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From free thoughts to the actual “Eureka” moment
As would the sculptor, so does the jeweler set his ideas free when developing a new collection.
The making of that unique piece of jewelry belongs, without a doubt, to the finest accomplishments of the goldsmith. Free from other pressures and removed from the dictates of trends, he allows his fantasy free rein - always striving to produce an original piece of jewelry of the highest quality. Nevertheless, despite the distinctive role of artistic freedom, something else is unalterable when producing a master piece of jewelry:
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craftsman-like skill and abstract thought. In the end, the final product should not merely be acceptable, but should be positively convincing and one’s greatest pleasure. Because of the great cost of the materials, each unique piece develops through many different models of less expensive metals. Only when the last doubts have been eliminated and the model entirely pleases its creator, then does the goldsmith carry out the same task in gold, silver or platinum.
Days are spent finishing a unique piece of jewelry, and only after the craftsman’s last meaningful manipulations are made is the cry of “Eureka” regularly audible from the goldsmith’s workshop.
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