Handmade Chatham Emerald and Diamond Ring in Rescued Vintage Setting

This very cool art deco style ring is made using a solid gold vintage setting that I set a glowing green .42 ct Chatham emerald in. Two teeny diamonds are set in suspension settings on the sides- like they are floating! 14k natural white gold, not rhodium plated so it has a subtle yellow hint to it. To take from the Chatham website: Chatham grows emerald crystals in a secret lengthy process we invented 75 years ago. It takes about a year from start to finish: the crystals grow for about nine months. We start with a naturally mined seed of fine Colombian emerald with perfect color. We create a controlled environment rich in chromium to give our crystals a rich green hue. The crystals grow larger and cleaner than the emeralds grown in nature. When we cut the crystals, we cut away 80% of the rough to give you faceted emeralds that are essentially flawless in clarity and highly saturated in color.