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D AV I D M O R O N T H E C O V E R The magical mixing of colored gems and fl awless artistic execution distinguish David Mor's line. Each piece, a masterpiece in miniature, represents "the cul- mination of hundreds of hours of precision work," stresses Brandon, in which "we completely build the piece around the stones." Designers mix and match the fi nest, hand-selected rare stones, sourced from around the globe, to another. "No place is too far to go for the perfect stone," Brandon says. Although David Mor uses mostly fancy colored diamonds and the big three, the rings, bracelets and necklaces also boast alexandrites, Paraiba tourmalines, tsavorites, and conch pearls. Once stones are matched, David Mor's designers set them in platinum 950, the fi nest metal in existence. The fi nely honed, rigorous manu- facturing process produces unparalleled mountings; a unique setting is fabricated for each individual gem- stone to accommodate its various size and shape. As a result, each piece of jewelry sits beautifully on a woman's body. To craft a stunning emerald and diamond brace- let for example, all of the emeralds and cuts have to match perfectly. The emeralds are sourced over a long period of time "until we have the number to create a bracelet that's like no other," says Brandon. The bracelet boasts larger center stones that decrease in size as they descend outward toward the clasp; the diamonds' precisely changing sizes mirror those of the emeralds and fi t around each other perfectly. "Creat- ing a piece like this is an art," Brandon says. "It's a product of years and years of collecting and sourcing the stones until we can put it all together." Often, David Mor's designers combine very rare colored diamonds in one piece. In a signifi cant ring with three main, heart-shaped center stones—orange, purple and the rare yellowish-green diamonds—are surrounded by baguette and round diamonds, which create a fl oral pattern around each main diamond. "Although it's a substantive piece," Brandon notes, "it shows and sits well, and looks airy because of its craftsmanship." The in-depth mounting tells a story, he says, about the sourcing of stones, the recutting involved to fi t the stones perfectly together and the skills needed to make the ring sit elegantly. But, like this exquisite ring, so, too, do all of David Mor's pieces have a larger story to tell about their ori- gins and ultimate destination. "To be different and unique," Brandon concludes, "a woman who under- stands jewelry and wants something classic yet untra- ditionally crafted will look to David Mor for jewelry that can be passed down through the generations." 14 www.thejewelrybook.com

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