Swiiiiiiiiing and a miss! These spinners, usually so meticulously crafted to show just a portion of each letter on either side of the disc so that they can only be read in motion (a text-based thaumatrope) have always delighted us but this one arrived and proved itself to be a flop that struck a little too close to home to melt. Aptly an attempt at the phrase "Good Luck," some poor midcentury goldsmith mistakenly applied those portions the wrong way, so spin as you might it will never resolve into anything other than gibberish. How did it make it out of the workshop? How has it survived the melt pile for some 75 years? How am I taking chances sourcing items based on a single image that really doesn't communicate nuance? How does this charm feel like the encapsulation of trying to run a small business or surviving in the modern world, just trying to do our best with what we've got and hoping others will love us just as we are, significant flaws and all? Anyways, I thought there may be someone else out there who felt as tender towards this charm as I do.

Comical vintage condition; wear in line with age but lettering applied incorrectly so that the spinning never creates a word. c1950s. Originally manufactured in the UK.

Details:
• 9k yellow gold, stamped and tested
• 15.1mm from rivet to rivet, 16mm tall, disc measures 12.7mm in diameter
• 0.9g
• Please note that you can now find our standard curb chains sold separately in the St. Eloi Collection (pictured here is the "Classic Curb" width)