Niwaka Dawn

[Scirocco84]

Hi All,
Does anyone have pictures of an actual Niwaka Dawn ring? It''s a sweet piece of work and I''d like to see it from more angles than just the top down view.

Thanks!

 

[Scirocco84]

No dice.

Bummer.

 

[PostIt]

I don''t have pictures but I''ve been to niwaka to try the rings on, and I was surprised at how much different they looked to me in person. I expected them to be more substantial, but they are quite delicate.

I LOVE niwaka rings, and will hopefully be getting one within the next few weeks... i went to try the phosphor on, but fell in love with the moonlight, which is quite similar to the dawn. so maybe i will have a picture to share in a couple weeks.

 

[Scirocco84]

That would be awesome. I''d love to see what a Niwaka looks like, and I live just about as far away as I could in San Diego.

 

[ymmt]

I found a Japanese blog that has hi-res pictures of various Niwaka rings (although they seem to be scanned from a catalog).

http://diarise.exblog.jp/

On the bottom, you can move to older posts (with even more pictures!) Great resource if you need higher detailed pictures for a Niwaka-inspired ring.

 

[Scirocco84]

Thanks ymmt!

That''s a great resource.

 

[ymmt]

The more stylish rings at Niwaka are unable to accommodate bigger stones. Also, many of the custom Niwaka-inspired creations don''t look as elegant or delicate with bigger stones (it just doesn''t work!!!). Take a look at this thread for reference:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/who-is-best-to-make-this-ring.48811/

I''m currently in the process of finalizing a setting with Leon Mege which uses this design (The Phosphor on the Niwaka website if anyone''s interested), and I''m a bit worried that it won''t turn out the way I''d like it to look.

I think I''m going to try and show Leon the ''Iris'' tomorrow, since it looks like it is a bit more accommodating for larger stones.

 

[ymmt]

Just throwing in a quick update. Met with Leon early in the morning and he thought I had a very well-cut stone (Thanks WF!). We then moved onto the design where I showed him a few images and he created a mock image of the ring I was looking for. It ended up being a 4-prong solitaire w/ pave running along both sides and a curved shank. Since my FF has very small fingers, both Leon and I agreed that a delicate look would be best. I''m really looking forward to seeing what he can do with this design.

Just as a side note: Leon was very courteous and amiable when I met him. I''ve heard some many different things about him on the forum, and I''m very glad everything had moved along so smoothly. I''ll throw up some pictures in a few weeks when the piece is complete.

 

[Scirocco84]

ymmt,
That''s sweet that the session with Leon went well. I''d really like to hear about how the Niwaka inspired ring turns out.

 

[ymmt]

I''m bringing this thread back from the dead for the sole reason that I received my Leon piece today and it looks absolutely incredible. His craftsmanship really shows in the details. I haven''t had a chance take any pictures, but I found something similar on Leon''s website.

Unlike the picture below, the ring doesn''t include any side stones. As I had said earlier, creating a ring that looks like the Niwaka piece above requires a small stone and as soon as you attempt it w/ a big stone the looks changes significantly. Nonetheless, I am extremely happy with my ring and I hope to get some real pictures up soon.

 

[jess1981]

Those Niwaka rings are beautiful. I have never seen anything like it before. It is fun to see a designer that really highlights and compliments a "smaller" stone.

 

[ymmt]

As promised! This was taken at the appraiser today. It''s got melee, but not so much as to distract from the main attraction.

 

[krockie]

Wow. That is just beautiful. It came out so nicely! Its so fluid and lovely, and the shape is gorgeous. I think its my new fave.

 

[julesbeth]

Oh goodness! That is breathtaking!

Congrats!

 

[jess1981]

ymmt your ring is stunning and so unique. I think it needs it''s own thread with lots and lots of pictures.