The history of Sabbadini jewelry begins in Spain in the early 1900s with Alberto Esquenazi, who was an importer of diamonds. In the 1940s Alberto left Spain and moved to Milan, and the Sabbadini brand as it is known today was born. Alberto partnered with his son in law, Bruno Sabbadini, and together they decided to start trading high-quality precious stones, especially emeralds and rubies, from India to New York, through Belgium. Their headquarters where based in Via Agnello in Milan, and they focused heavily on Italian manufacturers, who in their laboratories continued the great lessons of the Renaissance goldsmiths. In 1967, Bruno decided it was time to leave the helm of the company to his son, Alberto Sabbadini, who was already managing the business beside him. From the early 1980s Alberto relied on his wife Stefania’s unique sense of style, in order to adapt the brand’s creativity to the changing times.