The Wonderful Jewels of Etienne Perret

I was recently introduced to the creations of Etienne Perret with the promise of being inspired, and I was. So, I am passing on the inspiration that comes when one sees an object of particularly high design made with great care and attention in the execution.

Mr. Perret, born of Swiss parents, has been working for the past 30 years in Camden, Maine, an area of the country whose beauty and tranquility has fostered artists of many genres. His body of designs, as his website states, “ranges from refreshingly playful to strikingly elegant” with a common design element running through all of the pieces.

Mr. Perret works extensively with diamonds and colored diamonds, which are used in his collection of high-tech ceramic pieces. The ceramic, Zirconia Ceramic, which is extremely hard and durable comes in a variety of colors including black, white, and various pastels. Etienne Perret has created a line of ceramic rings with colored diamonds set in gold bezels, which are breath taking. Shown here is an example of the bezel set colored diamonds in black ceramic. My personal favorite is a black ceramic band centered by a row of bead-set diamonds…timelessly elegant.

I encourage you all to visit www.EtiennePerret.com to see his full line of jewelry, learn more about colored diamonds and the jeweler himself.

Remounting Your Diamond

Engagement rings are the ultimate in sentimental jewelry! Remounting the original diamond that your love picked for you is a great option for keeping a ring that you wear everyday up to date. And if that big anniversary is approaching this year, it is also a more economical way to up-grade your diamond ring. While a solitaire might never fall from fashion, many other styles will come and go. Today, a multitude of different styles of ring mountings exist, and one will be perfect for your dress and lifestyle. A new mounting may let you display a level of sophistication that was not there at the time of your nuptials, one that was not a financial option, or one that is comfortable to golf in.

I would never recommend altering an heirloom or antique ring, or re-cutting a diamond that falls into the same category. But if your engagement ring gives away your anniversary, try looking at the new trends in micro pavé mountings, colored diamonds or simply adding side stones to your original ring.