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Add a touch of blue sparkle to your evening attire with Navigator’s pick of the finest jewelry

WORDS MIRIAM CAIN

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Annoushka

Annoushka’s trillion-cut tanzanite earrings are handmade in 18-karat white gold and set with 9.29-carat tanzanite and 1.35 carats of diamonds. One-of-a-kind, their arrow-shaped stiletto-drop earrings have a removable drop that can be styled with alternative hoops or worn simply as diamond studs, taking you from sundowners on the beach to dinner alfresco on the aft deck. annoushka.com

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Asprey

Characterized by its bold and avant-garde aesthetic, the Chaos Collection from Asprey features an 18-karat white gold necklace. Semi-precious stones of blue topaz, totaling a minimum of 115 carats, and lolites, totaling a minimum of 8 carats, are housed in open-back claw-set mounts, allowing the light reflecting from the ocean to pass through the stone in all directions, adding shimmer and sparkle to any outfit. asprey.com

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Boodles

The Boodles Waterlily necklace and bracelet are the perfect combination for any black tie or formal occasion on board. The necklace features 19 pear-shaped aquamarines weighing 45.31 carats and 3.19 carats of brilliant-cut diamonds and an additional 4.74 carats of diamonds. The matching bracelet features seven aquamarines totaling 27.05 carats and 2.7 carats of brilliant-cut diamonds. boodles.com

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Chopard

Dress to the nines with Chopard’s elegant jewelry watch and Paraiba tourmaline ring, both from the Red Carpet Collection. Created in Fairmined-certified ethical 18-karat white gold, set with various cuts of diamonds, as well as pear-shaped sapphires and featuring a blue mother-ofpearl dial, telling the time has never been so exquisite. The ring features an ovalshaped Paraiba tourmaline (15.98 carats) with heart-shaped emeralds (4.02 carats) and brilliant-cut emeralds (1.12 carats). Wear it from sunrise to sunset and watch the reflections change. chopard.com

Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Starwheel

In the decades since watch design legend Gerald Genta crafted the Royal Oak for watchmaker Audemars Piguet, that model has become a bonafide collectors’ darling, often increasing in value. The brand’s recent follow-up line, the Code 11.59, however, has had a more lukewarm response. Still, Audemars Piguet is now hitting its stride with the new timepieces, producing executions that feel more balanced and at home in the new Code design language. Especially in this recently debuted Starwheel execution based on an artful set of rotating wheels to tell time, there might be an opportunity to get in on a collectible example of a critical turning point for the brand. audemarspiguet.com

An Investment In Time

With recent reports that owning the right watch may offer financial results that beat the S&P over time, timepieces have become the target of speculative buying. But most watch experts will tell you to simply acquire what you like and leave any value increase in second place. Here are some new wristwatches that have a lot to love about them, but also just might stand the test of time – and investment

WORDS MIKE ESPINDLE

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Vacheron Constantin

Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date

Releasing a special ode to what a particular watchmaker simply does the best is also a harbinger of potential investment interest. A retrograde indicator (using a kind-of fuel gauge approach to telling time) is one of many specialties that have put this watchmaker’s timepieces on the wish lists of collectors. Retrogrades are a focus for the brand this year and this white gold, 42.5mm Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date features two such gauges: One for the day of the week at the bottom, and one for the date at the top. Plus, both hands “jump” back to their starting positions when the week and month finish out. Will it also “jump” in value? vacheron-constantin.com

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Patek Philippe

6007G Calatrava

Often, a collector bump is created when a watchmaker releases an out-of-the-box version of a classic timepiece. Patek Philippe, a bastion of wristwatch classicism, produces watches that are always in demand in the world of watch collectors. However, a set of three new additions to its Calatrava line are surprisingly graphic, dynamic and purely modern, especially for Patek’s sober design philosophy. The white gold, crosshatched, black and yellow story told by this 6007G version, in particular, seems to be a departure and direction that could take on a life of its own. patek.com

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IWC

Ingenieur Automatic 40

The new 40mm IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40, which was a showstopper at the recent Watches & Wonders Show in Geneva, is an in-house designed follow-up, but a thoughtful and faithful modern interpretation of that classic design. Will this interesting re-envisioning of a classic compete with the original? An investment in the steel version could be your ticket to that answer. iwc.com