De Beers has launched the first chapter of “Metamorphosis” – their new High Jewellery collection, which is “inspired by Mother Nature’s transformation through the seasons [and] the transformative power of natural diamonds according to a press release on Diamond World.
Prelude, the first part of the collection, was launched during Paris Couture Week, with a further “chapter” to be revealed in July 2023. Prelude “explores the cyclical rhythm of time, harmoniously capturing the four seasons within nine one-of-a-kind designs,” and includes unique diamond and gold settings – serti neige (snow setting), fil couteau (knife-edge) and perlage (gold beading). The collection combines white, yellow and rose gold with white, brown and fancy-coloured diamonds, “selected to evoke the hues of each season.”
Four of the nine pieces have “an element of transformability – a transformable necklace features four diamond strands – one for each season – strung between two removable clasps.” Another piece, an ear cuff, has “each diamond strand finished with a coloured-titanium chrysalis, hinting at the beginnings of nature’s most magnificent metamorphosis. The chrysalises can be removed and worn on a charm bracelet […]”.
