Roberto Coin: Behind the Brand

Roberto Coin was born on July, 25, 1944 in Venice, Italy. After losing his father when he was 7, he was sent to boarding school in Switzerland at the age of 11 to learn the hotel trade and obtained the Diploma from L’Ecole Hotelier de Lausanne. At 18 years old, he departed to England and worked for one year as a manager assistant for a prestigious Hotel in Guernsey Island, C.I. After that, he started his own business and at the age of 24 he became a famous young hotelier in the Channel Islands. Since he was young he loved fashion so, at the age of 32, as a successful hotelier, he decided to sell everything to return to Italy and give his dream a try. In the first years, the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, he learned everything he could from everyone who had something to teach him. In 1984, he felt ready to begin designing jeweler. After more than a decade of making jewels for other jewelers, Roberto Coin inaugurated his own brand in 1996. He began designing as many as 150 pieces a year, which then became 600.

Roberto Coin now lives in Vicenza, Italy and is married to Pilar, who was a bank director in Switzerland but has studied gemology and drawings since becoming involved in the Marketing of the Company. They have a son, Kevin, while Roberto Coin’s adult children from a previous marriage, Carlo and Paola, are also involved in the family business. Paola started working for the company within the past three years, while Carlo is President of La Quinta Stagione, one of the Roberto Coin jewelry production centers.

The exclusive signature in every Roberto Coin creation, a secret message to every woman who wears it, began in 1996 with the Appassionata collection. The designer himself has said that the ruby is a …romantic way to wish the best to all the people wearing my pieces. Only synthetic rubies are used, ensuring that no stones set come from a region in turmoil. Natural and synthetic rubies have the same physical and aesthetic characteristics.

18K yellow gold, white gold, rose gold, diamonds and assorted precious gemstones are used in Roberto Coin necklaces, Roberto Coin bracelets, Roberto Coin earrings, Roberto Coin rings, Roberto Coin brooches and Roberto Coin pendants.

It is recommended that you remove your Roberto Coin jewelry before bathing, cleaning, swimming or going into a hot tub. Pieces should be handled with care, and cleaned periodically at home, with a solution of mild dishwashing detergent and water. You should soak the jewelry individually, and rinse until the water runs clear, gently wiping each with a soft cloth before storing them, clasps closed, in a fabric-lined jewelry case or box with divided compartments. Additionally, you should have your jewelry cleaned professionally every six (6) months.

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