OUR STORY

Evert Hofacker

Founder · 1975

Cadeaux Jewelry begins with a sculptor. Evert Hofacker founded the company in 1975 in Koblenz, Germany—not as a goldsmith, but as a professional artist with a deep sensitivity for form, function, and modernism. This origin in sculpture was no coincidence. It was the reason Cadeaux Jewelry was different from the start.

In 1977, Hofacker patented the Two-Prong-Setting—a revolutionary technique that makes the diamond appear to float freely. No other house possesses this setting. It remains unique to this day—still available today as Bangle Jazz II and Ring Flamenco, unchanged since 1977.

Early Cadeaux Jewelry creations captured the spirit of the avant-garde—a design language that collectors and designers still admire today.

Philip Bächtold

The Swiss Era

A new chapter began with Philip Bächtold. The brand moved to Switzerland—to Herrliberg, Canton Zurich—and became what it is today: Cadeaux Ginkgo AG, registered in Switzerland, with responsibility mark no. 7949, guaranteed in 18 carat gold.

Under Bächtold's leadership, Cadeaux Jewelry received its legal identity, its Swiss quality guarantee, and its international licensing structure. In 2001, Baechtold Ltd. was established in Thailand as a licensed manufacturer and distribution partner for Asia—a strategic move that anchored the brand in one of the world's most demanding jewelry markets.

The ginkgo leaf was registered as a trademark. The brand grew. The quality remained.

Tevin R. Bächtold

The Contemporary Voice

Tevin R. Bächtold is a trained goldsmith. From 2011 to 2015, he learned his craft at Goldschmiede Hofacker, in the studio of Evert Hofacker himself—the founder of Cadeaux Jewelry. What others would call a takeover was in reality a direct handover: from master to apprentice, from founder to next generation. These four years not only shaped his craftsmanship—they shaped his understanding of what Cadeaux Jewelry means. The design language. The uncompromising approach to materials and settings. The conviction that jewelry belongs to the wearer, not the trend. As a trained goldsmith and head of development, Tevin brought a new generation of designs to the brand: Halo, Neo, Bond, EMC, and Atelier—contemporary in execution, rooted in the house's tradition.

Three Generations. One Signature. Cadeaux Jewelry.

Fifty years of giving.