Best of the Best 2012: Jewelry: Collection: Harry Winston

JUNE 01, 2012

Harry Winston looked no further than its robust archives for inspiration for Ultimate Adornments, its most ambitious collection in decades. Some of the 40 elaborate, one-of-a-kind pieces recall designs by Harry Winston’s renowned designer Ambaji Shinde, who worked at the jewelry house from 1962 to 2001. The Caftan necklace (price upon request) is a glamorous piece that showcases Shinde’s way of uniting multiple diamond shapes in a single design. It comprises 68 carats of diamonds assembled in four different platinum setting styles: channel-set, prong-set, bezel-set, and pavé. (800.988.4110, www.harrywinston.com)

Jill Newman

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