don’t worry, her finger is fine! she tore her wedding ring set during a nasty encounter with a fireplace. the ring got skewed where her diamond was set into the crown.

wedding sets were very popular in the 1980’s. the wedding band is a wrap style with the marquise cut diamonds and it fits over the engagement ring.

this couple has been married for 30+ years so we needed to

• supply and assemble a new center crown
• set the diamond
• repair the tear… yes gold can and does tear with enough force
• reshape the wedding band wrap
• solder the wedding and engagement “set” rings together

her comment when she picked it up? “wow it looks like new!”

i love what i do

location: Canton, CT

she lost her original engagement ring and this solitaire ring is the replacement. from the top, it looks like a traditional solitaire engagement ring, but the under-gallery (not visible except from the side of the ring) is quite beautifully scrolled.

the diamond in this new classic ring is not new but is part of a continuing story for the family. the stone was from her dad, now gone; he had given the diamond to her stepmother for a domed ring she had made for herself. when dad passed, stepmom gave it to daughter to use in this ring, keeping it in the family with all the memories and tales to come.

i love what i do.

location: Granby, CT

it began with a call (a bit frantic) to the insurance agent, who sent it over to the adjuster, who sent it over to me for quoting and subsequently replacing the lost diamond in her well-loved ring.

yes, we had to replace the crown. amazingly, gold does wear out!

she chose the diamond from a selection i provided. the result is a new, yet familiar, well-loved ring and a new customer/friend!

location: West Hartford, CT

it began with three stones from both sides of the soon-to-be family… his grandma, her grandma and his mother. she really wanted to use all three stones but did not want a line of diamonds.

i carefully listened to what they both were saying, and when i pulled out this model it was love at first sight. with slight modifications and setting the three diamonds in bezels… voila! an unusual engagement ring using all three family diamonds.

i was thrilled that they found me on line and then came into the shop, but the most rewarding part of this process was being trusted with their treasured family diamonds.

location: West Haven, CT

he positively beams when he talks of his intended. i offered suggestions and guidance but he did the actual choosing. she has an etsy shop so i was able to get an idea of her style.

14k white gold engagement ring with a pear-shaped center diamond and six round diamonds on the shoulders.

referred from a fabulous group of guys. how wonderful is this? i predict a long happy marriage!

location: Coventry, CT and somewhere in Maine!

there once was a three-layer undulating ring custom made with a very wide sparkly diamond band. she discovered that the ring band was too wide for her finger, so three layers was changed to a two-layer wave ring. now what does one do with the extra band that had been removed from the triple wavy pave ring? we put a new wall on it and sized for her daughter!

14k white gold undulating ring with one 14k yellow gold wave accent band. the pave set diamonds are various sizes from family members.

location: Simsbury, CT and West Hollywood, CA

just in time for her birthday! her family jewels included a much larger diamond than her original engagement ring. we reset the bigger stone from the vintage ring into the same-style crown and combined it with her original engagement band.

i love my customers!

location: Avon, CT

what began as a dream months ago ended in a romantic proposal on a dock on the coast of Maine. the gifted family diamond was set into an Edwardian-inspired engagement ring found online that we updated to bridge the romance of a bygone era with the contemporary style of today.

the beginning of years and years of memories!

diamond engagement ring with platinum halo

location: West Hartford, CT

she wore down her prongs and lost her alexandrite so came to me for one of the many services i offer – insurance replacement.

the color of this stone is difficult to photograph because it changes in different light. this particular alexandrite goes from a bluish-green to a purplish-red. above, one photo is daylight and the other is taken in incandescent light. notice the blue from the window leaking daylight affecting the color… fascinating!

alexandrite is a most unusual stone due to this natural hue shift. it was discovered in Russia and the change can be the royal colors of red and purple. the discovery was named after czar Alexander.

location: Simsbury, CT

once there was a three-layer undulating ring with a very wide sparkly diamond band. she discovered that the ring band was too wide for her finger… so where there were three layers, there are now two!

it’s unusual for me to redesign my own work, but the happiness of the wearer is what makes my world go around. beautiful jewelry to wear, not to put in a drawer.

14k white gold undulating ring with one 14k yellow gold wave accent band. the pave set diamonds are various sizes from family members.

location: Simsbury, CT