Ever wandered when Pandora Jewelry opened its doors, or fun facts surrounding this sophisticated jewelry choice of so many women worldwide? Well, wait no more! These are real facts about Pandora jewelry, some exciting and some not so much. Hey! It can?t be all glamorous, but they are interesting all the same.
Here are the newest we could find. Enjoy!
- Pandora began in 1979 in modest surroundings in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Danish goldsmith Per Enevoldsen and his wife Winnie. In 1982, they had begun to import jewelry from Thailand.
- Pandora successfully launched its customizable bracelet design in Denmark in 2000, and quickly added the United States and Australia by 2004.
- Per Enevoldsen initially employed 10 workers when he first established a manufacturing facility in Bangkok in 1989. It now has expanded to three facilities with 2,500 workers.
- Pandora jewelry is sold in over 40 countries and every continent excluding Antarctica.
- Over 10,000 point-of-sales, and growing, worldwide with over 1,800 distinct jewelry designs.
- More than 1,800 kilometers of silver, gold and leather bracelets left Pandora?s production facilities in Thailand.
- Every Pandora jewelry piece is stamped according to its kind. Sterling silver (ALE 925), 14K gold (ALE 585), and 18K gold (ALE 750). The letters are Algot Enevoldsen, Per's father, initials and the number is the percent purity of the metal (92.5%, 58.5%, & 75% respectively).
- Pandora has purchased more than 30 million pearls, precious and semi-precious gemstones.
- Every single day throughout the year, more than 350 Kg of pure silver and gold went into producing Pandora jewelry.
- Every second, every day, around the year, somewhere in the world somebody purchased Pandora jewelry.
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