We pour drinks for a living, in Jerusalem, and we grew up at a Shabbat table. The two are closer than they look. Friday night starts with a cup of wine raised over the table, and the oldest glass we raise is the kiddush cup.
Saturday night sees Shabbat out with Havdalah: a braided candle with many wicks, a full cup, and a box of sweet spices passed hand to hand. Behind the bar the tools are older than any of us: the bar spoon with its twisted shaft, the jigger, the ice, the olive on its pick.
So that's what we make, in gold and only in gold: a kiddush cup to wear, a bar spoon bent round the wrist, a jigger for the ear, a spice tower, the Havdalah braid as a ring, and the word itself, l'chaim, to life, cut into a signet.
Everything is for anyone. The rings are made for any hand, the earrings can be worn one at a time, and nothing here asks who you are before you put it on. Each piece is made to order and finished by hand. L'chaim.
L'chaim
Questions
01Can I order from this page?
Not yet. L'chaim is shown here as a sample store on the Pour template. The prices are real sample prices for each piece in its gold, but nothing here can be ordered.
02Is it real gold?
Yes, solid gold, and only gold. No stones, no pearls, no enamel, no plating, nothing else underneath. Every piece is made in 10k, 14k or 18k yellow gold, whichever you choose.
03What do 10k, 14k and 18k mean, and why do the prices differ?
The number says how much of the metal is gold. 10k is 41.7% gold: harder, a little paler, and the kindest price. 14k is 58.5% gold, the one we make most, warm in colour and tough enough for every day. 18k is 75% gold: the richest yellow, softer, and the dearest, because more of it is gold. Same piece, same work; the price follows the gold.
04Is it made to order?
Yes. Each piece is cast in the gold you choose and finished by hand after you order it, so allow a few weeks.
05Is it for men or for women?
Both, and neither. The rings are cut for any hand, the cufflinks are for anyone with cuffs, and the earrings work one at a time as well as in pairs. Wear what you like where you like.
06How do I find my ring size?
The best way is a jeweller's ring gauge on the finger you mean, at the end of the day when hands are warmest. Signets and wide twisted bands sit snug, so go a half size up from a slim band. The sizing page has more.
07Will the cuff fit me?
The bar spoon cuff is an open oval that eases on over the side of the wrist and closes back. It's made to an average wrist; tell us yours and we make it to that.
08How do I look after it?
Gold doesn't tarnish. Warm water, a drop of washing-up liquid, a soft brush for the twists and braids, and a soft cloth to dry. Take it off for bleach, the pool and the cleaning, and keep each piece in its own pouch.
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