|
Photo Gallery
Beyond the Tiffany; Solitaires and Semi-mounts
If you’re counting how many popular diamond shapes are out
there, your list would include the following usual suspects--round,
marquise, pear, oval, emerald, asscher, box radiant, standard radiant,
etc. Its a short list and any woman looking to express her individuality
through shape will have her desires dampened by the limited choices.
However, that is not the case when it comes to dressing the rock
up or down with a setting of your choice. Two people may have the
same shape, size and quality diamond but the end product looks entirely
different because of the semi-mount (setting) that was chosen. Take
a look in photographs 1, 2 & 3 and see how a diamond’s
entire look is changed just by the way its held. (Throughout this
article you may click on any of the images to enlarge.)
In photographs 4, 5 & 6 see how just changing the width of the
metal can alter the appearance dramatically.
Photographs 7 & 8 show what an interesting Art Deco look can
be created by hand-engraving an embroidered pattern into the shank.
So many different looks are possible and we have
done nothing more than manipulate the metal holding the stone! Look
how the ring reaches another galaxy when we add a couple of side
stones in photographs 9 thru 17 (also known as the past, present
and future rings).
The minute we increase the number of accent stones (photographs
18 thru 35) the possibilities become endless. Here are a few of
my favorites.
I hope you’ve enjoyed looking at the first installment of settings
that are "Beyond the Tiffany". In future months I’ll
be showing you other gorgeous award winning designs as they come
across my desk. In closing I’d like to show you one more setting
that I’m very proud of. It’s the latest bauble I made
for my wife.
Note: All photographs were taken by world renowned
designer and photographer Jose Garcia
BACK to Photo Gallery
Index.
|
