Jewellery house — Paris
Rings, medals and necklaces
that tell your story.
A radiance that outlasts time. Every piece is designed by you, then struck and engraved in Paris — from the drawing to the hallmark.
Discover the pieces18ct gold · hand engraving · certificate included
Christenings · births · saints
The medal
The one given at a birth, the one kept for a lifetime.
Discover the medalsCrests · initials · heirlooms
The signet ring
Engraved with your crest, intaglio to seal — the ring that is handed down.
Discover the signet ringsThe house
A jewellery house in Paris
Latournerie strikes and engraves medals and signet rings — and turns a few rings in small series. The medals, for a christening or bearing a saint, are struck on a screw press in 750/1000 gold or 925 silver, then finished by hand: the name, the date, a line on the back. The signet rings are turned and filed by hand, and engraved with your crest, your monogram or your initials — intaglio to seal, in relief for the hand.
Every piece is designed by the person who will give it: the diameter or the ring size, the metal, the motif, the engraving. The atelier strikes, hallmarks and ships from Paris, in a case, with the certificate that states the fineness of the metal. In fifty years the piece must still hold — that is the craft.
The online atelier
Designed by you, struck in Paris
I · Shape and metal
Choose the piece, its diameter or your ring size, 750/1000 gold or 925 silver.
II · Motif and engraving
The saint, the crest, the initials. The name and the date on the back, engraved by hand.
III · Struck in Paris
The piece is struck, hallmarked and delivered in its case. The certificate is included.
La preuve
Or 750/1000 · poinçon de maître · certificat fourni
The house answers
Questions we are asked
- Which metal for a christening medal?
- 750/1000 gold or 925 silver. The fineness is struck into the metal and stated on the certificate. Yellow gold remains the classic choice for a christening; silver engraves just as finely.
- What is engraved on the back of a medal?
- Usually the name and the date. The back is smooth, engraved by hand on one or two lines. Engraving the name is included.
- How do you choose a saint medal?
- By the child’s name, or by the saint you wish to entrust them to — St Christopher for the journey, the Virgin for a christening. Each medal is struck in Paris, with an engravable back.
- On which finger is a signet ring worn?
- On the little finger or the ring finger. The face is chosen to suit the hand: oval 14 × 12 mm for a broad hand, round 11 mm for a slender one. The house adjusts to the half size.
- How long does it take to make?
- Two weeks for an engraved medal, four for a signet ring; heraldic engraving takes eight days more. Every piece leaves Paris in its case, certificate included.