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Comfort and style : essential in a unique design

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While design is usually subjective as it involves personal tastes and preferences, there are certain guidelines that will help create a piece of jewellery that is not only functional, comfortable and easy to wear, yet sparkles like the sun. Because who wants a piece of jewellery that is pretty but not being able to wear because it feels odd ON you rather than off you?

Especially in custom-order pieces, where design is usually unique and one-of-a-kind, comfort is almost an essential part of the entire jewellery-customisation experience.

If you have experienced wearing rings where you feel like the sides of the band is just “too scratchy” or the sides of the band are just too angular. Perhaps you feel too much of the ring, or for some odd reason, it just does not feel right. Well, you are not alone. How about earrings that make your lobes feel painful or heavy after wearing them for too long or just simply a couple of hours a day?

Firstly, the quality of the gold used is important. As well, the expertise in bench jewellery craftsmanship and also expertise and skillset in executing a proper polish of the gold plays a significant role in ensuring one feels comfortable every single time you put your ring on, or wear that pair of special earrings.

Ever experienced wearing a band and not liking the feel of the ring because the band of the ring is either too narrow, too thick or too wide? Then, you are not alone. Read on below.

At times, a design calls for an asymmetrical look. And an asymmetrical design not executed well may result in the ring feeling heavier on one side than the other, due to weight of stones. Experience and skill is required to find the centre of gravity of the ring.

In this post, we feature asymmetrical designed rings that not only looks elegant, but feels very comfortable to wear. As seen from the reflection in the photo, there is a certain thickness and width to the band that is ideal given the relative overall size and weight of the “head” of the ring. The head of the ring is where the gemstones and diamonds sit. There is no set / given formula or ratio to follow on what the ideal width of the band should be. However, being able to handcraft a uniquely-designed ring that looks nice and feels great requires a bench jeweller or a master craftsperson with decades of experience under his / her belt.

Contact us at heritagegems@gmail.com today to have a chat about creating your unique one of a kind, in a great comfortable wear. Did we mention it’s non-obligatory? 😉

Sapphire ring with Diamonds and Grey Sapphire side stones in 18K White Gold
Aquamarine with Sapphire, Emerald and Diamond side stones in 18K Rose Gold
Aquamarine with Sapphire, Emerald and Diamond side stones in 18K Rose Gold

Unheated Purple Sapphire Earrings

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Purple sapphires are a beauty in their own right.

In the local jewellery scene, both online and in real life, we don’t see purple sapphires featured often enough. But it is a beautiful colour to wear. The jewellery piece should be designed and styled to fit the owner and the of course, the gemstone.

Design Brief:

Our client came through with a request for green and purple with wholly natural, unheated gemstones, but “I don’t want it to look too loud”. It was a design task that needed some planning.

Set in a classic style, with a combination of colours that are not only bold but in fact, complement each other. A lot of thought has gone into the design of this pair of earrings, to create that effortlessly simple yet classy look.

Design Outcome:

Featured in this pair of earrings is a pair of unheated purple sapphire, with green tsavorites and diamonds.

Against a backdrop of glistening diamonds, the rich hues of the tsavorite with the cool purples of the sapphires make for a pretty pair. Bold, yet so easily wearable.

Notes about Purple Sapphires:

Until we actually set our minds to sourcing for a pair of unheated purple sapphires, one would never know the difficulty in finding such a pair. Firstly, as most would know, Sapphires are more often seen in blue, red, pink or yellow. Purple sapphires are in fact, not as common. In addition, sourcing for an unheated, matching pair required a fair bit of time and luck.

Unheated purple sapphires are a beauty in their own right because a vast majority of purple sapphires available in the jewellery market is heated. Heating is done to improve colour saturation of a gemstone. That being said, purple is a saturated hue that is not easy to come by. So, you can imagine the delight in stumbling upon this pair of unheated purple sapphires.

Yellow Sapphire and Ruby Nesting Rings

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Below features a nesting ring that stacks a beautiful trillion shaped yellow sapphire alongside diamonds and rubies. A beautiful colour combination of yellow, with flashes of red and that extra sparkle from diamonds. We can see how the yellow sapphire and ruby nesting ring looks like, both together and separately.

