Chanel Première sautoir-belt watch, $11,900 Like the house’s storied tweed suits, quilted handbags and two-tone slingbacks, a ...

“It was more about translating a vibrant energy and movement than [about] any sport in particular,” says Patrice Leguéreau, director of Chanel’s Fine Jewelry Creation Studio, of the collection.

Founder Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel laid that foundation ... One really can’t view any Chanel High Jewelry collection without acknowledging that original leap, a pivot away from costume jewelry ...