← Annealed Atelier Numen

Made to one size. Issued to one hand.

The vitrum is nineteen centuries old. The size arrives first, the element is chosen to suit it, and the gold is drawn and raised around that element. Four decisions below, and the bench begins.

  1. The size

    The size is the inside of the band, and the figure beside it is the diameter in millimetres. If you sit between two, the workshop confirms the measure from a photograph before the gold is drawn.

    Ø 17.2 mm
    Finding the size

    A ring already worn on that finger is the surest measure.

    Rest it flat on a bank card, keep the whole card in frame, and photograph it from directly above. The card measures 85.60 mm along its long edge, which gives the image its scale. Attach the photograph below and the reading is confirmed at the bench, before the gold is drawn.

    A wide band sits closer than a thin one.

    A setting of this depth covers more of the finger, so the upper of two readings is the one to choose. Measure at the end of the day, when the hand is at its widest: a warm hand and a cold hand read two sizes apart.

    The range runs across twenty-three sizes
    SizeØ mm
    314.0
    3¾14.6
    4½15.3
    5¼15.9
    616.6
    6¾17.2
    7¾17.8
    8½18.5
    9¼19.1
    1019.7
    10¾20.4
    11½21.0
    How the reading is taken

    A photograph confirms the reading at the bench. Reply to the confirmation email with it attached — there is no upload here for it to travel through.

  2. The inner face

    The outer face belongs to its century. The inner face is yours. An inscription is cut into the inside of the band, in the Roman capitals of the house, before the vitrum is set. Roman numerals carry a date well: XIV·VI·MMXXVI.

    0 / 30

    Thirty characters fit a band of this size.

    Pencil and watercolour study of a gold band, the date XIV·VI·MMXXVI cut into its inner face.
    Where it is cut

  3. Your name on the record

    Every ring travels with its passport: the printed record that documents the piece and stands as its certificate of authenticity. The last of its twelve entries says who owns it now, and that is where your name is printed. Leave the field empty and the line is issued blank, ready to be written by hand.

    Printed on the last entry of the passport, under “In the collection of”.

    Where the name is printed

  4. Where it goes, and how we reach you

    No address is needed yet. The country is what decides duties, tax and whether the piece may leave the Union; the postal address is taken when the measure is confirmed, and not before.

    Import duties and taxes on delivery to the United States are the buyer's responsibility, and not included in the total.

    The reading is confirmed by email; a number here lets it be a call instead.

    The closed Atelier Numen presentation box, tied with its ivory grosgrain ribbon.
    What reaches the door · sealed, insured and tracked

  5. What follows

    Nothing is charged on this page, and nothing is owed. The commission goes to the bench, the measure is read against the element chosen, and the workshop writes back with a payment link for the total shown here, issued for this reference alone.

    1. 01

      The commission is entered, and an acknowledgement with its number reaches your inbox at once.

    2. 02

      The bench reads the measure against the element chosen. If a photograph would settle it, that is when it is asked for.

    3. 03

      A payment link for the total shown here follows within one working day, by card or by transfer.

    4. 04

      The paper is drawn, and two weeks after payment the parcel travels, insured and tracked. Beyond the European Union, the time of the export authorisation is added.

    The invoice follows the margin scheme for antiques, and it travels with the passport.

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