How does Tiffany & Co. make the Super Bowl trophy? The LVMH jeweller has worked with the NFL since 1967 and uses a vigorous 4-month process to create the iconic Vince Lombardi Trophy

Feb 12 , 2023

The Lombardi Trophy is made by luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co. Photos: Tiffany & Co., Getty Images

One of the NFL’s most iconic features is its Vince Lombardi Trophy, which will be awarded to the Super Bowl champions in February and is dubbed an icon in American sport

Designed by Tiffany & Co., the sterling silver masterpiece takes 4 months to make and is set on fire to 537-degree-Celsius furnaces using silversmiths and metal spinners to perfect it

Each year, the NFL’s 32 teams kick off the season in early autumn with an eye on winning American football’s greatest prize: the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

Awarded to the Super Bowl champions in February, the shiny Tiffany & Co. creation is an iconic sterling silver masterpiece. It takes four months, 537-degree-Celsius furnaces, and countless master silversmiths, metal spinners and engravers to craft the most recognisable accolade in American professional sports.

Philadelphia Eagles’ Nick Foles holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots, in February 2018, in Minneapolis. Photo: AP

Here’s how the legendary hardware is made, the history of its design, and some facts you may not have known about the one and only Vince Lombardi Trophy.

A focal point of every Super Bowl celebration

Philadelphia Eagles’ Carson Wentz holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots, in February 2018, in Minneapolis. Photo: AP

Casual and diehard American football fans alike are familiar with the Vince Lombardi Trophy – the gleaming, football-shaped prize awarded annually to the Super Bowl champion.