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Notes

From the bench. Published when there is something to say.

14.V.MMXXVI
Process

On the colour of a 22k pour

There is a moment, three seconds after the crucible tips, when the gold is the colour of an apricot held to the sun.

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02.IV.MMXXVI
Provenance

A ruby from the Mogok valley

Burmese stones travel further than most people. This one passed through six hands before it reached the bench.

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21.III.MMXXVI
Manifesto

Why we don't do rose gold

A note on copper, on warmth, and on the fashions we choose not to follow.

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08.II.MMXXVI
Repair

The chain that came back

A client returned a piece sold in 2019 for resizing. It had been worn every day. Here is what we found.

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