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by Charlotte Wannebroucq · CNE Accredited Gemmologist

GUCCI REINVENTS ITS CLASSICS

Gucci's new Haute Joaillerie collection reveals four creative universes: the House revisits the symbols that have shaped its identity and presents them in a jeweler's language where stone, material and the artisanal process take center stage.
Charlotte Wannebroucq, CNE-certified expert gemmologist
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Updated on July 10
Updated on July 10, 2026
© Gucci
GUCCI HAUTE JEWELLERY 2026

Flora, Horsebit, Marina Chain or the monogram G Gucci explores its founding codes through creations where technical innovation and the Maison’s heritage go hand in hand.

© Gucci
© Gucci

Some collections look to the future without ever breaking the dialogue with their history. The new Haute Joaillerie proposal from Gucci Belongs to this category. Through four creative universes, the House revisits the elements that have shaped its identity and juxtaposes them with a jeweler’s language where stone, material and the artisanal process take center stage.

Nature remains the primary thread. More than a source of inspiration, it is a vocabulary that Gucci Translated over several decades. The motif Flora, Designed in 1966 by Vittorio Accornero for a scarf intended for Grace Kelly, it is reborn today in an unexpected form. The flowers are no longer simply drawn: they take on a three-dimensional appearance, unfolding into volumes thanks to titanium and coming to life under the light effects enabled by the openwork structures.

The poppy opens this botanical walk with deep-toned rubies whose heart is illuminated by tourmalines rubellites. Further on, the lily, emblem of Florence, inspires a setting where sapphires form a gradient of blues evoking the variations of the sky. The whole conveys a search for balance between visual lightness and technical sophistication.

This relationship with matter continues in Gucci Nodo. The marine knot, introduced by the Maison in the 1960s, leaves the world of cords to become a chain of remarkable flexibility. The stones seem to float on the skin: one aquamarine interacts with emeralds and diamonds, while another interpretation plays on the contrasts of black ruthenium, black diamonds and sapphires from Sri Lanka. A third variation, dominated by Paraiba tourmalines, evokes the shifting reflections of the sea.

The story of Gucci It is also written through its own symbols. The monogram « G » adopts a graphic architecture studded with diamonds, while Horsebit and Marina Chain They continue their transformation into Haute Joaillerie creations. Inherited from the equestrian and maritime universe, these motifs leave their original function to become compositional elements, revealing the way in which Gucci dialogues between heritage and contemporary creation.

Throughout this collection, the House reminds us that in Haute Joaillerie, virtuosity is not solely about the rarity of stones; it also manifests itself in the ability to reinvent familiar signatures, offering them a new light.

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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