From time immemorial to the present time, jewelers have been actively working to diversify the world of jewelry as much as possible. Whatever was invented and created by the best masters of ancient centuries and modern times. It would seem that there can be nothing new in this area. However, master jeweler from Japan Hidetaka Dobashi managed to refute this by creating unusual jewelry that was called “dancing” diamonds . He first presented his find at an exhibition in Hong Kong in 2012.
History of decoration
Before the invention of movable fastenings, jewelry used a rigid or semi-rigid type of fixation, and the properties of the stone appeared only in bright light or sudden movements of the owner. Floating stones made it possible to see all the beauty of the cut even with the slightest fluctuations.
Hidetaka Dobashi has been involved in gemology for a long time and in the 90s he patented a new cutting method called Crossfor, when the diamond has 46 facets giving a cross-shaped shine.
When developing the concept of a new unusual piece of jewelry, the Japanese jeweler was guided by several principles:
- the stone does not come into contact with the owner’s body, being hidden from him by any part of the decoration;
- fastening is carried out on two movable supports in such a way that any movement causes a pendulum-like sway of the stone;
- A diamond mounted movably must be of very good quality, highly cut, so that the play of light in the facets emphasizes its purity.
The Japanese jeweler’s idea did not immediately receive a response from jewelry manufacturers. Only after the Hong Kong exhibition, where about 150 products made using floating stones were presented, was the original find truly appreciated. Subsequently, the shining frame received an international patent, valid in Europe, the USA, China and India.
Currently, dancing stones are used in the jewelry of such a jewelry giant as Chopard, and in Russia they are widely represented in the “Dancing Diamond” collection.
Innovative technology for creating unusual jewelry allows diamonds to literally come to life, delighting the owner and others with a unique play of light. The dance of the stone is mesmerizing and makes you want to watch it endlessly, as evidenced by the reviews.
Meet the Dancing Diamonds
The first presentation of dancing diamonds to the world in June 2012 did not cause much sensation among admirers. They were able to try this amazing find only three months later - at an exhibition in Hong Kong in September 2012, where the talented Hidetake Dobashi presented a complete collection, which included about 150 earrings and pendants, called “Dancing Stones” .
In 2013, Japanese “choreographer” Hidetaka Dobashi patented his design and launched the production of jewelry with dancing stones based on his company Crossfor Co in China and Vietnam.
Jewelry from a Russian manufacturer
Dancing diamonds from Bronnitsky Jeweler are represented in the collection by several types of products that have firmly won the highest places in the ranking of the factory’s products. These include:
- Rings made of 585 yellow, white and red gold. The stone, fixed on two movable supports inside the ring, swaying, creates a rainbow play of light, shimmering with all its faces.
- Earrings made in a classic style, studs, chandelier earrings, made of different types of gold. When walking or turning your head, the stones begin to tremble, creating the illusion of flickering lights.
- Pendants of different sizes, also made of 585 white, yellow or red gold. The stone, swaying at the slightest movement, dances, attracting attention with its tints and play of light.
In addition to collectible items, at the Bronnitsy jewelry factory you can purchase custom-made jewelry that will use a movable type of fastening. In the catalog you need to select the size of the gemstone and the appropriate frame, and then place an order for an individual design.
Dancing diamonds in earrings: pros and cons
If you have set your sights on buying diamond earrings and have studied the assortment on offer, then you will definitely be faced with the question: is it worth purchasing earrings in which the diamond dances, or is it better to give preference to the already proven classic style? Predictably, this issue causes a lot of controversy and controversy. Here everyone decides for themselves. Some prefer a classic frame, in which the stone shimmers more smoothly and softly. Others like the expression and constant drive of a dancing diamond . This is a matter of our individuality.
If you decide to purchase such a miracle of jewelry as a piece of jewelry with a dancing diamond, then you should note that you can’t buy it in every jewelry store. For example, in Russia this class of products is mainly represented in a network of retail stores.
Customers' opinions
A dancing diamond, according to many buyers, is a very unusual piece of jewelry. If you want to surprise a loved one with something, then this is the most suitable option. Of course, the prices for such jewelry are higher than usual, but the quality of the stones used is worth it. Some people find the constant rocking of the pebble annoying and may even worry that it will slip out, but this is not the case.
The fastenings are made inside the frame, and correctly calculated balancing does not allow the stone to fall out.
Those who like the exoticism of an unusual design note its attractive properties of “sprinkling” sparks around itself and shimmering with all the colors of the rainbow at the slightest vibration. In any case, such a gift is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent.
Teaching diamonds to dance
A dancing diamond can be created in many ways.
First of all, you can fix the stone in the caste just as statically and add dynamics to the caste.
The cast is not soldered to the product, but is hung on two rings on the sides. Thus, the caste with the stone is always “facing” those around them, but is constantly moving. This movement gives the diamond the dynamics required for play.
Another version of dancing setting, when the jeweler does not fix the stone statically, but deliberately allows it to move.
