Seven amber cabochons line up in a soft row that shifts, as the wrist turns, from honey yellow to deep purple. Amber is fossilised resin, so each cabochon carries its own shade and its own pattern of streaks - as the hand moves you can watch the light travel across the surface and draw out the depth of colour. The bracelet's form echoes designs of the past, with a clearly defined, very big silhouette in a vintage spirit. Amber has long been associated with sunny warmth and success.

Before amber goes into a setting, we assess it for colour and clarity - which is why this bracelet holds seven stones of similarly rich tone, with no random shades among them. Silver and good-quality amber both rise in price year after year, so a bracelet of this quality at this price is a sound choice today. The setting is refined European silver 925, further coated with a layer of rhodium - a hard metal resistant to scratching, so the shine does not fade even with everyday wear. The alloy contains no nickel, the metal most commonly responsible for skin irritation, so the bracelet does not irritate the skin. The piece is finished with silver stamped with the French maker's mark, attesting to the origin of the metal. The bracelet measures 18 centimetres in length with an adjustable 4-centimetre extension, so it can be fitted over a wider shirt cuff or worn closer to the hand.

It looks best in a total-black outfit - a black turtleneck or a simple long-sleeved blouse creates a backdrop against which the amber becomes the one warm point of focus. A sleeve rolled up to mid-forearm reveals the cabochons in full and lets you follow their colour with every movement of the hand. In winter it works well with a charcoal-grey wool sweater, in summer with a linen shirt and a rolled-up sleeve. Seven amber stones set in rhodium-plated silver bring this look together with a warm, sunny accent.