886 The Royal Mint
Superior British craftsmanship, unique hidden details and sustainable precious metals. The Royal Mint launches 886, unveiling a debut unisex jewellery collection crafted in sustainable solid gold designed by Creative Director Dominic Jones.
- 886, the newly launched lifestyle brand from The Royal Mint, unveils its debut line of in-house fine jewellery and homeware
- Designed by Creative Director Dominic Jones, the understated unisex pieces are predominately crafted in-house in the UK using gold recovered from electronic waste.
- The 886 collection is inspired by The Royal Mint’s heritage and the concept of wearable assets; each piece carries a visual marker of its precious metal gram weight.
- The range combines ancient medal-making techniques with The Royal Mint’s innovative, precision engineering skills
- Each jewellery piece is available in solid 18ct gold, solid 9ct gold, solid Britannia and Sterling silver, making quality design accessible to all.
Superior British craftsmanship, unique hidden details.
Behind the crisp, understated aesthetic of the debut 886 collection lies thoughtful design and complex craftsmanship. Smooth curves of highly polished metal are finished with a gentle undercut to achieve the illusion that the jewellery hovers above the skin. The 886 collection’s hero product, a minimalistic cuff, is engraved on the underside with a poem dedicated to gold or silver, a nod to the secret messages contained within coins and medal design. Future collections will continue to feature verse by celebrated British poets and contemporary wordsmiths.
The launch collection includes a design utilising caustics - a proprietary technique traditionally used by The Royal Mint craftspeople as an innovative security feature by which the surface of an object is formed in such a way as to sculpt light and to cast a reflection to reveal a hidden image - an enigmatic secret that only the wearer can choose to reveal.
Sustainable precious metals
886 is the first luxury jewellery brand to use 100% recovered gold sourced from discarded electronic waste. The Royal Mint has partnered with Canadian clean technology firm Excir to extract pure gold from discarded laptops and mobile phones, using Excir’s pioneering technology. The patented chemical formula recovers over 99% of the gold contained within used electronics, supporting a UK-based circular economy and providing a fresh source of high-quality precious metal.
