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Surprise me! she said

Published on March 8, 2020June 16, 2020 by Heritage Gems Fine JewelleryLeave a comment

It was truly a pleasure to work on this piece. Unheat green sapphires that are finely faceted, loupe clean, with such a beautiful intense hue are rare.

An engagement piece fitting for the lady of the hour. At Heritage Gems, our art pieces go through a period of idea brainstorming and discussions, working not only with our jewellery artisans but together with whom the piece is intended for. Every small detail of jewellery, not left out of consideration and design discussion. The process is an enjoyable process, both for us as jewellers, our clients and also our jewellery artisans.

Featured below is an assymetrically-designed engagement ring. The bride-to-be was searching for that special stone, set in a design that was uniquely her. She said she was keen on a sapphire, but not in the usual colours. She did not know during the initial stages of the gemstone / design consultation that she wanted a green sapphire. She was however, open to trying on several colours. After trying on several shades and colours, she found herself more drawn to our unique shade of green in this particular Sapphire. It was not long before her heart was set on this piece.

When it came to ring setting, she knew she did not want the usual halo design ring. So she told us and her partner: “Surprise me!”. And I’m pretty sure we did.

Design brainstorming ideas were tossed and Mr B. said he was quite sure Ms S. would want something that was somewhat unconventional, yet aesthetically pretty and definitely a design that was timeless. They did not want a design that was unique, overly bold / trendy , but would soon quickly become dated.

And so it was decided that an asymmetrical design was the best and most timeless way to spruce up a symmetrically-shaped gemstone.

Gorgeous Blue Spinel Proposal Ring

Published on September 23, 2019September 24, 2019 by Heritage Gems Fine JewelleryLeave a comment

A recently commissioned blue spinel engagement ring from a client based in Ireland. The couple had travelled to Asia and gotten in touch about commissioning a special piece to commemorate their engagement.

Simple in style, yet so unique in colour (both the gem in its own right and also when paired with the Rose Gold metalwork). Handcrafted right here in our workshop in our Singapore, a design that looks beguilingly simple, yet requires experienced craftsmanship and skill to craft.

Work in progress photos:

To complete the piece, we top it off with a most unique, fine quality Blue Spinel. In round brilliant cut, loupe-clean, with a fine quality lustre that make this piece shine bright like a diamond. Commercial quality blue spinels are fairly easily found in a high-street jewellery shop. However, stunning blue spinels like these are reserved for the lucky few.

Looking at the images closely, it is easy to notice that Blue Spinels have a unique quality in that they appear to take on slightly different hues under different lighting conditions. For this particular Spinel, it appears slightly violet in natural daylight.

Yet the grey undertone of this Blue Spinel becomes a little more obvious on an overcast day.

Moving image of this gorgeous Blue Spinel ring below:

What are Commercial Grade Spinels?

Published on August 27, 2019August 28, 2019 by Heritage Gems Fine JewelleryLeave a comment

As with commercial grade unheated natural sapphires, commercial grade Spinels are abundant. Below are some examples of regular Spinels most people come across in stores or at their local jeweller.

commercial grade spinel that has heavily dark zones with 80% of gemstone in shadow

commercial grade spinel with large window

Commercial grade spinels come as cheaply as $200/ct for sizes under 3cts. However, aesthetically beautiful, well-cut and 100% unheated Spinels are difficult to source. Often times, Spinels, like above, that come through our hands do not make through our quality controls. Investment-grade Spinels in shades of pink, blue and red can command a minimum of $4000/ct and upwards. This is assuming the Spinel is eye-clean/loupe-clean, well-cut with no colour zones, no areas of large windows, no areas of dark shadows.

Some examples of fine quality Spinels are as below. Well-cut, aesthetically beautiful & 100% natural Spinels are becoming increasingly difficult to source.

Pair of elegant Blue Spinels

Mesmerising Midnight Blue Spinel and Diamond Ring

Published on March 5, 2019June 27, 2019 by Heritage Gems Fine JewelleryLeave a comment

Fine quality blue spinels are unlike any Blue Sapphires the regular consumer typically sees in the shops or online.

How is the Blue Spinel different to the Blue Sapphire?

Blue sapphires exist usually in the pure blue shade and will vary in terms of when it is a light blue, medium blue, inky blue or deep blue. However, blue spinels come in a spectrum of blues, often with a secondary undertone or overtone of grey, green, or lilac/purple. This lends a depth of colour to the gem, quite unlike any other Blue Sapphire.

Unfortunately, commercial quality blue spinels are usually lack-lustre, appearing somewhat dull and in an overly dark shade of colour. Common examples are as below. Often times, a good portion / area of the stone appears to be nearly black or cast in shadow. And one finds it difficult to see the individual facets of the stone being reflected back to the eye. It is possible to see that the stone is blue, but the actual colour is not seen evenly throughout the gem.

