HENRY FRANCIS · ARCHIVE I · RING
Octagon Sapphire Signet Ring
$23,000 NZD
Edition Fully Allocated
A pinky signet set with a natural blue sapphire, framed in eight sides of sapphires, diamonds and 18k yellow gold.
Only 50 will be made. Each is engraved with its founding owner's number and recorded in The Register.
Archive I is 150 pieces across three designs. Made once. Never remade.
Once the edition closes, no one can buy their way in.
No. 001 · Retained by Henry Francis
Next number · No. 002
Made to your finger. After you order, we’ll contact you to confirm your ring size before we begin.
Made to order. Ships within 7 to 8 weeks.
Complimentary insured delivery to New York only.
Archive I is 150 pieces, a number taken from anthropologist Robin Dunbar, who found that most people can only keep about 150 meaningful relationships. The edition is sized to a circle that small.
Your first purchase makes you a Founding Owner:
- Your number. Engraved on your piece, and never given to anyone else.
- Your place in The Register. The permanent record of Archive I’s first owners, shown with your name or your number alone.
- First access. See and access every future Numbered Edition before the public. Some pieces will be offered only to Founding Owners.
- A title that stays yours. If your piece changes hands, your place and your access don’t.
Once Archive I closes, no one can become a Founding Owner, at any price.
How numbers work
Your Founding Owner number is yours, not your piece’s. Numbers are given in the order people buy.
Henry Francis holds No. 001, having kept the first of each design. The first buyer after us becomes No. 002, the next No. 003, and so on.
Your number is engraved on every Archive I piece you own, so a second piece carries the same number.
Numbers can’t be chosen, reserved or bought. The earlier you arrive, the lower yours will be.
DHL Express shipping, fully insured, at no cost to you. A signature is needed on delivery, so it’s only ever handed to a person.
Duties and taxes are shown at checkout. Nothing to pay on delivery.
NEW YORK ONLY · LEAVES NEW ZEALAND IN 7 TO 8 WEEKS
Every stone, measured.
THE SPECIFICATION
CENTER STONE
A natural blue sapphire, 6mm square cushion · heated
GOLD
18k yellow gold
TOTAL WEIGHT
Sapphires 1.30 ct minimum · diamonds 0.13 ct minimum
STONES
12 round natural diamonds, 1.45mm, around the sapphire
SAPPHIRES
16 natural sapphire baguettes, channel set in the eight-sided frame, all matched to the center
SIZE
Face 13mm across · band 7mm wide at the shoulders, tapering to 3mm
FIT & FASTENINGS
Made to your size, US 2.5 to 7 including half sizes
PAPERWORK
An independent lab report for the center sapphire, confirming it is natural and heat-treated only
MADE
To order · ships to New York in 7 to 8 weeks · designed in New Zealand
THE STORY
For centuries, a signet ring was proof of who you were.
THE FOUNDING OWNERS
Four things only Founding Owners will ever have.
- A number that’s yours. Engraved on every Archive I piece you own, and never given to anyone else.
- A place in The Register. The permanent record of Archive I’s first owners, shown under your name or your number alone.
- First access to what comes next. See and access every future Archive before it’s announced, plus pieces offered only to Founding Owners.
- A title that can’t be bought. If your piece ever changes hands, your place and your access stay with you.
The Register
Every Founding Owner of Archive I, in the order they first bought.
| Owner No. | Pieces | Status | Founding Owner · City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Complete setBracelet · Ring · Studs | Retained | H FrancisNew Zealand |
| 002 | · | Open | · |
| 003 | · | Open | · |
| 004 | · | Open | · |
| 005 | · | Open | · |
| 006 | · | Open | · |
| 007 | · | Open | · |
| 008 | · | Open | · |
| 009 | · | Open | · |
| 010 | · | Open | · |
| 011 | · | Open | · |
| 012 | · | Open | · |
| 013 | · | Open | · |
| 014 | · | Open | · |
| 015 | · | Open | · |
| 016 | · | Open | · |
| 017 | · | Open | · |
| 018 | · | Open | · |
| 019 | · | Open | · |
| 020 | · | Open | · |
| 021 | · | Open | · |
| 022 | · | Open | · |
| 023 | · | Open | · |
| 024 | · | Open | · |
| 025 | · | Open | · |
| 026 | · | Open | · |
| 027 | · | Open | · |
| 028 | · | Open | · |
| 029 | · | Open | · |
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| 100 | · | Open | · |
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| 144 | · | Open | · |
| 145 | · | Open | · |
| 146 | · | Open | · |
| 147 | · | Open | · |
| 148 | · | Open | · |
Next number · No. 002. Numbers are given in the order people arrive, and each one is engraved on every piece its owner holds. This register stays after the edition closes.
Questions about this piece
Yes. Every piece you own is engraved with the same founding owner number.
No. When the last number is placed, the design files are deleted and the molds are destroyed.
Archive I · The Founding Edition