The culet (lowest point of the stone) is placed on a special lower part of the caste. One prong is adjacent to the platform (top of the stone). Since the prong does not press the stone tightly, it has the opportunity to waltz - spin around its axis.
Bronnitsky Jewelry Factory - reviews
Maria
I ordered children's gold earrings and a silver ring with enamel. Order 441108 dated 05/24/2021. The courier delivered quickly. The courier assured that everything was always in order, and if anything happened, you could take it to the nearest store, so I didn’t bother looking in the corridor. Later, in bright light, I immediately saw that the enamel ring was either used or defective!! There were chips and abrasions. I called the manager back and was told to take it to the store. I arrived and was sent from there to the office. I got through to the next manager, the guy said that I had to check it out in the office, and sent a detailed description of the route to the post office. I went to the office, on the 1st floor I started calling the same managers who were sitting at home remotely and minding their own business, apparently and not work, because I waited for 20 minutes downstairs. And then it turned out that the house manager was answering and forgot to give the information to the secretary in the office!!! It's a complete disgrace. As a result, the return was accepted immediately, the girl immediately began to smile at the sight of the worn ring.. When I asked how they could put such a ring when assembling the order, she mumbled something in response, like they were doing repairs, it was a mess.. And the children’s gold earrings almost immediately stopped working close with an English lock. I don’t recommend it to anyone and I won’t buy anything here again! The quality of products and quality of service is very low!!!
Lamely
Disgusting store, no service or customer support. Never buy here if you don't want to ruin your mood
Meryem
I bought a lot of jewelry from Bronnitsky Jeweler But..... I decided to check the authenticity and compliance with the guest of two of the jewelry I bought, a ring made of yellow gold, 50 thousand and a men's chain made of red gold 70 thousand, I took it for examination and Oh, horror, the ligature is broken, which means it's a fake !!! By the way, my brother wore the chain for a long time and it began to fade and became very different from the color it was when I bought it. And I bought 365 thousand worth of products from them. And now I am tormented by doubts that these products are genuine. I am very upset. I was just scammed, without a sucker, as they say, and life is bad!
Mila
We bought wedding rings at the Bronnitsky jeweler, and now we are watching how white gold smoothly turns into yellow, and in a couple of months! They didn’t save the receipts because it was difficult to even imagine such a situation ((((
Natalia
Disgusting store. I'll tell you a story: last Sunday, June 16, 2019, in the salon of the Atrium shopping center, I fell in love with the set art D0001241305165 and art D0001241307000, but there were not enough funds. On the same day, through the website, I made a request to the store administrators for an additional discount on the amount I had. And, on Monday - a MIRACLE - a call from the store employees with the words: “Your discount has been approved - we value our customers!” I’m frantically borrowing the missing money, today, 06/21/19, I’m flying in my dreams: “darling, wait, I’ll buy you and put you on right away!” Here I am in the Atrium, and the saleswoman says to me: “You were approved for a smaller discount, i.e. the kit will cost more.” This is a disgusting store. After looking through the page of reviews, I noticed that the administrators do not publish negative ones. That's why I'm posting my review here.
Tatiana
I bought a gold chain in 2022. The first repair of the clasp was still under warranty, because it stopped functioning and I miraculously did not lose the chain. And now it’s the same story again, when I didn’t find the chain on my neck, it was hanging on my underwear. The carabiner broke again and I sent it in for repair again. In general, the quality of carabiners on chains is poor and unreliable, and you can lose the chain at any time...
Marina
The sellers are very “kind”... but the service is terrible, very long. We were with a child, buying children's earrings...we waited 15 minutes for someone to pay attention to us. We won't come to this store again.
Katrina
We opted for interesting wedding rings, as the sellers at the Chocolate shopping center told me, they were made of combined gold (red and white).
In the end, it turned out that they were made of red and covered with rhodium, which was applied terribly and immediately began to wear off on the very first day.
We contacted the store and sent it for examination.
According to the results, we misinterpret their words, resulting in a refusal.
Do not buy from this chain stores.
Sellers deceive, but their expertise is also the same.
The rings cost 30 thousand, in fact it was money down the drain.
The link to our ring, we hadn’t looked at them on the Internet before, so we got caught.
Bystritskaya Anna
https://forum-otzyvov.ru/threads/bronnickij-juvelirnyj-zavod.67652/#post-294022
Don’t buy Bronnitsky jeweler’s chains if you don’t want to waste a lot of nerves and money, especially these new ones with a gold spring. I bought it, succumbing to the seller’s persuasion, the lock broke after a week! Here's a golden spring for you, and when returning it they began to shift all the blame onto me, the examination, they say, is at your expense! Or, they say, change it (what a mockery) at the factory for a metal spring! They explain to you that a normal one will be inserted into your chain at the factory! spring! Why then advertise this junk as a super thing!
During a frank conversation with the seller, it turned out that the pearls are not pearls, and the stones, as they say, are falling off. And, moreover, this is said so calmly, as a self-evident and familiar fact, as if it were some kind of cheap jewelry! It turned out that a lock with a golden spring cannot be opened more than 10 times - it breaks, and it is better to remove the chains over the head, imagine, and it is not advisable to wear pendants on them. What's the point of buying these gold chains and then finding out that you didn't get lost by luck?
