Seven Men, One Cigar Cutter and a Ruby Negroni

There are worse places to meet seven notorious men than beneath Burlington Arcade with a Ruby Negroni in hand.

The Jewels Club was invited into Stephen Webster’s Mayfair flagship for a special presentation of Magnificent Seven, the designer’s new limited-edition high jewellery collection.

Our guide was Amy Webster, the house’s Art Director, who took us through the ideas, characters and extraordinary details behind each of the seven bracelets.

Afterwards, we headed downstairs to the subterranean No Regrets Lounge, where I am writing this with a Ruby Negroni beside me. It is my favourite cocktail, although in a bar created by Stephen Webster, even ordering a drink feels like becoming part of the story.

A cigar cutter becomes a jewel

Magnificent Seven began with an object Stephen Webster discovered in an antique shop: a vintage cigar cutter with an unusual double-trigger mechanism.

Rather than simply borrowing its shape, Webster transformed the cutter into the functioning centrepiece of a bracelet. The mechanism became a detachable clasp, with its surfaces providing a miniature canvas upon which to tell a different story.

Stephen explains:

“The central component of the bracelet is an intricately detailed, detachable clasp, based on a vintage cigar cutter I came across in an antique shop. Each clasp is a canvas for the story of one of the Magnificent Seven, who by no coincidence were or are all known to enjoy a fine cigar. Handmade using all the craft skills we have as fine jewellers, each is a mini masterpiece to be worn, admired and treasured.”

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Stephen Webster, the British jewellery designer behind the limited-edition Magnificent Seven collection

Each clasp represents a man, or character, whose reputation has grown beyond his original field. The line-up moves between cinema, literature, art and music, bringing together Clint Eastwood, Pablo Picasso, Elvis Presley, Ernest Hemingway, James Bond, Steve McQueen and Sammy Davis Jr.

These are not polite commemorative portraits. They are compact, mechanical character studies, filled with references that reward a closer look.

Meet the Magnificent Seven

A Wrist Full of Dollars

Channels the atmosphere of Clint Eastwood’s Spaghetti Western characters. Revolvers and cobra details surround a grey spinel, while the sterling silver clasp is layered with 18ct rose gold.

A Wrist Full of Dollars bracelet from Stephen Webster’s Magnificent Seven collection, inspired by Clint Eastwood’s Spaghetti Western characters

Out of the Cube 

Looks to Pablo Picasso and his double-perspective studies of bulls. Fire opal, enamel and yellow gold bring colour to a sculptural design that feels as though it could be viewed from several angles at once.

Stephen Webster’s A Wrist Full of Dollars Cuban-link bracelet with engraved rose-gold details, revolver motifs and a central grey spinel

The Bling King   

Belongs unmistakably to Elvis Presley. Its central motif is a knuckle-duster-bearing fist tattooed with the letters TCB, referencing his famous “Taking Care of Business” motto. White diamonds add an appropriately generous dose of showmanship.

The Bling King bracelet from Stephen Webster’s Magnificent Seven collection, celebrating the showmanship and unmistakable style of Elvis Presley

The Fish Brawler

Takes us into the world of Ernest Hemingway. A shark pursues a marlin through sculpted waves around an aquamarine, recalling both Hemingway’s fascination with the sea and the tension of The Old Man and the Sea.

The Fish Brawler bracelet from Stephen Webster’s Magnificent Seven collection, inspired by Ernest Hemingway and his enduring fascination with the sea.

Shaken & Stirred

Draws upon Ian Fleming’s James Bond. Crafted in 18ct white gold, its design is based around the opening and closing blades of an iconic camera-lens shutter. A white diamond sits at the centre, surrounded by black and white diamond pavé.

Shaken & Stirred bracelet from Stephen Webster’s Magnificent Seven collection, inspired by Ian Fleming’s James Bond and the iconic camera-lens opening sequence

A Great Escape 

Celebrates Steve McQueen through the visual language of speed. Tyre-tread engraving and details inspired by the steering wheel of the Gulf Porsche 917K give the clasp its automotive identity.

A Great Escape bracelet from Stephen Webster’s Magnificent Seven collection, inspired by Steve McQueen’s passion for speed and motoring

Rat Race

Completes the seven with Sammy Davis Jr. A roulette wheel meets the form of a vintage microphone, set with black onyx, red garnets and emerald. It captures the glamour, risk and performance of his Las Vegas world.

Rat Race bracelet from Stephen Webster’s Magnificent Seven collection, inspired by the glamour, performance and Las Vegas world of Sammy Davis Jr

Each design is limited to ten examples, making the complete cast a particularly exclusive gathering.

