“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.”
– Michelangelo
Each gem rough inspires our imaginations with a design that truly channels its beauty through scientific angles, artistic vision, and precise symmetry.
Each gem in the Roger Dery collection is faceted by artists who see themselves tasked with understanding the individual gem rough’s unique beauty and creating a design that displays its maximum potential.
The gem rough’s unique characteristics inspire the faceting design
The arrangement of facets and angles work together to create sparkle and light
The facets are placed by consistent pressure on a grinding disk
Patience ensures the facet arrangement is in perfect symmetry and alignment
We polish with a grit size 4x smaller than international standards
Each gem is a labor of love to find and exhibit its attributes and qualities
Most gems in the world are faceted with pre-made designs. Instead, we analyze the gem, its characteristics and features, and create a design uniquely curated to its needs so that its full beauty is on display. Sometimes, we find a design we really like and document it in a computer program for future reference.
The angled bar with numbers dictates the exact angle that the gem meets the lap. The facets must work in conjunction to produce a pleasing pattern, reflect light, and create contrast, all within the gem type’s scientific characteristics.
Laps are spinning disks with sandpaper-like texture that create facets, the flat surfaces at varying angles reflecting light and brilliance. We use increasingly finer laps during the course of the faceting process as we need to remove less material and increase the precision.
