Tag Archives: A Cut Above Diamonds

Aug

30

2010

Brian Gavin Delights Customer with his Custom Diamond Halo Setting for her Swala Tsavorite…

Tweet We were excited to hear from Lisa in July when she wrote in inquiring about commissioning us to create a custom halo setting using her 2.95 carat Swala tsavorite. She had purchased a pair of A Cut Above diamond earrings from us previously and was eager to work with us again. This was her [...]

By LesleyH | Posted in Brian Gavin diamonds, Colored Gemstones, Custom Jewelry, Diamond Reset, Hand crafted jewelry, Photos, Rings, Testimonials, Uncategorized | Also tagged Brian Gavin, Brian Gavin diamonds, Brian Gavin signature melee, Brian the cutter, brian-gavin-blog, brian-gavin-diamonds-blog, Colored stones, Custom Design, custom-diamond-cutter, custom-halo-setting-diamond, Designs by Brian Gavin, gold-ring-in-graved-is-14kt-hge-lind, halo ring, halo-shared-prong-diamond-mountings, Jewelry, resetting-diamond-rings-into-halo-style, Right Hand Ring, sideviewtaperedprincesscutdiamondsengagementrings, used-brian-gavin-setting-for-sale | Comments (0)

Jul

13

2010

Loyal Customer’s "Forever" Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows Diamond Engagement Ring…

Tweet Last year Kate contacted us wanting to discuss the upgrade of her original A Cut Above Hearts and Arrows diamond that had been cut to Brian’s exacting standards during his tenure at Whiteflash, which ended in December 2008. Being that our upgrade policy includes any A Cut Above H & A diamonds graded before [...]

By LesleyH | Posted in Brian Gavin diamonds, Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows Samples, Custom Jewelry, Diamond Reset, Hand crafted jewelry, Photos, Rings, Testimonials, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1mmchannelset, 8-ct-eternity-hearts-and-arrows-diamond-au, A CUT ABOVE, Brian Gavin, Brian Gavin Signature H & A diamonds, Brian Gavin's Hearts and Arrows Diamonds, Brian the cutter, certificate-of-appreciation-template-speaker, contact-hand-crafted-jewelry-designs-retail, Custom Design, daliasflower, Designs by Brian Gavin, Diamond Reset, Diamond Upgrade Policy, Engagement rings, f, Jewelry, leonmegeeternity, Platinum | Comments (3)

Aug

31

2009

10th Wedding Anniversary Diamond Earring Upgrade at Brian Gavin Diamonds…

Tweet In the middle of July we received an e-mail from a previous customer who wanted to upgrade her A Cut Above diamond earrings for larger Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows Diamond Earrings to celebrate her 10th wedding anniversary. Being that her diamonds had been graded prior to November 2008, per our upgrade policy [...]

By LesleyH | Posted in Brian Gavin diamonds, Earrings, Hand crafted jewelry, Photos, Testimonials, Uncategorized | Also tagged 10th-anniversary-diamond-stud-earrings, 10th-wedding-anniversary-earrings, 1oth-wedding-annoversary-diamond-earrings, Anniversary gift, bezel-earrings-in-jackets-diamond-pricescope, Brian Gavin Signature H & A diamonds, Brian Gavin's Hearts and Arrows Diamonds, brian-gavin-stephanie, classictiffanyknife-edgediamondengagementringsolitaireclawsetting6, Diamond Earrings, Diamond Upgrade, diamond-solitaire-slide-pendant, diamond-stud-earrings-with-jacket, haloearringjacket, loose diamonds, Martini Earrings, martinisetdiamondrings, princess-cut-pave-setting-on-someones-hand, sideviewsengagementrings | Comments (0)

Mar

13

2009

Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows Diamonds feature New AGS Platinum Light Performance Diamond Quality Report…

Tweet In the next week, Brian Gavin Diamonds, www.briangavindiamonds.com, will be launching its Brian Gavin signature hearts and arrows diamonds featuring the new AGS Platinum Report, a first on the internet. In January 2009, the AGS Laboratories launched its new diamond grading document, the Platinum Light Performance Diamond QualityTM Report which illustrates the AGS's breakthrough Light [...]

By LesleyH | Posted in Announcements, Brian Gavin diamonds, Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows Samples, Diamond Education, Uncategorized | Also tagged A CUT ABOVE, ACA, ags-diamond-quality-report, ags-light-performance-map, ags-platinum-light-performance-report, Brian Gavin, Brian Gavin's Hearts and Arrows Diamonds, Brian the cutter, brian-gavin-signature, Conflict Free Diamonds, Designed by Brian the cutter, Designs by Brian the Cutter, diamondslogo, diamondsquality, gavinlogo, hearts and arrows diamonds, image, imageforsignaturehearts, links-briangavindiamonsd-com-a-cut-above | Comments (1)

Mar

11

2009

Brian Gavin Presents A Channel Set Eternity Band in 50 seconds by Eric from the CAD Department

Tweet Eric is known to work pretty quickly when it comes to the CAD design of custom designed jewelry including wedding bands or engagement rings. Whether it is a solitaire, three stone ring, halfbezel ring, halo ring, wedding band, anniversary ring or a pendant, executing the CAD in record time is his passion.

