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Welcome to our Shop & Studio.
Project: "Design a CPO ring that represents the feeling of pride and spirit I have for my country and service. Budget: Whatever it takes Result: The ring is a combination of lost wax casting and hand fabrication both done by Master goldsmith Carol Ahern (30+ years of custom work). This ring like all of the work we produce is perfect in every respect starting with the gold we use (all newly refined, no "scraps" from previous jobs) to the final polish. The natural gem stones are matched in size and color, cut from the same rough and are selected for the ring size to be in perfect proportion. The ring weighs a little more than 1 oz of 18k in a size 10 1/2. The fouled anchor with the letters representing "Unity-Service-Navigation" are in 18k yellow gold with 18k white gold letter caps. This is a 5 piece ring. the MCPO ring is 7 pieces and the senior chief ring is 6 pieces. (not including the set of 6 gem stones all perfectly set by the hands of a master.)
The following photos show some of the steps that go into making this fine ring.The wax model and selecting the Gem stones.
Diamonds are V V S / d-e and the ruby & sapphire are of equal quality. we personally select (high grade) each matching stone set. We determine the stone sizes by the size of the ring. (every ring is in perfect proportion)
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