Best of 2013: fine jewellery rings

This is one of my favourite weeks of the year as I have the luxury of time to look back over the year and ponder over the thousands of jewels I have seen and select those that really stand out.

From Paris Couture to BaselWorld and up and down Bond Street, here are some of the most beautiful, surprising and original one-off fine jewellery rings from 2013. From Louis Vuitton's edgy Voyage dans le Temps jewels that travel through time to Dior's luscious Cher Dior colour explosions, creativity and daring is alive and kicking in each of these rings.

Alexandra Mor's one-of-a-kind Ode to Enchanted Light aquamarine ring.
Dior 'ROSE DIOR BAGATELLE' RING: White gold, diamonds, pink sapphires and tsavorite garnets.
Suzanne Syz The Blue Lotus Ring in titanium, set with a 15.48ct Paraïba tourmaline, 326 pink sapphires totalling 11.01ct and 184 diamonds of 3.74ct.
The Genesis Collection emerald ring by Cindy Chao bulges and writhes like a living, evolving primitive lifeform.
A bright, attention-seeking heart-shaped Paraiba tourmaline is the centrepiece of this ring from Chopard's 2013 Red Carpet collection.
Van Cleef & Arpels Pierres de Caractère Summer Cocktail ring in white gold, with round diamonds, pink gold, coral, round mauve sapphires and one oval-cut pink spinel of 21.19ct.
Louis Vuitton white gold ring, set with a mandarin garnet, opals and diamonds, from the Chain Attraction collection.
Riflesso Azzurro ring with round, pear-shaped, baguette and triangle-cut diamonds, cabochon-cut emeralds and one cushion-cut sapphire, set in white and yellow gold. From Van Cleef & Arpels' new Pierres de Caractère high jewellery collection.
The 'Kissing Frog' ring opens to reveal two adorable little frogs kissing.
Theo Fennell yellow gold 'Kissing Frogs' ring with a 42.66ct emerald from Gemfields' mine in Zambia.
Boucheron Hotel de la Lumière Perles d'Eclat ring in white gold, set with a rock crystal bubble and white diamonds.
David Morris diamond and ruby beads ring, from the Corsage Collection.