The stone that went through a lifetime

Our client found this stone as a child, more than 25 years ago. A lab-grown ruby from Soviet times, practically worthless on today’s market.

All those years the stone travelled in pockets, bags and purses through moves and countries — not because it was carefully kept, but because it simply happened to stay close, like a personal talisman.

The stone’s material value is practically nil. But more than 25 years in a person’s life make it priceless. That is why, after a year of thinking the idea over, the client gave the stone the setting of a statement piece — a large diamond halo with intricate setting work, a design usually reserved for unique stones of high carat weight.

The value of a commission like this lies not in price or carats, but in the stone carrying your story and no one else’s.