Brief: Graff reworks a favored watch design

Sparkling diamonds, as well as vivid sapphires, rubies, and emeralds, are Graff’s go-to stones. Photos courtesy Graff Diamonds.

Sparkling diamonds, as well as vivid sapphires, rubies, and emeralds, are Graff’s go-to stones. Photos courtesy Graff Diamonds.

 

There are two designs within the Halo collection. Here, the central stone is encased by diamonds in a floral arrangement, but an alternate version features a shower of gems fanning out immediately from the focal diamond.

There are two designs within the Halo collection. Here, the central stone is encased by diamonds in a floral arrangement, but an alternate version features a shower of gems fanning out immediately from the focal diamond.

BY KAREN AANONSEN

Graff Luxury Watches made a splash with its Halo collection in 2015. Now the line’s domed design motif has made its way to an irresistible set of earrings, pendants, and rings. Each new piece of jewelry starts with a brilliant-cut diamond at its center — and the opulence increases exponentially from there. Rows of scintillating diamonds, sapphires, rubies, or emeralds follow, creating a sphere of luminosity. Diamond-dotted metal framework on which the clusters of gems sit only enhances the lavishness. Although undeniably posh, these latest baubles also maintain the playfulness that their timepiece predecessors (including intriguing secret watches and even a secret watch ring) evoked.

—February 2016