Now, here’s something you don’t see every day.
It’s a ring made completely out of a single diamond. Yes, including
where the band would normally be.
Billed as “the world’s first diamond ring” by Swiss jeweler Shawish, this dazzling 150-carat example of precision faceting was accomplished with the assistance of laser technology and took one year to complete.
The copyrighted ring has a price tag of about $70 million and was unveiled at BaselWorld 2012 last week, the annual watch and jewelry trade show staged annually in Switzerland.
“A ring made entirely of a faceted diamond has always seemed like a fantasy,” said Mohamed Shawish, president of Geneva-based Shawish Jewellery. “To create the perfect diamond ring is the epitome of art.”
From a technical perspective, cutting a hole through the middle of a huge diamond is a daunting task very rarely seen in the world of diamond cutting and faceting. Shawish had to purchase specialty laser equipment to ensure the diamond wouldn’t be damaged during the process.
Billed as “the world’s first diamond ring” by Swiss jeweler Shawish, this dazzling 150-carat example of precision faceting was accomplished with the assistance of laser technology and took one year to complete.
The copyrighted ring has a price tag of about $70 million and was unveiled at BaselWorld 2012 last week, the annual watch and jewelry trade show staged annually in Switzerland.
“A ring made entirely of a faceted diamond has always seemed like a fantasy,” said Mohamed Shawish, president of Geneva-based Shawish Jewellery. “To create the perfect diamond ring is the epitome of art.”
From a technical perspective, cutting a hole through the middle of a huge diamond is a daunting task very rarely seen in the world of diamond cutting and faceting. Shawish had to purchase specialty laser equipment to ensure the diamond wouldn’t be damaged during the process.
