Eytan's Designs

This one-of-a-kind necklace features a center drop pendant with a large Tahitian pearl topped by a bale converted from an old 14 karat gold & diamond stickpin. The pearls are al...

In his nearly fifty years as a goldsmith, Eytan Brandes has been making Hebrew wedding bands. The two top choices for verses are these madly romantic lines from the Song of Songs: ...

In his nearly fifty years as a goldsmith, Eytan Brandes has been making Hebrew wedding bands. The two top choices for verses are these madly romantic lines from the Song of Songs: ...

This sturdy bangle, custom made in the 1960's, is solid gold and built to last. It features nineteen small gemstones -- jewelry's big four: diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and rubies ...

This extraordinary cocktail ring, probably made in the 1990's, features a big root beer quartz, roughly pear-shaped, in a clean and modern 18 karat gold ring. Oversized bezels at th...

This large hamsa pendant is in solid 14 karat gold and offers up plenty of positive symbolism -- love or friendship or good luck, depending on who you ask -- but all the right stuff....

This beautiful and entirely contemporary ring, probably made in the 1990's, showcases a flawless round Tahitian pearl -- black but with gorgeous mauve-y pink overtones. Clever des...

If you're kissed by a toad, you get warts. Isn't that the legend? What if the warts are made out of diamonds? This beautifully made little green treefrog in 18 karat gold has been...

Issued in 1973, this large and heavy gold coin features a left-facing profile of Shah Mohammad Rez Pahlavi. Below the portrait is the Persian date of 1358 (same as western 1973). The text over the Shah's head translates as "Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi...

This extra-long chain -- over four feet long -- has oval-shaped bezel stations, each holding a semi-precious stone carved to look like a scarab beetle. The stones are a fairly typic...

This openwork, vintage-inspired disc charm is an Eytan Brandes evergreen. He's used it in earrings, bracelets and necklaces. Here is just about the simplest manifestation: just th...

This necklace is what the Little Black Dress was made for. Chunky, aquamarine beads nest snugly in two strands to create a dramatic collar of shimmering, natural color, and the lar...

This simple but striking diamond fob was originally a hat pin. Eytan Brandes converted it to a pendant by forming part of the needle into a bale and soldering it shut. The diamon...

This freeform clip-on enhancer pendant showcases a faceted slice of pietersite. One of our favorite opaque stones, pietersite (named after the dude who first identified it in 1962) ...

This classic 14 karat cocktail ring showcases a light purple jadeite cabochon in a well-proportioned halo of clean white diamonds. We submitted this ring to the Gemological Institut...

An endlessly versatile set of three long gemstone chains. You can wear them together or separately, doubled or single, or you can hook them together to make nine continuous feet of ...

We acquired this ring in a small collection of good jade pieces in early 2025. We're not jade experts, so we made a pilgrimage out to San Gabriel, California to get the assessment o...

Eytan's distinctive "Ball Hooper" design combines line-set gemstone "hoops" with gorgeous pearl "balls." This latest pair showcases a pair of off-round frosty white South Sea pearls...

We acquired this ring in a small collection of good jade pieces in 2025. We're not jade experts, so we made a pilgrimage out to San Gabriel, California to get the assessment of Davi...

This knockout bracelet is Eytan Brandes' latest labor of love -- demonstrating why so many of our customers come to him to convert their antique and vintage pieces into wearable one-...

These versatile and eye-catching new earrings feature super high-luster round Tahitian pearls and can be worn three different ways. The pearls are all genuine Tahitian of the highes...

These sweet, dangly earrings by Eytan Brandes feature a textured little diamond-shaped stud set with four diamonds over a dark baroque Tahitian pearl. They're casually fancy and fan...

We acquired one of those nutty 18K "Etruscan-style" charm bracelets, pre-loaded with five big, ornate charms. Since no rational 21st Century person can function with that much wrist...

This amazing, highly wearable early 20th century necklace features 28" of double-strand Prince of Wales chain joined by a shield-shaped slider pendant with a raised design, ruby cabo...

This sexy new necklace by Eytan Brandes is based on a custom 1990's necklace that came through the store a couple of years ago. Eytan liked the design and made his own version of it...

