Make and melt piece #9

19th May 2020

At the very beginning of the COVID 19 shutdown a young man came to me hoping to have an engagement ring made. He was after a classic diamond solitaire in the design shown above.

From left to right: the Engagement ring and the proposal ring

His budget allowed him to purchase a larger diamond than anything I had in stock at the quality he desired. With everything shutting down and no chance to get a diamond to suit in time, I offered to make him a proposal ring using a smaller diamond that I had on hand. We would swap both the ring and diamond out when everything reopened.

Article: The Proposal ring

.70ct on the left and .50ct on the right.

On the left above you can see the diamond that the couple selected once everything opened up. The proposal ring on the right has now become “Make and Melt piece #9” .

The proposal ring now unset and ready for scrapping.

The proposal ring will now be taken apart and melted down. The details of the engagement ring are as follows:

• .70 carat round brilliant cut

• F colour - Si1 clarity

• Cut, polish and symmetry all Excellent grade

• GIA certified and laser inscription

• 18ct palladium white gold setting

• 18ct yellow gold band