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Henrich & Denzel, platinum power

Published on January 2, 2023

Henrich & Denzel, German jewelers specializing in platinum ♦ ︎
Most of the quality jewels are made with gold. And the most common couple is that with diamonds. But not all of them follow this path: in 1984, Gunter Henrich and Roland Denzel founded Radolfzell on the German side of Lake Constance, a jewelery company that puts everything on platinum, with few exceptions. An unusual move, since platinum has so many good qualities, but it costs more gold. But the ability to work a noble metal in impeccable fashion and a high level of specialization, have earned Henrich and Denzel a well-deserved reputation for jewelery with a solid quality. So much so that in June 2017 they won the Couture Design Award in Las Vegas for the jewelry category with platinum.

Their style is very strict, inspired by Nordic design, at the Bauhaus school. Clean lines, simple, never trivial. The platinum used is the one marked by platinum numbers 950 and 999, but sometimes used in the company of gold 24k, 22k and 18k. Diamonds are often used on pavement, few colored stones. The diamonds, specify the Maison, are cut so they can give a high reflection, allowing stones to capture and reflect light at a rate of up to 96% even in twilight. A brilliant idea, in short. Alessia Mongrando

Bracciale Vela in platino e pavé di diamanti

Anello in oro giallo 18 carati con diamante taglio radiant

Gold, silver, platinum: will they cost more or less?

Published on October 23, 2021

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What will the price of gold be in 2022? And that of silver? What about platinum? Questions that all jewelers ask themselves, but also those who plan to buy a jewel or to sell it. The reason for so much curiosity is due to the increase in prices which in recent months has involved almost all raw materials, including metals. Gold, silver and platinum were also affected by the covid-19 pandemic, which for months partially held back mining and sales. Then, the economy restarted almost suddenly along with the demand for jewelry. So some prices went up a lot, but they also went down. How long will the uncertainty last?

Prezzo dell'oro, 1 anno — Prezzo dell’oro, 1 anno

Gold is a symbolic metal, and not just for jewelry. But it is not easy to predict the yellow metal. After hitting $ 2,000 nearly a year ago, the price per ounce dropped to just over $ 1,700 in October, its lowest level since March. A fall that was accelerated by the strength of the US dollar (when the dollar rises, gold usually falls). And, at the moment, it seems that the trend of weakness in prices is destined to continue, with the dollar being worth more (compared to the euro and the yen) and the cost of gold floating. Translated: in the coming months it should not increase, unless there are upheavals now not foreseen.

Prezzo dell'argento, 1 anno — Prezzo dell’argento, 1 anno

Silver followed the price of gold, as is almost always the case: it rose to a peak of $ 28.89 per ounce, arriving in autumn 2021 with an average of $ 22.64 per ounce. In short, it has deflated, but the operators of the metals market expect that the price will rise again. It seems, in fact, that silver jewels are the protagonists of a boom that is destined to last: they cost less, they sell more. There are those who predict, in fact, that silver will reach $ 30 per ounce next year and then rise to $ 50.

Collana in platino e pavé di diamanti by Boucheron

It must be borne in mind that the price of gold, silver and platinum is not only linked to the world of jewelry. Metals, even precious metals, are also used for some industrial productions. In the case of platinum, palladium and rhodium (often used in jewelry together with gold or silver), for example, the price has dropped. The cause, according to industry experts, is linked to the global shortage of chips, the processors used for electronics, but also for cars or household appliances. The shortage of chips slowed the production of automobiles and, as a result, depressed the cost of metals used in catalytic converters.

The price of platinum fell from $ 1,008.29 an ounce in August to $ 988.67 in October. On the other hand, the price had risen a lot last year, reaching 1,214 last May. The strong demand from the world of jewelry (with a 48% increase in demand), however, could keep the price of platinum at high levels, albeit at a lower than record level. Same trend for palladium and rhodium. Palladium dipped below the $ 2,000 mark for the first time since mid-2020, below the high of $ 3,000 it hit in May. And experts predict it will continue its descent. Rhodium was also affected by the shortage of chips and dropped from the level of previous months: it went from a price of 10,205 per ounce in February 2020 to 25,981 per ounce in April. Then it dropped to $ 12,850 in October.

Orecchini a frange con diamanti in platino e palladio by Ming

Amy Burton, designer number Unum

Published on February 20, 2020

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The unique pieces of Amy Burton: jewels with extraordinary stones and extraordinary geometries ♦ ︎
Of course, to be the daughter of Stephen and Janie Burton, owners of the Hancocks vintage jewelry boutique in London, offers a good advantage. But Amy Burton did not take advantage of the custom with large, precious jewels of the period to conquer a space behind the family windows. In fact, in 2016, she decided to start her own business with a high-end jewelry shop: unique pieces, not at all tending to an antiquated or even classic taste.
Her journey began with a gemology degree at the Gemmological Association in London and she continued to take inspiration from different subjects. For example, the Disorient collection is inspired by a Venetian gate.

