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Awareness ribbon ring

Awareness ribbon ring. This unique rose gold diamond ribbon ring was commissioned as a bespoke remodel, by a very special lady. As you can guess, she has fought and won a battle with cancer. Having come through her ordeal, she got engaged. She contacted us to commission a very special ring, using diamonds from a previous item. We discussed different possibilities when she visited the studio. Between us, we came up with the idea that a design, which incorporated a symbolic ‘Awareness Ribbon’ pattern, would be very meaningful. Using the shape, in conjunction with red gold brought the pink ribbon theme to the fore. We used our customer’s own big 3 diamonds in the centre of the cluster and inside the loop of each ribbon, which gave a high impact sparkle to the shoulders. This helped to bring the emblem into focus.

We designed the lower edge of the ring, so that the undercarriage of the cluster slanted inwards. This meant that any future ring that was to be worn with it, would tuck right up next to the first ring. This can sometimes be a problem with cluster heads, unless the issue is thought about during the design stage.

Once the commission was completed, the lady and her fiancé returned to Sherry Jewellery, to have a bespoke wedding ring made. We used the same, 18ct rose gold alloy and created a seven stone diamond ring, which sat comfortably against the engagement ring. The frilly outline of the cluster was mirrored in the scalloped row of diamonds. We set the stones in the same style, with shared claws to secure the gems well, without obscuring the stones. The shanks of both rings were made identical, which unified the impact of a matching suite of engagement and wedding rings.

I know that this bespoke Awareness Ribbon Ring is treasured and it is a firm reminder of our client’s fighting spirit and the support that she had from her partner, through her illness.

Pink sapphire and diamond halo ring in 18ct rose gold

This is a bespoke baby pink sapphire and diamond halo ring. Made in 18ct rose gold as a surprise engagement ring.

Our client sent us a story board of ideas that his partner liked. He wanted to incorporate some pretty pale pink sapphires into a diamond engagement ring. We gave him a choice, from a selection of loose diamonds and he chose this big, 1.32ct brilliant cut white diamond as the central stone. The choice of red gold had already been made, but we were able to show both 9ct and 18ct red gold alloys, which have strikingly different characteristics. 9ct red/rose gold is just 37.5% pure gold, with the other 62.5% of the alloy being made up with other metals (predominantly copper) to give it the red colour. In 9ct rose gold, the shade is strong and deep. like copper pipe!
18ct rose gold is 75% pure gold, meaning that only 25% of the alloy are ‘lower’ metals. The introduction of copper into the alloy gives a warm, and orangey-pink colour to the metal: A really lovely shade.

The baby pink sapphires were enriched with the use of red gold and the central white diamond was defined, because we mounted it into a separate, 18ct white gold, high claw setting.
This is a delicious ring, that I would have been proud to wear myself!
The ring has been designed to allow a wedding ring in the future, to be worn snugly up against the engagement ring.