Cartier 18K Gold Bead Necklace, c. 1960

As fluid as sunlight across silk.

Meticulously crafted by Cartier in the 1960s, this 18K yellow gold necklace is composed of hundreds of tightly woven gold spheres, forming a supple, sculptural collar. The texture—rich yet restrained—evokes the house’s discreet mid-century glamour, where form follows grace and gold becomes a second skin.

A quiet icon from one of the great maisons.

For the woman who speaks in understatement, and always knows.