The Unum jewelery line recalls Latin and indicates that they are unique pieces. Amy Burton’s jewels sign a marriage between great exceptional stones, in the sense that they are for cut or color different from those usually found in jewelry, and intricate geometric constructions that, despite the often generous dimensions of rings or bracelets, succeed to offer a pleasant sense of lightness. Its jewels, among other things, unlike some other luxury jewelry brands, are all made in London, obviously by expert hands of craftsmen. Between sculpture and architecture, Amy Burton’s jewels offer, indeed, a London sense of grandeur, but without overdoing it: a typically English character. Rudy Serra

Amy Burton, orecchini Crescendo, tormalina e granato

Anello con morganite rosa di 8,32 carati taglio Asscher

Anello Solis con grande zaffiro giallo non riscaldato, diamanti, platino

Anello della collezione Disorient in platino, diamanti e grande acquamarina

Anelli della collezione Disorient in oro e diamanti

Anello della collezione Unum, con diamanti bianchi

The rose window of Harry Winston

Published on June 10, 2019

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The Harry Winston rose window in the precious Winston Gates collection ♦ ︎

Fine, elegant and wearable jewelery. Indeed, true luxury is wearing jewelry without fear, without barriers, without timetables. This is what Harry Winston, the New York based king of diamonds, has get with the Winston Gates collection. It is a series of jewels in gold, platinum and diamonds. So far nothing strange. But the collection has a peculiarity: it revolves around the design of a rose window.

Harru Winston, anello in oro giallo e diamanti

For those who are not friends with architectural history, the rose window is a round window crossed by many rays (the number is variable) applied to the facades of Romanesque and Gothic churches. In Europe there are many examples of rose windows shaped. This decorative window came back into fashion in the nineteenth century and was very popular with Harry Winston, who wanted to use his form, but in a smaller scale, to decorate some floors of his New York salon on Fifth Avenue, designed in the fine style Eighteenth century, with the typical American taste. The rose window was considered a symbol of optimism, opportunity, perspective and luck.

Gioielli della collezione Winston Gates indossati

But what does the name of the collection have to do with Harry Gates? This too is connected with the founder of the Maison, who wanted to make the precious jewels stored in the vaults accessible to everyone, organizing periodic exhibitions. In short, it opened the gates to the public. The rose windows and doors open to the extraordinary Harry Winston diamonds have thus turned into this collection consisting of a medallion pendant, earrings, bracelet and ring. The rosettes are in ten rays in platinum, in 18-carat or pink gold and set with a round brilliant diamond-shaped central stone, while on the edge there is a circular series of diamonds.

Tiffany blossoms with Paper Flowers

Published on May 4, 2018

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Collana con diamanti bianchi e tanzaniti

Tiffany Paper Flowers, the first collection of the American Maison signed by the new design director Reed Krakoff ♦ ︎
A debut must always be observed carefully. Even more so if the debut has a stage like that of Tiffany, the largest group of jewelry. To debut as chief artistic officer is Reed Krakoff, who launched the new Tiffany Paper Flowers collection in the USA (will follow other countries). As the name suggests, the collection is inspired by paper flowers but, of course, pendants, earrings, bracelets and rings are precious. To make the idea, prices start at $ 2,500 to go up to 75,000. Among the most precious pieces stands a necklace with more than 68 carats of pear-shaped diamonds and brilliant cut, interspersed with platinum flowers. In short, the only card you will see is, in case, an American Express.
The Paper Flowers collection includes jewelry with platinum petals with diamonds. Together with these two basic elements, if we can call them that, there are gems like tanzanite, fancy diamonds, for example yellow. The idea is to add brushstrokes of color like iris and fireflies, according to Tiffany.
«Paper Flowers aims to eliminate all the rules associated with jewelery», is instead the comment by Krakoff. «Luxury should not always mean formalities, so we used precious stones and refined materials, but in such a way that we can live every day».
According to Tiffany, Paper Flowers is the biggest jewelry launch from the Tiffany Keys collection, in 2009. In fact, to celebrate the release of Paper Flowers on May 1, Krakoff and his team have painted in Tiffany Blue color some subway stations and taxi of New York. Lavinia Andorno

Anello aperto della collezione Tiffany Paper Flowers

Anello con pavé di diamanti bianchi e diamante fancy yellow

Pendente della collezione Tiffany Paper Flowers

Orecchini con diamanti bianchi e tanzaniti

Collana con diamanti cluster — Collana in platino con diamanti cluster

Collana in platino con diamanti bianchi brillanti e oro 18k, con un diamante giallo rotondo