Slow gold. Worn for generations
Slow gold. Worn for generations.
A fine jewellery atelier in Kolonaki, Athens. 18ct gold, 950 platinum, and stones we can paper-trace. Two collections a year, plus the bespoke commissions that account for most of our work.
An atelier above Skoufa Street.
What clients say.
“Aris pulled six sapphires from the library and asked me to wait twenty minutes before deciding. By the end of the twenty minutes I was certain. Despoina's wax model was the ring I have worn for four years.”
Eleftheria Petrocheilou
Athens, on her commissioned engagement ring
“I commissioned a pair of cufflinks for my father's eightieth birthday. Despoina's hand-engraving is the best I have seen on this side of Hatton Garden. The case the cufflinks came in is itself a small piece of art.”
Charles Beaumont
London
“My grandmother bought from Apostolos in 1968. My mother bought from Aphrodite in 1991. I have now bought my engagement ring from Despoina. The maker's hallmark on all three pieces is the same letter. That is what I came for.”
Sofia Karkanaki
family-jewellery client over three generations
“I asked for an unheated Madagascan in the 1.8–2.2ct range and Aris had me sit in the library for an afternoon while he pulled five candidates. He told me which one he would buy himself, and why. I bought that one.”
Niko Vassiliou
Athens, on a major sapphire commission
“The conversation about my grandmother's stones — what to keep, what to recut, what to retire — was the most respectful jewellery conversation I have had. Aris dissuaded me from a recut I would have regretted and persuaded me into one I love.”
Athina Sgouridi
Hydra, on a bespoke necklace
Slow gold. Worn for generations.
On now: Light on Marble.
The Skoufa Ring
1.42ct three-stone, F/VS1 brilliant centre, 18ct rose gold · €8,800 · edition of 1
The Pentelic Pendant
0.58ct tsavorite drop, 18ct yellow · €2,400 · edition of 3
The Lykavittos Bands (pair)
Hand-engraved 18ct white · €4,200 · edition of 3
The Madagascan Sapphire Solitaire
2.04ct unheated, 950 platinum · €18,400 · edition of 1
The Vatos Earrings
Greek vatos cabochon pair, 18ct yellow · €3,800 · edition of 1
The Eternity
1.20ct total, F/G VS, 950 platinum · €5,800 · edition of 3
Six weeks. Three meetings. One piece.
Conversation
With Aris in the boutique. Brief, budget, and the difference between what you have asked for and what we think will last.
Stone selection
Aris pulls 6–10 stones from the library that match the brief. You see them under loupe and daylight, with notebooks open.
Wax model
Despoina models the piece in wax. We photograph it from six angles. You hold it.
Casting
Wax is cast in 18ct or 950 platinum. We file, polish, and prepare for setting.
Setting & finishing
Stones are set, the piece is hand-finished, and the maker's hallmark "AUR" is stamped beside the carat mark.
Final fitting
Final fitting in the boutique. Insurance valuation provided. Velvet-lined oak box, signed by Despoina, on departure.
Engagement & wedding.
Engagement Rings
Three-stone, solitaire, halo, vintage-inspired. From €4,200.
Wedding Bands
Plain, hand-engraved, eternity-set. Pairs from €1,800.
Eternity Rings
Diamond or sapphire, 18ct or platinum. From €4,800.
The Bespoke Journey
Six weeks, three meetings, one piece.
Available now.
The Skoufa Ring
€8,800 · 1 of 1
The Pentelic Pendant
€2,400 · 2 remaining of 3
The Lykavittos Bands (pair)
€4,200 · 2 remaining of 3
The Madagascan Sapphire Solitaire
€18,400 · 1 of 1
The Eternity
€5,800 · 1 remaining of 3
The Vatos Earrings
€3,800 · 1 of 1
Journal preview
Stone notes
"Why we wait two years for the right Greek vatos." (4 May 2026)
Workshop notes
"Hand-engraving the Lykavittos band: a 47-photo log." (22 April 2026)
Provenance
"Burmese ruby heat-treatment: what we disclose, and why." (10 April 2026)
Gallery
Main
studio packshot on Pentelic marble fragment — `sdxl-lightning` — `fine jewellery 18ct gold ring set with ruby on a Pentelic marble fragment, single brass spotlight from above, raking light on the facets, hyperreal product photography, 1:1, no text`
Detail
stone and setting macro — `sdxl-lightning` — `macro close-up of ruby set in 18ct gold bezel, facet reflections, shallow depth of field, dark studio background, 1:1, no text`
Lifestyle
worn on hand in an atelier context — `flux-schnell` — `editorial photograph of fine gold ring on a woman's hand resting on white Pentelic marble, natural Athenian light, Kolonaki atelier, 4:5, no text`
Scale
beside a GIA or Gübelin certificate card — `sdxl-lightning` — `fine jewellery ring beside a gemmological certificate card on white linen, professional documentation, 4:5, no text`
Packaging
Aurum black box on marble — `sdxl-lightning` — `matte black jewellery box with gold foil logo on white marble surface, Kolonaki atelier, 1:1, no text`
About 800 stones, on the second floor.
Diamonds (D–H, IF–VS2, mostly brilliant cut, a few rose-cut and old-mine cut), sapphires (Madagascar, Sri Lanka, occasional Kashmir), rubies (Burma — heated only with full disclosure), emeralds (Colom
Care & repair.
Every piece we have made is welcome back, for life. We clean, polish, and re-tip prongs free of charge for original clients; we charge at cost for resizing and stone replacement. We also accept inheri
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