Wild at Heart: Big Cats Are Stalking This Season’s Jewellery and Watches

Fauna motifs are beloved among jewellers and watchmakers, and few carry as much symbolism and heritage as the big cat. From roaring lions and tigers to skulking black panthers, the large feline has been reinterpreted time and again with designers experimenting with all kinds of techniques and unconventional materials to breathe new life into the king of the beasts. This year sees another wave of reinvention, with a number of maisons drawing on their own histories to produce some of the most majestic big cat jewellery and timepieces of the year…

Big cats have prowled through the worlds of jewellery and watchmaking for well over a century, remaining a heritage motif at a great number of houses, but this year they’ve been given a particularly dazzling twist.