I find that the many styles of rings of 'gold & diamonds' that are seen today are nice. I enjoyed these elegant & breathtaking "Pieces of Wearable Art". Here are a few of my own creations 'these have not been plagiarized' from internet sites.
This little bauble has 326 diamonds, plus a handful of gemstones. Many of these creations in this essay were crafted with helpful assistance of CAD.
I used my hand to let you see the overall size of this pendant.
Before the finished stages, there were many areas of development.
I decided to keep my client updated continually, on my progress.
I like to make jewellery that is so 'out of the box'.
I call this photo "Sunburst", as I took this photo outside and the Sun was reflecting off of the many gemstones.
In Asian cultures, the number "8" is a number for health & wealth. I initially wanted to promote this item for sales to the Asian market, but declined.
On the larger 1 carat stones there were an estimated 18.00 carats in weight. The original was created just for the appraisal. I gave back the diamonds to my diamond dealer, but I made this silver copy for posterity.
My client-friend came and asked me in desperation "Gerry, would you set this Pear-shape, Genuine Emerald and the diamonds?"
"As three other setters refused, as there is a deep inclusion at the underneath point in the Pavillion."
I gladly accepted this challenge and here is the visual proof of what I did.
I spent 3 hours preparing and setting this ultra-expensive Emerald. YES, I used my Reciprocating Hammer to work the 18 kt. gold over this soft gemstone.
Where-ever the facet corners were touching the Bezel frame, I used my round bur to make 'seats or clearance' at those points of contact.
I used CAD in designing this 3-piece Gents ring. One piece was just for the Blue-Sapphire insert, and the second insert was for the circular Azure inside the ring. The next piece was the main ring frame.
This "MIAMI-DOLPHIN" trophy was given to me as a blank (no drilled holes). My "American client" asked me to decide where each diamond should be placed. I photographed every step in the drilling, holding and setting processes.
In this Heart-Shaped pendant, I've incorporated many features of Diamond Setting patterns. One of which are "psuedo-beads" in between the white stones. All of this graver cutting and bead-setting was done prior to any stone setting.
My wife wears a similar ring to this pattern, the two sides are NOT JOINED together.
I've seen so many patterns being named as "Fish-Tail", that is so far from the truth. The hand engraved design looks like a Fish's Tail with it's two eyes.
I've seen so many patterns being named as "Fish-Tail", that is so far from the truth. The hand engraved design looks like a Fish's Tail with it's two eyes.
When I start from the casting stage, the metal was FLAT with no graver cuts.
On a "Princess" cruise, I saw the ship's fuselage portraying this pattern. I took a photo of it and put it into CAD upon our return.
Here is the CAD rendition of the name and now in a silver model.
Imagine setting an soft Amethyst, Pear-shaped stone that is Gypsy-set. The difficulty is 'off the 10-scale' at maybe a 25-10.
I designed and set this little tie-tack when I was 21 years old, circa ? A.D.
Now my son-in-law wears this 'modified', Diamond Pin.
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