A gentleman's dress set in sterling silver, comprising a pair of octagonal cufflinks and four matching shirt studs, each inlaid with lapis lazuli and accented with 18ct gold stitch detail, handmade in the UK. For those who take black tie seriously, a dress set is the detail that separates a considered evening look from a merely correct one — the studs replacing the standard buttons on the shirt front, the cufflinks fastening the cuffs, the whole unified by a single design that has been chosen rather than assembled.

The octagonal form gives this set a geometric precision that suits the lapis lazuli particularly well — the deep, saturated blue of the stone, with its characteristic gold flecks of pyrite, contained within the clean lines of the eight-sided face. The 18ct gold stitch detail running across the surface of each piece adds a further layer of craft: a fine line of gold inlaid into the sterling silver, the contrast of the two metals and the lapis creating a surface of considerable richness. Hallmarked 925 (sterling silver) and 750 (18ct gold). Cufflinks 1.5cm diameter; shirt studs 1cm diameter. Presented in Wildsmith Jewellery luxury presentation cases.

The Details

• Set includes: One pair of cufflinks and four shirt studs
• Cufflink diameter: 1.5cm
• Shirt stud diameter: 1cm
• Stone: Lapis lazuli
• Accent: 18ct gold stitch detail
• Material: Sterling silver and 18ct gold
• Hallmarks: 925 (sterling silver) and 750 (18ct gold)
• Presentation: Wildsmith Jewellery luxury cases