Two great pieces of jewelry to wear together or separately. The Chinese pendant is an amazing testament to the carver's art. A scaly,elongated dragon (a Chinese embodiment of goo...

Eytan Brandes usually casts these little doo-dads for earrings but, just for gits and shiggles, he decided to use them as the centerpiece for a this new choker-length necklace. Th...

Here's something you're not going to see on every other gal in town! This necklace is composed of repurposed and new elements and it's truly one-of-a-kind. The frog with his rando ...

These snappy little earrings feature a design element that Eytan Brandes has been using for years: simple little discs -- brushed or polished, plain or with concentric circles, with...

This bracelet came in to our shop many years ago. It was clearly supposed to be a knockoff of a diamond tank watch from a certain revered French brand that begins with "C," but we j...

Eytan Brandes cast little quatrefoils from a very old station chain brought in by a customer many years ago. Her chain was pot metal, and in terrible condition, but had a lot of sen...

This commanding, vaguely medieval-looking ring was made by Eytan Brandes in the early aughts. What started off as an aquamarine solitaire turned into a much more substantial piece w...

These gorgeous new, one-of-a-kind earrings by Eytan Brandes feature bicolor tourmaline slices framed in textured gold randomly smattered with with tiny diamonds. The vivid pink and...

This new pendant by Eytan Brandes is one-of-a-kind but features some of his tried-and-true design staples: the little triangle drop, the freeform shape, the burnished (flush-set) st...

A glossy. faceted freeform slice of carnelian is the focal point of this one-of-a-kind new pendant by Eytan Brandes. Eytan carved the frame for this stone in wax and cast it in warm...

We're pleased to offer you this scrumptious natural jade necklace featuring 37 beads graduating in size from 10.6mm to 13.8mm. The translucency, "crushed ice" appearance, and light,...

This extraordinary one-of-a-kind pendant by Eytan Brandes shows off a large baroque Tahitian pearl with a clip-on enhancer bale, perfect for pairing with a nice pearl strand. In fac...

This one-of-a-kind ring by Eytan Brandes features five natural sapphire and ruby cabochons, each with interesting color and light characteristics. The magenta-colored stone is a 2.9...

Eytan based the design of this ring on an old Czech engagement ring that came through the store years ago. It's simple, nicely balanced and substantial. The pleated front tapers to...

Eytan based the design of this ring on an old Czech engagement ring that came through the store years ago. It's simple, nicely balanced and substantial. The pleated front tapers to...

Thimbles, when they're interesting, make great pendants when used as cappers for a nice big cabochon or pearl. Actually making this kind of pendant isn't for the faint of heart, how...

This ridiculously large smoky quartz came into the shop inside of a customer's very heavy, poorly conceived 1970's gold pendant. The customer wanted the gold value of the pendant ap...

Eytan Brandes converted an enormous 1960's brooch (this pendant is only part of it!) into a sexy, wearable and one-of-a-kind pendant. We matched it with a necklace of natural orange...

Eytan Brandes made this classic and elegant three-stone ring to show off a beautiful old European cut diamond, but no sooner did he finish the ring than a dealer in New York made him...

This extraordinary, one-of-a-kind new necklace by Eytan Brandes features five beautiful but distinctly different slices of natural tourmaline, one of Eytan's favorite gemstones. The...

This 18 karat gold tassel was one of two attached to an extremely damaged, early 20th Century chatelaine that came into our shop at least 20 years ago as scrap-in-trade. We melted m...

A natural aquamarine cabochon -- round-ish, but not a perfect circle -- is set in an original ring design by Eytan Brandes, featuring classical "columns" that reach up to the center ...

This bold, contemporary crucifix was designed in the 1990's by Eytan Brandes and has been used in many different variations ever since. His latest is in natural white gold, meaning ...

Two magnificent Tahitian pearls and two filigree rose gold discs make for one pair of gorgeous and important new earrings by Eytan Brandes. Each of Eytan's lacy openwork discs -- a ...

Eytan Brandes turned an interesting turquoise cameo into a bold, one-of-a-kind pendant with a 14 karat gold unstructured four-prong frame cast from a wax mold he sculpted by hand, ju...

Eytan Brandes made these cool dangle earrings using three men's shirt studs, probably dating from the 1950's. These were the kind of shirt studs shaped like barbells, with a middl...

