The Jack collection by Boucheron: it’s inspired by the connectors used by the headphones to listen to music ♦ ︎
Anyone who has used audio headphones knows them well: the jack connectors are those used, in general, to connect devices to each other. They are also one of the most enduring technologies: the jack connector was invented around 1878 for telephone exchanges. By the way: the name jack comes from the fact that the patent was registered as a “connector jackknife”, that is with the size for a pocket.
The Parisian Maison Boucheron was inspired by this jack for its new Jack collection.
After having inaugurated the renovation of the headquarters on Place Vendôme, Boucheron has thought of this collection as a very little traditional jewel. It is, in fact, a flexible gold wire that can be rotated around the wrist to become a bracelet, or worn around the neck like a necklace. Closing the ends is simple: it hides two magnets. The length also changes: it starts from a circumference that is only sufficient for a wrist and extends to a six-wire version. The jewels can be in simple gold, or with small diamonds: the six-wire version uses 90, for a total of about 1 carat. But don’t try to use them to connect your headphones … Giulia Netrese
