I took it back home and looked at it for many weeks. I said to myself "something is terribly missing here", then my creative mind began started to work on a simple prototype. After an estimated 8-9 variations on a simple theme, I came to grips that I was onto something rather spectacular. A local Toronto trade magazine owner suggested that I contact the '"Guinness World Record" office in London, England, which I did!
After many telephone calls and emails I had an opportunity to put my name into the record books.
As nothing has ever been fabricated like this before, the GWR office had to implement a new ruling and category. I said to myself, it is all because the "Gift & the Skill" of jewellery fabrication and of course, learning how to be a Diamond Setter.
BTW, this prototype which is now in silver and weighs 75 grams, the original weighed 136 grams of 22 karat gold!!! When you even hold the silver, you know that you are holding something that is so very heavy, nothing light! The original was unfortunately melted down as I had no reason to keep it. The silver prototype is all I need these days.
The number 8 (shown) was created for the 'anticipated' Asian market, that (8) number has 66, 1.50mm stones. The number 7 (shown) has only 49 stones..all are with "shared beads" & designed via CAD. The time to set those two little numbers took me 2.5 hours. The 'numbers' were not soldered, but Laser welded. As the soldering to the base would take too much heat to start the solder to flow. How am I going to join the pieces together? I drilled into the base of the disk, little holes & underneath each number are little mini-posts & these mini-posts fit inside of those holes.
After many telephone calls and emails I had an opportunity to put my name into the record books.
As nothing has ever been fabricated like this before, the GWR office had to implement a new ruling and category. I said to myself, it is all because the "Gift & the Skill" of jewellery fabrication and of course, learning how to be a Diamond Setter.
This alone guided me along the 3 years of creating something extremely valuable. I had two private diamond companies lend me their diamonds for the official appraisal. Then I had to obtain signed notices from my many jewellers who had attest that what I had created, they had their hand in putting this together, every page had to be individually signed & dated...such a mind-boggling process!
BTW, this prototype which is now in silver and weighs 75 grams, the original weighed 136 grams of 22 karat gold!!! When you even hold the silver, you know that you are holding something that is so very heavy, nothing light! The original was unfortunately melted down as I had no reason to keep it. The silver prototype is all I need these days.
The number 8 (shown) was created for the 'anticipated' Asian market, that (8) number has 66, 1.50mm stones. The number 7 (shown) has only 49 stones..all are with "shared beads" & designed via CAD. The time to set those two little numbers took me 2.5 hours. The 'numbers' were not soldered, but Laser welded. As the soldering to the base would take too much heat to start the solder to flow. How am I going to join the pieces together? I drilled into the base of the disk, little holes & underneath each number are little mini-posts & these mini-posts fit inside of those holes.
My bench-jeweller had no idea on how to join these two numbers together to the base, it was my idea and then he said "Gerry, I wouldn't have thought of this, great idea!" The rest is history!
Remember this, learn as much as you can in this remarkable profession, and you too, one day will achieve greatness, just let your mind work "out of the proverbial box" here are some photographs.
Remember this, learn as much as you can in this remarkable profession, and you too, one day will achieve greatness, just let your mind work "out of the proverbial box" here are some photographs.
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