This 18K gold tubogas bracelet pairs a centuries-old technique with a detail we haven't seen paired with it before: emerald-cut sapphires.
Natural Emerald-Cut Sapphires with a Natural Diamond Surround
Each end of the bracelet is set with a natural emerald-cut sapphire in a striking periwinkle-blue — vivid and clear, never pale or washed out — chosen specifically for how it catches and reflects light. A surround of natural diamonds (0.16ct, VS clarity/F color) amplifies that effect, framing each sapphire with brilliant, high-quality gemstones. Total sapphire weight is 0.97 carats. The result is a sapphire and diamond bracelet handcrafted in Italy by Tessitore 1888, a goldsmith house with roots dating back to the late 1800s.
Why We Love This Particular Tubogas Bracelet
- Modern Heirloom: Hand-made craftsmanship with a clean, modern silhouette.
- Unique pairing: Emerald-cut sapphires finish a tubogas bracelet, a detail we haven't seen elsewhere.
- Flexible, and comfortable. Because of it's cuff format and the flexbility of tubogas it is easy to put on and take off. No annoying clasp to deal with.
- Wear solo for impact or layered into a stack.
Details & Dimensions
Fits a 6¼" wrist with room, and stretches further
Hallmarked
The Story Behind Tessitore 1888
Tessitore 1888 traces its beginnings to Naples, where the workshop first opened its doors in the late 19th century, at the heart of Italy's classical goldsmithing tradition.
In the 1930s, the house found its true specialty: tubogas construction, a technique borrowed from the flexible tubing designs of early industrial gas lines and reimagined as a way to work gold. Rather than soldering pieces together, artisans interlock narrow strips of metal by hand, coiling and shaping them into a band that moves like liquid and holds its structure without a single seam.
That process hasn't changed much in nearly a century. It still can't be replicated by machine, and it still passes from one generation of the family to the next, now in its fifth at Tessitore. Every piece that leaves the workshop carries that lineage: a technique too precise to rush, made by hands that learned it the same way their predecessors did.