Art Deco Round Platinum Locket Set With Rose Diamonds & Sapphires On Platinum Chain

A stunning heavy gauge platinumDerives from the Spanish word ‘platina’ meaning ‘little silver’. Acknowledged since the 1900s, platinum’s durability and natural brightness has been and still is today highly treasured A metallic element prized for its rarity, whiteness, high tensile strength and insusceptibility to corrosion, platinum first became widely used in jewellery in the late ninete… round locket that was made in the early 1920s. It has seven lines of alternating rose diamonds and calibre cutTypically small, fancy-cut faceted stones in the shape of rectangles, squares, oblongs or other specialty shapes cut to fit very closely together in a setting to create a design that often outlines or accents a larger motif. Calibre-cut comes from the word calibration which means to divide or mark with gradations. This style of stone cutting was made popular… sapphires. There is millegrainA tiny decorative feature – normally in platiunum – in which minute beads of metal are raised along the edge of a setting, which adds texture and enhances the sparkling effect. detail on either side of the stones. It opens to reveal two compartments for photographs. A great look when worn as it is so smart and timeless. It comes on the original platinum chain.