Some moments draw a quiet line through a life, a before and an after that only the person living it fully feels. A graduation, a new job, a recovery, a move, a beginning.

Some moments draw a quiet line through a life, a before and an after that only the person living it fully feels. A graduation, a new job, a recovery, a move, a beginning.

There is a quiet moment in the run-up to a wedding when you stand in front of the mirror with a few options laid out, and you find yourself asking what you actually want these pieces to hold.

Think of the piece you would reach for if you had to leave the house in a hurry, the one you barely notice putting on yet would miss at once.

Picture the small ritual most of us have at the edge of a pool or a shower. The pause, the reach for the clasp, the choice of whether the chain comes off or stays on.

Picture the keepsake box a year on, the satin lining and the lid that closes a little too neatly. For a lot of people, that is where their wedding jewellery lives now, brought out on anniversaries and otherwise quietly waiting.

You have probably seen the term on a product page, sitting next to a chain you liked, and wondered whether it was a quality marker or a bit of jargon.