Platinum Tanzanite with Crystal Circle pendant

specification

Stones: 9 pieces 3mm round Tanzanite stones and 9 pieces round crystal stones

Colour: Dark blue

Material: The Circle is a Platinum 950 Circle

Dimensions: 20mm X 6mm

Weight: 13.9ct total Weight

950 platinum

Josephine Leroy works with 950 platinum for his jewellery.

Platinum is more rare than any other precious metal. Platinum is usually offered in the alloy 950. This consists of 95% platinum and 5% of a metal admixture and is particularly hard and resistant. Due to its exceptional toughness, there is virtually no abrasion on the jewellery - the material merely shifts sideways. Moreover, hardly any other material can hold stones as securely as platinum.

Description

We only use natural gemstones which are cut to size in a complex process and sorted by hand in a multi-stage selection process.

After the first multiple sorting, the stones are cut and polished into a brilliant shape, then they are sorted again according to size, colour and purity.

In order to build the stones into a circle, 18 stones must be found that differ as little as possible in appearance. This requires a very well trained eye, which can detect the finest differences.

When the stones are arranged for a circle, they are carefully placed in the setting by hand and fixed like a diamond.

As a rule, a maximum of 1% of the respective raw stone can be used for our noble objects. To achieve the highest possible quality, all work is done by hand and by experienced specialists.

As few foreign inclusions as possible and a striking colour are the characteristics that meet our quality standards.

The typical colour is a dark blue transparent. It is available in all shades.

Tanzanite is found in slate and gneiss as well as in metasomatic rocks together with garnet, vesuvianite and actinolite. Occasionally it is also found in hydrothermal veins. Tanzanite occurs in very limited quantities, almost exclusively in the northern part of Tanzania, near the Merelani Hills, where the main deposit is now almost exhausted. However, small quantities of Tanzanite have also been found in Sweden, New Hampshire, Pakistan, South Africa, Kenya, Norway, Austria and Italy.