Cover Chaumet Bee My Love collection (Photo: Chaumet)
Chaumet Bee My Love collection (Photo: Chaumet)
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Chaumet is setting jewellery lovers’ hearts abuzz with new additions to its Bee My Love collection
They may be small, but bees are mighty and we cannot live without them. They are pollinators, which contribute directly to our food security and are crucial in maintaining the biodiversity we rely on for survival. Bees are also a symbol of new life, hard work, prosperity and wisdom, which make them a natural inspiration for Chaumet, which has been a “naturalist jeweller” since its beginnings.
For more than 240 years, the Paris‑based maison has looked to nature to inform a multitude of its creations, which has led to a number of its most beloved and iconic motifs being based on flora and fauna. The Bee My Love collection centres on the humble bee, which was also the imperial emblem chosen by Napoleon to represent his status as emperor.
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Above Rings from the Chaumet Bee My Love collection (Photo: Chaumet)
Above Chaumet Bee My Love bracelets (on left wrist, from top) in rose gold set with brilliant‑cut diamonds, rose gold, and rose gold set with brilliant‑cut diamonds; Bee My Love cuff (on right wrist) in rose gold set with brilliant‑cut diamonds (Photo: Chaumet)
Rings from the Chaumet Bee My Love collection (Photo: Chaumet)
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Over the years, Chaumet has boldly embraced the symbol of the bee in various ways through the collection, from creations bearing bee motifs to graphic hexagonal honeycomb designs expertly crafted by the maison’s artisans. Similar to earlier Bee My Love creations, the latest additions to the collection comprise charming bee‑inspired rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and a brooch that are great for stacking as well as mixing and matching.
On top of that, Chaumet has elevated the Bee My Love collection to new heights with some of its most precious jewels to date. Several of the novelties have a flexibility and softness only achieved at the hands of the most skilled craftsmen, and mirror‑polished gold takes centre stage to add extra lustre to the jewellery pieces, many of which bear dazzling diamonds as well.
The use of rose gold is particularly dominant in the new creations, which are also bigger and bolder than the original Bee My Love pieces. One of the standouts is a new Bee My Love cuff in rose gold set with brilliant‑cut diamonds—an undeniable statement piece that reflects light spectacularly thanks to the openwork honeycomb mesh design comprising alternating mirror‑polished cells and 60 diamond‑set ones. It is a striking and delicate piece demonstrating the maison’s impressive savoir faire; the cuff is crafted from 745 individually assembled elements and using cutting‑edge technology under the expert hand of Chaumet artisans to give it an extraordinary fluidity and flexibility, so that it wraps comfortably around the wrist like second skin.
Above Chaumet Bee My Love tie necklace (Photo: Chaumet)
Above Chaumet Bee My Love necklace (Photo: Chaumet)
Chaumet Bee My Love tie necklace (Photo: Chaumet)
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This is complemented by two equally supple new necklaces in rose gold with the honeycomb motif: a shorter one featuring 73 diamonds that beautifully accentuates the neckline, and a sautoir set with nine diamonds that is worn like a necktie, with an adjustable pendant that slides to sit closer to or further away from the neck, changing up the style of the versatile piece. These necklaces can also be matched to a new Bee My Love bracelet with the same second‑skin suppleness, adding radiance to the wearer’s wrist.
In addition to these are three new creations in yellow gold bearing the charming bee: a ring, a brooch and a pair of earrings. To add that extra sparkle to the imperial symbol, these pieces come set with Chaumet’s signature Taille Impératrice diamonds. Possessing an exceptional brilliance due to the 88 individually hand‑cut facets on each one, these hexagonal‑shaped diamonds created by the maison reflect the honeycomb and first made their debut aptly in the Bee My Love collection two years ago. All three of these pieces also play with asymmetry, each pairing a bee with a separate Taille Impératrice diamond, creating the illusion of movement—almost as if the bee is flitting around in sunlight.
Be it bold and striking or dainty and delicate, in white, yellow or rose gold, the Bee My Love creations—both new and old—are easy to fall in love with. Versatile and elegant, the timeless designs in the collection, which has a wide range of jewels for every personality, can be worn on their own or effortlessly paired with other Bee My Love pieces.
Chaumet Bee My Love ring in yellow gold set with Taille Impératrice diamonds and brilliant‑cut diamonds (Photo: Chaumet)
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Annabel Tan is the Editor of Watches and Jewellery at Tatler Singapore, where she covers all things luxury timepieces and fine jewellery across both print and digital platforms. She is also the Editor of Tatler GMT Singapore, a role that deepens her fascination with the ever-evolving world of watchmaking. Outside of work, she’s usually on the hunt for her next favourite watch that she can’t afford, planning her next beach getaway, or catching up on the latest Formula 1 race.
