Knox Jewelers Journal

Unique Wedding Rings and Engagement Bands

We receive calls and emails from around the world inquiring about our unique wedding band designs.  The designs that generate the most inquires tend to be wider than average designs.  Some have center stones, others do not… but they are all singularly unique in their design and are  meticulously and expertly  hand crafted from the ground up.  We feel these two facts combined help our rings (especially signature designs such as these) stand out from more conventional wedding and engagement ring styles.  In fact, many of these rings would translate well as a right hand ring or anniversary band.

We wanted to have an article in our journal that featured these designs along with a little info about each ring. Please note that the images are linked (when possible) to  additional photos/videos of the design.

Let’s start with a design that features an Asscher cut center diamond along with sky blue sapphires set in the filigree between the two diamond pave set outside rails of the ring.

Here are other versions of this design:

Shown with a princess cut center diamond and deeper blue sapphires set in hand made filigree..

Shown with a radiant cut center diamond and rich green natural emeralds set in hand made filigree..

Shown with all diamonds, rails are both hand cut micro pave, diamonds are also set in hand made filigree.

The next design was a real labor of love for our artisans and we think this fact ’shines through’ in the beautifully intricate detailing of the ring design.

Since our original “Caledonia” design was created we’ve had a few custom versions made with center stones.  Here they are…

Here are two versions of our Dolce design.  A very unique wedding band design, set with fancy colored diamonds in two tone metal to accentuate the diamond color.

Here is “Dolce” set up with fancy yellow diamonds in 18k Yellow Gold…

Here is Dolce set up with fancy pink diamonds in 14k Rose Gold…

This is another wide wedding ring design with an open pattern flower, leaf and vine motif.

Here is our “North Star” Design… A very vintage style engagement ring when set up with a center diamond.  Or can be used as an engagement or anniversary band (right hand band).

“North Star” with a low set center diamond…

Our Original “North Star” Band…

Allamanda features a flowing leaf and vine pattern.  Set with several smaller round diamonds, this ring would also make a lovely right hand ring.

The following band was a big favorite when it came through the shop.  The interplay of the deep blue sapphire with the bright white of this polished band makes for a stunning contrast.  Similar to Allamanda, this features an organic leaf pattern.

The ring below was created using 18kt white gold and 18k yellow gold.  To truly appreciate the craftsmanship on this ring, click on the photo to see other views, as well as  a video.

Tags: anniversary band, filigree, hand engraved, Rings, Unique, Wedding ring | Categories: Unique Wedding Rings

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Sapphire Engagement Rings

At Knox Jewelers, we have been creating more and more Sapphire Engagement Rings in many design styles, some of which are:

• Antique Style Sapphire Engagement Rings
• Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
• Fancy Shape Sapphire Engagement Rings
• Solitaire Sapphire Engagement Rings
• Three Stone Sapphire Engagement Rings
• Custom Sapphire Engagement Rings
• Micro Pave Sapphire Engagement Rings
• Split Shank Sapphire Engagement Rings
• Hand Engraved Sapphire Engagement Rings
• Unique Sapphire Engagement Rings

Corundum, the stone that is commonly called sapphire, comes in every color of the rainbow except red, as red Corundum is called Ruby.  There is also a white sapphire that when well cut, can look very much like a diamond.

Here are a few photos of some very unique sapphire engagement rings we have made.  We can build these designs around any shape or size sapphire or diamond.  So follow the links or click on the photos if you’re interested in more info.

Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings

Here is a custom version of our “Caledonia” design with a remarkable 3.60 carat blue cushion cut sapphire.

Check this link to see other versions of our “Caledonia” Knox Heirloom Band. – Caledonia Custom Designs

Here is one of many of our “Cushion Barcelona” engagement ring designs.  This is shown with a blue cushion cut sapphire.  The hand done filigree and hand engraving make this design truly unique.

Here is a link to other versions of our Barcelona engagement ring. – Barcelona Engagement Rings

Our “Bezel Elegante” design is shown here with a beautiful bezel set, blue princess cut sapphire.

Check this link to see other versions of our “Elegante” engagement ring. -Elegante Engagement Ring Designs

Here is a very classic design with a blue emerald cut sapphire, beautifully accented by two tapered baguette shaped diamonds.  Notice the elegant claw prongs holding both the side baguettes and the center sapphire.

Here is an Emerald cut blue sapphire in our “Art Deco” engagement ring.

Here is a Bezel Set Emerald cut blue sapphire engagement ring with hand done filigree.

Purple Sapphire Engagement Rings

This purple sapphire engagement ring features our “Seville” design again, with hand engraving and hand made platinum filigree.

