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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.
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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Melissa Joy Manning
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Todd Pownell
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Elizabeth Garvin
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Aida Bergsen
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Mattioli
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Babette Shennan
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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).
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The coordinating stones in Todd Reed
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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)
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Erica Courtney
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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).
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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
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