Natural WONDERS

Cartier reveals the latest Beautés du Monde High Jewellery collection—yet another spellbinding ode to nature.

- TAN SIOK HOON

High jewellery season descends with a parade of extravagant creations, and leading the procession is Cartier’s Beautés du Monde High Jewellery collection. It corrals the Maison’s singular eye in defining beauty through the abundant inspirations offered by cultures, as well as nature where fauna and flora sit at the helm.

The collection’s most stunning masterpiece is the Iwana necklace, where mastery of cut and art of composition combine forces to evoke the reptile’s superbly supple and textured skin. Anchored by three Colombian emeralds in a unique cabochoncut hexagon shape reminiscent of the creature’s dorsal spines, the necklace’s central emblem fans out into openwork triangular motifs, paved with diamonds and emeralds, to articulate bold geometry, coupled with flexibility when worn.