It’s Charming

Charms take their very shapes from the things we love most: our memories, our families, our holidays, our childhoods, our favorite things. Nostalgia and glamour make a perfect match, either on bracelets or necklaces, with charms rubbing shoulders with gemstones, ancient beads and precious stones.

Pandora 14-carat gold bracelet (right) with hand-finished charms, adorned with diamonds, rhodolites and pink sapphires, elaborated with hand-blown Murano glass, $9,035; at Pandora, Florida Mall.

Triple-strand, gold-filled necklace, $272; charms on necklace (from left): Buddha charm with white and gold pearl accent, $50; Ocean Blue quartz charm, $149; elephant charm with pearl accent, $40; Pink Moo Jade charm with amethyst accents, $66; all from An Dao Jewelry,  andaojewelry.com (close-ups of elephant, Buddha and Pink Moo Jade charms shown above).

Diamond bracelet, blue, white, yellow and black-diamond ball, ruby ball and eight ancient beads in 18-carat gold, $57,420.