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by Charlotte Wannebroucq · CNE Accredited Gemmologist

BVLGARI sculpts the tourmaline

At Bvlgari, the precious stone is never simply a material to be adorned with: it is a voice, a presence, a breath. With Polychroma, it creates a sensory language where every nuance becomes a visual punctuation, every sparkle a beat. At the heart of this colorful composition: the Tourmaline.
Charlotte Wannebroucq, CNE-certified expert gemmologist
Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Updated on July 31st
Updated on 31 July 2025
© BVLGARI
BVLGARI TURAMALI

Bvlgari sculpts the tourmaline in its collection Polychrome, The color in motion.

At Bvlgari, a precious stone is never simply a material to be adorned with: it is a voice, a presence, a breath. Polychrome, The Roman House offers much more than a collection of high-end jewelry; it creates a sensory language in which every nuance becomes a visual punctuation, every sparkle a beat.

© BVLGARI
© BVLGARI

At the heart of this colorful composition is the Tourmaline. Derived from turamali, The Sinhalese term means «stone with multiple colors,» and here it embodies chromatic freedom in all its complexity. From the phosphorescent turquoise of Paraiba to the pink-green tenderness of bicolor varieties, through the earthy depth of Rubellite or the fresh springness of Menthe, tourmaline becomes the protagonist of a narrative where color is as much a part of the story as it is a reflection of it.

The force of Polychrome This is the audacity that is characteristic of Bvlgari: combining colors, combining sizes, and making gold and light interact. Diamonds, far from being relegated to the role of soloists, here become intensity modulators, silent splinters revealing, through contrast, the controlled exuberance of the gemological palette. In this context, the size of a stone is never a constraint, but an opportunity. Oval, cushion, cabochon: the shape stems from character, not from the norm.

Each piece then becomes a relief painting. The lines articulate like a calligraphic gesture, the volume conforms to the hand, and the whole seems in perpetual motion as if the light circulates freely within the very structure of the creation.

With Polychrome, Bvlgari reminds us that high jewelry is not just about magnifying rarity; it is also about orchestrating emotion. And while the Tourmaline is its muse, it never stands still: it dances, imposes itself, and whispers, according to the eye that looks at it.

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Charlotte Wannebroucq, CNE-certified expert gemmologist
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Charlotte Wannebroucq

Gemmologist expert, member of the CNE-Art, and expert in signed jewelry. Twenty-five years of experience at the heart of Parisian jewelry, between the Carré Rive Gauche and Place Vendôme.
She signs the decryptions of collections, the analyses of stones and the estimates published in Esprit Joaillerie. Each piece commented on is examined in person, in the workshop, in the sales room or in the showroom.
  • Expertise

    Gemmology and signed jewellery

  • Member

    CNE-Art

  • Experience

    Over 25 years in Parisian jewellery