Gold Peacock Nath with Clear Stones

Strip the colour out of a peacock nath and what is left is the shape, which turns out to be the more useful version. This one sets the whole bird in clear…

Strip the colour out of a peacock nath and what is left is the shape, which turns out to be the more useful version. This one sets the whole bird in clear cubic zirconia, with a marquise at the base and a single pearl-look bead hanging below.

Colourless has a practical advantage that gets overlooked. A red or a green stone commits the piece to matching, so it comes out for the outfits it suits and stays in the box for the rest. An all-clear nath goes with every colour a lehenga or a saree can be.

The gold-plated setting is what carries the peacock shape, curving along the hoop with the tail picked out in small stones. The bead below is pearl-look rather than the sea-grown kind, and it hangs on a short link so it moves independently of the hoop.

Screw fastening, so a pierced nose is needed. Screws hold through a long function better than a press fit, which is why most bridal naths use them.

At this price the value sits in the shape and the setting work rather than the materials. That is a fair place for it to sit, on a piece worn a few times a year and photographed heavily each time.