Nesting rings allow owners a fun way of expressing their personalities through design and colour. There are very few “don’t”s in ring stacking. Feel free to incorporate coloured gemstones in your upcoming ring stack. You could add your birthstones, or select certain coloured gemstones that have a special meaning to you, for example: an anniversary date or month. If it was an anniversary ring, the gemstones could be a combination of both you and your partner’s birthstone. Or, it could also be a family stacking ring, representing birthstones of your partner alongside your children.

Stacking / nesting rings are a great way of commemorating and honouring a certain special occasion or a significant life event. Or even simply a particular coloured gemstone you identify with, despite not having any special significance.

Some folks select their gemstones based on their children’s birth month and corresponding birthstone.

Nesting rings do not need to all fit perfectly. As long as when all the rings are worn, they should create a fairly cohesive look. For example, nesting ring stacks do not all have to be of the same width. As seen in the photos above, some portions of the ruby and diamond ring are of different widths. But as a whole, when both rings are worn, they look like they belong together as a set.

Nesting and stacking rings help us create keepsakes that tell our moments and our stories we hold close to our hearts.

Unheated Tanzanite Earrings Heritage Gems

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Unlike the vibrant blue, violet, purple Tanzanites that most jewellery lovers are used to seeing in stores, unheated Tanzanites are not as common. Featured below is a pair of unheated Tanzanite earrings.

These gemstones display flashes of blue, periwinkle, cool grey tones, earthy yellow green tones that sparkle underneath. Unheated Tanzanites are however, not a common sight. Unlike most precious coloured gemstones, Tanzanites are typically and usually loupe clean – which make them so easy to love. Tanzanites in general also have very good dispersion, and strong pleochroism. Pleochroism is a term used by gemologists to describe the myriad colours seen in the same gemstone when viewed from different directions. This makes for a very alluring optical dazzle for any gemstone and jewellery lover.

Tanzanites, as the name suggests are mined predominantly in Tanzania. This limited source renders in Tanzanites being at least 1000x more rare than diamonds. Due to it’s small scale of source location, gemologists believe that in the next 2 to 3 decade to come, there will be no more Tanzanite rough left to mine. After the sour has become depleted, there will be no more first-hand owners of this gem and will become precious heirloom material.

These unheated tanzanite earrings are set in a classic design that never gets old, easy to pair with just about any attire. Dress them up, or dress them down. Wear these ear studs with your hair up or down, it will be sure to impress.

Read more about our previous customised Tanzanite jewellery here:

Below is some brief information about Tanzanites:

https://www.gia.edu/tanzanite

Whimsical, bespoke and fun cocktail earrings

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Did you know that fun cocktail earrings and jewellery is not just limited to engagement and wedding jewellery? It was truly a unique and bespoke piece of jewellery for a client whose style and personality is reminiscent of a time past yet ever so modern. A fairly abstract mix of jewellery is what our client loves to match-and-wear.

The gemstones were handed down to our client from her grandmother. Up until the time she met us, she was unable to decide what to do with her coloured stones! That’s when she enlisted our help So we started with the design discussion and consultation stage. Ideas flowed and what resulted was a whimsical, bespoke and bold piece of jewellery that she could wear with all her other jewellery handed down from her grandmother, in one great eclectic mix.

Fun cocktail jewellery hold special meaning to its owner. Who ever said fine jewellery is strictly limited to engagement and wedding occasions only? 🙂

As with every piece of handcrafted jewellery that goes through the hands of our artisans here at Heritage Gems, right from drawing board to the final piece that ends up in our clients hands, great care is taken every step of the way.

Work in Progress Photos

From the jeweller’s bench, artisans delicately handcrafts the pieces that come together to make the complete jewellery.

Before you know it, we’ve handcrafted a stunning, whimsical pair of earrings in a beautiful colourway of gold, black and red.

Voila! A pair of bold, whimsical earrings that our client is very happy with! Customised bespoke jewellery doesn’t have to be overpriced nor overly grandiose in design. It just has to be fitting and paired just right for its owner.

This is the beauty of customised pieces and what sets customised jewellery apart from ready-to-wear pieces. Customise your jewellery with the correct artisans and you will have a stunning piece of jewellery that fits like a glove and accentuates your best features.

Our client review below:

If you are considering to customise a bespoke piece of your own, a piece specially crafted for yourself, contact us at 97716923. It’s an obligation-free consultation.

inspiration on other projects that are also fun cocktail pieces? Click below: