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If gemstones had superlative contests, one stone would easily take home the award every year for most popular gem of summer.
Perhaps it has something to do with the stone’s robin’s-egg blue hue, or its reputation as a totem of bohemian style, or the way it lends itself to beaded jewels that boast a distinctly warm-weather vibe. If you haven’t guessed the gem yet, we have one final hint: It’s a staple of the year’s most spectacular high jewelry introductions. Turquoise.
Just look to Piaget’s Essence of Extraleganza collection, introduced in June. Turquoise in a Platonic blue shade with all the markings of Sleeping Beauty, the Arizona variety best known for its smooth sky blue appearance, is the centerpiece of some of the collection’s most spectacular and memorable pieces.
Exhibit A, pictured above: a cuff bracelet that recalls a tropical cocktail, complete with removable diamond straw. Made of natural wood, the piece is studded with green tourmalines and diamonds, and capped on one edge by a frothy line of turquoise bubbles that look like they’re about to spill over the rim.
In the spirit of this effervescent new turquoise style, we’d like to toast the cuff and 14 other bewitching turquoise jewels, which appear below. It wouldn’t be summer without them!
![Buddha Mama necklace Buddha Mama necklace](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Buddha-Mama-necklace.jpg)
![Harwell Godfrey earrings Harwell Godfrey earrings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Harwell-Godfrey-earrings.jpg)
![Jade Ruzzo ring Jade Ruzzo ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jade-Ruzzo-ring.jpg)
![TYPE JEWELRY bracelet TYPE JEWELRY bracelet](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TYPE-JEWELRY-bracelet.jpg)
![Guita M earrings Guita M earrings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Guita-M-earrings.jpg)
![MATEO ring MATEO ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MATEO-ring.jpg)
![ITA pendant ITA pendant](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ITA-charm.jpg)
![Retrouvai ring Retrouvai ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Retrouvai-ring.jpg)
![PICCHIOTTI bracelet PICCHIOTTI bracelet](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/PICCHIOTTI_bracelet.jpg)
![ASSAEL turquoise earrings ASSAEL turquoise earrings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ASSAEL-turquoise-earrings.jpg)
![DA Gold turquoise bracelet DA Gold turquoise bracelet](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DA-Gold-turquoise-bracelet.jpg)
![Adore Adorn Allure Lilly Ring Adore Adorn Allure Lilly Ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Adore-Adorn-Allure-Lilly-Ring.jpg)
![Lionheart pendant Lionheart pendant](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lionheart-pendant.jpg)
![Mason Books earrings Mason Books earrings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Mason-Books-earrings.jpg)
Top: Gouache image of transformable cuff bracelet in 18k pink gold and wood with turquoise, green tourmalines, and diamonds, including diamond straw that turns into a brooch, price on request; Piaget
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