The ENEA Story: Fine Gold Jewelry from Greece

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ABOUT US

Our Story

Three Generations of Greek Goldsmithing in the Heart of Athens

We are a small, family-run jewelry maker rooted in Athens, Greece, now established in the United States. For over 70 years, the Vouclos family has been a purveyor in the trade of Greek goldsmithing and handicraft. We made our living as meticulous chain-makers - a foundational piece of jewelry-making for centuries. It is now our youngest generation that is bringing our craftmanship and history from our homeland to America, with most orders shipping from California. Like the gold chain, we are linked to the history of our family, of our country and of our trade.

Meet Our Founder

"Growing up as a third-generation jeweler, I started Enea to keep my family's goldsmithing legacy alive. My grandfather´s vision became my inspiration to create jewelry that celebrates beauty and harmony, destined to be treasured across lifetimes."

- Vouclos Tasatzis

Our Vision

We create pieces that drape, dance, and glint with the quiet magic of precious materials, meticulous design, and heritage goldsmithing.

We partner exclusively with certified diamond merchants in Antwerp, the world's diamond capital, where four generations of expertise ensure every stone meets the highest international standards. Our Belgian partners maintain strict adherence to the Kimberley Process and provide full documentation for each diamond's origin and quality certification.
Through these long-established relationships, we access diamonds that undergo rigorous selection processes, including advanced optical scanning and gemological assessment. Each stone is individually certified by recognized international laboratories before reaching our Athens workshop.
This collaboration guarantees that every diamond in our collections meets our exacting standards for brilliance, clarity, and ethical sourcing, maintaining the quality expectations that have defined our family's goldsmithing tradition for over 70 years.
Every piece of gold jewelry we create bears the official Swiss hallmark certification, guaranteeing precise metal purity and composition according to international standards. This certification process involves independent testing by Swiss assay offices, renowned globally for their rigorous quality control protocols.
The Swiss hallmarking system ensures that our 10k and 14k gold pieces contain exactly the stated gold content, with no variation in quality or purity. Each hallmark serves as a permanent guarantee of authenticity, providing customers with complete confidence in their purchase.
This certification represents our commitment to transparency and quality assurance, aligning with Switzerland's centuries-old tradition of precision in precious metals. The hallmark you see on your jewelry is your assurance that it meets the highest European standards for gold purity and craftsmanship excellence.
Our commitment to excellence is backed by rigorous compliance with the most stringent jewelry standards across three major markets. We maintain full authorization under European Union precious metals directives, Greek artisan guild certifications, and United States Federal Trade Commission guidelines for fine jewelry authenticity and disclosure. This triple-certification process ensures every piece meets the highest international standards for purity, craftsmanship, and ethical sourcing. When you choose Enea, you're investing in jewelry that has passed the world's most demanding quality controls—giving you absolute confidence in authenticity, value, and lasting beauty that transcends borders.
When our designs require newly mined diamonds, we work exclusively with Kimberley Process certified stones sourced from the most trusted and established vendors in Antwerp, the world capital of diamond excellence. Every newly mined diamond in our collection comes with complete Kimberley Process documentation, guaranteeing it has been sourced from conflict-free zones and traded through legitimate channels. Our Antwerp partners have decades-long reputations for ethical practices and maintain the strictest verification protocols, ensuring that any new diamonds we use meet the highest standards for both quality and responsible sourcing. This rigorous selection process means you can trust that every stone in your Enea jewelry—whether lab-grown, recycled, or newly mined—has been acquired with complete transparency and ethical integrity.
We operate exclusively with recycled gold and responsibly sourced gemstones, ensuring every piece reflects our commitment to ethical luxury. Our lab-grown diamonds come directly from Belgium's most trusted and established vendors, renowned for their precision and quality standards that have made Belgian diamonds the global benchmark for excellence. When we incorporate natural diamonds, we mostly use recycled stones that have been carefully vetted and re-certified, eliminating any concerns about mining practices while maintaining exceptional brilliance and value. Our recycled gold is refined to the highest purity standards, giving new life to precious metals while reducing environmental impact. This approach allows us to create stunning fine jewelry that you can wear with complete confidence, knowing that every component has been sourced with integrity and respect for both people and planet.
Our studio is anchored by our master diamond setter, who holds the prestigious Graduate Gemologist (GG) credential from the Gemological Institute of America—the most comprehensive and respected gemological education in the world. This rigorous 26-week program combines advanced theoretical knowledge with extensive hands-on laboratory experience, training gemologists to identify, grade, and evaluate diamonds and colored stones using cutting-edge gemological instruments Gemological Institute Of America Rock & Gem Magazine. With over 20 years of expertise in diamond evaluation and setting, our GG-certified specialist brings an unparalleled level of precision to every piece we create.
As a Graduate Gemologist from GIA—the same credential required for Master Gemologist Appraiser® status, the highest respected credential in the gems and jewelry appraisal profession Master Gemologist Appraiser®—our in-house expert provides professional-grade diamond and gemstone assessment that rivals the world's top gemological laboratories. This means every stone that enters our studio undergoes the same rigorous evaluation standards used by international certification bodies, ensuring that you receive jewelry of verified quality and authenticity. When you choose Enea, you're not just getting beautiful jewelry—you're getting pieces evaluated and set by a GIA-trained professional with two decades of experience in the diamond industry.
Enea's environmental responsibility extends far beyond rhetoric—we operate under the world's most rigorous recycled precious metals certification standards. Our materials sourcing is verified through the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) Chain-of-Custody certification, the leading global sustainability standard for the jewelry industry with over 2,000 certified members Responsiblejewellery SCS Global Services. This internationally recognized certification provides absolute assurance that our recycled gold and silver have been traced, processed, and handled through fully documented, responsible supply chains from their secondary sources to your finished jewelry RJC Member Certification • COC 2017 • Responsible Jewellery Council.
Our recycled precious metals are sourced exclusively from LBMA (London Bullion Market Association) Good Delivery List refiners, whose responsible sourcing programs follow strict OECD due diligence frameworks and are subject to independent third-party audits Responsible Sourcing | LBMA. This dual certification approach—RJC Chain-of-Custody combined with LBMA responsible sourcing verification—ensures our recycled materials actively avoid conflict metals and eliminate materials from questionable or illegal sources while meeting fundamental benchmarks of social and environmental accountability Responsible Source - Jewelry | SCS Global Services.
Every gram of recycled gold and silver in your Enea jewelry comes with complete chain-of-custody documentation, providing transparency that conventional mining simply cannot match. This certification process requires independent third-party auditing by accredited bodies, verifying that our management systems and performance conform to the strictest international standards for supply chain integrity, environmental performance, and ethical business practices Responsible Jewellery Council Certification | SCS Global Services. When you choose Enea, you're investing in jewelry with verified environmental credentials—not greenwashing, but genuine third-party certified sustainability that makes a measurable difference.