58 Facettes : the French expert finally digitizing vintage jewelry
58 Facettes is the first marketplace exclusively dedicated to pre-owned jewelry and high jewelry. Created in 2020 by Alexis Blez and Éric Thevenet, one with a background in investment banking and the other a marketplace specialist, the platform is growing and surrounding itself with experts to make 58 Facettes a showcase worthy of the greatest jewelry houses.
antique jewelry, vintage or branded second-hand, each piece is systematically authenticated by professional gemologists, ensuring customers a verified selection while preserving existing resources and jewelry heritage.
Capucine Veenendaal, jewelry and antique jewelry expert, graduate in law and art history, as well as the art market, gemologist and Certified Diamond Grader, drawing on her experience gained within auction houses and appraisal firms, has been the face of 58 Facettes expertise since 2023.
With more than 50,000 pieces of jewelry (rings, necklaces, bracelets, brooches, Cufflinks, watches, etc.) from the greatest houses (Cartier, Boucheron, Dinh Van, Van Cleef, Chaumet, Chopard, etc.), 58 Facettes caters to a clientele seeking exceptional and unique pieces.
The 58 Facettes experience
Today, 58 Facettes positions itself as a key player in pre-owned jewelry, guaranteeing a premium service: authentication, reliable buying and selling, as well as innovative services such as image search and the digital certificate for each piece of jewelry sold on its platform. It offers expert advice and tailored support, as well as all the services that address jewelry-related needs: resizing, repair, valuation, buyback, and jewelry transformation.
Premium services unlike any other in the world of jewelry.
Upcycling antique jewelry
With this new service, 58 Facettes offers to transform family jewelry to bring it up to date. A new way to reclaim an old piece of jewelry, often considered “old-fashioned,” by taking it apart in order to reinterpret it and create a new unique and modern piece.
The 58 Facettes Concierge Service
A premium service allowing everyone to sell their jewelry easily and securely. It includes 3 stages:
- Appraisal: 58 Facettes arranges collection of the jewelry, then a valuation is carried out by an approved antique jewelry expert who will propose a sale price (often above the estimated price at auction)
- Restoration: workshop inspection, with either a repair or refurbishment of the jewelry
- Marketing: photo shoot carried out by a professional, management of questions from potential buyers, shipping and insurance that guarantees the sale
Innovation at the heart of the 58 Facettes concept
The Digital Certificate of Authenticity
58 Facettes is the only player in the second-hand jewelry market to offer a unique digital certification of authenticity and traceability for every piece of jewelry sold on its platform. This certificate, recorded on the blockchain, was developed with GoodsID, a specialist in the field. It makes it possible to authenticate the jewelry and to keep all important information (material characteristics, signature, size, etc.) in a digital and secure way. A revolution in the world of second-hand jewelry.