Chanel’s reversible Symboles medal unites the House’s treasured emblems

Chanel’s new reversible Symboles medal transforms four of Gabrielle Chanel’s most cherished emblems into a single pendant of quiet ceremonial grace. Suspended from a fine chain, the circular medal opens like a conversation between two sides of the House’s identity. One face holds the comet, the camellia bloom, the number 5 and the lion rendered in yellow gold, their forms catching light against a disc of natural white mother of pearl. A diamond marks the centre where a discreet cross divides the composition into its component symbols, each one a chapter in the founder’s personal mythology.

What distinguishes this piece is the technical mastery applied to its reverse. Using laser engraving borrowed from the precision craft of watchmaking, the letters spelling Chanel have been inscribed to move across the surface in bas relief, creating a play of light and shadow as the pendant turns and catches. It is the kind of detail that speaks to an intimacy with materials and methods, where jewellery becomes an object to turn over in the hand, to discover anew with each rotation.

The medal exists as a singular conversation between superstition and certainty. Those who wear it understand that luck and creation are not passive states but active commitments, twin forces that demand belief and intention. The reversible form itself becomes a philosophical statement: that the symbols of Chanel, whether publicly displayed or privately known, hold equal power. A piece for those who understand that the most potent charms are those we dare to make real.

Imagery courtesy of Chanel (@chanelofficial).