Versace 1875
The Versace family jewellery business was founded in 1875 by Agostino Versace in Cittanova, in the province of Reggio Calabria. In the early 1900s, his son Tullio set up a manufacturing company producing fine jewellery and gold creations in Vicenza.
In 1926 the family business returned to Calabria and the cav. Tullio Versace Company was established in Reggio, becoming official retailer of the prestigious Rolex brand in 1939.