"Octopus" Ring in Textured 14K Gold with Star Ruby and Parti Star Sapphires

Eytan Brandes made this amazing ring to show off a little trove of clean, vibrant pink rubies, but he didn't want to put them on the face of the ring. Instead, he used a flat-backed...

This delicious ring by Eytan Brandes was actually completed back in 2019, but it was originally set with an opaque green stone. We liked the way it looked, but the stone was problematic since we weren't sure if it was green agate, jadeite or nephrite and once it was set, we couldn't test it (oops). After a lot of backy forthy, Eytan decided it was too weird to be listing a ring with an unidentified "green stone," so he popped it out* and decided it would be fun to contrast the top quality, sparkling pink rubies with their cousin from the wrong side of the tracks: a rough ruby. This kind of ruby is completely natural and completely loaded with every flaw under the sun: silk, uneven color, spider veins, milky streaks, fissures, fractures, you name it. We love rough rubies (and rough sapphires too). Yes, they can be hard to cut (our gemcutter does NOT love them) because you have to find enough material that isn't threatened by internal fractures, but once they're successfully cut into cabochons, they polish up beautifully and, like all rubies, they are reliably durable. Even though they're effectively opaque (because they're so chock full o'flaws), they have a lustrous depth and character that you just won't find with either naturally opaque OR transparent stones. So, having said all that, we reintroduce the Marquee Ring...

Bask in the warm glow of 5.20 Carats of Citrine Quartz set as the center stone in this one of a kind whimsical creation. The octopus' tentacles wrap around your finger and display th...

14 karat multicolored sapphire cluster ring, containing 25 round sapphires (orange, yellow, blue, green and lavender) of very fine gem quality weighing 6.43cts. This ring is a size ...