How Bulgari and Mejuri are rethinking stainless steel jewellery

One of watchmaking’s go-to materials, steel, or more specifically stainless steel, has finally made the leap into fine jewellery. Tough enough for decades of daily wear, and easy to source compared with precious metals like gold or platinum, stainless steel is getting the jewellery treatment, cropping up in some of the most desirable new collections, not just as a cheaper substitute for gold – currently priced at an all-time high – but for its own unique qualities. Steel is not a single metal...