Gemstone Tuesday! Chatham lab created gemstones have the same properties of a natural gemstone. Many of our clients are opting for lab created gemstones (and diamonds) for a variety of reasons, including price. The prices of lab created gemstones are lower than prices for natural gemstones of similar quality. This beautiful ring is in palladium 500 and sterling silver with a platinum cross over prong and Chatham lab created 5.5mm medium blue princess cut sapphire. This is perfect for a non-traditional engagement ring or a right hand ring. ... See MoreSee Less
CAD to ring. Our client had a large (11mm X 15mm) and very beautiful faceted rectangular tourmaline that she really wanted highlighted in a mokume ring. Jim did a couple of versions of this ring to make it just right for the client. The mokume is our "A" metal combination of 18K yellow gold, 14K palladium white gold, 14K red gold and sterling silver. The band is 10mm at the top and tapers to 5mm. The setting is 18K yellow gold with 14K palladium white gold balls for accent. Do you have a gemstone you would like a custom design for? ... See MoreSee Less
Throwback Thursday! Unique square mokume ring with bezel set diamond. Mokume of 18K yellow gold, 14K palladium white gold, 14K red gold and sterling silver in the tight star pattern. Bezel is in 14K palladium white gold for client's diamond. Fabricated in 2011....hard to believe that was 10 years ago! ... See MoreSee Less
Gemstone Tuesday! April's birthstone is diamond! Diamonds are the hardest gemstone (10 on MOHS hardest scale) making it ideal for rings that are worn daily. Diamonds come in all sizes and shapes. Small diamonds can be flush set or channel set into the band. Larger diamonds can be set in so many different types of settings such as prong, bezel, half bezel, channels. This photo shows small diamonds channel set into the band with a larger diamond set in a half bezel setting. Do you prefer small diamonds or larger ones? ... See MoreSee Less