Jewelry Haruzen is a fine jewelry company based in Osaka, Japan.
Every day, our dedicated team travels across Japan in search of the most exceptional gems and jewelry.
About Our Jewelry
As a Japanese fine jeweler, Jewelry Haruzen’s core principles are deeply rooted in philosophical perspectives that one might think of as distinctly and uniquely Japanese. One such perspective is the concept of mottainai. At its crux, the term mottainai urges us to respect the intrinsic worth of an object that has already been crafted, and to embrace the history and continued utility of the object beyond the immediacy of an individual’s present desire for it. By this consideration, the historicity of a piece of jewelry becomes an intrinsic part of its beauty that calls for its own modes of appreciation.
Jewelry Haruzen purchases and authenticates pre-owned or estate jewelry from our business partners and customers. The branded jewelry that we purchase are polished and restored to their original condition in respect for the jewelry houses whence they came. The other fine jewelry pieces that we acquire, however, undergo a different process.
At Haruzen, we don’t let the story of these fine jewelry items end there, as mere second-hand jewelry. With our master craftsmen, we re-design, re-make, and re-create fresh pieces of jewelry from these gems that we have collected, and in doing so introduce a sparkling newness into jewelry that have endured their previous owners’ need for them. We embrace the notion of thoughtful reuse, where each piece of jewelry is deliberately and consciously made to be timeless, so that their beauty is set to endure for generations to come.
A Conscientious Craft
At Jewelry Haruzen, we invite you to reconsider the essence of fine jewelry and the meaning of conscious, ethical indulgence. We believe that each gemstone, formed in and mined from the earth, is simply too precious to be left in the dust, bound by less welcoming associations tethered to second-hand jewelry. It would be mottainai to leave exceptional, top-quality gems languishing in aged designs, replete with the shadows of their previous owners in a previous time.
Furthermore, in our present era where the moral complexities of newly mined jewelry – tainted by conflict stones, environmental degradation, and exploitative labor practices – cast specters of gloom over the industry, we offer an ethical alternative. As we rework gems from estate jewelry into contemporary designs that speak to the immediacy of our lived experiences, we transform these gems into jewelry that invite new stories to unfold alongside them.
Certainly, lab-created stones are gaining foothold in the jewelry industry as ethical alternatives to mined gems. However, at Jewelry Haruzen, we abide by the ethos of mottainai – “what a waste, not using the value of something to the fullest” – and respect the essence of these gems whose beauty continue to speak to us in spite of their history.
Join us as we show you the pleasures of ethical, guilt-free indulgence.