#JOTW My first diamond ring. It's electric!

[Starstruck8]

Most of you will know that I'm a big fan of star stones. Now I've got a (sort of) star diamond.

In normal lighting (top pic), the stone looks like a very yellow-brown diamond with an X-shaped inclusion cloud. The magic comes when it's lit from the side with a flashlight - the X glows (middle pic). But for a really cool trick, you can replace the middle section with an insert holding a LED powered by magnetic induction. When you hover the ring over an induction base, the X glows in light from the LED (lower pic).


This picture shows how the ring is assembled:


The main part is platinum, the metal insert is rose gold with brown diamond accent stones and the LED holder is black plastic (nylon), (so as not to interfere with the magnetic induction).

The ring was designed and made by Cinnamon Lee, an innovative Sydney jeweller. She is interested in both jewellery and lighting. This was very much her project.

From one point of view, the whole thing in rather a gimmick. But it's a very cool gimmick! I hope to have some videos in a day or two.

 

[Crimson]

@Starstruck8 I am starstruck ! it is a dream ring It appeals to both my aesthetic and nerdy sensibilities It is so much fun
It should get an award for both beauty and creativity.
Love it lots.

 

[MissGotRocks]

Very unique stone and ring!

 

[lala646]

That's super cool!!!

 

[lovedogs]

Love this!!!!

 

[Star gazer]

Super cool design, like nothing I've seen before!! <3

 

[Ally T]

This is the coolest ring ever! Looking forward to videos!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Wow! So cool. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like this on PS!

 

[Ibrakeforpossums]

Of course I want one.

 

[lovedogs]

I keep coming back to this. 1. Does it have a cert? I'd love to see how GIA labeled the fluor (strong? med?), and OMG IT'S JUST SO COOOOOOL!

 

[Catmom]

How cool is that!

 

[maryjane04]

Wow this is so cool and love how different it looks when it's lit. What a cool party trick!

 

[Starstruck8]

Thank you all for the appreciative comments!

@Starstruck8 I am starstruck ! it is a dream ring It appeals to both my aesthetic and nerdy sensibilities It is so much fun
It should get an award for both beauty and creativity.
Love it lots.

Thank you! Yes, 'aesthetic and nerdy' sums up Cinnamon Lee's approach, as a look at her website shows. She embraces technical challenges and likes conceptual twists. She was clearly the right (?only possible?) person for this project.

Of course I want one.

First, find your diamond...

I keep coming back to this. 1. Does it have a cert? I'd love to see how GIA labeled the fluor (strong? med?), and OMG IT'S JUST SO COOOOOOL!

No report. It visibly is what it is. Apart from the very cool inclusions, it would not have much value. It was just waiting for a weird, geeky collector...

As far as I can see (but I'm not absolutely sure), it's not fluorescent. The glow is just the inclusions being illuminated. The blueish colour in the pictures is caused by different colour temperatures of the ambient lighting and the flashlight/LED.

 

[lovedogs]

Thank you all for the appreciative comments!



Thank you! Yes, 'aesthetic and nerdy' sums up Cinnamon Lee's approach, as a look at her website shows. She embraces technical challenges and likes conceptual twists. She was clearly the right (?only possible?) person for this project.



First, find your diamond...



No report. It visibly is what it is. Apart from the very cool inclusions, it would not have much value. It was just waiting for a weird, geeky collector...

As far as I can see (but I'm not absolutely sure), it's not fluorescent. The glow is just the inclusions being illuminated. The blueish colour in the pictures is caused by different colour temperatures of the ambient lighting and the flashlight/LED.

omg it's not fluorescent? I totally thought it was. Super super cool.

 

[HollyC]

It’s wonderful @Starstruck8. When I visit Sydney next, I would love to see her pieces.

 

[JV36912]

How neat!! Loved reading about it- Enjoy!!

 

[LilAlex]

Wow! A one-in-a-million ring for a one-in-a-million diamond!

Congratulations on this artistic and engineering marvel!

 

[oncrutchesrightnow]

So cool. A rock collector’s dream setting.

 

[Starstruck8]

Some more pics.

(Left) I found that you can light up the star in direct sun, if the ring is angled properly

(Right) A close-up of the stone with the X lit. It shows that the X is formed by a cloud of tiny inclusions. Also, some subtle growth zoning, most clearly seen in the middle of the arms. I haven't fully grasped the 3D structure.


I'm new to video, so apologies for the quality:

The induction base is under the cloth (to avoid distractions - and to make it spookier). The light flashes off in a dead spot in the magnetic induction field.

