Genius Jewelry Designers
Breaking the Rules
Golden Halo Blue Sapphire Rings
They sit all day in their cubicles in Philadelphia and design with pen and ink. For one hundred years, the unwritten rulebook said white goes with white and yellow goes with yellow, except the gems may be set in white, and the shank, the part that goes around the finger, can sometimes be yellow.
One day, Joe asked Jan, “What would you think if we made a ring in white gold, but set the center sapphire in yellow gold?”
As he spun his sketchbook around, Jan said, “I think it’s interesting, but you can’t do that. What about the rulebook?”
Joe said, “What if they like it? I’ll show it to you again tomorrow.”
So, the next day came, and Joe showed the sketch to Jan again. Jan looked at the sketch and said, “Okay. It looks good, but what about the rulebook? The idea appears nowhere in the rulebook.”
Joe said, “How do you feel about it?”
Jan studied the sketch and said, “I rather like it, but what will our jeweler friends say?”
Joe said, “There’s one way to find out. We’ll make one and see what they say.”
Joe made one, and they both liked it. They showed it to a jeweler up in Maine, and he bought three. The Maine jeweler found new homes quickly, then got three more. Jan took Joe to lunch.
It was a little bit of a surprise. The ring is all 14K white gold. The 18 diamonds are all set in 14 karat white gold. The center gem is a 5.5mm round blue sapphire set in an angelic gold halo. The ring is heavenly, open, airy, with a lacy understructure. and light, airy construction. All the gems are securely set.
Here is what you will notice: most of your friends will pretend not to notice the golden halo set center. They’ll say nothing for months, then, one day, you’ll catch them looking a little longer than usual, and they will ask about the gold rim. Say yes, it’s a white gold angel ring, because the sapphire has been good, it has a yellow gold halo that it wears. Never mention the two-color rule to anyone. Wait to see how long it takes for your friends to notice. You will love this new ring too.
Why We Love This Ring
This ring is a visual delight. It starts with a pure blue sapphire. It’s surrounded by a bright yellow gold halo. The halo is the ring’s second delight. It’s an element you will return to check out a dozen times a day and never be disappointed. There are two layers of white gold petals that look like the water in a fountain cascading out from a central point. Each petal has a diamond in the center. On the east and west sides, there is a little marquise-shaped slip with three little diamonds set inside each upsweep. The ring is all white gold except for the yellow halo in the center. The ring is awesome on the hand. It sits low; the surfaces are smooth. It’s a highly wearable, comfortable ring.
The Magic of This Design
It looks great in all white. The gold halo rim is an almost hidden, but then, an obvious surprise. The ring is beautiful. The golden halo on our angel ring causes the eye to linger longer. Your friends will find it a pleasant surprise. You will love it, too.
This is an Angelic Ring
With a Golden Halo
and a Glowing Blue Sapphire
The blue sapphire is light, airy, brilliant. The blue is silk ribbons in the hair: long, luxurious, flowing, not necessary, not needed to hold it all together, simply color at the center, color to catch the eye. The ring is white gold with a yellow gold halo around the center gem. We did not design this ring. I wish we had. We did not craft it or even set the eighteen little white diamonds, and yet, we accepted it into our family of favorites immediately. Good design attracts, captures the eye, pulls you in, and never lets go.
Why a Cross Sapphire is the Best
We love blue. We know blue. We live by the blue sea, beneath summer blue skies. Our business is located on a peninsula called Portland, surrounded by saltwater on three sides. We can feel the blue ocean pulsing with every tide. From the rooftop of our building, we can see the open sea. Binoculars show ships coming and going on a blue, blue sea.
We love blue sapphire: It is bright, brilliant and is amazingly durable. As the second hardest gem to diamond, it is a highly wearable gem, ideal for rings. We love blue sapphire… we love it so much that we have traveled to southeast Asia to find first-choice colors. We choose a lighter, brighter blue than most American jewelers because it shows up best under a wide range of real-world lighting conditions. Our blue sapphires look and perform best on everything from sunny days to a candlelit dinner for two.
