Essential Jewelry

Some pieces you wear once in a while. Others you wear nearly every day, and those are the essentials. Whether you are buying your first piece of fine jewelry or your hundredth, a handful of staples are worth having: a pair of hoop earrings and a cable link necklace in ultra-fine 22 karat gold, a signet ring in pure 24 karat gold, and an ear cuff in sterling silver. These are the pieces you put on without thinking, the ones that prove themselves through constant wear. Everything else builds around them. Look through the essentials below, then open your own jewelry box. The pieces you reach for most often deserve to be the finest you own.