This ring caught my eye.
After enjoying the colors and design for a bit I started looking at as a maker - how was it done? What were the steps in making it?
Some steps would be obvious or logical, like the flush-set diamonds in the corners. A few things have me guessing though.
The ‘V’ engravings are too pointed to have been CNC milled, so my guess is a laser was used.
The iolite cabs are prong set, but most prongs are at the edge of the ring top and the prongs were not pushed up from the outside. There is no cut-out ‘trough’ where a graver would have been used. (That is best viewed on the left 3 iolite cabs.) Either prongs were soldered into place, or maybe they were pushed up from the inside where the iolite cabs would rest and thus cover the cuts? I’m thinking the entire top was polished and then the prongs were pushed up.
This isn’t a one-off. There are many bracelet and necklace links made similarly. See:
Even if these are CAD-designed and a laser was used, they are quite an accomplishment.