winter and whimsy feature heavily in these collections. Rock crystal’s transparency complements winter-inspired pieces, such as in Boucheron’s range that explores frigid landscapes in Imperial Russia. Sensational pieces fit for a czarina fill the collection, with rock crystal serving as a base for incredible diamonds and blue gemstones. The pictured ring, an homage to a snowball, has a large sphere of rock crystal set with diamonds. London-based House of Garrard’s Enchanted Palace collection looks back to the setting of the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Crystal Palace, which was constructed with 300,000 sheets of glass. The spinning-pendant necklace features rock crystal studded with diamonds on one side and blue sapphires on the other. David Webb works frequently with rock crystal, carving it into exquisite shapes in the Twilight line. The fluted White Night cuff has timeless Art Deco elegance. H Stern transforms Rua das Pedras, a cobblestone street in Búzios, Brazil, into a collection of rock-crystal pieces featuring different shapes and cuts to represent the irregular stones on the ancient path. Both Bulgari and Chopard surrounded large stones with rock crystal. At Chopard, a 6.88-carat emerald sits in the center of rock- crystal petals, while Bulgari features two sapphires in a pair of earrings.

1.4 carats diamonds, price on request, available by appointment at Chopard boutiques, +1 800 246 7273, chopard.com 5. H Stern Cobblestones bracelet in 18K gold with 665.50 carats rock crystal, $35,300, available at H Stern in New York, +1 212 888 5137, hstern.net 6. Bulgari High Jewelry earrings in platinum with 17.50 carats rock crystal, 9.26-carat Burma sapphire, 8.86-carat sapphire and 3.55 carats diamonds, price on request, available by appointment at Bulgari boutiques, contact Anita Paredes, +1 800 285 4274, bulgari.com