Craftsmanship and high-tech: How an unusual idea gave rise to two of our classic damask rings
While developing a new ring, goldsmith Joachim Bartz came up with an exciting idea. Together with his colleague at the time, he set no limits and both gave free rein to their creativity. There was no winning ring. Nevertheless, a damask ring created at that time remains one of his personal favorites to this day.
Ring Portrait: Episode 1
While developing a new ring, goldsmith Joachim Bartz came up with an exciting idea. Together with his colleague at the time, he set no limits and both gave free rein to their creativity. There was no winning ring. Nevertheless, a damask ring created at that time is still one of his personal favorites.
It is particularly narrow. With a width of only 5mm, it is one of the lightest and simplest damascus rings produced in our Leipzig workshop.
The ring with rose gold Jaffa 585 is also equipped with only a scant strip of layered damask. “Nevertheless, this is absolutely crucial for the ring,” says Joachim Bartz in conversation.
“For the metal, we use a Jaffa alloy in rosé and the shape of the ring is perfectly adapted to the shape of the finger,” Marcel Gorzawski continues.
For the diamond selection, Bartz decided at the time to use very special stones from the Argyl mine in Australia. This has since been closed. New diamonds are no longer mined.
Normally, diamonds are colorless, but due to metal oxides during their formation, they sometimes turn into radiant shades. Because of the very special color tones, the goldsmith decided at that time for exactly these diamonds.
The stones are also special in a historical dimension. Because it is estimated that the crystallization process lasted several million years. During this period, beautiful diamonds formed from primary carbon at a pressure of half a million bars and at a depth of up to 120 kilometers.
But that’s not all. To win the internal workshop competition, Joachim Bartz came up with another interesting trick.
“I used the natural diamond colors and arranged them in their random hues in a regular order,” he recalls today. The result is an exciting and wonderful play of colors, which can be marveled at in the diamond series.
These are set in a filigree manner and form a wonderful contrast to the vacuum-tempered damask strip.
“With this ring, we combine craftsmanship with the highest technical precision. Due to its simple but valuable shape and color, it is one of our most popular damask rings among couples,” Bartz concludes.
He gets this impression not only from personal contact with couples at trade shows or in his workshop. Both rings, his and his colleague’s, have remained in the range to this day, and for Joachim Bartz, the creation from back then has remained a favorite.
Craftsmanship and high-tech: How an unusual idea gave rise to two of our classic damask rings
While developing a new ring, goldsmith Joachim Bartz came up with an exciting idea. Together with his colleague at the time, he set no limits and both gave free rein to their creativity. There was no winning ring. Nevertheless, a damask ring created at that time remains one of his personal favorites to this day.
Ring Portrait: Episode 1
While developing a new ring, goldsmith Joachim Bartz came up with an exciting idea. Together with his colleague at the time, he set no limits and both gave free rein to their creativity. There was no winning ring. Nevertheless, a damask ring created at that time is still one of his personal favorites.
It is particularly narrow. With a width of only 5mm, it is one of the lightest and simplest damascus rings produced in our Leipzig workshop.
The ring with rose gold Jaffa 585 is also equipped with only a scant strip of layered damask. “Nevertheless, this is absolutely crucial for the ring,” says Joachim Bartz in conversation.
“For the metal, we use a Jaffa alloy in rosé and the shape of the ring is perfectly adapted to the shape of the finger,” Marcel Gorzawski continues.
For the diamond selection, Bartz decided at the time to use very special stones from the Argyl mine in Australia. This has since been closed. New diamonds are no longer mined.
Normally, diamonds are colorless, but due to metal oxides during their formation, they sometimes turn into radiant shades. Because of the very special color tones, the goldsmith decided at that time for exactly these diamonds.
The stones are also special in a historical dimension. Because it is estimated that the crystallization process lasted several million years. During this period, beautiful diamonds formed from primary carbon at a pressure of half a million bars and at a depth of up to 120 kilometers.
But that’s not all. To win the internal workshop competition, Joachim Bartz came up with another interesting trick.
“I used the natural diamond colors and arranged them in their random hues in a regular order,” he recalls today. The result is an exciting and wonderful play of colors, which can be marveled at in the diamond series.
These are set in a filigree manner and form a wonderful contrast to the vacuum-tempered damask strip.
“With this ring, we combine craftsmanship with the highest technical precision. Due to its simple but valuable shape and color, it is one of our most popular damask rings among couples,” Bartz concludes.
He gets this impression not only from personal contact with couples at trade shows or in his workshop. Both rings, his and his colleague’s, have remained in the range to this day, and for Joachim Bartz, the creation from back then has remained a favorite.
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