Compressed Spring 2026 Issue - Flipbook - Page 10
F E AT U R E S
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BRIGHT IDEAS
Designers are embracing oncesidelined gems to brilliant effect.
Photography by Alain Simić
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MADISON AVENUE
Jewelry shopping on Manhattan’s
famous thoroughfare.
By Melissa Rose Bernardo
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WHAT IS HIGH
JEWELRY?
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First Cut
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THE GILDED AGE
We dig into the gold rush. Plus:
incredible opals and meaning-filled
signet rings. By Randi Molofsky
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6 SPRING 2026
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WRIST WATCH
Jump hour (aka window) watches.
Plus: a Tiffany taxi clock.
By Victoria Gomelsky
GEMANDJEWEL.COM
MODEL: ALAIN SIMIĆ; VINTAGE MARINA B 18K YELLOW GOLD EARRINGS WITH FACETED CITRINE, DIAMONDS, AND ONYX; PRICE UPON REQUEST AT
ROBERTO CAPRA; ROBERTOCAPRA.COM. LIONHEART 14K YELLOW GOLD PENDANT WITH A 28 CT. OPAL, DIAMONDS, AND YELLOW TOURMALINES,
$11,700 (PENDANT ONLY); LIONHEARTJEWELRY.COM. SYNA 18K GOLD PAPER CLIP ROLO CHAIN; $3,650; SYNAJEWELS.COM. DRESS: MESHKI
Truly exceptional jewels, of course.
But it means much more.
By Amy Elliott
