High Seas: Chaumet’s Maritime Inspired High Jewellery

August 2, 2022

By Livia Primo Lack

5 min read

Through crashing waves and ebbing tides, mythological creatures of the deep and a few nautical-themed tattoos, Maison Chaumet’s latest high jewellery collection, Ondes et Merveilles, invites jewellery lovers to travel on and below the high seas.

Matching the aquatic astrological number representing the star sign Cancer, Chaumet has created 69 one-of-a-kind high jewellery pieces for its new Ondes et Merveilles collection. This is the first time in the Maison’s history that it has dedicated an entire collection to the sea. It takes us to the four corners of the earth via nine chapters, each one bringing to life diverse aquatic bodies through various rare coloured gemstones, with an intense focus on pearls and other precious materials. 

Chaumet Treasure Hunt ring in white gold, titanium, tsavorite garnet, mandarin garnet, purple sapphire, emerald and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Treasure Hunt ring in white gold, titanium, tsavorite garnet, mandarin garnet, purple sapphire, emerald and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Treasure Hunt brooch in white gold, titanium, tsavorite garnet, green tourmaline, mandarin garnet, emerald, purple sapphire and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Treasure Hunt brooch in white gold, titanium, tsavorite garnet, green tourmaline, mandarin garnet, emerald, purple sapphire and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Treasure Hunt earrings in white gold, titanium, tsavorite garnet, chrysoprase, mandarin garnets, green tourmaline, purple sapphire, emerald and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Treasure Hunt earrings in white gold, titanium, tsavorite garnet, chrysoprase, mandarin garnets, green tourmaline, purple sapphire, emerald and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Mermaids' Song necklace in white gold, green tourmaline, Tahitian grey pearls, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Mermaids' Song necklace in white gold, green tourmaline, Tahitian grey pearls, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Mermaids' Song earrings in white gold, green tourmaline, Tahitian grey pearls, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Mermaids' Song earrings in white gold, green tourmaline, Tahitian grey pearls, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Mermaids' Song rings in white gold, green tourmaline, Tahitian grey pearls, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Mermaids' Song rings in white gold, green tourmaline, Tahitian grey pearls, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Mermaids' Song rings in white gold, green tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Mermaids' Song rings in white gold, green tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Gulf Stream necklace in white gold, opal, emerald, sapphire, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Gulf Stream necklace in white gold, opal, emerald, sapphire, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Gulf Stream ring in white gold, emerald, sapphire and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Gulf Stream ring in white gold, emerald, sapphire and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Gulf Stream necklace in white gold, emerald, sapphire, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Gulf Stream necklace in white gold, emerald, sapphire, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Gulf Stream ring in white gold, sapphire and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Gulf Stream ring in white gold, sapphire and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Gulf Stream earrings in white gold, mandarine garnet, pink spinel Gulf Stream ring from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Gulf Stream earrings in white gold, mandarine garnet, pink spinel Gulf Stream ring from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Ports of Call necklace in white gold, pink gold, red spinel, Paraiba tourmaline, sapphire and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Ports of Call necklace in white gold, pink gold, red spinel, Paraiba tourmaline, sapphire and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Ports of Call earrings in white gold, pink gold, spinel, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Ports of Call earrings in white gold, pink gold, spinel, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Portes of Call ring in white gold, pink gold, spinel, garnet and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Portes of Call ring in white gold, pink gold, spinel, garnet and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Portes of Call watch in white gold, pink gold, spinel, garnet, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Portes of Call watch in white gold, pink gold, spinel, garnet, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Portes of Call earrings in white gold, pink gold, spinel, garnet, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Portes of Call earrings in white gold, pink gold, spinel, garnet, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Portes of Call ring in white gold, pink gold, spinel, garnet, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Portes of Call ring in white gold, pink gold, spinel, garnet, Paraiba tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Under The Sun necklace in yellow gold, white gold, rubellite, mandarine garnet, sapphire, ruby, chalcedony and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Under The Sun necklace in yellow gold, white gold, rubellite, mandarine garnet, sapphire, ruby, chalcedony and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Under The Sun ring in yellow gold, white gold, mandarine garnet, sapphire, ruby, chalcedony and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Under The Sun ring in yellow gold, white gold, mandarine garnet, sapphire, ruby, chalcedony and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Under The Sun ring in yellow gold, white gold, sapphire, chrysoprase, tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Under The Sun ring in yellow gold, white gold, sapphire, chrysoprase, tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Top view of Chaumet Under The Sun ring in yellow gold, white gold, sapphire, chrysoprase, tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Top view of Chaumet Under The Sun ring in yellow gold, white gold, sapphire, chrysoprase, tourmaline and diamond from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Ondes et Merveilles de Chaumet Encres transformable brooch iin white, pink & yellow gold, set with a heart- shaped ruby, round sapphires & spessartite garnets, Grand Feu enamel and brilliant-cut diamonds

Chaumet Ondes et Merveilles de Chaumet Encres transformable brooch iin white, pink & yellow gold, set with a heart- shaped ruby, round sapphires & spessartite garnets, Grand Feu enamel and brilliant-cut diamonds

 Chaumet Encres Brooches from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Encres Brooches from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

 Chaumet Ondes et Merveilles de Chaumet Encres transformable broochin white, rose & yellow gold, set with turquoise, onyx, Grand Feu enamel and brilliant- cut diamonds

Chaumet Ondes et Merveilles de Chaumet Encres transformable broochin white, rose & yellow gold, set with turquoise, onyx, Grand Feu enamel and brilliant- cut diamonds

 Chaumet Encres Brooch and watch from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

Chaumet Encres Brooch and watch from the Ondes et Merveilles High Jewellery collection

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