Editorial: Jewelled Jungle

June 30, 2017

By Turi Lovik Kirknes

2 min read

Photographer: Turi Lovik Kirknes // Set decorator: Jess Morgan // Jewellery Stylist: Katerina Perez // Hand model: Katerina Perez

James Ganh bespoke bracelet with multicoloured gemstones and diamonds; Chaumet Abeille ring in yellow gold and white gold, set with Mandarin garnets, yellow sapphire; Boucheron Hera ring with yellow sapphires and diamonds; Martin Katz ring with 9.02 cts oval Mandarin garnet, diamonds and orange sapphires; Tiffany&Co Bird on the Rock brooch with citrine and diamonds
De Beers Caress solitaire diamond ring; Noudar Lace Collection full-finger ring with 10.23 cts of diamonds; Yoko London 18K white gold bracelet with pearls and diamonds; Bulgari Serpenti bracelet in 18K white gold with 3.10 cts of diamonds; Harry Winston Premier Moon Phase 36mm watch in 18K white gold, 11.13 cts of diamonds and mother-of-pearl; David Morris three Pearl Rose bracelets in 18K white gold with pearls and diamonds; Tiffany&Co Schlumberger 36 stone bracelet in platinum and 2.95 cts of diamonds

De Beers Caress solitaire diamond ring; Noudar Lace Collection full-finger ring with 10.23 cts of diamonds; Yoko London 18K white gold bracelet with pearls and diamonds; Bulgari Serpenti bracelet in 18K white gold with 3.10 cts of diamonds; Harry Winston Premier Moon Phase 36mm watch in 18K white gold, 11.13 cts of diamonds and mother-of-pearl; David Morris three Pearl Rose bracelets in 18K white gold with pearls and diamonds; Tiffany&Co Schlumberger 36 stone bracelet in platinum and 2.95 cts of diamonds

De Beers bracelet with round, marquise and pear-cut diamonds; Sicis Gardenia watch micromosaic, sapphires, rubies and diamonds; Anna Hu Elizabeth I Butterfly Brooch Pendant with cabochon rubies, pink and colourless diamonds
Boucheron Nuri the Parrot ring, with 5.5 cts aquamarine, diamonds, sapphires and tsavourites; Sicis Quetzal ring in titanium with micromosaic and diamonds; Amrapali ring with 4.52 cts aquamarine and diamonds; Martin Katz ring with 2.75 cts Brazilian Alexandrite, amethysts, sapphires and diamonds set in platinum
de Grisogono Boule bracelet in rose gold with white 4.61 cts of diamonds and pink sapphires; Yoko London bracelet in 18K rose gold with South Sea pearl and diamonds ; Harry Winston Premier Pearly Lace 36mm watch in 18K Rose Gold, 2.47 cts of diamonds and mother-of-pearl; Yoko London bracelet in 18K rose gold with 3 South Sea pearls and diamonds; Bulgari Serpenti bracelet in 18K rose gold, rubellites and diamonds; Chopard Precious Chopard ring in 18K white gold with rubies and diamonds; Chopard Red Carpet ring with a rubellite and diamonds

de Grisogono Boule bracelet in rose gold with white 4.61 cts of diamonds and pink sapphires; Yoko London bracelet in 18K rose gold with South Sea pearl and diamonds ; Harry Winston Premier Pearly Lace 36mm watch in 18K Rose Gold, 2.47 cts of diamonds and mother-of-pearl; Yoko London bracelet in 18K rose gold with 3 South Sea pearls and diamonds; Bulgari Serpenti bracelet in 18K rose gold, rubellites and diamonds; Chopard Precious Chopard ring in 18K white gold with rubies and diamonds; Chopard Red Carpet ring with a rubellite and diamonds

Boghossian ring with 2.51 cts diamond inlaid into Paraiba tourmaline; Martin Katz ring with 10.95 cts Cushion-cut sapphire and diamond set in platinum; Anna Hu Siren Aria bracelet with pearls, sapphires, tourmalines, chalcedony, moonstone and diamonds
Boghossian bracelet in 18K white gold with oval-shaped Cabochon emeralds and diamonds; De Beers Arpeggia five-line bracelet with diamonds; James Ganh emerald and diamond transformable necklace; David Morris ring with 7.67 cts Colombian emerald and diamonds; David Morris ring with 14.18 cts Columbian emerald with diamonds; De Grisogono Allegra ring in white gold with 129 baguette-cut white diamonds totaling 7.75 cts

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