We’re deep in the throes of the Paris Couture Fashion Week and, naturally, the world’s greatest jewellery houses are also in town to unveil their latest high jewellery collections. After all, the industry’s biggest spenders are sat front row – and what better than watching some of the most exquisite, meticulously-crafted gowns ever made parade past you to put you in the mood to drop a few hundred thousand on diamonds?

Featuring the biggest, rarest stones and made by the world’s most experienced cutters, gemsetters and artisans, high jewellery represents the ultimate expression of what a jewellery house can do, with each unique design a masterpiece in its own right. Read on for this year’s most show-stopping collections.

Cartier En Équilibre

The idea of balance, harmony and a lack of excess may seem, on the surface, to be the very antithesis of high jewellery but, as Jacqueline Karachi, director of high jewellery creation at Cartier explains, “The paradox of sophisticated simplicity is to create a clear and obvious line through its sobriety. It is the art of looking at things differently, but it is also the art of creating the right balance. It is the art of equilibrium, engraved at the heart of our creative approach, that reveals Cartier’s sense of harmony.”

What this translates to is a collection of five rings, seven necklaces and one complete jewellery suite that represent more than 100,000 hours of craftsmanship and showcase some of the finest coloured stones in existence. The latter, named the Summae set, features rare troïdia‑cut diamonds accented with onyx and emerald beads and, designed on an ethos of ‘nothing but the essential’, offers pieces that underscore their finesse with a lightness not often seen in jewellery of this calibre. For something more statement, meanwhile, the Pavocelle necklace surrounds a 58.08-carat cabochon Ceylon sapphire with platinum and a multitude diamonds – best paired with the coordinating Azulejo ring.

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Bulgari Polychroma

Long considered one of the most opulent and experimental high jewellery houses — particularly when it comes to use of colour — Bulgari’s Polychroma collection continues this tradition of sumptuous hues and vibrant designs. Presented in Rome as part of a dazzling exhibition of 600 high jewellery pieces, 250 of which form the new Polychroma collection and, of which, 60 are valued in excess of $1 million, the pinnacle of the range are five extraordinary pieces featuring some truly exceptional stones.

Among the most magnificent is the Magnus Emerald: a stonking 241.06-carat Colombian stone that takes a new record as the largest emerald Bulgari has ever set. It finds its way onto a show-stopping necklace (pictured above) which made its debut at the 2025 Met Gala on Priyanka Chopra. (Anne Hathaway, too, was given the honour of being the first to wear the collection’s Cosmic Vault necklace, featuring a 123.35-carat Sri Lankan sugarloaf sapphire, at the same event.) “Each creation is an extraordinary testament to our colourful and vibrant DNA, a celebration of the boldness that has always set Bulgari apart,” says Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO Bulgari Group. “Polychroma redefines the boundaries of craftsmanship, with every piece standing as a masterpiece of art, each gemstone an expression of unparalleled rarity and beauty. This collection not only honours Bulgari’s heritage but also reaffirms our commitment to excellence, constantly pushing the limits of what luxury can represent.”

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Chanel Reach for the Stars

For reasons I'm sure I don't need to explain (it's right there in the nursery rhyme), celestial bodies have long provided jewellery designers with bountiful inspiration. Coco Chanel more than most, however, found endless fascination in the heavens, adopting comets and stars as enduring motifs from the early days of her brand. It is this, along with the fleeting beauty of golden hour, when the sky turns quickly from azure blue to fiery orange, warm yellow and soft mauve, that inform the house's latest high jewellery collection.

Also incorporating two other signature Chanel motifs - the wing and the lion - Reach for the Stars is an elegant and, in so far as it is possible with high jewellery, understated collection characterised be cascading sautoirs, asymmetric rings and intricate brooches that don't rely on enormous central stones for their impact. Instead jewellery innovation is shown through technical mastery, as seen in the transformable Twin Stars necklace, which can be rearranged into two bracelets and two short necklaces, or the Dazzling Stars earrings which frame the face at a neat 45-degree angle. Quietly accomplished, much like Chanel herself.

