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Winter 2026 | 27 Tennessee Bangle (from the "Tennessee" collection) featuring a fringe of 40 brilliant-cut Diamonds (1.50ctw | G, VS) set on a hinged bangle of solid 18K Gold. Medium Sapphire Cymbal Pendant (from the "Percussion" collection) featuring a cabochon-cut Sapphire (1.00cts) and 13 brilliant-cut Sapphires (0.52ctw) on a figural "cymbal" of 18K Gold. Drum Head Ring with Engraved Initials (from the "Percussion" collection) featuring a figural "snare drum" of high-polish 18K Gold, custom engraved with the wearer's initials. Large Atha Bracelet featuring 22 "sneaky" oval-cut Diamonds (1.25ctw) set on ten large, sculptural links and a toggle of solid 18K Gold. Pavé Pitch Hoops (from the "Percussion" collection) set with a mélange of hand-selected naturally- colored Diamonds (5.15ctw) in warm autumnal hues of brown, cognac, green, and champagne, set in 18K Gold, with seamless hinge closures. Working almost exclusively in 18-karat gold, Ruzzo's pieces are rather like modern minimalist sculptures that beg to be worn, and demonstrate why the clean lines and classic shapes she employs translate so well to virtually any situation, whether picking up one's daughter at school (as Ruzzo does in her Large Cowbell Earrings) or being pushed down a hotel hallway on a room service cart while singing and catching a football (à la Taylor Swi in the penultimate scene of her "e Fate of Ophelia" music video, featuring a one-of- a-kind variation of the "Una" Ring with Ethiopian opal). Another aspect of Jade Ruzzo jewelry worth noting is how, in her hands, an array of colors become de facto neutrals. Her use of zircons ranging from dusty rose to brown is one example (as seen in the 16.47-carat cushion-cut stone used in the One-of-a-kind Brown Zircon "Cymbal" Ring). And then there are Ruzzo's go-to green tourmalines. As she tells it, "I came out of the gate with green tourmaline. I love a green tourmaline! And a misty lagoon green tourmaline, too," as evidenced by the sensational 13.35-carat teardrop-shaped Mozambican Paraiba tourmaline in the One-of-a- kind Paraiba Tourmaline "Gong" Pendant. When discussing the pieces she wears most, there's no hesitation. "I wear my Large Green Tourmaline "Vic" Ring every single day," adding that she will sometimes pair it with her Small Green Tourmaline "Vic" Ring. Her other staples? e Large Leo Chain, and the aforementioned Large Cowboy Earrings, because "ey're just so wearable." If you're noting the musical influence in her designs, that's quite intentional. Ruzzo's father, Vic, was a drummer, and influenced not only the "Vic" collection, but also the "Percussion" collection, which contains some of my Jade Ruzzo favorites, including the "Gong" pendants, the "Pitch" earrings, the "Chime" earrings, the "Drum Head" pendants and rings (the latter of which can be personalized!), and a piece I feel is fast on its way to becoming a modern-day classic, the "Cymbal" pendant, which comes in three sizes, is absurdly easy for anybody to wear with just about anything, and even contains the ersatz indentations from where it would've been struck by drumsticks! Even the "Tennessee" collection, identified by the fringe of stones that subtly shimmer with every movement, is imbued with a rhythm that brings joy to the wearer and those around them, as exemplified by the "Tennessee" Bangle, with its fringe of 40 brilliant-cut diamonds weighing 1.50-carats. At the end of the day, what makes a jewel by Jade Ruzzo so uniquely covetable is the wonderful ease with which it can be worn while being both situationally apropos and effortlessly cool. JadeRuzzo.com

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