About this template
The Trade — Jeweller template is a precious CV set in Cormorant Garamond and Lato on champagne paper, with a brushed-gold tint. Skill blocks read like display boxes — setting, stones, restoration techniques, certifications — for a trade where detail speaks louder than rhetoric and where the layout itself acts as a professional signature.
Who is it for?
It suits jewellers, goldsmiths, gemmologists and watchmaker-jewellers applying to luxury house ateliers (Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany & Co, Harry Winston, Bulgari, Boucheron, Chaumet), family workshops, auction houses (Christie's, Sotheby's, Phillips, Bonhams) and independent ateliers on Place Vendôme, New Bond Street or Fifth Avenue. Equally relevant for artisans opening their own boutique and pitching investors.
How to use it
List certifications (GIA Graduate Gemologist, FGA Fellow of the Gemmological Association, JA Certified Bench Jeweler, MOF Bijouterie-Joaillerie) and techniques mastered (bead setting, bezel, prong, mystery setting; grand-feu enamel; mokumegane; engraving). For gemmologists, cite credentials and the stones routinely appraised. Mention your maker's mark if registered with assay offices, and the signed pieces you have produced or restored — provenance is the core currency of the trade.
Frequently asked questions
Should I name pieces made for private clients?
Stay on typology and material without naming the commissioner: '18K rose-gold solitaire, prong-set 1.2ct F VVS1 diamond'. Professional secrecy and discretion are part of the trade — Place Vendôme and New Bond Street houses value the restraint as a sign of seniority. For house-signed pieces, public attribution allows direct naming.
How do I list an MOF Jewellery title?
State the year and the specialty (Bijouterie, Joaillerie, Sertissage). MOF titles are publicly verifiable through the French Ministry of Labour archives. For candidates mid-preparation, list 'MOF Bijouterie — finalist 2026' or 'MOF candidate 2027 cohort' with the official session reference.
Does it suit Swiss watchmaking applications?
Yes, particularly for watchmaker-jeweller profiles targeting Swiss high horology (Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre). Highlight bench setting on complication cases and calibrated dial stones — a distinct sub-specialty from pure jewellery that the Manufactures specifically recruit for.
