Something About Rocks Summer 2025

Coinciding with the annual Watches & Wonders fair in Geneva, we themed our Summer issue around everything related to time — and, of course, some of the finest watches and jewellery. Leading our cover stars is British rapper Giggs. Over his twenty-year music career, he has become one of the UK’s foremost rap artists and collaborated with major talents worldwide. For our London shoot, Giggs showcased his own signature jewellery alongside some of Swiss watchmaking’s most collectible pieces. Also gracing our cover is actress Mimi Keene, famed for her role as Ruby Matthews in Netflix’s Sex Education. Keene is set to appear this Spring in the BBC Agatha Christie adaptation Towards Zero. In our February shoot, she wore high jewellery, Spring/Summer fashion, and watches from one of her favorite luxury…

1 BVLGARI This Bvlgari Serpenti necklace is a dazzling embodiment of the serpent’s transformative power. Crafted in pink gold, it features 13 spinels, 4 step-cut rubies, 41 buff-top rubies, and over 14 carats of diamonds. The necklace’s sinuous design and vibrant gemstones reflect Bvlgari’s mastery of bold colour, while drawing on the house’s long-standing serpent motif, which first appeared in 1948 on a bracelet-watch in gold with a square head for the dial and strap that wrapped the wrist. 2 CARTIER Known for its bold animal-inspired designs, Cartier’s craftsmanship brings the tiger’s movement and energy to life. From Cartier’s Nature Sauvage high jewellery collection, the Tigre suite captures the power and grace of the tiger through stunning yellow gold, frosted with yellow, orange, and brown diamonds in tiger-stripe patterns, while onyx…

This might be the closest interview I’ve done in my life,” rapper Giggs laughs, his 100-watt smile lighting up the studio as we sit down to do our interview. We’re sitting close together, trying to get the perfect shot for our video shoot and it’s proving tricky. “Relax man!” he implores, grabbing me by the hand and breaking out into an even bigger smile. An enthusiastic dab handshake follows. “Bro, I don’t even know where to look now!” he jests, as we’re directed by the camera crew to sit even closer. An awkward silence follows; Giggs bursts out laughing. The rapper is certainly true to what he describes as his “street name” when we meet. Giggs was nicknamed “the giggler” as a child on account that he would always smile…

1 HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS, 4TH CENTURY BC Albion Art Collection, Tokyo The jewels of antiquity – their meanings, rituals and craftsmanship skills - have thrilled, intrigued and inspired goldsmiths of every generation through jewellery history. Jewellery, especially gold jewellery, played an important social and cultural role in the classical world. Jewels were symbols of power, status, wealth and authority but also magical objects imbued with otherworldly and apotropaic powers, worn to connect the wearer to the divine. Gold was the primary material in Greek gold jewellery, rare, precious and, because of its colour, sheen and immutability — believed to possess the power of the sun, the life force and a promise of immortality, life beyond death. Goldsmiths were revered as priests, as ritual technicians, with the ability to channel the gods…

For two decades, De Beers’ Talisman collection has celebrated the raw beauty of rough diamonds. Unlike traditional fine jewellery, which favours precision-cut gems, Talisman embraces nature’s artistry, showcasing each diamond in its untouched form — unique, textured, and full of character. The collection’s signature serti-poinçon technique, a method of hand-hammering gold, enhances this organic aesthetic, creating contemporary pieces with an heirloom-like quality. This year, De Beers unveils a new chapter for Talisman, introduced through a striking campaign featuring British model and activist Adwoa Aboah. Her presence brings a bold, modern energy to the collection, reinforcing its spirit of individuality and self-expression. With rare white, yellow and brown rough diamonds set in textured gold, Talisman proves that uncut stones hold just as much allure as their polished counterparts. With its distinctive…

I feel like there is so much luck involved in this job,” actress Mimi Keene smiles when she sits down with Something About Rocks, reflecting on her success over the last few years. Keene got her small screen break as series regular Cindy Williams in long-running soap Eastenders before landing a part in Netflix smash Sex Education, where she won fans over with her portrayal of mean-girl Ruby Matthews. Now, she’s starring in a huge new BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero. “I feel very lucky, very lucky,” Keene says. “I feel that every job I’ve ever had is a lucky break and every job I will ever have is a lucky break too.” Yet there is certainly more than luck involved when it comes to Keene, 26, earning…