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As some of you may know from the 2 weeks club thread, the lovely @Niel found me a gorgeous Edwardian platinum and diamond brooch a couple of months back on ebay! Since DH and I recently bought a house and renovated the crap out of it, bling budget has been limited this year so I was extremely thrilled and grateful for the amazing find! It was even more beautiful in person, the delicate filigree and milgrain work and the WHITE facing oecs captured my heart as soon as I opened the box. The mindset was always to convert it to a cuff so I reached out to a couple of vendors but ultimately chose DK because I know he's done several of these in the past and was just comfortable with him doing the job successfully (especially the curving of the delicate brooch part).
This was my first project with David and I'm so happy to have worked with him! He's super nice, responsive once you get a hold of him (I emailed first and followed up with a call, I didn't know they were technically closed but he answered and it was smooth sailing from there) very reasonable, completely open to your feedback and just wants to make sure you're completely happy! David received the brooch 2 weeks ago today and I made sure to include a sizing strip of the wrist size for reference. He confirmed receipt and we went ahead to finalize a few details - I personally love the richness of 18k yg and the contrast with platinum and was pretty set on the two-toned combination for the cuff but did think about and price out platinum but ultimately chose the delicious and buttery 18k yg. I wanted one connecting stem, not a split shank. I tossed around the idea of doing a matte finish but he said I could make that decision once I saw the finished piece (which I ended up deciding to leave it high polish). I panicked at the size/circumference but he was reassuring about the fit. At first he was going to make the cuff 2mm wide but I wanted a bit more width and strength so we settled on 2.5mm (he thought 3mm would be too thick aesthetically for the brooch and since he's the expert, I listened!) and the conversion was ready in just a few days!! I quickly paid him and received the brooch this past Saturday and I am beyond thrilled! It's GORGEOUS and a perfect fit!!! He thoroughly cleaned the brooch, the yg stems connect beautifully and the whole piece just looks so sexy! The pics don't do it justice and DK's glamour shots are better than my own but I will include them all for your viewing pleasure!
This was my first project with David and I'm so happy to have worked with him! He's super nice, responsive once you get a hold of him (I emailed first and followed up with a call, I didn't know they were technically closed but he answered and it was smooth sailing from there) very reasonable, completely open to your feedback and just wants to make sure you're completely happy! David received the brooch 2 weeks ago today and I made sure to include a sizing strip of the wrist size for reference. He confirmed receipt and we went ahead to finalize a few details - I personally love the richness of 18k yg and the contrast with platinum and was pretty set on the two-toned combination for the cuff but did think about and price out platinum but ultimately chose the delicious and buttery 18k yg. I wanted one connecting stem, not a split shank. I tossed around the idea of doing a matte finish but he said I could make that decision once I saw the finished piece (which I ended up deciding to leave it high polish). I panicked at the size/circumference but he was reassuring about the fit. At first he was going to make the cuff 2mm wide but I wanted a bit more width and strength so we settled on 2.5mm (he thought 3mm would be too thick aesthetically for the brooch and since he's the expert, I listened!) and the conversion was ready in just a few days!! I quickly paid him and received the brooch this past Saturday and I am beyond thrilled! It's GORGEOUS and a perfect fit!!! He thoroughly cleaned the brooch, the yg stems connect beautifully and the whole piece just looks so sexy! The pics don't do it justice and DK's glamour shots are better than my own but I will include them all for your viewing pleasure!
The thrill of the brooch hunt is rather exciting! 
Thanks so much!
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