Cartier’s newest High Jewelry collection, Sixième Sens, grabs attention with an abundance of stones, playing with textures and shapes, inviting fingers to gently caresse the jewels.

Using trompe-l’oeil and graphic patterns, compositions play with organic textures and create shards of colored light

Of note, an 8.20-carat ruby Phaan Ring in a tiered construction that allows a 4.01 carat rose-cut diamond to be inserted directly below the magnificent stone that sits at the top. When the light hits the diamond after first passing through the ruby, its rich red hue is intensified. The structure integrates groups of triangular diamonds while maintaining the ring’s airy appearance.

The Pixelage Necklace conjures up the familiar image of the panther, so dear to Cartier. A stylised play on the feline’s coat has been part of Cartier’s artistic bestiary since 1914. Faithful to the original stylisation, here, motifs make up the panther’s spots. Polished onyxes evoke the marbling of the fur, while white, yellow and orange diamonds represent the thickness of the pelt, with its golden reflections highlighted by three captivating golden topazes for a total of 27.34 carats.

A 21.51-carat sapphire cabochon lies at the centre of the Parhelia Ring. Around it, five parentheses of radiant diamonds and emeralds reflect the light, fanning out like the surface of a lake. Black lacquer creates shadow effects to reinforce the impression of movement, supported by the original width of the ring, which spans three fingers, with slightly mobile tips. The motif can be detached and worn as a brooch. Created at the very beginning of the 20th century, this combination of sapphires and emeralds, named the “peacock motif” by Louis Cartier, is part of the Maison’s emblematic colour palette.