De Beers Vibrations High Jewellery: The New Diamond Collection
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De Beers London has introduced cabochon-cut diamonds to its High Jewellery for the first time in Vibrations, a collection launched on 17 September 2026. The technique took five years to develop and gives diamonds a softly domed surface rather than the faceted structure associated with conventional brilliant cuts.
The cabochons appear in the Undulation suite, inspired by Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Without facets, the stones reflect light more softly, producing what De Beers describes as a deeper, luminous effect. The company says the technique requires rough diamonds with particularly suitable colour, clarity, crystal structure and symmetry. According to De Beers, fewer than 0.5% of diamonds meet its stated colour and clarity criteria for the process, with additional selection required for the rough material.
Vibrations comprises four suites: Echo, Cascade, Shimmer and Undulation, drawing on inland waters in Namibia, South Africa, Canada and Botswana. The collection includes seven diamonds from De Beers’ Natural Works of Art collection, including Fancy Pink and Blue stones.
Transformability is another technical focus. The Echo necklace, for example, incorporates a 1.12-carat Fancy Intense Blue diamond sourced in Namibia and can be converted into six different jewels, including a necklace, tiara, bracelet and earrings. The Echo suite also includes a 5.21-carat D Flawless diamond ring.
De Beers also incorporates rough and polished alluvial white diamonds sourced through its GemFair initiative in Sierra Leone. The company says these stones are traced to their origins and selected individually for the collection.
The result is a collection in which cutting technique, articulation and the character of individual diamonds are central to the design, rather than secondary details.
