Brief: High jewelers revive the charm bracelet

This 18-karat gold honeybee charm from Tiffany retails for $450. Photo courtesy Tiffany & Co.

This 18-karat gold honeybee charm from Tiffany retails for $450. Photo courtesy Tiffany & Co.

 

Harry Winston’s Diamond Cluster Heart charm comes with 60 pear-shaped and round brilliant diamonds. Photo courtesy Harry Winston.

Harry Winston’s Diamond Cluster Heart charm comes with 60 pear-shaped and round brilliant diamonds. Photo courtesy Harry Winston.

BY LESLIE JORDAN CLARY

This holiday season, high jewelers from Harry Winston to Tiffany are showcasing some of their classic charms. Long revered as symbols of luck, family vacations, and momentous occasions, in the world of high jewelry these sparkling, jangling baubles have been elevated to precious heirlooms. Harry Winston’s bracelets come with either platinum or yellow gold chains and their charms are embellished with their classic diamonds. Bulgari’s charms have a more minimalist quality and come engraved with the brand’s logo. The most classical example of traditional charms can be found at Tiffany & Co. With more than 50 pieces, these gold charms are formed as whimsical insects, animals, stars and delicate flowers or hearts.

—December 2015