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American Elements 4mm iridium wedding bands


Although American Elements had been supplying the jewelry industry with numerous materials such as rhodium chloride, gold, and silver since our company’s start, we had never before attempted to produce our own luxury jewelry. That is, until the year 2009, when we created the world’s first ring made from pure iridium metal. American Elements has been crafting Iridium wedding bands and jewelry, using the same technology that is used to manufacture key space components for over a decade now.

After our Iridium rings were met with such a great reception from our peers in the high technology, aerospace, and international entertainment industries, we created Smithson Tennant, a subsidiary division of American Elements, to fully market the rings to the general public.

Since 2009, we have sold hundreds of our bespoke wedding bands in our two classic styles, along with a sprinkle of customizations.

View our catalog of luxury iridium jewelry at www.smithsontennant.com


Question? Speak to an American Elements engineer at jewelry@americanelements.com



Innovation Case Study #12: American Elements Introduces a New Precious Metal to the Jewelry Industry
#12: American Elements Introduces a New Precious Metal to the Jewelry Industry
The Challenge
To be honest, this one we fell upon! Iridium parts are used extensively in space programs due to its extremely low corrosivity. One of our production engineers was working on a space project that required the production of small iridium rings as sealing gaskets. Iridium is one of the platinum group metals, which are essentially the same as precious metals. However, jewelers would never consider manufacturing iridium jewelry because the melting temperature is many times that of gold or platinum.
The Innovation
The engineer noted that the rings he was producing fit his finger like a wedding band and they in fact looked better than his existing platinum wedding band, so he switched! We thought that was a pretty cool idea and began marketing them to people interested in the nexus between fashion and high technology.
The Result
Since we introduced them in 2009, several dozen iridium rings have been custom produced and sold to hedge fund managers, entertainers and several internationally known individuals. In 2016, we created Smithson Tennant, a subsidiary division of American Elements, to fully market the rings to the general public.
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