The Apple of the Eye

Our 'The Apple of the Eye' is a bracelet made of white jade, 24k gold and silk.

It is one of a kind jewellery. Completely handcrafted.

The length of the silk rope is adjustable.

It comes with a Japanese urushi lacquer storage box decorated with gold Maki-e painting.

Every time when you open the lid of the delicate lacquer box and put on this unique piece of jewellery, it becomes a ceremony for your mind.

Unique design. Refined and exclusive. It is an eye-catching beauty on your wrist.

The main components are one gem-grade quality white jade bead and one fully patterned solid 24k ring.

The size of the white jade bead is φ10.5mm X 7.8mm.

The bead is made of super premium gem-grade quality white jade from the Yurungkash river in Hotan of Xinjiang, which locates in western China.

White jade that comes from this place has been appreciated by Chinese culture for thousands of years and is considered as the most genuine and authentic white jade. 

The white jade in the Yurungkash river in Hotan is a nonrenewable resource. After being used for thousands of years, nowadays a piece of top-class white jade stone has become extremely rare and valuable.

This bead has highest purity and perfection, not any kinds of artificial enhancement. The shape is unique and completely handcrafted. All the details have been carefully treated. It is the only one in the world.

The shimmer of white jade stays inside. The visual feeling is very soft, gentle and comfortable, especially under light. 

The touch feeling of this bead is silk-smooth but even more special. This kind of feeling is beyond description, it is an experience when you hold it in your hands. 

The gold ring is made of solid 24k. The size is φ7.3mm x 2.2mm.

The ring is 360° fully pattern with illustrations that are inspired by clouds.

It is made through Lost-wax casting method. Each piece is unique and different.

The craftsmanship is super, as you can see from the macro photography of the details. 

The 100% silk rope is specially made, twice as thick as our usual silk rope. The colour comes from natural dyes.

Handmade of 8 strands of thick silk thread in Japan. Very strong and durable. 

The unique part of this bracelet is that you will make the finishing knot by yourself. 

No worries. It only needs three steps and an HD instruction video will be send to you through email after the order has been sent. 

Life needs a ceremony feeling. To put on this bracelet will make you feel that.

What feeling of achievement after you successfully made this beautiful knot by yourself!

The loops are made of 18k gold, the other components are all made of solid 24k gold. They are handmade in traditional method, solid and tough enough for everyday wearing. 

Be aware that the colour of 24k gold is different from common 18k gold and rose gold. They have a bright and intense gold colour. 

This bracelet comes with a refined urushi lacquer storage box. 

The storage box is handmade in Japan. The base is wood, coated with natural urushi lacquer.

The varnish used in Japanese lacquer is made from the sap of the urushi tree, also known as the lacquer tree or the Japanese varnish tree (Rhus vernacifera), which mainly grows in Japan and China, as well as Southeast Asia.

The harvesting of the resin can only be done in very small quantities.

Three to five years after being harvested, the resin is treated to make an extremely resistant, honey-textured lacquer. Pure urushi dries into a transparent film, while the more familiar black and red colors are created by adding minerals to the material.

Once applied one layer on an object, lacquer is dried under very precise conditions: a temperature between 25 and 30°C and a humidity level between 75 and 80%. 

Each layer needs to be left to dry and polished before the next layer is added. This process can be very time-consuming and labor-intensive.

The harvesting and highly technical process makes urushi an expensive raw material that are applied in exceptionally fine successive layers, on objects such as bowls or boxes.

This urushi lacquer storage box is decorated with gold Maki-e painting on the lid. The pattern is Paulownia Flower Seals. 

Maki-e is a thousand-year-old technique that consists of sprinkling the lacquer with fine particles of gold and silver, inlaying mother-of-pearl (raden) or tin and spraying gold, silver, or copper flakes onto the still wet lacquer. This 1500-year-old art calls for extreme expertise and only a few urushi masters still exercise it today.

Everything of this bracelet is handmade with precious natural materials. 

We try to make this one of a kind bracelet perfect and exclusive.

We hope the owner can treasure it as the apple of the eye.