An Yellowed Photograph
On the old photograph brought by the customer, mother was wearing a Cameo ring on her hand, featuring an olive branch in relief. The old ring had broken, and the gem setting had collapsed, leaving only the photograph for reference.
Backtracking from the Old Ring
We first made a resin model to confirm the thickness and curvature of the relief. It was only in the third step that we moved on to lost-wax casting, with Master Song repeatedly adjusting the wax model until the light and shadows under side lighting matched the photograph.
A Three-Week Process Schedule
- Lost-wax casting and wax repair
- 18K gold material model making and welding
- Handcrafted shaping of the olive branch relief
- Setting 18 Marquise diamonds
- Overall polishing and aging treatment
Replication is not about copying the appearance, but about replicating the weight of that ring at the time.
When the finished product was delivered, the customer placed it together with the old ring in the same jewelry box.