 

[Avondale]

OMG this is *so cool*! This is, without a doubt, the most interesting, quirky and unique ring I've seen here. It's probably something I'm going to remember seeing for the rest of my life. And it's also so fun! I can just imagine you going around telling people "look, look what my ring can do", and then playing this magic trick, followed, undoubtedly, by a river of exclamations of "wow", "what" and "how do you do that?"

 

[Bron357]

You definitely win the Award for Ring of the Year.
This is the most interesting piece of jewellery I’ve seen in a very long time.
It’s glorious and us nerds unite and enjoy.

 

[Crimson]

Some more pics.

(Left) I found that you can light up the star in direct sun, if the ring is angled properly

(Right) A close-up of the stone with the X lit. It shows that the X is formed by a cloud of tiny inclusions. Also, some subtle growth zoning, most clearly seen in the middle of the arms. I haven't fully grasped the 3D structure.


I'm new to video, so apologies for the quality:

The induction base is under the cloth (to avoid distractions - and to make it spookier). The light flashes off in a dead spot in the magnetic induction field.

It is so much fun! I feel as if I am watching a Science,Centre demo - with very expensive materials. I agree with @Bron357 it should be Ring of the Year. Thank you for sharing Cinnamon Lee’s creations. I am so tempted!

 

[lovedogs]

Some more pics.

(Left) I found that you can light up the star in direct sun, if the ring is angled properly

(Right) A close-up of the stone with the X lit. It shows that the X is formed by a cloud of tiny inclusions. Also, some subtle growth zoning, most clearly seen in the middle of the arms. I haven't fully grasped the 3D structure.


I'm new to video, so apologies for the quality:

The induction base is under the cloth (to avoid distractions - and to make it spookier). The light flashes off in a dead spot in the magnetic induction field.

I could not love this more!!! Is it faceted? Or one of the octehedrens? I csnt spell that word lol

 

[Starstruck8]

So cool. A rock collector’s dream setting.

Yes! My standard line is that I don't have jewellery, I have a wearable rock collection. The point of my settings is to show off the stone. This setting takes that approach to the extreme.

This is the most interesting piece of jewellery I’ve seen in a very long time.
It’s glorious and us nerds unite and enjoy.

Thank you! "Nerds unite" could be my slogan. Thinking about the geeky aspects of gemstones is at least as important to me as appreciating their beauty.

OMG this is *so cool*! This is, without a doubt, the most interesting, quirky and unique ring I've seen here. It's probably something I'm going to remember seeing for the rest of my life. And it's also so fun! I can just imagine you going around telling people "look, look what my ring can do", and then playing this magic trick, followed, undoubtedly, by a river of exclamations of "wow", "what" and "how do you do that?"

Thank you! Yes, I have had just that reaction. But you don't want to overdo it... There's a story that a certain movie star (I've forgotten her name) always carried a cigarette lighter with her so that she could show people the star in her star sapphire...

It is so much fun! I feel as if I am watching a Science,Centre demo - with very expensive materials. I agree with @Bron357 it should be Ring of the Year. Thank you for sharing Cinnamon Lee’s creations. I am so tempted!

Yes! 'Science Centre demo with very expensive materials' is very much my approach to jewellery in general. Not to be weird for the sake of being weird, but to make the most of the key features of the stone.

Cinnamon Lee was a pleasure to work with. If you like her style (which you can see in her online portfolio), go for it. This was very much her project from the start. I didn't like to be too directive, but she listened carefully, accommodated my suggestions, and took on the technical challenges.

I could not love this more!!! Is it faceted? Or one of the octehedrens?

Yes, it's faceted. It's a custom cut with a huge table to show the X and a few big pavilion facets to reduce distractions.

If you imagine a complete natural octahedron standing vertically on one corner, the table is level, going through about the centre of the octahedron, and the pavilion roughly follows the lower half of the octahedron.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Wow. Just WOW.

cheers--Sharon

 

[Austina]

Unique!

 

[Starstruck8]

It seems that this piece has got JOTW. At least, the thread is marked so. I feel truly honoured. I'd honestly never thought that anything of mine would even be in the running. Thank you, PS elves!

 

[Bron357]

It seems that this piece has got JOTW. At least, the thread is marked so. I feel truly honoured. I'd honestly never thought that anything of mine would even be in the running. Thank you, PS elves!

Congratulations @Starstruck8 it truly is a remarkable ring.
So much beauty and rarity in that astonishing diamond and the setting concept, is out of this world.

 

[oncrutchesrightnow]

Congrats! So cool

 

[Star gazer]

Congrats Star friend!