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With its Blade Runner architecture, colonial charm and oriental atmosphere, Hong Kong manages to be familiar yet also futuristic. It is a city that operates around the clock at a frenetic pace, but stop and take time to enjoy the scenery because the island is blessed with a spectacular skyline that rises from Fragrant Harbour up to the top of The Peak.
Here, every luxury fashion, jewellery and watch brand has at least three or four boutiques, and with the Chinese passion for jade and pearls, Hong Kong is the perfect place to discover both traditional and contemporary designs. The Pearl River Delta is one of the jewellery world’s biggest production centres for accessible jewels, but the Chinese also love their statement stones, especially diamonds.
The sleek and glassy skyscrapers and shopping malls house the boutiques and showrooms of a growing number of very creative and innovative jewellers who use precious gems as a palette for their artistic designs.
Compiled by Francesca Fearon
Michelle Ong ranks as one of Hong Kong’s greatest jewellery talents, with her designs sought out by connoisseurs and collectors from around the world.
Situated in Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon, Chow Tai Fook is where every young Chinese couple goes to choose an engagement ring, or a jewel to mark an occasion.
From the very beginning in 2004, collectors from around the world have snapped up Cindy Chao’s Black Label masterpieces.
Edward Chiu's enchanting boutique resembles a gilded birdcage where songbirds are kept. Inside are little birds of every hue, exquisitely carved in jade.
Founded in 2004, KMCdesign desired to move away from traditional jade settings. Their designs are based on geometry and the nuances of colour and texture.
The flagship store in IFC Mall boasts a revamped fine jewellery department with a selection of 50 international jewellery designers and watch brands.
Plukka is a little treasure chest of established and emerging names in jewellery in Central’s Chater House.