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Piaget Shapes of Extraleganza

The latest chapter in Piaget's Extraleganza high jewellery series sees the house take a more graphic, statement approach to its finest creations. Across the 51 pieces, a mix of high-low references, including Pop Art, 1970s fashion, 1960s design, and Yves Piaget's own relationshipw tih artists such as Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali, find form in swirls, zig-zags, waves, and layered designs that simultaneously allow Piaget to showcase its skill in cutting and setting.

Among the most interesting pieces is the Kaleidoscope Lights suite: a collar, earrings, ring and watch comprised of bands of diamonds and carved stones, such as textured rhodochrosite and verdite, arranged in a way that emphasises both the precision of the craft but also a freedom of spirit. Elsewhere, Piaget reimagines the traditional table clock in a collaboration with French artist Alex Palenski. Endless Motion is a sculptural design that takes its inspiration from mobiles and sees a yellow gold and black opal clock counterbalanced by organically shaped ornamental stones.

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Louis Vuitton Virtuosity

One of the largest high jewellery collections of 2025, Louis Vuitton's Virtuosity is comprised of 110 pieces divided across 12 themes and two 'universes': Mastery and Creativity. The former, showcasing the house's savoir faire and technical skill, takes on a more structured, geometric form. A 28-carat emerald suspends from a sharp triangle of Australian black opal; a 32.85-carat Sri Lankan chrysoberyl is encased in a thick chain of diamonds; and tesselating rows of diamonds and gold create intricate tribal patterns around the throat.

Creativity, meanwhile, offers up more fluid, movement-led designs which take the rope as their core form. LV fans will find much to love in the Florescence necklace: a quadruple row of diamonds, rubellite tourmalines, pearls and indolite tourmalines that subtly incorporate the house's Monogram Star motif.

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Graff The Gift of Love

High jewellery collections can often number 60+ pieces so, somewhat unusually, Graff is putting all its eggs in one basket this season with just one (admittedly, pretty incredible) necklace. Representing a gargantuan 6,000 hours of work, and three years of development, the Gift of Love necklace is far more than just 125 carats of flawless diamonds. Capturing an intimate moment between two sparrows, which are associated with the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, the delicate birds bookend a highly flexible diamond necklace and are picked out in baguette diamonds with sapphire eyes and onyx beaks. The eponymous gift of love itself, of course, is a 13.51 carat Fancy Intense Yellow pear-shape diamond, traditionally symbolising devotion.

“A true work of art, every detail was meticulously planned and considered to ensure that the finished piece is not only extraordinarily beautiful but also imbued with astonishing life and energy,” says Francois Graff, CEO at Graff. “Exceptional flexibility and fluidity have been the hallmarks of Graff’s creations since our founding days. Replete with movement, a distinctive quality unique to Graff, this latest creation disrupts the traditional notions of gem setting, highlighting our unrivalled expertise as we continue to redefine what is achievable in the universe of high jewellery.”

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Chaumet Bamboo

As Chaumet’s first great client, Empress Joséphine of France has remained a constant source of inspiration for the house for more than two centuries. This season, Chaumet's has turned its attention towards her love of botany with a collection that also pays tribute to Asia and continues the maison's long-standing fascination with the natural world via a recurring bamboo motif. Alternatively symbolising integrity and modesty in China, and prosperity in Japan, highlights across the ten-piece parure include a majestic graphic bib necklace with bamboo shoots rendered in brilliant-cut diamonds and engraved gold, embellished with a 13.19 carat black Australian opal and 12.91 carat tsavorite garnet.

The same palette is seen across a collection of three brooches, two of which are transformable into a hair ornament and a pair of matching pins respectively. Of course, no Chaumet high jewellery collection would be complete without a tiara. For this season, it sees white gold and diamond bamboo shoots rising proudly from the band with engraved leaves set at an angle as if swaying in the breeze.

