Flower power: watches and jewellery

These watches and high-jewellery pieces will evoke a feeling of being close to nature even in the most urban of settings

Watches & Jewellery 26 Mar 2019

Petal to the metal

To create this life-like ring collection, each petal and pistil was scanned four times by an MRI scanner, and a specially created lacquer with a velvet finish was applied so the petals feel real to the touch.

Eternal Flowers ring; boucheron.com

Eternal Flowers ring, Boucheron

Daisy chain

Designed specifically to catch light, this bracelet features graphic flowers alternately fashioned in mirror-polished yellow gold and pave-set diamonds to celebrate the beauty of gardens and the rebirth of nature.

Frivole bracelet; vancleefarpels.com

Frivole bracelet, Van Cleef & Arpels

Finest hour

Chaumet is known for its legacy of bucolic beauty, and this watch – featuring a perfectly sculpted and inlaid mother-of-pearl hortensia, the house flower – is the perfect blend of nature and elegance.

Hortensia Astres d’Or watch; chaumet.com

Hortensia Astres d’Or watch, Chaumet

Garden variety

Inspired by sumptuous flowerbeds found in the gardens of the Roi Soleil at the Palace of Versailles, the details of each unique ring melds traditional savoir-faire with high-precision craftsmanship.

Dior à Versailles Côté Jardins; dior.com

Dior à Versailles Côté Jardins, Dior

Coming up roses

Inspired by a climbing rose, these openwork rose-gold earrings feature a delicate chain set with diamonds shimmering like dewdrops to give the impression of a rose reaching for the sky.

Rose Ajourée earrings; piaget.com

Rose Ajourée earrings, Piaget
Rose Ajourée earrings, Piaget 

A cut above

Each year, Chopard unveils a new timepiece inspired by the theme of the peony. Its latest design depicts the fragile flower through the art of paper cutting and Fleurisanne hand engraving on the dial.

L.U.C XP Esprit de Fleurier Peony watch; chopard.com

L.U.C XP Esprit de Fleurier Peony watch, Chopard

House of flowers

The camellia was one of Coco Chanel’s most iconic emblems. Here, its beauty and simplicity has been reinterpreted in the form of a transformable watch in white gold and diamonds.

Eclat de Diamant watch; chanel.com

Eclat de Diamant watch, Chanel

Bloom time

Flower-inspired artwork printed onto different shades of leather adorns both the strap and the dial of each G-Timeless model, which features a strawberry motif engraved on the caseback.

G-Timeless watch; gucci.com

G-Timeless watch, Gucci