Jewelry History
History of Raymond Yard
Raymond Yard started as a doorboy at the age of thirteen working for Marcus & Co. in New York, considered one of the top rated jewelry firms in the United States. One day, those clients he opened doors for would be his clients. Yard moved up through the firm learning jewelry craftsmanship, production and salesmanship. Thirty years later, he was known as one of the best salesmen at Marcus &...
The History of the Breguet Firm
The Breguet firm was founded by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1775. His first location was at 51 Quai de I’Horloge in Paris. He was able to open his first workshop because of the dowry earned from the wedding of the daughter of a wealthy French bourgeois to his son. He became known in the circle of scholarly people and mathematicians. Queen Marie Antoinette became interested in the new self-winding watch and...
History of John Hardy Jewelers
John Hardy is known for his sterling silver jewelry designs using four Balinese jewelry-making techniques; woven chain, woven mesh, grandulation and cut work. John Hardy, a Canadian designer and artist founded John Hardy Jewelers in 1989. After visiting and falling in love with Bali in the 1970’s, Hardy began learning the techniques of the local jewelers. He created his own style by using design techniques of the Balinese community. In...
History of the House of Franck Mueller
Franck Muller was born in La Chaux-de-Fronds, Switzerland in July 1958 to a Swiss father and Italian mother. He became enthralled with everything mechanical and at the age of 15 enrolled in the prestigious Ecole d’ Horlogerie de Geneve graduating first in his class three years later in the late 1970’s. He currently describes himself as “Master of Complications”. In 1992, the House of Franck Mueller was founded and his...