Today, we might think nothing of throwing on a Byzantine cross with a blazer and a t-shirt (or, you know, a puffer, a baby bump, and even more jewelry) but the history behind it, from French nuns ...

4 jewellery highlights of August 2024: from Chanel’s novel necklace-watch-headphones hybrid, to Chaumet, Boucheron and Mellerio dripping extra glitter on already glamorous collections ...