![Aquamarine Necklace — Yellow gold, oval-cut aquamarines — [NEEDS INPUT]](/images/photos/commissions/commissione-swisstransfer-002.jpg)
Francesco Ponzi
Goldsmith and gemmologist — jewellery, interiors, yachting on commission
How a piece is made
From dialogue to metal
Every commission starts with a conversation. You tell me the idea, the stone you already have, the context — a gift, an interior to furnish, a handle for a yacht, a ring built around a family stone.
I draw the piece by hand, then model it in 3D when the shape requires it. In the workshop I work the metal: micro-torch, setting, finishing. Burin engraving — on jewellery or on watch cases — I do in-house, with the GraverMax.
Before delivery, I check stones and setting in the gemmological lab. It is not a counter appraisal: it is control of the piece I am about to hand you.
01
Dialogue
You tell me the idea, the stone, the context. Together we define materials, proportions and purpose — jewellery, interior, yachting, heirloom piece.
02
Drawing and modelling
Hand drawing and, when the piece requires it, 3D modelling. The design takes shape before touching metal.
03
Workshop
Metalwork: micro-torch, setting, hand finishing. Burin engraving on jewellery and watch cases with the GraverMax.
04
Gemmological control
Verification of stones and setting in the gemmological lab, before delivery.
Archive
Selection
A selection oriented to commissions — jewellery, interiors, yachting, horology, family stones. Draft photography in review — not approved for public launch yet.
