Quality
Beauty is personal. Durability is not. Pieces are built to be worn. Prongs that hold, shanks that size without failing.
About
John Samuel
Master jeweler and diamond setter. In the Diamond District in New York City since 1988. The person who actually does the work.
John began in the jewelry houses of Istanbul as a boy. He came to New York’s Diamond District as a teenager and opened Star Diamond Setting in 1988. Dealers and private clients still send him the jobs that cannot be ordinary.
He designs in Gemvision Matrix, sets every kind of stone, repairs platinum and gold, and still makes time to explain the work.
Counsel
Traditional technique plus CAD means an informed conversation before metal is poured. Proportions, stone choice, and what will last on a hand that actually lives.
Honesty
Clear talk on timeline, budget, and what a stone can and cannot do in a given setting. First-time clients and tenth-time clients get the same respect.