Reversible creation in 18K yellow gold, white mother-of-pearl, diamonds.
CHANEL Fine Jewelry
“Luck is a way of being.”
Gabrielle Chanel
There are jewels we reach for before leaving home, before an encounter, when we need a little courage. The hand finds them almost unconsciously: a familiar weight against the skin, a small reassurance. Over time, they gather the emotions of the days we have lived in them. A wish becomes attached to a shape; a memory settles into gold. The jewel becomes an emotional talisman.
SYMBOLES medal in 18K yellow gold, black jade, diamonds.
Gabrielle Chanel surrounded herself with such points of connection. Astrology, numbers and the divinatory arts formed part of her private world. Tarot cards and a crystal ball belonged to the intimate landscape of her apartment at 31 rue Cambon, alongside objects whose significance went far beyond decoration. Her symbols gave visible form to invisible convictions: courage, hope, protection, the possibility of another beginning.
There is something compelling in this coexistence of resolve and mystery. A woman who fashioned her own life could still leave space for an omen. To believe in luck is also to imagine that the future remains open, that an unexpected encounter or a moment of instinct might change its course. A talisman gives that possibility a form we can hold.
CHANCE de CHANEL carries this spirit with a fresh, youthful ease. Its medals belong naturally to everyday life, where a jewel can become a companion rather than something reserved for an occasion. Their language feels timeless because the desire beneath it is timeless too: to carry something that strengthens our sense of who we are.
In the SYMBOLES medal, yellow gold, white mother-of-pearl and diamonds bring together the lion, the camellia, the comet and the number five. Each belongs to Gabrielle Chanel’s vocabulary; each also leaves room for the wearer’s interpretation. The lion, linked to her astrological sign, might become a reminder of courage. The camellia might hold a thought of love, the comet a wish still taking shape. Her lucky five may awaken someone else’s private association. A symbol acquires its deepest power when it becomes personal.
Reversible creation in 18K yellow gold, white mother-of-pearl, diamonds.
Mother-of-pearl lends the medal a changing light. Against the skin, its reflections shift with the body, giving this small constellation a living quality. It is easy to imagine it worn with a white shirt, a bare neckline, an ordinary day gradually becoming memorable.
Perhaps this is what we mean when we speak of energy encapsulated in a jewel: affection, intention and experience gathered into something tangible. We touch it and remember a person, a promise, our own capacity to begin again. Its presence can turn the mind towards possibility. Young in spirit, enduring in meaning, CHANCE de CHANEL invites that attachment. A little luck held close, until it becomes part of the way we move through the world.
by Alexandra I. Mas
