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Chan's The Hours features a 58.38-carat aquamarine
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Wallace Chan's brooch Forever Dancing – Wind's Tale is made of diamonds, garnets, crystals, mother-of-pearl, sapphires, porcelain and a real butterfly specimen. All photos: Wallace Chan / Christie's
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The centrepiece of the Wallace Chan: The Wheel of Time is a sculptural brooch with the world's largest cut black diamond. It weighs 312.24 carats, or 62g
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The Secret Abyss encases the gems within a piece of rock crystal
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Chan created 12 necklaces based on the Chinese zodiac, including the rabbit necklace
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Chan's necklace The Blue Mile, with 16 aquamarines, plus amethysts, sapphires and diamonds in titanium
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Chan named this ring Variation on Light. Chan carefully considers how gemstones react with different kinds of light
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A detail from The Wheel of Time, Chan's set of zodiac necklaces
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Chan's The Hours features a 58.38-carat aquamarine
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Wallace Chan's brooch Forever Dancing – Wind's Tale is made of diamonds, garnets, crystals, mother-of-pearl, sapphires, porcelain and a real butterfly specimen. All photos: Wallace Chan / Christie's
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The centrepiece of the Wallace Chan: The Wheel of Time is a sculptural brooch with the world's largest cut black diamond. It weighs 312.24 carats, or 62g
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QFLMPCVLAVEURMBE6UDBL2Q4VU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d14c9b58c456dcba6db316958bdb9d630d6be96a6a27ed8d9252efd3b34164ce&width=400&height=225)
The Secret Abyss encases the gems within a piece of rock crystal
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Chan created 12 necklaces based on the Chinese zodiac, including the rabbit necklace
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Chan's necklace The Blue Mile, with 16 aquamarines, plus amethysts, sapphires and diamonds in titanium
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Chan named this ring Variation on Light. Chan carefully considers how gemstones react with different kinds of light
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A detail from The Wheel of Time, Chan's set of zodiac necklaces
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Chan's The Hours features a 58.38-carat aquamarine
Wallace Chan's fine jewellery butterflies sparkle in London
The Wheel of Time, on display at Christie's, marks the artist's largest exhibition in Europe
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Melissa Gronlund
09 September, 2023
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