The Toggle Bracelets
I was inspired by this little group of stones to make some simple yet very special bracelets. The focus here was really on color and craftsmanship, so I decided to hand fabricate the clasps from some of my signature silver and palladium stripes, and let the stones do the rest of the talking.
The clasps had to be cut, weighed, and measured to make sure they balanced well with each individual stone. I hate it when the stone is so heavy that it always flops to the underside of the bracelet. That will happen less often with these.
I used two diamonds - one is a personal favorite 3.45 ct., rather mercurial teardrop yellow/amber diamond, and the other is a blacker than black diamond oval, 2.2 ct. I also picked two turquoise stones with watery black rivulets. Lastly, I included a labradorite because it was the perfect size and color to round out my little collection.
A mercurial red/yellow diamond flashes its intricate cut and high polish against a backdrop of 18k yellow gold, backed by our signature stripes. This very special rose cut, pear-shaped diamond weighs in at 3.45 cts. A sterling silver cable chain and hand-fabricated toggle clasp (in those same palladium and silver stripes) completes the circle.
Diamond measures 8 x 11 mm.