Chicago Charm Company

Category: Custom-Made

  • Mother Ring

    Mother Ring

    A client inherited a Round Diamond approximately 1.8 carats in size from the family’s beloved matriarch. The client herself being a mother of three, it only made sense to design a ring honoring those who have worn and will wear this legacy stone. As part of the process, Chicago Charm Company always asks the right questions such as how the ring will be worn and whether there are significant additional features that ought to be incorporated.

    Screenshot of a custom Mother Ring designed in 3D CAD

    3D CAD’s many strengths permits a ring to be precision-tailored to the center stone as well as provide real-time visualization of the aesthetics.

    Mother Ring cast in White Gold

    Cast into 18k White Gold, the Round Cut Diamond fits perfectly into its bezel setting.

    Mother Ring complimentary side showing a re-arrangement of the children stones

    Children are represented by their birthstones; Garnet, Peridot, and Aquamarine. Their stones are also bezel-set as a loving echo to the mother stone.

    Mother Ring top view

    Top view shows how an intentional re-ordering of stones on each side ensures every child’s birthstone gets its time to shine. This is Chicago Charm Company’s experienced design consideration on display.

    The conscious decision to bezel-set the stones permit the ring to be worn without tearing up something delicate like a medical glove. Additional thoughtfulness throughout the design process leaves the pavilion region of the stone to be unobstructed. Doing this lets as much light as possible to enter the stone for maximum performance.

  • Mother Daughter Ring

    Mother Daughter Ring

    This ring is crafted due to paying attention and understanding the story that needs to be told. A client’s mom passed down an heirloom diamond to her daughter. Stones like this are significant because it has served one lifetime and is on the cusp of serving another.

    After some productive conversation, we chose to create a ring around this stone using Organic CAD design. This is a specialized discipline that deploys smooth, flowing surfaces to represent the organic flow of life.

    Screenshot of Organic CAD Modeling in progress

    One of the many design proficiencies of Chicago Charm Company is the use of SubDivision modeling to create flowing designs.

    The 3D resin print is the result of a virtual model brought to corporeal form. From here, it is submitted to the casting process.

    Rose Gold Ring Casting

    Back from the casting workshop, the resin model is incinerated cleanly away and Rose Gold rushes into the void that’s left.

    Mother Daughter Ring

    Mother’s Diamond is bezel-set into its tailored mounting while daughter’s Amethyst birthstone is set nearby.

    Daughter's path clearly shown depicting how it circles the finger and reunites with her mother.

    A charming characteristic is the ring’s changes when viewed from different angles.

    The story told by this ring is one that shows a daughter taking her own unique path in life but in the end she’ll always return to her mother’s orbit as Mom will always be the center of her world.

  • Inline Marquis

    Inline Marquis

    Marquis-cut Diamonds are traditionally set to be perpendicular to its ring shank. Attempting to find a mounting that deviates from this is the proverbial needle in a haystack. The custom ring process obliterates the barrier to having that wish come to life

    Marquis-cut Diamond Ring

    The desire to go inline with the Marquis-cut is practical given how a perpendicular orientation has to dance around how it may impede an accompanying wedding band.

    Marquis Engagement Ring along with it's matching Wedding Band

    Marquis-cut Engagement Ring and accompanying Wedding Band worn in harmony.

  • Round Halo

    Round Halo

    There’s little reason in this 21st century to settle for mass-manufactured jewelry. How “special” is a jewelry piece if there are 10,000 more of the same copy in stock? Add to the fact that diamonds are cut in an endless permutations of sizes while ring mountings are manufactured in wide steps. This is the case for choosing to custom-build a ring around the stone.

    Halo Diamond Ring

    Starting with a 1.21 carat Diamond, the physical measurements help tremendously in tailoring a ring around that stone.

    Not only are the halo diamonds arranged efficiently, its host structure doesn’t impede light from entering the bottom of the stone. These are the conscious decisions made in a ring’s design.

    Resin prototype of the modeled ring

    After approval of the CAD model, a resin prototype is created bringing the virtual model into the real world ready for casting.

    Round Diamond Ring featuring additional Diamonds at its halo and ring shank

    The resin model is directly used in casting Platinum. Setting all Diamonds takes place shortly. A beautiful perfect ring emerges after final polishing.

  • Cushion Halo Ring

    Cushion Halo Ring

    A client was seeking an engagement ring designed around a preselected cushion-cut Diamond. By knowing the exact measurements of this diamond, the entire ring can be custom-designed for the stone as well as finger size in one shot.

    3D CAD screen showing a ring design in progress

    A mounting is tailored to the cushion-cut Diamond on-hand. In turn, a halo of auxiliary diamonds can be perfectly fitted around that center stone.

    3D resin print prototype is ready for casting

    After approval at that first step, a high-resolution 3D resin print is created. The specialized resin is suited for direct casting.

    After casting, stone setting and polishing, the ring is ready for the big day.

    Cushion-cut Diamond with a halo of round-cuts surrounding it.

    Chicago Charm Company’s expertise in creating custom fine jewelry pieces is demonstrated in projects like this and others throughout this site.

  • Constellation Ring

    Constellation Ring

    A client’s affinity for wide rings led to exploring what would happen if a Zodiac Constellation were mapped to it.

    12mm wide ring meets the Constellation Virgo. Mastery and precision of CAD modeling permit purposeful changes in diamond size to match stars within that constellation.

    Cast into 14k White Gold and bezel-set with a combination of 1 and 3 point Diamonds.

    White Gold Ring featuring client's Zodiac Constellation

    Perfect. Exactly as envisioned.