Chanel’s Signature Ultime bracelet glows with 222 diamonds and 265 square-cut sapphires. Photos courtesy Chanel.

Signature d’Or designs are the only new pieces to entice with yellow gold.

BY KAREN AANONSEN

Camellias, bows, tweed, and comets are all recurring themes in Chanel’s collections. But it’s the brand’s beloved quilting motif that’s taking center stage in the new Signature de Chanel jewelry line. The iconic diamond-shaped pattern is creatively incorporated into 48 pieces, which are spread out over 11 mini ranges. Sapphire, mother-of-pearl, yellow gold, crystal, and pearl are just some of the materials the pieces within the collection focus on. Mainstays throughout Signature de Chanel? Fabulous emerald-, brilliant-, and cushion-cut diamonds, as well as luminous white gold.

Japanese cultured pearls cascade from masterfully-crafted white gold on the Signature de Perles necklace.

The Signature de Nacre cuff features hand-sculpted Tahitian mother-of-pearl, in addition to 20 carats of diamonds.

—March 2016