Handmade Diamond Bangle by Christine Hafermalz-Wheeler
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A contemporary handmade diamond bangle, Christine Hafermalz-Wheeler. 2008. Features two bezel set heart shape yellow diamonds and one round brilliant cut diamond of estimated total weight 0.50 carats. 18ct gold. Weight 34.67 grams. Size 6.5 cm, German born New Zealand based artist, Christine Hafermalz-Wheeler has dedicated the last 40 years to her goldsmith artistry. Christine draws on her surrounding environment for inspiration, allowing her imagination to run wild whilst seeking out jewels, precious metals, shells and stones to create the piece within her mind's eye, all Christine Hafermalz-Wheeler jewellery is personally handmade by Christine, with no two pieces being the same. From acquiring the metal in its raw form to setting the stones and assembling the piece, Christine completes everything on her own with exact precision and utilising old world techniques. She creates 'stories to be worn', pieces that intend on transcending time and space.
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- Bezel - On a clock or watch, the bezel is the metal frame into which the watch or clock glass is fitted. In clocks, the bezel may include a hinge and a flange, in effect a door to the face of the clock. In jewellery the bezel is a band of metal with a projecting lip that holds the gemstone in its setting.
- Brilliant Cut - In their naturally occuring state diamonds have little life or sparkle and for many centuries were simply cut in half and worn in amulets. Invented at the end of the 17th century by a Venetian diamond cutter, a "brilliant cut" diamond has 58 facets arranged in a regular geometric relationship, with 33 above the crown and 25 below on the pavilion.
The introduction of the brilliant cut increased the popularity of diamonds in jewellery as it was the first cut to reveal the fire of the diamond, with the light being internally reflected from one facet to another, and was superior to the previously used table cut and rose cut.Variants to the brilliant cut have emerged since the end of the 17th century, but the popularity of the original brilliant cut has continued to the present time, where it is still the most commonly found cut.
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