Tiny stages for larger-than-life characters

What becomes apparent when seeing the collection in person is how much information Webster and his craftspeople have fitted into such small objects.

Enamel, engraving, inlay and gem setting are used almost like narrative devices. Turn a clasp over and its engraved mother-of-pearl back plate introduces another layer of detail. Look more closely at the front and references that initially appear decorative reveal their connection to a film, painting, performance or personal mythology.

The detachable mechanism is equally important. Each clasp can be attached to a Cuban-style bracelet made with hand-engraved silver or gold links, or coloured ceramic links in polished and matt finishes.

This gives the wearer control over how the piece is presented. A clasp can move between different bracelets and materials, altering its mood without losing its identity.

For all the wit and spectacle, these are serious pieces of jewellery. The humour does not replace the craftsmanship. It gives the craftsmanship somewhere more interesting to go.

Stephen Webster’s Magnificent Seven collection brings together seven limited-edition bracelets inspired by iconic figures from art, literature, music and cinema

A collection inspired by men, but not only for men

Although Magnificent Seven takes its inspiration from male figures, the collection is intended for everyone.

Stephen says:

“They all came from different worlds, but each had the nerve to do things their own way. The collection celebrates seven men, but the bracelets are for everyone. You might be drawn to the artist, the musician or the film star, and that choice should say something about you too.”

That idea becomes particularly clear when seeing the bracelets rather than simply reading their names.

The question is less about whether you identify with the gender of the subject and more about which creative personality, visual world or attitude draws you in.

Perhaps you are attracted to Picasso’s restless eye, McQueen’s relationship with speed or Hemingway’s confrontation with the sea. Maybe you prefer the theatrical confidence of Elvis, the precision of Bond or the unmistakable swagger of Sammy Davis Jr.

Choosing one says something about the wearer.

The Ruby Negroni may have been my easiest decision of the afternoon. Selecting one member of the Magnificent Seven would take considerably longer.

No Regrets is part of the experience

It is difficult to imagine a more fitting place to finish viewing the collection than the No Regrets Lounge.

Hidden below the Burlington Arcade flagship, the bar brings together jewellery, art, music, drinks and the slightly rebellious energy that has always characterised Stephen Webster’s work.

Guests can explore pieces from the house while listening to vinyl selected from Stephen’s own collection. The lounge feels intimate and theatrical, with the atmosphere of a private members’ bar that has decided not to take itself too seriously.

Its name refers to the rush that follows doing something either very good or something you perhaps should not have done.

That spirit runs throughout Magnificent Seven. Its subjects were not chosen because they followed accepted paths. They were chosen because they created their own.

Sitting here with a Ruby Negroni, the collection makes even more sense. It does not feel like a group of bracelets designed in isolation. It feels like part of the wider Stephen Webster world, where extraordinary craftsmanship is allowed to have a drink, tell a story and misbehave a little.

A Ruby Negroni enjoyed in the No Regrets Lounge beneath Stephen Webster’s Burlington Arcade flagship

Fifty years, with no intention of becoming predictable

The launch of Magnificent Seven coincides with Stephen Webster’s fiftieth year in jewellery.

That milestone could easily have encouraged a retrospective collection. Instead, Webster has used it to make something playful, mechanical and unmistakably contemporary.

The collection shows the confidence of a designer who understands traditional British goldsmithing but has never allowed tradition to dictate the final result.

A vintage cigar cutter becomes a clasp. A bracelet becomes a portrait. Seven cultural figures become choices through which the wearer can reveal something about themselves.

After five decades, the most impressive detail may be that Stephen Webster still appears more interested in what he can make next than in celebrating what he has already done.

Andrew Martyniuk with Stephen Webster and master barman Nick Strangeway in the No Regrets Lounge beneath the Burlington Arcade flagship

The Jewels Club Take

Magnificent Seven works because it does not treat high jewellery as something that must always be solemn.

There is humour here, but it is supported by exceptionally serious workmanship. The narrative details invite conversation, while the detachable clasps and interchangeable links give the pieces a practical life beyond the display cabinet.

Seeing the collection with Amy Webster offered a valuable glimpse into the thinking behind each design. Experiencing it inside the Burlington Arcade townhouse, then continuing the conversation over a drink in the No Regrets Lounge, made the presentation feel less like a conventional launch and more like entering Stephen Webster’s creative world.

That world contains goldsmithing, cinema, art, music, cigars, cars, cocktails and characters who refused to do things quietly.

We would expect nothing less.

Collection details

Magnificent Seven launches in November 2026.

Each clasp design is limited to ten examples.

Prices range from £2,400 to £30,000.

The collection is available from the Stephen Webster flagship at 12–13 Burlington Arcade, London, and online.

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