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Custom Designing your Diamond Ring

Laurent — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:04:37 +0000

Over the past few years, we have turned more and more toward customizing the majority of the rings we create. At first our customers feel a little daunted by the task but when they learn about the process and start thinking about the benefits, they become eager and excited about the project. Most of the time we start with a nebulous concept, a quick sketch or a picture from a magazine. Using sample rings on our site and in our showroom we start talking about the different possibilities, proportions and options. We take copious notes and come up with an cost. After the initial meeting, we discuss our customer’s wishes with our design team and everything gets put into a CAD image. We review the initial CAD and make necessary adjustments until we are very close to what our customer envisioned. The wedding band, in its’ original incarnation had a huge swerve which made it impossible to wear on its’ own. In the design process, we softened that cure to the point that it is barely noticeable.

We then present the CAD to our customer and upon approval move forward with the manufacturing process. In the case of the attached pictures, we used stones from our customer’s original wedding band along with sapphires from an heirloom ring. We were fortunate that they were nearly the same diameter. In the design process we were able to adjust the heights of both rings such that they would look good next to each other despite the difference in the size of the stones in the shanks.

Once the design is approved, creating the ring takes about a week to 10 days. The end result is personal, unique and worthy of being yours.

New Budget-Minded Solitaire Engagement Ring Settings

Laurent — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:08:40 +0000

The second half of 2012 as well as the beginning of 2013 has shown us a very definite trend toward budget-mindedness. Taking this message to heart we have introduced three new solitaire settings priced from $495 to $575 in 14K gold (prices based on March 2013 gold prices). For lack of a better name (feel free to suggest some) we are calling these our Scroll Collection as there is intricate scroll work hidden under the cathedral part of the ring. From the top these engagement rings appear simple but a whole new world can be discovered from the side. One of them has four little diamonds tucked into the scroll work. The beauty of these new solitaire settings, apart from the price, is that they can be paired with virtually any wedding band you can think of. From the simple to an intricately woven pavé pattern, these engagement rings hold their own.

Pear Shape Diamond Engagement Ring with a Double Bezel

Laurent — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:27:06 +0000

Here is a custom double bezel platinum engagement ring we recently created for one of customers. She wanted the bold look of a metal bezel defining the pear shape and the beauty of a diamond bezel around that. The center stone weighs 2.5 carats and there are 22 stones in the bezel weighing a total of 0.35 carats.

The History Of The Engagement Ring

Mara — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 03:53:07 +0000

Ever wonder how the engagement ring became tradition? Just what does the shiny bauble on your finger mean?

Betrothal rings were used during Roman times, but they weren’t the diamond rings we know today. Designed as a key, they symbolized a woman unlocking her new married life and were usually made from brass, bronze or iron.

The tradition of the key spread though Europe and the following words were added to the wedding ceremony around the sixth century: “I give thee my daughter to be thy honor and thy wife, to keep thy keys, and to share with thee in thy bed and goods.”

The first well-documented use of a diamond ring to signify engagement was by the Archduke Maximilian of Austria in imperial court of Vienna in 1477, upon his betrothal to Mary of Burgundy. Many royal families gave rings with gemstones each signifying and holding different meanings: The ruby stood for love; the emerald, home; and diamonds for fidelity and durability.

As diamonds became more available in Europe in the 18th century they became the stone of choice. In 1886, the Tiffany setting suspended the stone above the band allowing more light in and adding sparkle.

In the 1930 the trend was picked up in the states when DeBeers began a major advertising push. N.W. Ayer convinced Hollywood actresses to wear diamond rings in public and encouraged fashion designers to discuss the new “trend,” according to Slate.com. It worked. From 1938 and 1941 diamond sales went up 55 percent.

And it continued to grow. By 1965 80 percent of American women had diamond engagement rings.