Here is a link to all of versions of our “Seville” design throughout the website. – Seville Engagement Rings

Here is a recent three stone engagement ring design with a purple sapphire. The design features a near eternity diamond band and also beautiful hand engraving.

Here is our “Lotus” halo style engagement ring, shown with a bright purple sapphire.

Yellow Sapphire Engagement Rings

This sapphire engagement ring features a low set cushion cut yellow sapphire mounted around diamonds, hand engraving, and yellow gold filigree.  This is a custom version of our “Cushion Barcelona” engagement ring.

Here is a link to other versions of our Barcelona engagement ring. – Barcelona Engagement Rings

Here are two custom versions of our “Fireworks” engagement ring with yellow sapphires.

Green Sapphire Engagement Rings

Here is a fabulous green cushion cut sapphire engagement ring.  The sapphire is surrounded by a halo of diamonds.  The hand engraving and hand done filigree are what make this unique engagement ring a work of art.

Another beautiful green sapphire engagement ring.  This is a version of our “Amante” halo design, customized with hand done filigree filling the gallery.

Orange Sapphire Engagement Rings

Stunning orange sapphire engagement ring.  Based off of our “Contour Trellis” three stone engagement ring.

Here is a custom version of our “Cushion Barcelona” design with an vivid orange square cushion cut sapphire.

Here is a link to other versions of our Barcelona engagement ring. – Barcelona Engagement Rings

Pink Sapphire Engagement Rings

Here is a beautiful 1.84 carat cushion cut pink sapphire engagement ring in a micro pave style.

Check this link to see other versions of our “Adriana Sophia” ring. – Adriana Sophia designs

Here is a Pink Cushion Cut Sapphire in a split shank micro pave engagement ring.

Check this link to see other versions of our Cielo design.  – Cielo Engagement Rings

More to come soon… please stop back.

Tags: beautiful sapphire rings, custom, ring, Rings, sapphire, Sapphire Engagement Rings, sapphire wedding rings, unique sapphire rings, unusual sapphire rings | Categories: Sapphire Engagement Rings

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Unique Engagement Ring Styles – Filigree

Unique Engagement Rings

What exactly is filigree?

Filigree is fine and delicate ornamental work done in platinum or gold wire.

Filigree can be located on the shank or crown portion of the ring.? It can be used as a main, accent, or complementary design element. ? By definition, filigree is wire work done by hand.? While it’s very common to see mass produced pieces with cast in place filigree, only true hand wrought wire can be considered as such. Hand curled filigree is an extremely skilled and tedious task as the wire used is often under half of a millimeter or the thickness of 3-4 pieces of paper.? It takes a steady hand in welding wire to a ring and is often done under a 10X microscope to ensure proper contact and alignment.

The design pictured above uses filigree to hold several very light blue ceylon sapphires.

Tags: antique, Engagement, filigree, Rings, Unique | Categories: Jewelry

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Custom making a wide Eternity Band.

The following is a look behind the scenes of how a custom ring is made.
I will start by showing just a couple pics of the finished ring and then explain how the ring is made and show some of the steps in the process.

Here are two pics of the finished ring:

Now I will show and explain in a very condensed manner the process of making a ring like this.

Here is the ’screenshot’ from our 3-D design software showing the design from several different angles. A design like this can take many hours of design and engineering time.

After using a CAM technology to make a physical prototype and mold of the two separate elements used to make this ring, the three parts of the design are cast in 18 karat white gold. Here are a few pics of the raw castings:

We cast the design in three sections, the two outside rails and the inside pattern.

The overall finished width will be 15mm. Finger size 5.25

After cleaning up the raw castings ( removing sprues, smoothing, etc) the three sections are joined.

First we tacked the three sections together in a few different spots with a laser to hold the sections together, then we hard soldered them together with a torch to assure a very durable ring.

Here are a couple pics after we finished setting the diamonds in the two outside rails.

Here are a couple quick pics with the rest of the diamonds set.

There is No Short Cut to Quality

The work necessary to obtain an immaculate look on a design with this level of detail is a very time consuming task and as we are fond of saying at Knox Jewelers, “there is no shortcut to quality”.

A master level artisan must carefully bright cut and engrave all of the beautiful detail into the areas around the diamonds and finally apply the milgrain which gives the design a beautiful and finished look.

The diamond setting, engraving and milgraining labor (not counting design work, prototyping, casting) for a ring with this level of detail will have approx 32 man hours of labor when finished.

We think of projects like this as a miniature work of art with our name on it.

Click Here to See the product page of the Finished Ring and Hi-Def Video

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Tags: custom ring, design, Eternity band, milgrain, quality, Rings, wide band | Categories: Custom In Progress

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