Examples from other contexts include US baseballer Joc Pederson, who sported a pearl strand from Happy Jewelers as far back as September 2021. And this writer recently spotted a billboard by US-based workwear apparel brand Carhartt, where a crouching model in baggy jeans and a work jacket was clutching a pearl strand between his fingers.

So yes, in case you’re still in any doubt, men can wear pearls. But beware: a lot of what is out there are glass or plastic beads with a pearl finish.

Around a decade ago men started wearing leather cord bracelets, and together with an appropriated surfer look the jewellery tended to be masculine – think chunky and military-styled dog tags, leather bracelets and heavy chains.

“This still applies – but what’s different now is that men are also embracing styles that look feminine,” Gomelsky notes. “I don’t know if men’s and women’s jewellery as categories will even exist in the future – it will be just jewellery.”

For the more traditionalist, the rings and bracelets in the Gem Dior collection are solid pieces – available with or without diamonds – with a fluid look thanks to the appearance of being built up by vertical, slightly offset links.

The male jewellery from Hermès pops colourfully with its signature orange, alongside green and blue pieces. The brand’s equestrian background makes its presence felt in soft or solid bracelets combining top-quality leather with distinctively shaped clasps – most notably on the Clic H bracelet, which has been a jewellery staple of the brand since 2000.

But let’s return to the precious universe. Shay, a Los Angeles mother-daughter brand created by Ladan and Tanaz Shayan, predominantly goes for gold and precious stones including diamonds and emeralds. For its male collections, Shay makes chunky chains – deliciously softened by pavé setting one of the links – as well as finer and more delicate designs.

If this writer had to choose one among the latter, it would be the yellow gold and emerald tennis bracelet.

And what should you buy after having breakfast at Tiffany’s?

In general, the jeweller goes for uncomplicated shapes and a high level of craftsmanship. And even though the brand does have some affordable pieces in sterling silver, the precious pieces are what you should focus on.

These include the straight and oval Tiffany Lock bangle in rose gold with diamond accents, and the Schlumberger Sixteen Stone ring with diamonds and sapphires, where golden X shapes are intertwined with precious stones.