Taketomi / Daisy Knights / Odette / Lois Martens

With all these competitive athletes in town, I've got gold and silver on the mind. Above: lovely, understated rings by Japan's Taketomi.

More gold and silver from London's Daisy Knights.

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Some of those athletes might want to get their hands on this piece as a good-luck charm. Winged ring in silver from the "victory" series by UK jeweller Odette.

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Of course, let's not forget about bronze! Sculptural wolf's head ring made of bronze lines by Lois Martens, a former lab tech who moved to Italy and took up metalsmithing.

Even more jewellery:

• Julez Bryant (California) - gold & diamonds


• Metalnat (New York) - modern silver


• Bandorfer (Germany) - crowns & gems


• Jenny Lawlor (Ireland) - roses & cameos


• Caroline Ballou (Rhode Island) - contemporary classics