Gracelyn

Gracelyn turns a green sapphire into the center of a tiny botanical composition. A sleek bezel gives the gemstone a clean frame while hand-engraved scrolls and leaf motifs travel along the band, as though the metal itself had begun to grow around the stone.

The approximately 1.9mm shank keeps the carved detail delicate enough to support the sapphire rather than compete with it. The bezel creates a contemporary edge around the color, while the engraved leaves soften that structure with movement and texture.

True hand engraving is one of the increasingly rare bench arts in jewelry. An artisan cuts the pattern directly into precious metal with a graver—a small, razor-sharp hand tool—building every line, leaf, groove and contour one stroke at a time. The engraving alone can require a full day at the bench. When the pattern begins as original KDD artwork, the process becomes even more special: a drawing conceived for the ring is translated by hand into precious metal, preserving the subtle decisions and marks that no machine can truly reproduce.

Gracelyn is for the person whose idea of luxury is craftsmanship she can study up close. She loves color, gardens, old metalwork and the subtle irregularities that prove a human hand was involved.

Design Details

• Approx. band width: 1.9mm
• Production time: 8-10 weeks

Setting Only

• 14k Rose, White, or Yellow Gold setting $3,250
• 18k Rose, White, or Yellow Gold setting $3,750
• Platinum setting $3,650