Rose Cut Diamonds in Modern Designs

By Aaron Macks on May 2, 2013 11:02 PM StumbleUpon Toolbar | No Comments | 1 TrackBack

Carnet jewelers was started in 1990 by Michelle Ong in Hong Kong.  About 15 years ago she started using rose-cut diamonds, an antique cutting style with many fewer facets, 24, then the current modern cuts.  This means that the cut only makes sense economically for stones that are very flat in the raw state. 

Palm Tree Broach with white and brown diamondsDancing Acorn Broach
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More from Carnet from AM on May 21, 2013 9:12 PM

Michelle Ong, who works under the brand name Carnet (see previous), apparently had an exhibit of her jewelry at the Asia House in London in 2011. I'm clearly a bit late to this, but the pieces were striking enough to... Read More

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