Major film studios collaborated directly with jewelry designers in the 1930s and 1940s to build pieces for on-screen wear, and the Retro aesthetic crossed straight into fine jewelry production.
Made With Purpose
The revolver clasp holds because the barrel's rotation and the strand's tension are perpendicular forces. Linear pull on the piece produces no torque on the barrel, leaving the mechanism engaged regardless of how the piece moves during wear.
Discovery & Curation
Ross-Simons sources from global markets through connections built over decades. The result is a collection that reflects how taste actually moves, not how a single trend cycle predicts it will.