Why Do We Love Antique Diamonds?

We love using sapphires in our pieces for the unique array of colors and shapes that we can find and we love diamonds too. As much as we love modern sparkly diamonds, antique diamonds have our heart.

Why use antique diamonds? Besides their unique visual attributes from hand cutting by low light many generations ago that give them their slightly imperfect appearance and big flowery facets, we find that they tell another story. Many of our clients have special heirlooms from their family members that we have the privilege of resetting into a custom design for them to wear into their future and pass along some day. Some of these diamonds have spanned three generations or more and hold stories of love, hardship, and ancestry.

Antique diamonds are a great way to incorporate a sustainable, recycled element into new jewelry. These diamonds pass through generations and be reset several times before we receive them. They have had a whole life before we ever set them into a custom design to begin their new life. We source our antique diamonds from a selection of reputable vendors who specialize in the procurement of diamonds from estate jewelry and from collectors who find storied cuts such as Old Mine Cuts, Peruzzi Cuts, Carré Cuts, and more.

If you are interested in considering using your own heirloom in a custom piece or designing a pieces with us using an antique diamond that we source, please reach out to us to find out more!