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This season's most
alluring jewelry is awash in
sparkly sea creatures and
waves of blue gems.
BY SHANNON ADDUCCI
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n nature's role as the ultimate source of
inspiration, marine life is perhaps the
most prolific domain of them all, its vast
depths at once familiar and mysterious.
A handful of jewelry maisons dove deep
into the theme for recent high jewelry
collections: Tiffany & Co.'s Sea of Wonder
revives and reimagines pieces from designer
Jean Schlumberger's archival aquatic sketches,
while Chopard's Red Carpet Collection has
plenty of sea creatures, including a dolphin
cuff. Perhaps the most whimsical take comes
from Van Cleef & Arpels, whose Treasure
Island collection interprets the 18th century–set
novel with diamond pirate ships, emerald palm
trees, and elaborately bejeweled shells. For its
Tortue de Cocos clip, the house turned to a
1953 turtle pin, etched in gold with an emerald
head and tail. The new version has the same
gold etching across the shell, but now
articulates the sea turtle's majestic flippers in
pavé diamonds and textured gold edges.
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Tortue de Cocos clip in
yellow and white gold with
diamonds and sapphires