On the other hand, fine quality blue spinels will a nice brilliance and lustre, with good amount of sparkle throughout the stone. It will not appear overly dull or cast in dark shadow.

Recently completed for a client, below features a stunning spinel in Midnight Blue, set in 18K White Gold and diamonds. Look at the depth of colour on this gem! Mysterious midnight blue so mesmerising one could stare at the stone for hours on end. Notice that most of the facets can be seen from the top of the stone.

As with sapphires, Spinels that are well-cut and eye-clean are not common. Beautiful Spinels are ones that are not overcast in shadow nor having areas that lack in colour.

There is something very endearing about blue Spinels. The blue is not the usual “pop” of blue, but an enigmatic blue hue that grows on you and looks more beautiful with time. As is said, in every gem connoisseur’s collection, there is always at least one Spinel sitting in that private collection.

This piece is also design to be in a seamless fit with the wedding band.

Sky Blue Spinel Proposal Ring

Published on September 3, 2018September 3, 2018 by Heritage Gems Fine JewelleryLeave a comment

Spinels, the August birthstone, have been around since the beginning of time. In its blue, pink and red shades, have often been confused for Sapphires and Rubies. In no way inferior to Sapphire or Rubies, Spinels often come in such a great variety of shades and colours, there is literally more hues and shades of the Spinels than there are the 7 colours of the rainbow!

The beauty and rarity of natural, unheated, untreated, coloured gemstones is that one can almost never just simply “order it”. Finding the preferred shade of colour often times requires patience and luck. And if one is lucky, one might just be able to also be in ownership of a gem piece that is both well-faceted and nearly loupe clean.

Most commercial quality Spinels look overly dark, with poor brilliance. These commercial quality Spinels look much less lively than preferred, with an almost “sleepy” look. What is commonly seen in the mainstream market / jewellery stores are similar to the 2 pieces below, or at best, a little more brilliant or a little more lively looking than the 2 pieces immediately below.

However, fine quality Spinels are almost never found in the mainstream market as supply is so limited, most jewellery stores don’t stock fine quality Spinels. And by “fine quality Spinels”, we mean pieces that look “alive” and almost “dancing”. Pieces which are well-cut, well-faceted, good clarity and eye-clean. To be in possession of nice, lively, brilliant and eye-clean Spinel is really dependent on luck.

How To Customise Your Engagement Ring Singapore

Published on May 11, 2018May 21, 2018 by Heritage Gems Fine JewelleryLeave a comment

The process of customising your own bespoke jewellery might seem daunting at first, but if you break it down in parts, it actually is not so difficult after all.

First: Choose your colour

Coloured gemstones come in a wide variety of colours. It ranges from light pastel colours, to shade of red, green, blue, blue-green, green-blue, turqoise, red-pink, pink, orange, purple, yellow. Have we left out any other colours of the rainbow?

Second: Practicality

With the exception of exceptionality soft stones like the Emerald, Tanzanite, Fluorite and Moldavite, most other gemstones are good to be used in fine jewellery.

Third: Design of ring

There is no hard and fast rule about what constitutes as a nice design of the ring that you would like to gift your betrothed. Every groom is a unique individual and so is every bride. If you are reading this post, feel free to browse around our other projects that we have customised for clients to get a feel of what you prefer in your proposal ring.

For a quick snap shot of of the various possible ring designs,

Variations of the classic 3-stone design:

Bleu Spinel in Custom Blended 18K Natural Gold

Round Sapphire Engagement Ring

Mesmerising Light Blue Sapphire Ring

Spiral Style design:

Yellow Sapphire Spiral Ring

In our Signature Wire Wrap Design:

Spinel Signature Wire Wrap Design – This piece features our custom blended 18K Beige Gold!

Custom blend 18K Beige Gold Ring – This piece features our in-house custom blend 18K Beige Gold!

In our Signature Snowflake style:

Ice Blue Unheat Sapphire Ring

Colour-Change Sapphire Ring

Signature Snowflake Ring

In Cluster Diamond Style:

Dainty Sapphire Ring

Unheat Pink Sapphire Diamond Cluster Ring

In Tension Setting Style:

Contemporary Garnet Engagement Ring

Contemporary Style Wedding Bands

In Vintage style:

Vintage Style Sapphire Engagement Ring

Vintage Style Emerald Ring

Fourth: Choose the colour of your ring

At Heritage Gems, we offer 4 different choices of 18K gold: the traditional White Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold and our own in-house custom blended Beige Gold!

