Marina di Carrara · since 2000
Italian gold, worked by hand.
For 26 years, a workshop where jewellery is born at the bench and watches start ticking again. Trained in Florence, at Bino Bini’s school of goldsmithing.
26years of workshop in Marina di Carrara
Florencetrained at Bino Bini’s school
18kgold worked entirely by hand
Every jewel carries the mark of the hand that made it. That is the difference of Italian goldsmithing: not a product, but an object conceived, forged and finished.
Nicomena — from the bench
Services
Goldsmithing and watchmaking
We create, repair and restore. Every job is followed from start to finish in the same workshop.
The method
Five gestures, handed down from the Florentine bottega.
I
Drawing
The idea takes shape on paper, with you.
Every jewel begins with a conversation. We listen to the story, study proportions and draw by hand until the right form appears.
II
Wax & model
The drawing becomes volume.
The design is carved in wax or built directly in metal, to check size, weight and fit before the final work.
III
Casting & forging
Gold is cast, rolled, hammered.
The precious metal is cast, drawn into sheet or wire and forged at the bench using traditional Tuscan techniques.
IV
Setting
Stones set one by one.
Stones are selected and set by hand under the microscope, choosing the setting that best brings out their light.
V
Finishing
File, burin, polish.
File, emery, burin and polishing: the final hours make the difference between a jewel and an Italian jewel.
Our work
Work done in our workshop
Repairs, servicing and restorations done at our bench: some of our clients’ pieces, before going back home.
A jewel begins with a conversation.
Tell us what you have in mind, or bring us the jewel or watch to repair. We welcome you in the workshop by appointment.
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