Claudia Baetge’s award winning rings complement the virtues of love and are matched with an understanding of harmony and design. This Award Winning topaz ring reveals a large hand carved 52 carat Topaz set within an 18 carat gold tension ring setting. The gold ring cradles the topaz in a unique and harmonious design that displays the brilliance of the topaz, held by gold in an interplay that will inspire the wearer for many years to come.

The experimental nature of Claudia Baetge’s jewellery is captured within this unusual ring. Titled “Contrast” this black tourmaline   and sterling silver combination incorporates a large Sri Lankan 35 carat black tourmaline held by a sterling silver cradle and belt design. The name Tourmaline is derived from the Sinhalese word, Turamali meaning “stone with mixed colours” although the tourmaline chosen here is a deep black which accentuates the contrast.

The delightful play of nature is reflected on this Claudia Baetge ring with 12 interlaced and interlocking movable parts. Titled, “The Sound of Nature” it is inspired by the Pacific ocean and of the south sea pearl. Each individual strand has two south sea pearls mounted on a twisted piece of 18 carat gold wire. The ring is both convex and concave echoing the rounded nature of the pearls and is a delight to wear echoing one of playfulness and the spirit of a free feeling.

This deep blue and uncut Australian sapphire was found by Claudia Baetge in a well televised outback safari in which the goldsmith discovered an historic cache of 500 sapphires in the Queensland mining town of Rubyvale, Australia. The Sapphire is sunk and set into a heavy set ring of 18 carat white gold and is cloaked in a mantle of 20 carat matted yellow gold. The goldsmith is now taking orders for individual rings that are made out of this historical find.

Classical wedding rings are always made in pairs and as dual creations they express love and are a symbolic testimony to time. The ladies and mans wedding rings seen here are made of 18 carat gold and can be made of any other metal of value.

The symbiosis of these two rings reveals a high degree of craftsmanship and the rounded forms within the rings are echoed throughout the entire design. Both these day and evening pearl rings are made with one large pink pearl, and a dark Tahiti pearl set within 18 carat yellow gold and white gold respectively. The ring bodies are made of sterling silver, concaved on the outside to hold the gold bands in this delightful tension setting.

This Claudia Baetge award winning ring is a complete reversal with all 13 diamonds set on the inside. The secrets of the ring are only revealed once the ring is shown from the inside exposing all 13 South African diamonds. The outer form of the ring was made from a symbolic piece of Tee-Tree bark that was presented to the goldsmith by an Australian Aboriginal tribe in 2007. The ring was shown and on display at the prestigious “Goldsmiths Travelling Exhibition”, Germany and was designed by Claudia Baetge to draw the least amount of attention to the wearer.