About Tarquin

The Di Domenico brothers, Rocque, Tarquin and Marcus, collectively have nearly one hundred years of experience in jewellery design and the art of hand fabricating precious metal jewellery. Originally from Johannesburg, the brothers relocated to the USA where they established two studios in Florida. They have since become well known for their craft from Miami through to Chicago and from the west coast to the east coast of the USA.

Through out the world, their exclusive work has been appreciated by royalty, presidents, first ladies, mayors and many of the most famous Hollywood actors such as Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Oliver Reed, amongst others.
The third studio opened in Hillcrest in February 2006, where Tarquin is  now creating a new range of exclusive jewellery for export and the South African local market  using a mix of American, European and African design concepts.

South Africa’s own process of invisible setting and first of its kind in the world was developed by Tarquin through an electro chemical means of attaching diamonds and gems of any type to gold or platinum. Tarquin has since developed a new white precious metal to the world called Ptag 8. The metal has been developed to meet the demand for white metal jewellery at more affordable prices.

At almost a quarter the cost of white gold, Ptag 8 is an alloy made of platinum and silver which has similar properties to palladium base white gold.

Ptag 8 does not crack like the less expensive nickel based white gold alloys and it will not tarnish like sterling silver. It has a rich white colour that doesn’t require rhodium plating.

We remain at the forefront of technology, building on the true art of jewellery creation and precious metal smiths activities, ensuring our customers the very best works of art from a team with a passion to be counted amongst the best.