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De Beers Essence of Nature

The first chapter in a new series of high jewellery collections that also take their cues from the natural world, De Beers Essence of Nature offers up 13 original designs arranged into three sets: Embrace, Interlace and Foundation. The first takes an abstract approach to tree roots channelled via rough green diamonds. Among the rarest naturally-found stones, across a necklace, bracelet, ring and earrings, these are juxtaposed with brilliant polished white diamonds and hand-carved jet to create pieces imbued with the precision and elegance of innovative watchmaking and the softness of nature.

In Interlace, white and yellow diamonds take centrestage in both the polished and rough forms across meandering, sculptural shapes recalling the winding forms of creeper plants. The star of the show is a spectacular bracelet ‘woven’ from white gold and diamonds, and from which is suspended six rough yellow diamonds, alongside a pair of transformable earrings with central Fancy Intense Yellow diamonds, which can be detached to be worn alone as studs. Finally, the three-piece Foundation set returns to green diamonds, this time in their polished Fancy Green form, in an ode to the canopies of ancient forests. A double-row of diamonds, from which dangles an incredibly rare Fancy Deep Greyish Green diamond, make for a sensational necklace, while a ring sees a 2.15 carat Fancy Yellow Green diamond flanked by a detachable brilliant-cut diamond jacket for truly the ultimate in day-to-night style.

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Dior Milly Dentelle

One of this season’s biggest high jewellery lines, the 76-piece Milly Dentelle collection takes its inspiration in equal parts from fine lace and Dior’s estate in Milly-la-Forêt, which has also given its name to various fragrances and accessories by the house. Employing master goldsmithing to imbue each piece with the intricacy and lightness of lace, each design is built around one showstopper stone with pearls and smaller stones in a kaleidoscopic palette used as delicate, hypnotic embellishment. Across the collection, emeralds, sapphires, rubies, tourmalines and diamonds combine in an array of ethereal, highly feminine, and regal pieces embodying the timeless beauty and spirit of the house of Dior.

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Louis Vuitton Awakened Hands, Awakened Minds

Far from the natural world, Louis Vuitton’s Francesca Amfitheatrof found inspiration in the industrial innovations of the 19^th century, displayed across a 50-piece collection characterised by movement, malleability and interlocking forms. It is also the only collection this season to feature a capsule of pieces for men, including what must surely be one of the world’s most extravagant compasses, encrusted in diamonds and suspended from a diamond and tsavorite chain.

Other showstoppers in the collection include Phénoménal: a graphic choker inspired by ornate French porcelain. Crafted with a rope-style motif in yellow gold and diamonds, it is set with a unique Louis Vuitton Monogram Star-cut diamond and a dazzling 7.22 carat Colombian emerald for good measure. The Louis Vuitton Monogram Star-cut diamond also makes a reappearance on a delicate trellis-style white gold headband and hand bracelet while the Dynamisme set reinterprets the vogue for travel which set Louis Vuitton on his path to fame as a series of diamond and yellow gold chevrons.

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Boucheron Untamed Nature

Boucheron returns us to the natural world, this time with a nod to the ivy and cyclamen that inspired Frédéric Boucheron’s first collection in 1858, along with its archival pieces depicting butterflies, bees, clover, daisies and dragonflies. Split into themes of Plants and Insects, Boucheron’s Untamed Nature collection offers literal translations of flora and fauna in precious metals and stones.

Key pieces include Chardon, a diamond-and-white-gold thistle necklace that wraps around the neck with both elegance and a threatening allure, and Fuschia, an intricate brooch and pendant earring set featuring two gorgeous pear-cut diamonds. Elsewhere, an incredible moth brooch renders the insect’s wings in engraved white and grey mother-of-pearl fringed with baguette diamonds and black lacquer. Transformable into a hair jewel, it’s a truly unexpected beauty.

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