Get in touch to see how we can help you achieve your unique proposal ring, special only to you and your life partner. A piece of jewellery by Heritage Gems is fully handcrafted, every step of the way, sourced ethically and supporting the local business environment here in Singapore. From the time our gemstones are mined, all our gemstones are faceted by hand, and our jewellery handcrafted right here in Singapore. The final product of each and every of our jewellery is a result of at least 80 man hours from the time the gemstone is faceted till the time it is gifted as a beautiful work of art.

Tell us about your story and we will help you craft and customise an engagement ring unique only to you and your partner.

Love in photos

Published on May 10, 2018July 4, 2018 by Heritage Gems Fine JewelleryLeave a comment

Our client very graciously shared her wedding day photos with us and nothing says love better than a couple with their megawatt smiles, gorgeous jewellery and a stunning lace dress.

Blue Spinels are extremely rare. Yes, equally as rare as the unheated blue sapphire. Blue spinels and most other Spinels are typically non-treated and non-heated. The unique feature about the blue spinel is that it has a very magnetic shade of blue, one that seemingly grows on you rather than catching your eye at the first instance. Spinels have long been mistaken for sapphires, or Corundums, because its lustre and brilliance quite resembles the Sapphires.

Photo Credit: From Client, taken by Daniel Sim Photography

Photo Credit: From Client, taken by Jasper Avenue Sydney

See our original post on the making of this ring here! Bleu Spinel in Custom Blended 18K Natural Gold

A bespoke handcrafted piece of jewellery to call your own, in a shade of colour that captures your heart and eyes is truly a gift to be enjoyed for the years to come.

Congratulations to this lovely couple and best of luck in your journey!

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Enhancing the look of your gemstone – Lapidary Work

Published on April 25, 2018July 4, 2018 by Heritage Gems Fine Jewellery2 Comments

Sometimes we come across gemstones that are near perfect, but with some room for improvement. In terms of shape, facets – possibly the gemstone could receive a little balancing on the pavilion of the gemstone so that the stone has a more even colour distribution when viewed face-up (from the table of the gemstone).

Our skilled lapidarists are able to enhance the facets and thereby, the look of the gemstone.

Before the re-work, this Blue Spinel is in a somewhat elongated rectangular shape with relatively 4 sharp corners. On closer inspection, it is possible to see that the stone has a somewhat darker shadow, the shadow areas occupying approx. 50% of the stone. This makes the Spinel look unnecessarily “sleepy”.

After the repolishing, rounding out the 4 corners of the Spinel giving it a much nicer and more beautiful, evenly shaped long cushion, it is fairly obvious that the Spinel now looks much more “alive” and brilliant overall.

While it looks like all that was done is a simple rounding out of the 4 corners of the Spinel, our lapidarists have worked on this stone a little more in areas which the eye cannot see.

The Spinel now has a more sophisticated and elegant look and feel than before. Stunning!

Another angle of the newly repolish Spinel:

It should be noted that the decision on whether a gemstone can be recut, refacetted, reshaped rests solely with our team of lapidarists.

Bookmark these dates

Published on April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 by Heritage Gems Fine JewelleryLeave a comment

Bookmark these dates below.

For all engaged couples, brides-to-be, grooms-to-be, meet us there for special deals, available only at the fair.

Also, we will be launching new designs and a special collection to match your wedding outfits on your special day.

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Seamless Engagement and Wedding Jewellery

Published on March 22, 2018May 22, 2018 by Heritage Gems Fine JewelleryLeave a comment

A beautiful rose gold pink Spinel engagement ring and wedding band set handmade in Singapore. Classic, elegant and such a luxurious look and feel. As it turns out, it is also a seamless engagement-cum-wedding band pair at that.

Rose Gold Spinel Engagement Wedding Jewellery

Spinels engagement rings are one of a kind, unique and stunningly beautiful. Spinels have a lustre and brilliance rivalling even the best sapphires and rubies, it is not difficult to see the appeal for brides-to-be choosing the Spinel over sapphires, rubies or diamonds.

As with sapphires and rubies and most other types of gemstones, there are commercial quality Spinels and then there is fine quality Spinels. Value for Spinels increases greatly if the Spinel is eye-clean, that sparkles as much as any diamond (yes, that is possible). Spinels are in fact more rare than sapphires and rubies.

Spinels rank very closely on the MOHs hardness scale to the Sapphire, making it easy to wear as regular or daily jewellery.

The other strong plus-point of Spinels is that they are usually not heated or treated in anyway, making these gemstones 100% natural. On the other hand, approximately 90% of commercially available sapphires are heated, 95% of the world’s rubies are heated and approximately 98% of emeralds have been enhanced or oiled in some way or another.

seamless engagement and wedding band set

For brides-to-be who already know that they would like a seamless fit, please let us know during our design discussion stage so we can be sure to bring all design elements in alignment for you.

nesting engagement and wedding band set

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