By Brian Gavin | Posted in Custom Jewelry, Rings, Uncategorized, Video | Also tagged A CUT ABOVE, ACA, anniversary bands, anniversary rings, belgium-cut-diamond, Brian Gavin, Brian Gavin's Hearts and Arrows Diamonds, Brian the cutter, Custom Design, Custom designed jewelry, Designed by Brian the cutter, Designs by Brian the Cutter, Engagement rings, Half Bezel Ring, halo ring, Pendant, Solitaire, Three Stone Ring, wedding bands | Comments (0)

Mar

06

2009

Brian Gavin Views Rough Diamond Material in Antwerp, Belgium…

Tweet Two weeks ago, I spent the week at the diamond sorting and cutting facility in Antwerp, Belgium overseeing the new production of my signature hearts and arrows diamonds. Whilst there, I took pictures of some interesting rough diamond material to share with you all. The rough diamonds in the pictures will end up as [...]

By Brian Gavin | Posted in Photos, Rough Diamonds, Uncategorized | Also tagged A CUT ABOVE, ACA, Brian Gavin, Brian Gavin's Hearts and Arrows Diamonds, Brian the cutter, De Beers, Designed by Brian the cutter, diamondpackets, diamondrough, diamondsintherough, diamondsintheroughimages, hearts and arrows diamonds, octahedrondiamond, picsofroughdiamonds, Rough Diamond, rough-diamonds-filteruiimagesize-large, roughdiamond, roughdiamonds, roughdiamondsinantwerp | Comments (0)

Mar

03

2009

Brian Gavin and Lesley Harris Attend a Customer’s Wedding …

Tweet This past weekend Lesley and I were invited to attend the wedding of one of our customers who lives out of town. The groom became our customer when he was looking for a reputable diamond expert to help him with his diamond engagement ring purchase, and while networking with his peers, was introduced to [...]

By Brian Gavin | Posted in Custom Jewelry, Photos, Rings, Testimonials, Uncategorized | Also tagged A CUT ABOVE, ACA, beautifulprincesscutweddingrings, Brian Gavin, Brian Gavin Rings, Brian the cutter, brian-gavin-lesley-harris-married, brian-gavin-leslie-harris, briangavinengagementringprincesscut, cad-renderd-jewelry-pictures, Custom Design, Custom designed jewelry, Designed by Brian the cutter, Designs by Brian the Cutter, did-leslie-harris-leave-tmz, Engagement rings, lesley-harris-brian-gavin, lesley-harris-brian-gavin-married, leslieharrisbriangavin | Comments (0)

Feb

24

2009

The History behind the Hearts and Arrows Images of Brian Gavin's Diamonds.

Tweet These familiar purple-pink hearts and arrows (H&A) signature images date back to 1999, just after I introduced A CUT ABOVE hearts and arrows diamonds in my company, Alpha Creations. My father, Ben Gavin, cut this diamond, which was one of the first perfectly cut H&A diamonds, and these are its H&A images. This set [...]

By Brian Gavin | Posted in Diamond Education, Photos | Also tagged A CUT ABOVE, a-hand-rough-diamond, ACA, alpha-creations-diamonds, branded-diamond-rings, Brian Gavin, Brian Gavin's Hearts and Arrows Diamonds, Brian the cutter, Designed by Brian the cutter, Designs by Brian the Cutter, engagement-essay, h, Rough Diamond, roughdiamond, when-was-the-heart-cut-of-diamonds-first-introduced | Comments (0)

Feb

20

2009

Mr. Le and Brian Gavin create a Magnificent Custom Colored Stone and Diamond Ring for a customer…

Tweet Here is a beautiful colored stone and diamond ring that was created this week by Mr. Le and his talented team of jewelers. The customer was e-mailed the CAD renditions first for approval and then the ring was cast and hand finished, including the milgrained edges. The center stone is a 2ct triangular blue [...]

By Brian Gavin | Posted in Colored Gemstones, Custom Jewelry, Rings, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2ct-sapphire-center-stone, A CUT ABOVE, ACA, Brian Gavin, Brian the cutter, Colored stones, Conflict Diamonds, Custom Design, Custom designed jewelry, custom-designed-coloured-stone-rings, Designs by Brian the Cutter, diamond-shop-windows, drawingcadfinished-jewelry, Gemstones, ring-dimon-drowing-designs, ring-hand-drawing, tiffany-sapphire-ring-triangle-with-diamonds, triangular-ring, triangular-sapphire-ring | Comments (0)

Feb

17

2009

Brian Gavin and Lesley Harris are Working on Several Exciting Diamond Jewelry Projects….

Tweet In response to the numerous inquiries that we have received, for those visitors to the blog who are wondering if we are “in business", the answer is yes! Even though our e-commerce site is not up and running yet, we have been contacted directly by many people and we are working on several exciting projects. [...]

By LesleyH | Posted in Announcements, Custom Jewelry, Diamond Recut, Rings, Uncategorized | Also tagged A CUT ABOVE, ACA, blue-diamonds, bluediamonds, bluediamondsring, Brian Gavin, Brian the cutter, Custom Design, Custom designed jewelry, Designs by Brian the Cutter, diamond-ring-casting, Earrings, Engagement rings, how-much-does-it-cost-a-cut-above-hearts-and-arrows-diamonds, Jewelry, lesley-harris-brian-gavin-diamonds, several-exciting-projects, Solitaire | Comments (0)