Cindy's TrendTracker: One-of-a-kind

TrendsFeb 25, 2016

Cindy's TrendTracker: One-of-a-kind

There will always be the consumer who wants to follow the crowd or look like everyone else, but those true style mavericks out there, they just want to be one-of-a-kind.

Michelle Graff michelle.graff@nationaljeweler.com

Just Jules' 14-karat hand-fabricated pendant featuring Lightning Ridge opal encased in diamond "flames" ($2,000)justjules.com

There will always be the consumer who wants to follow the crowd or look like everyone else, but those true style mavericks out there, they just want to be one-of-a-kind.

We've gathered pieces for these iconoclasts; true one-off jewels that showcase unique stones or hand-fabricated details that can't easily be done again, much less replicated exactly. Designers can let their imagination roam free when they find those special gemstones that often start a one-of-a-kind jewel, and retailers can match these marvels to customers who appreciate the unique.

Here are 14 one-of-a-kind jewels to please the true art jewelry aficionado. All prices listed are retail.

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'Just Jules' 14-karat hand-fabricated pendant featuring Lightning Ridge opal encased in diamond "flames" ($2,000)
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'Melissa Joy Manning's one-of-a-kind 14-karat yellow gold and sterling silver freeform necklace is made with raw hematite crystals and white agate druzy ($5,525).
melissajoymanning.com'

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'Todd Pownell's 18-karat hammered gold shank is set with a cluster of mixed diamonds cascading down each side of a 2.06-carat round center diamond with orange and black inclusions ($11,580).
tapbytoddpownell.com'

elizabethgarvin.com' filename='Elizabeth Garvin's one-of-a-kind "Angular Surge" pendant shows off her metal-smithing skills in 18-karat green gold and blackened silver with a 55.34-carat lemon citrine and natural green diamonds ($12,500).
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'Elizabeth Garvin's one-of-a-kind "Angular Surge" pendant shows off her metal-smithing skills in 18-karat green gold and blackened silver with a 55.34-carat lemon citrine and natural green diamonds ($12,500).
elizabethgarvin.com'

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'Aida Bergsen's white coral "Thalassa" ring with marquise emeralds and diamonds set in 18-karat gold ($13,900)
aidabergsen.com'

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'Mattioli's "Arcimboldo" ring is set with a wide assortment of gemstones and enamel in 18-karat yellow gold to create a one-of-a-kind ring for every soiree ($23,230).
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babetteshennan.com' filename='Babette Shennan's one-of-a-kind jade carvings are offset by bright rubellite to create earrings that catch the light just right ($39,000).
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'Babette Shennan's one-of-a-kind jade carvings are offset by bright rubellite to create earrings that catch the light just right ($39,000).
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God is in the details of this pendant by Anthony Lent, which shows off many intricate, hand-carved features in 18-karat yellow gold and uvaravite, diamonds and emeralds ($41,700).<br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://anthonylent.com/"><span style="color: #f5fffa;">anthonylent.com</span></a> — God is in the details of this pendant by Anthony Lent, which shows off many intricate, hand-carved features in 18-karat yellow gold and uvaravite, diamonds and emeralds ($41,700).
anthonylent.com

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'The coordinating stones in Todd Reed's palladium and fancy diamond cuff took a significant amount of time to collect ($113,850).
toddreed.com'

Bored in a staff meeting? Try solving this "Mind Games" puzzle and get the diamond in the center of this one-of-a-kind pendant, comprised of more than three carats of Gemfield emeralds and diamonds set in 18-karat rose gold and sterling silver (Price upon request)<br />
<a href="http://zaikenjewelry.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(245, 255, 250);">zaikenjewelry.com</span></a> — Bored in a staff meeting? Try solving this "Mind Games" puzzle and get the diamond in the center of this one-of-a-kind pendant, comprised of more than three carats of Gemfield emeralds and diamonds set in 18-karat rose gold and sterling silver (Price upon request)
zaikenjewelry.com

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'Erica Courtney's "Enchanted Forest" earrings in 18-karat gold featuring Yowah opals with pave tourmalines, tsavorites and champagne diamond accents
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This one-of-a-kind cuff by Peter Schmid/Atelier Zobel is 19-karat rose gold and platinum and set with a peacock Tahitian pearl and a one-of-a-kind aquamarine cut by master Tom Munsteiner (price upon request).<br />
<a href="http://atelierzobel.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(245, 255, 250);">atelierzobel.com</span></a> — This one-of-a-kind cuff by Peter Schmid/Atelier Zobel is 19-karat rose gold and platinum and set with a peacock Tahitian pearl and a one-of-a-kind aquamarine cut by master Tom Munsteiner (price upon request).
atelierzobel.com

This custom-cut peridot and lapis by master cutter Tom Munsteiner finds itself the centerpiece in this 18-karat gold necklace by his award-winning jewelry designer (and wife) Jutta Munsteiner (price upon request).<br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.munsteiner-cut.de/"><span style="color: #f5fffa;">munsteiner-cut.de</span></a> — This custom-cut peridot and lapis by master cutter Tom Munsteiner finds itself the centerpiece in this 18-karat gold necklace by his award-winning jewelry designer (and wife) Jutta Munsteiner (price upon request).
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'Wendy Brandes's "NYC Taxi and Passenger" ring is made in 18-karat gold with yellow, black and white diamonds (price upon request).
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Michelle Graffis the editor-in-chief at National Jeweler, directing the publication’s coverage both online and in print.

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