I’ve had my doubts about gems set in non-traditional ways so when I first saw the necklace pictured on the right I was ready to decry the use of fabric to anchor stones. But the chiffon-like fabric is no ordinary cloth, it’s FabricJewelry and is woven of gold threads. The piece shown here was donated to the Gemological Institute of America in Carlsbad, California by FabricJewelry, a Japanese company which makes fabrics woven of gold threads or gold and …

I noticed that at recent award ceremonies more stars were wearing major gem wattage on the wrists, ears and fingers rather than around the neck. That may be different at the Oscars which is the ne plus ultra for showcasing blockbuster jewels. The necklace shown here is a 75-carat necklace of Royal Asscher Cut diamonds and black onyx. It is part of eBay’s Style Suite, being held at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills February 20 through February 22 for stylists and stars on a swag cruise who are interested in checking out …

Stunning doesn’t even begin to cover the work of Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof and his latest jewelry creations, the Zadora timepieces. These amazing watches basically turn horology on its side. The time is read through on the side of the watch rather than the top. The dial rotates and the hand remains fixed. The winding and setting crown has a briolette cut diamond, the lugs are set with precious stones, and the time indicator is set with diamonds to mark the half hours. The hand wound movement, has a forty hour power reserve and is Swiss made.

Mikimoto’s latest collection, the Couleur Soleil focuses on the sunny color of golden South Sea pearls. The collection combines pearls, diamonds with gold for a beautiful glow. The piece includes a pearl and diamond choker with rays of golden and white South Sea pearls and Akoya pearls mingled with white and yellow diamonds which is worth over $350,000. There is also a draped necklace of yellow gold hung with pearls which glide along the chain and can be converted to a bracelet which sells for nearly $82,000. The most …

Diamonds and white gold most usually decorate the ears in the form of simple studs. While I love my diamond studs sometimes it’s nice to have jewelry that is a bit more playful and still luxe. These flower post earrings from Jemma Lulu are done in 18K brushed white gold with five tiny diamonds (.20 total carat weight) are cute and lightweight They sell for $680. Jemma Lulu does inexpensive jewelry with gemstone beads and sells the higher-end items through …