Secret jewels for your collection – in pictures

The playful Maneater Taxi ring by Wendy Bramdes has a jewel-encrusted New York taxi on the surface and a hapless traveller trying to hail the cab down underneath. Courtesy Wendy Brandes

Mosaico by Italian master jeweller Giampiero Bodino looks like a diamond-encrusted cuff, but it features a hidden dial. Courtesy Giampiero Bodino

The Montre Secret bracelet-watch from Les Eternelles de Chanel. Courtesy Chanel

The Bird’s Secret Garden by Anita So features a lorgnette, a secret watch and a handcrafted Burmese jadeite. Courtesy Anita So

The necklace/pendant piece called Scent of the Sacred by Wendy Yue is, in fact, a snuff bottle where the top coral piece can open up to hold perfume. Courtesy Wendy Yue / The House of Luxury

Jade Jagger’s Insignia silver charm necklace has a bullet pendant hanging from its centre. Look a little closer and you will see that there is a lid that unscrews to reveal a secret compartment. Inspired by traditional Indian prayer boxes, it acts as a container for cherished personal items. Courtesy Jade Jagger / The House of Luxury

Panna Munyal rounds up some playful pieces of secret jewellery and hidden watches.