Peter Denbeau Designs

Natural diamonds have personality. This ring is the bomb.

“I’ve been in the lab with a pen and a pad.” Definitely the most fantastic men’s ring I’ve ever made. Using customer’s stones was a pleasure because he has really good taste in both jewelers and gemstones. About a kilo of platinum, SS and 14k mokume, with tourmaline and sapphire. Designed after a fantastic day of surfing Tonggs this summer. I think I need to make a ritual of that. lol

It gives me great joy to be making sapphire engagement rings. I’m probably bias being that it’s my birthstone. lol

1.81ct D color natural princess cut diamond in 14k white gold. The argument for lab diamonds is compelling if you don’t factor in the magic felt from Mother Nature. Natural diamonds are more complex with way more personality than lab diamonds. Don’t get wrong there’s definitely a place for man made created diamonds, but to say the two are identical is perhaps not exactly true.

My primary focus with respect to designing jewelry is to create pieces that have an understated elegance as well as maintain a timeless quality. This last decade I feel like I’m hitting that mark.