This fascinating duality is directly reflected in the aptly named Clash de Cartier collection. Introduced in 2019, the collection presents a tough, uncompromising, rugged appearance, but combines it with the familiar sense of graceful fluidity that fans of the brand have come to know and love.
Clash de Cartier was recently updated with a stunning clutch of new pieces that perfectly display its assertive style, aggressively proportioned volumes and a selection of self-confident studs making those pieces game-changing additions to any wardrobe.
Most striking of all among the new pieces are the XL versions of the rings, earrings, necklaces and bracelets, which adopt a particularly fierce profile. In pink gold, they come adorned with a generous covering of pink gold studs and beads that make an outsized visual impact.
Proving that Cartier is a master of delicacy as much as assertiveness, however, the flexible versions of the items within the collection emphasise the flowing, supple and endlessly wearable qualities of its jewellery. Nonetheless, they’re still covered with beads and studs, including the distinctive, pointed clous carrés, in a process that takes almost 50 hours of painstaking hand assembly. Available in pink gold, white gold or fully paved with diamonds, with each face of the clous carrés set with a diamond, the items include bracelets and necklaces, some long enough to be wrapped around the neck twice.