Kristen Moore

The work

Filmed at the bench.

Kristen films her own hands while she works and explains what she is doing as she goes. Tap any piece to watch it with her voice.

Loose grain to ring18k yellow gold and a blue lab grown diamond, made from a pile of loose grain and a loose stone.
Sizing a $33,000 emeraldTaking a big step down in size, then checking seats and re-securing the heavy prongs.
Blue oval, set east west“These lab grown blue diamonds are my current obsession.”
V-prong re-tippingFresh matching metal laser welded onto worn V-prongs, then shaped back to a sharp point.
Remade in under 24 hoursThe customer switched to yellow gold the day before the deadline, so she remade it from scratch.

Finished

The pieces, up close.

The emerald ring with diamond side stones held in her palm after sizing
Emerald, re-securedProngs touched up, shank polished.
Yellow gold ring with channel set rubies and princess diamonds
Ruby channel ringPrincess diamonds re-set.
Blue oval lab grown diamond in four yellow gold prongs, worn on a finger
Blue ovalFour prongs, set east west.
A round green yellow stone bezel set in a silver practice ring on a finger
Bezel, practiced firstWorked out in silver before the real job.
Side view of the 18k yellow gold ring showing the open gallery under the blue diamond
The galleryThe grain to ring piece, from the side.
Her hands filing a blue stone ring held against the bench pin
At the bench pinFiling the finished setting.

Custom inquiries

Bring her the stone, the idea, or the ring that needs saving.