Accent Stones Emerald Necklace 1.71 Ct., 18K White Gold

When considering an addition to a high-end gemstone collection, discerning collectors seek only the rarest, most exquisite pieces with a story as captivating as their sparkle. In the world of precious gems, where the earth's finest treasures are carved into captivating jewels, our 1.71 carat oval-shaped green emerald stands out as a truly remarkable choice. This emerald, available exclusively from The Natural Emerald Company, exemplifies the perfect harmony of natural beauty, craftsmanship, and provenance, designed to elevate any collection to unparalleled heights.

The gemstone's extraordinary transparency allows one to peer into its depths, where a world of vibrant green hues is delicately illuminated. Each facet of the emerald has been masterfully crafted with a mixed brilliant cut, ensuring that the stone captures light from every angle, releasing a dance of color that captivates the beholder. While the clarity grade is slightly included when evaluated at eye level, this characteristic merely enhances its authenticity and charisma without compromising the stone's inherent luminosity. Such natural inclusions are often cherished by collectors for affirming the gem's natural origins and rarity.

Compared to other emeralds on the market, this stone's medium color intensity sets a benchmark of purity and vivacity. While stones of deeper hues can sometimes appear dense and impenetrable, our gem maintains a balance that allows its brilliant green to shine through clearly and unmistakably. This vibrancy, achieved effortlessly yet unmistakably, ensures the emerald's lasting appeal, providing collectors with a piece as timeless as the earth from which it came. Coupled with an excellent polish, the gemstone harbors an almost liquid luster, an indelible mark of the painstaking craftsmanship offered by The Natural Emerald Company.

Originating from Zambia, one of the world's most esteemed sources for high-quality emeralds, this gemstone carries a legacy rooted in exceptional mineral formation and geographical wonder. Zambian emeralds are celebrated for their distinct transparency and robust color, often compared to Colombian counterparts. Yet, they bring a unique charm of their own. Our emerald flawlessly embodies these qualities, its provenance adding an element of rarity and prestige that is unmatched. For collectors seeking gems imbued with cultural and geographic significance, this Zambian emerald presents an irresistible story of origin.

Ultimately, selecting an emerald from The Natural Emerald Company means acquiring more than just a piece of geological beauty; it is an investment in a legacy of luxury and sophistication. As other gemstones might merely ornaments, this particular emerald represents a lineage of excellence and carefully curated beauty that speaks volumes both in solitude and as a part of a larger ensemble. For the discerning collector seeking the apex of gemstone grandeur, our oval-shaped green emerald is undeniably the choice that offers elegance unmatched by any other, imbuing its owner with a sense of rarity and esteem.

This custom made necklace setting is engineered to showcase a single center gemstone with an accent stones style that elevates light performance and visual contrast, the setting accepts center stones such as sapphire, ruby, emerald, or other gemstones, and the accompanying side stones are three round brilliant diamonds, set to crown the top of the head and create concentrated scintillation over the table of the center gem. The accent stones are round brilliant cuts with the standard 57 or 58 facet structure, chosen to maximize fire and brilliance against the larger center stone, the diamonds are set with fine millimeter tolerances in either micro prong or shared prong configurations, depending on the selected profile, and each prong is formed and burnished to tight radiuses to eliminate light leakage and to secure the stones without obscuring their pavillion facets. The crown arrangement functions as both a visual halo and as a directional reflector, returning dispersed light into the crown of the center stone, while the open gallery and pierced undercarriage of the basket permit unimpeded light flow into the pavilion, optimizing total internal reflection and perceived color saturation in sapphires and rubies, and aiding brightness in stones with lower refractive index.

From a lapidary and setting perspective, the choice of center stone and its faceting style directly informs the setting geometry and prong design, round and mixed cuts in sapphires and rubies typically require a low to medium profile four prong head with crown prongs positioned to align with critical facet junctions, step cut emeralds require a slightly higher and more protective bezel or low profile prong collar to guard vulnerable corners and to compensate for the inclusion patterns inherent to natural emeralds. The necklace setting accepts center stones across typical diameter ranges, and the internal seat of the basket is machined to accept precise girdle diameters with a tolerance of plus or minus one tenth of a millimeter, this ensures that stones sit centered and that the prongs close uniformly around the girdle without bias, resulting in concentric visual balance. The side diamonds are calibrated to match each other in table size and crown angle, and their micro prong seats are cut to an angle that optimizes the table reflection into the center stone, the result is a deliberate interplay of sparkle and color, where the small diamonds emphasize edges and the center gemstone provides hue and saturation.

Customization options extend to metals and setting styles, the pendant can be produced in 14K Rose Gold, 14K White Gold, 18K White Gold, 14K Yellow Gold, 18K Yellow Gold, and Platinum 950, each metal offering different optical and mechanical properties that influence final appearance and longevity, Rose Gold adds warm contrast which complements ruby and pink sapphire tones, Yellow Gold enhances rich warm stones and offers traditional contrast with emerald greens, White Gold and Platinum present a neutral backdrop that augments white light return from the side diamonds and makes cooler gemstones such as blue sapphire read with stronger contrast. For white gold options, rhodium plating is available to increase surface brightness and to reduce visible yellowing over time, Platinum 950 is recommended for customers seeking superior hardness in the setting and a low maintenance finish, and 18K options provide higher gold content for deeper warm tones and a slightly softer metal that allows for hand finishing with millimeter scale detail. Setting styles available include classic four prong basket, bezel collar for corner protection, and a low crown profile with micro pavé accenting on the gallery rails, the three round accent diamonds may be in shared prong, bead set, or flush set formats, and the prong height, shoulder taper, and undergallery pattern are all adjustable at the time of order to accommodate the chosen center stone cut and personal wear preferences.

Craftsmanship is executed through a combination of CAD driven design for initial tolerancing, lost wax casting using high density waxes for minimal shrinkage, and final hand finishing by experienced setters, prong tips are shaped with fine files and burnishers to maintain even pressure across the girdle, laser welding is employed for repair free joins where required, and each diamond is validated for cut symmetry, crown and pavilion angles, and optical alignment before mounting. Gemstone selection guidance is available for color grade, clarity, and cutting style, for diamonds side stones we typically recommend G to J color and VS to SI clarity ranges for optimal cost to performance balance, for center gemstones color saturation, hue purity, and clarity characteristics will determine the cut style we suggest, vivid or saturated rubies and sapphires respond well to higher crown angles and open pavilion design to favor color depth, while included emeralds benefit from lower crown angles and protective settings to reduce impact on vulnerable corners. If you would like, I can provide tailored recommendations based on your preferred center stone size and color, and outline a specification sheet with expected light return profiles, metal weight estimates, and a timeline for production.