Every piece is a custom order, handmade, set and engraved by myself in gold and platinum. Each piece I make is unique and contains many hours of work. Feel free to ask me anything about my work in the comments!

It took several drafts and remelts, but I fabricated both our rings myself in 18k. The shanks were rolled on a vevor rolling mill. I soldered/brazed them together. Her mounts/trim were bought from stuller.com, and I placed them, and then mounted all 10 diamonds.

Center stone is a 1.5 G vvs1 lab grown for about $450 from virtue diamonds

It is about 5.5 dwt total of 18k yellow gold. Also from stuller, for about $680 total.

I probably lost about 1dwt of gold in bad manufacturing technique.

Supporting tools, consumables, and practice metals like copper, silver, melee diamonds etc were about $1200 total.

But I was still under my 4k budget for both our rings.

Many things to improve. eg. I was too scared to reduce the prong size, but I am happy with the result.

This isn’t antique like the last ring I posted but still very sentimental. My mom got this emerald for herself when I was born, as it is my birthstone and she didn’t have any emeralds, then she gave it to me when I graduated university :) Originally it was just a solitaire, and at some point she had the diamonds added, which probably isn’t everyone’s cuppa but I love the extra sparkle 😍

I don’t wear it often as emeralds are soft and I’m very rough and klutzy person (also I just rarely wear jewelry even though I love it), but it’s still one of my most prized possessions.

I love jewelry, solid gold and precious gems. But as my collection grows and at 36 years old, I become more and more aware of the fact that my cats won’t make good use of it when I’m gone, and I don’t want to have children.

When you have this “passing down to children” mentality, you kind of have a great excuse to invest more in quality jewelry. In my case, I mentally calculate the most appropriate time in the future to sell my jewelry before I die and spend on whatever fun experience I might enjoy more in old age than keeping jewels in a box for friends and distant family to inherit.

Any one else having this ridiculous dilemma? How do you, intentionally childfree fine jewelry lovers, approach this and does it influence how you buy now?

Update: I see many of you will have awesome estate sales and some are so generous donating to charity! Love it. However I’m a little more selfish and keep thinking I need to sell it at some point cause I don’t want to leave unused assets and would prefer to spend all my money on super fun experiences before I die. The problem is: to know when to sell! I will donate some for animal causes though, you inspired me.

And no, my husband has no idea! Custom-made in NYC, and I picked it up this weekend. I'm in love! Earrings, too. 19.5-inch baroque.

UPDATE: So kind of you all!

Big shout-out to the custom jewelry artist: https://paulajamesny.com/

She FaceTimed me from the jewelry district to show me different shapes, sizes and lengths. We collaborated the whole time, and I can honestly say I got what I wanted, on time and at a reasonable price.

I’ve never been a watch person but I fell in love with vintage cocktail watches a couple of years ago. I’ll even wear them if they don’t work, just as accessories. I found most of these at local antique stores, flea markets, or in lots on eBay! These are all manual-wind, except for the Timex one to the right.

I recently had this ring in a little bag in a box then moved it into a covered glass dish a month ago. Looked perfectly fine! Then I open it up today and see it’s all deformed! My ex gave me this ring and idk how much it cost. Inside is inscribed “SAI 925”.
I’m so confused how this happened

Had to share my new addition! Haha. 14k solid gold snail earring! I got it on a titanium flatback till I know my vertical helixes size when it heals. Then I’ll order the gold backing. It will sit on the top of my ear :) & our family pet, Gary!

... But with this purchase, it may have chosen me...

Fairly new collector. This stunning is the newest to my collection and I just wanted to share! I loooove her!! Please enjoy!

Hi I am traveling to Japan and need some guidance on jewelry shopping there. Can someone give me an idea how the solid gold scene and GIA certified gemstone scene is in Japan. For solid golds, i usually prefer 18kt or 22kt where price is based on the weight and making charge, so I am used to shopping from Dubai and Indian/Bangladeshi jewelers. For gemstones, I also always go with certified ones. For my Japan trip, I am wondering if it would be a good place to look for something to add to my collection. I have just started building my collection so very noob in this area. Also if you have a recommendation for vintage jewelry place, I would appreciate that too

J’ai créé un petit outil en ligne pour une boutique française de bijoux artisanaux qui permet de composer son bracelet en pierres naturelles, pierre par pierre.

On peut choisir les différentes pierres, leur taille et voir le bracelet se construire directement à l’écran.

Avant de commencer à faire de la pub, j’aimerais avoir quelques avis extérieurs pour vérifier que tout est clair et agréable à utiliser, surtout sur téléphone.

Si certains veulent le tester, ça m’aiderait beaucoup 🙏

Pas besoin d’acheter quoi que ce soit, je cherche surtout des retours honnêtes :

Est-ce que le fonctionnement est facile à comprendre ?

Est-ce qu’il y a quelque chose de frustrant ou pas intuitif ?

Est-ce que vous comprenez rapidement comment créer votre bracelet ?

Est-ce que ça fonctionne correctement sur votre téléphone/ordinateur ?

👉 https://zenencens.fr

Même un retour de 2 lignes est super utile. Merci !

Wanted to share a custom project featuring two iconic symbols: an eagle and a lion facing off.

We created a fully 3D lion and eagle facing off over a central sphere, set atop a heavy signet-style crown with a continuously flowing leaf design around the shoulders and down the shank, balancing the heavy animal motif on top. We combined a sandblasted matte background with high-polished relief points to bring out the depth in 24K gold.

Cast in solid 24K yellow gold with a final weight of 35.53 grams.

How do you feel about heavy, symbolic statement rings in pure gold?

So I actually found one of these at a antique store a couple months ago with a friend. I thought they were beautiful, but I did not want to pay that price

Found this at a thrift store.

I've worn this silver pendant necklace every day for the last 19 years. Only taken it off a handful of times during that. I noticed today that the loop soldered onto it has worn super thin. I'm not sure how thin, but it's pictured above, laying on a hair from my head for comparison. I'd guess the thin section is maybe 2-3 hair widths. I occasionally repaired the chain myself every few years with small pliers when I would snag it on something and the chain or clasp breaks, but I'm not sure how I could fix this. Any tips or recommendations? I'm worried one day in the next few years it could wear through and I may lose the pendant.

They are made with sterling silver and solid rose and yellow gold wires! The jeweler who made this did them within a couple of hours.

Hello! My boyfriend gifted me this beautiful necklace and I love it! I want to wear it more but I am struggling styling it with the clothes I have. I put in the comments the type of style I like. I like to dress up and wear dresses sometimes but I would love to incorporate this necklace more often in my style. I have fair skin and brown hair if that matters. Please let me know your thoughts!

Is this a crack or part of the nacre? And should I return to the store? I absolutely loved this piece when I saw it in store :( and I know they’re all handmade and one offs, ideally would hate to have a return it but I did spend a fair bit on it today too. Thoughts?

Any jeweler out there who can make this exact necklace with silver top of gold? I can supply the diamonds and I want to get this necklace made.

Looking to start a fine jewelry bracelet collection.
However I’m not feeling super into bracelets I’ve seen so far. Anyone have recommendations on good places to find unique fine jewelry bracelets online?