The range of Vicenza goldsmith production is very varied and includes high jewellery in modern and antique style, semi-jewellery, fine goldsmithing without stones, chain and stamped goldsmithing and silverware, trendy silver jewellery, mini-jewellery in gold and silver, semi-finished products, jewellery mounts, clasps, watch holders, silver tableware, table services, furnishing accessories, engravings, sculptures, paintings.
The goldsmith activity, although having its main center in Vicenza, is also widespread in the areas of Bassano del Grappa and Trissino . All areas characterized by the presence of mechanized production structures, a limited number of medium-sized companies and many small businesses, often artisanal, which are highly specialized.
Vicenza's goldsmithing industry features, alongside numerous artisan businesses, large industrial companies that use technologically sophisticated machinery, capable of producing high volumes of chains, straps and medals at low costs.
Until a few years ago, the typical goldsmith products of Vicenza were chains, medals and straps. Today the production range is much wider and more diversified : the heavier productions have been abandoned and lighter, better finished and higher added value items have been created . These are goldsmith objects, fine goldsmithing and, to a lesser extent, mini-jewelry. Chains, however, represent a fundamental component of Vicenza's goldsmith production. They are concentrated in particular in the Bassano del Grappa area, where there are some companies larger than the average size of the sector.
The plants and equipment used in the production process of the chain, in fact, lead to the choice of medium-large size, with high production volumes (with peaks reaching 30,000 kg of gold transformed per year) and with cutting-edge technological equipment. The plants, here, reach the largest dimensions that can be found in the sector .