EDITOR'S REVIEW
Hong Kong jewellery designer Anita So revives the tradition of the lorgnette - those dainty eye glasses attached to a handle used by society women in the 18th and 19th centuries at the opera, theatre and even at masquerade parties - for her brand Osatina. The Bird’s Secret Garden lorgnette is designed to be worn as a pendant and features a secret watch hidden under a diamond blossom. Imbued with a rich and nostalgic Oriental spirit captured in hand-carved Burmese jadeite, the lorgnette tucks away behind a crested bird sitting on a branch that has been expertly carved in the jadeite stone. The jadeite bird is cradled by a naturalistic white gold vine of diamonds and flowers and a diamond blossom slides to one side to reveal a secret watch with a Swiss movement.
