The Telegraph – Luxury

Jewel Purpose

Men’s jewellery has thankfully evolved in recent years, distancing itself from the medallion-man lothario connotations of old. But yellow golds – or hues that sit close to its sunny glow – have still had a bad rep. Too gauche, too bling, too redolent of loutish swagger and Mr T. But bright gold once decorated sultans, maharajas an Regency flaneurs, and it’s being reassessed once more…

For a nuanced approach, look at gold jewellery that incorporates whimsical design. British jeweller Natasha Wightman’s pendants depicting engraved ravens in flight lend a dark fairy-tale evanescence to this most in-your-face of precious metals