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The Styx Journal · Archive
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A running index of the chapters, essays, and dispatches behind every Styx piece — on craft, on transparency, on why the weight in your hand is worth what we say it is.
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№ 02
The Almanac
The Almanac
Understanding Gold Karats
Most jewelers want you confused about karats. The truth is simple math — here's what it means for the chain around your neck.
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8 min
№ 03
The Catalog
Vol I
The Cuban Link
The chain that defined hip-hop, born from a Cuban jeweler's hands on a Calle Ocho workbench.
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6 min
№ 04
The Catalog
Vol I
The Franco
An Italian engineering marvel — interlocking V-shaped links that flex without ever kinking.
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4 min
№ 05
The Catalog
Vol I
The Curb Link
The oldest link geometry in existence, unchanged for 4,600 years because nothing improves it.
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5 min
№ 06
The Catalog
Vol I
The Figaro
Three short links, one long — the rhythmic Italian pattern that broke every design rule.
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5 min
№ 07
The Catalog
Vol I
The Mariner
Oval links with a center bar, modeled after the anchor chains that held ships in port.
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4 min
№ 08
The Catalog
Vol II
The Rope Chain
Two helical strands wound tight — the chain that catches light from every angle.
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4 min
№ 09
The Catalog
Vol II
The Wheat (Spiga)
Interlocking teardrop links woven into a pattern that mirrors the wheat sheaf it's named for.
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5 min
№ 10
The Catalog
Vol II
The Criss-Cross
Twisted links that cross at alternating angles, creating a textured spiral with serious visual weight.
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4 min
№ 11
The Catalog
Vol II
The Forsantina
A Venetian specialty — elongated links with figure-eight connectors that drape like liquid.
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3 min
№ 12
The Catalog
Vol III
The Cable Chain
The simplest geometry in jewelry — uniform oval links, alternating orientation, infinite elegance.
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4 min
№ 13
The Catalog
Vol III
The Rolo Chain
Symmetrical round links with a flat interior face, built for weight you can feel.
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4 min
№ 14
The Catalog
Vol III
The Ball Chain
Uniform spheres connected by short bars — military dog tags made it iconic.
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3 min
№ 15
The Catalog
Vol III
The Singapore
Braided curb links twisted into a diamond-cut helix that sparkles with every movement.
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4 min
№ 16
The Catalog
Vol III
The Byzantine
An intricate weave of interlocking rings from the Eastern Roman Empire — chainmail elevated to jewelry.
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5 min
№ 17
The Catalog
Vol IV
The Herringbone
Slanted flat links pressed together into a fluid, mirror-finish ribbon of gold.
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4 min
№ 18
The Catalog
Vol IV
The Snake Chain
Interlocking wavy plates forming a smooth, round tube — sleek as the creature it's named for.
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4 min
№ 19
The Catalog
Vol IV
The Box Chain
Square links connected at right angles — the most structurally rigid chain ever designed.
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4 min
№ 20
The Catalog
Vol IV
The Paperclip
Elongated oval links inspired by a wartime symbol of resistance turned modern minimalism.
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4 min
№ 21
The Catalog
Vol IV
The S-Link
Alternating S-shaped curves that create a flowing, organic rhythm unlike any other chain.
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4 min
№ 22
The Catalog
Vol V
The Tennis Chain
A single row of individually set stones — named after the bracelet Chris Evert lost mid-match.
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5 min
№ 23
The Catalog
Vol V
The Valentino
Flat, polished links with geometric precision — Italian high fashion distilled into a chain.
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4 min
№ 24
The Catalog
Vol V
The Tulip Chain
Petal-shaped links nested together, born from the Ottoman obsession with the flower.
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4 min
№ 25
The Catalog
Vol V
The Heart Chain
Interlocking heart-shaped links from medieval France — sentiment forged into solid gold.
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4 min
№ 26
The Catalog
Vol V
The Peanut Chain
Textured oval capsules linked end to end — an East Asian symbol of prosperity and abundance.
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4 min
№ 27
The Catalog
Vol V
The Scroll Chain
Spiraling wire forms that echo ancient Greek scroll motifs — decorative metalwork at its finest.
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4 min
Letter from the Editor
We keep this journal the way we keep the ledger: plainly, in daylight, and with every number you’d want to see. If you ever wonder why a chain costs what it costs, or where a weave came from, the answer is probably somewhere on this page.
— A. Demetrios, Founder