We're proud to present a bold and modernistic set of three nesting rings by Eytan Brandes. The center ring features five round and square diamonds in a haphazard line. Above and be...

We got a very old, very boring pair of 18 karat gold monogrammed cufflinks from a customer and melted them quicker than you can say, "Just cuz it's old doesn't mean it's cool!" but ...

Perfectly pretty and easy to wear, these new platinum post earrings by Eytan Brandes feature frosty silver-blue Japanese saltwater cultured (i.e...

Eytan Brandes made this 18 karat white gold ring in 2021, specifically for a spectacular E-VVS2 round diamond. However, as will occasionally happen with larger diamonds, we ended up...

We acquired this dramatic and sexy collar in 2024. It's a custom piece, reportedly made sometime between 1960 and 1980 by a Los Angeles goldsmith, but the piece is not signed. We would find this surprising if not for the fact that our own goldsmith rarely signs anything unless we ask him...repeatedly. So leaving that mystery aside, we are proud to offer such a stunning piece. The front-facing half of the necklace is made from five graduated plaques, each boasting meticulously finished openwork plus diamonds and "Big Three" gemstones. Each plaque is hinged to its neighbor with a sturdy ring. The back of the necklace has a nicely integrated box clasp (with figure 8 safety catch) plus four solid, unembellished bar links, curved and carefully graduated. The plaques graduate from 40mm wide x 25mm tall in the center front to 21mm wide x 7mm tall at the back. All but the back two solid plaque links are trapezoids -- not rectangles -- fashioned to angle perfectly in the three dimensional human space where the necklace will hang. Between the front and back, on each side, are two "transition" links -- a great detail that highlights some real design talent: First is a link that includes three bezel-set gemstones but no openwork, and next is a link that just includes a triangular sliver of open space, thus creating a natural transition to the solid links. Amazing workmanship! The nine diamonds are all brilliant cut rounds pavé-set in little white gold square plates...

These fantastic new platinum earrings by Eytan Brandes present a spiral of diamonds with a shorter spiral of smaller diamonds nestled within. The spiral drops slightly in elevation ...

Eytan loves the look of a long wire drop earring, especially if he can add a little angle to the dangle. For these fun new earrings, his wires take a little zig and a little zag, wi...

These gorgeous new earrings by Eytan Brandes were specifically crafted for drop-shaped pearls, elongating a naturalistic pearl cap to the point where the effect is a little more surr...

We acquired this extraordinary pendant from an antique jewelry dealer in New Zealand. Sort of a hybrid between a garland and a wreath, it boasts at least 1.7 carats in old cut diamonds plus eight pearls, all meticulously set from its hinged bale to its hinged diamond "tail." The enhancer bale is split in the back so that it can be worn with pearls. To that end, we're including a gorgeous 16" strand of 5.5 to 6mm Akoya saltwater pearls. We had these pearls strung specifically for this pendant, and to give the necklace a more contemporary feel, the pearls have been fully knotted in black silk, which we think really pops with the oxidized face of the pendant. The closure is a 14 karat white gold pearl clasp. WEIGHTS & MEASUREMENTS: > Pendant Length: 2" > Pendant Width (at widest point): 1-1/8" > Pendant Weight: 7.15 grams > Necklace Length: 16" (See below for more information about these pearls) > Total Weight (pearl necklace + pendant): 17 grams > Diamonds: 54 stones ranging from 1.2mm to 3.9mm for a total estimated diamond weight of 1.73 carats. More information on the diamonds is provided below. > Pearls (Pendant): Eight pearls ranging from 3.5mm to 5.6mm for a total estimated pearl weight of 0.59 grams (0.157 momme). More information on the pearls is provided below. METALS & PENDANT AGE: We think this pendant probably dates from the late 19th or very early 20th century. While the pearls and the diamonds provide clues, the big tipoff is the fact that the stones are set in a thin layer of silver soldered onto 14 karat gold. This technique -- a thin layer of white metal (platinum was also used after around 1870) -- was used until white gold came into general use in the mid- to late 1910s. The distinctive black metal finish is nothing more than generations of the silver's natural oxidization. THE DIAMONDS: The diamonds on this piece predate the proliferation of bright white and clean South African diamonds...