Private Jewellery Archive · Shanghai

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Enter the 2026 archive ISSUE 017 · 26 PIECES
Diamond ring observed under low light
31°14'N
121°28'E
REFRACTION
2.417 RI
STONE 017
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Three pieces, each with a distinct relationship to light. Open a record to read its certificate summary.

Fifty-eight facets produce a long, focused fire. The low-set mount is hand-pavéd in recycled 18K white gold. Certificate and sourcing records are available during a private viewing.

Cut
Excellent
Origin
Botswana
Certificate
GIA 7482••••

The step cut preserves the stone's natural growth lines, treating each inclusion as evidence of geological time. Minor oil treatment is fully disclosed in the archive.

Cut
Emerald
Origin
Muzo
Certificate
SSEF 129•••

The mother-of-pearl dial shifts from cool to warm as the viewing angle changes. Forty-four graduated diamonds form an invisible-set bezel; the movement is regulated in five positions.

Calibre
N17-036
Setting
Invisible
Archive
017 / 12
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Jewellery observed under directional light
LIGHT STUDY 04 / CONVERGENCE

Optical study 04

A cut is not a shape.
It is a path for light.

We record every centre stone under neutral, warm, and daylight conditions. Fire, brilliance, and scintillation become comparable observations—not a single empty promise of sparkle.

BRILLIANCE91.6%White-light return
SYMMETRYEXFacet alignment
FLUORESCENCENONEUV response
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