The new trio of variations—Sapphire, Ruby and Emerald—reframes the original 2024 Grand Lady Kalla by introducing vivid coloured stones alongside white diamonds. Each piece balances two opposing design forces: the rectilinear geometry of emerald-cut gems and bracelets, and the sinuous, tactile rhythm of a long sautoir of lustrous Akoya pearls and polished beads. The result is jewellery that is at once architectural and sensorial.

Technical restraint underpins the visual drama. The maisons’ choice of emerald cuts for both diamonds and coloured stones reinforces the watch’s rectangular, step-faceted aesthetic, privileging clarity and the stone’s body colour over scintillation. For the central jewel piece, a rare sugarloaf cut reintroduces an ancient, domed silhouette that modulates light differently from faceting, deepening colour and lending a quietly aristocratic presence.

Each model is a complete set: a fully gem-set watch, a three-row rivière bracelet with a central row of eight coloured stones, a jewel element featuring a prominent sugarloaf stone, and an 85 cm sautoir composed of 112 Akoya pearls interspersed with 31 polished beads of the chosen stone and 20 ornamental beads. The interchangeable construction allows these four elements to be recombined in moments, mechanically seamless yet visually transformative.

The Sapphire edition, mounted in 18K white gold, amplifies cool blues with nearly fifty carats of sapphires distributed across bracelet, watch and jewel piece, while blue chalcedony beads and Akoya pearls complete the sautoir’s gentle gradation of tones. The Ruby model, also in 18K white gold, answers with warm, assertive red, accented by pink chalcedony to soften its palette. The Emerald version, crafted in 950 platinum, foregrounds deep green while pairing it with chrysoprase to sustain a verdant, refined harmony.

Beyond stone choice and metal, craftsmanship reveals itself in discreet engineering: claw settings shaped like branches of the Maltese Cross form a hidden signature where four stones meet, and clasps, fastenings and the time-setting crown are carefully concealed beneath the gem fields. These details fuse brand identity with functional elegance, so that ornamentation and mechanism coexist without compromise.

The wearability of Grand Lady Kalla is essential to its appeal. The ability to move the watch between bracelet and sautoir revives a historical mode of carrying time—pendant watches lifted gently from a necklace—while modern hidden locks make the exchange effortless and tool-free. This multipurpose logic transforms a single acquisition into several stylistic choices for day, evening, ceremony or travel.

Aesthetic lineage is clear: the piece draws on Art Deco geometry—clean lines, stepped cuts and rectilinear repetition—yet the presence of the sautoir and sugarloaf cabochon recalls older, more intimate jewellery gestures. The interplay of rigid and flowing forms produces a look that feels both rooted in tradition and contemporary in its modular thinking.

Presented in an elegant box accompanied by a designer’s gouache and certificate, Grand Lady Kalla is as much a collector’s artefact as a functional jewel. It speaks to a client who values technical excellence, precious materials and a fluid approach to how jewellery can be worn, cherished and reconfigured across moments in life.