In general, I haven’t seen such Sovdepov quality for a long time! I will never buy products from this factory again, there is no trust.
Egor Zhadayev
https://market.yandex.ru/shop/162110/reviews?clid=703
Advantages:
No
Flaws:
I bought a silver ring with a stone as a gift, within an hour 2 stones fell off, I took it to the store, in the end it took more than 2 weeks for an examination, they gave me a paper with a photo stating that it was their fault, after returning the ring in the same condition and 3 watches on my hand Another stone fell off. In the end, it became clear that defective products and such examination are a waste of time for the buyer. I do not recommend the Bronnen jeweler to anyone!!!
Victoria
I bought a hand-woven gold chain in a store (at Prazhskaya metro station) of the Bronnitsky Jewelry Factory for 32,000 rubles. with their innovation - a spring in the lock. Not even a week had passed since this lock broke, and during all this time I unfastened it 3 times. It’s good that at least it broke at home, otherwise I could have lost the chain. But this purchase is still not cheap and is bought with the expectation of wearing it for more than a year or two.
Shagesencepty
https://otzyv.expert/uzhasniy-magazin-1600824
Advantages:
Some decorations seem to be holding up
Flaws:
One huge minus.
Details
I’ll tell you everything from the very beginning: they gave me earrings with a dancing diamond, a week later the stone began to wear off. They changed it the first time, the same story, it turns over, the stone is not visible at all. I decided not to take them anymore, but to exchange them for certificates. I bought other jewelry. one of them, a very beautiful ring, but exactly a month later the stone fell out. And a month later another stone. Passed it. I wrote in the complaint to replace it with a new one. Exactly a month passed and no one called me (despite the fact that the examination lasted 21 days). Okay, screw them. I'm calling myself. But the store doesn’t know, they just forgot (think of it as a ring for 15,000, but now it costs 20,000) (Shopping Center Shchuka. The seller wrote the last name very unclearly, so I can’t write it). A week later they called me and said that they had a new ring and I could pick it up. I arrive at the store. It’s funny to look at this ring: it’s crooked, the cap is turned, you can’t even put it on. I don’t understand where the Administrator was looking when she called and said that the ring was new and in excellent condition. I called the hotline. They basically don't care. In general, people, don't get involved. I'm already tired of traveling and figuring things out. Why should I go there 10 more times for that kind of money?
ddm4
https://irecommend.ru/content/ne-pokupaite-v-bronnitskom-ukrasheniya
Bronnitsky Jeweler, they make poor quality jewelry. I bought a bracelet, rose weave, size 18, weight 4.80. I didn’t even ask for the bracelet to be worn for two months, the link broke, I contacted Bronnitsky, they carried out an espretiz and did not recognize that the gold was not of high quality and I had to pay for repairs, but after the repair they returned the bracelet two sizes larger, this indicates that the gold was re-stretched and made more thinner!!!! They also returned gold that weighed less (4.70), they say after the examination the gold may lose weight, but the examination described the method it was used in, an expert with glasses inspected the bracelet and did not find a defect! The question is, how can gold lose weight with such examination??? Plus they gave a guarantee for repairs for half a year. So two weeks later it tore again. I took the bracelet to them again, they refuse to recognize it as a marriage. Also, after repair under warranty, they refuse to repair it. Don’t buy gold in Bronnitsky. It’s counterfeit and they will deceive you just like me and they will scam you out of your money.!!!! I'm very disappointed in this network.
Lkjhpoiu
https://irecommend.ru/content/nikomu-ne-sovetuyu-109
I bought wedding rings. The story is long: there was an examination in violation of all the rules, then a claim was written and submitted to the salon, another examination this time with all the necessary documents provided by BRONNITSKY, a factory defect was confirmed, then they offered to replace it with a similar ring. I agreed , in the end, with this ring it’s the SAME: after 15 minutes (!!!!) of wearing the ring cracks before my eyes (by the way, the ring is made of white gold, costing more than 40,000), I again send it for examination this time to get the money back. Within a few days later they call, report the result of the examination: mechanical damage and say that they should have worn it more carefully. I didn’t even wash the dishes in it, I always took it off before doing any activity. Disgusting attitude, incompetent staff, both in the salon and in the office !I really regret that we got in touch! I got married and had a wedding in this ring. And now I can’t even get my money back for a low-quality product!! A lot of wasted nerves. I’ve been married for 4 MONTHS, I wore both rings for a total of about a month. That’s all very briefly stated, the officially submitted claim is 6 sheets, the claim contains only a chronology by day.
1965tata
https://otzovik.com/review_6472335.html
Advantages:
They took it for repairs for 45 days.
Flaws:
Product quality.
On July 15, 2017, I bought a handmade white gold chain. I wore it very carefully, but it didn't help. On May 11, 2018, I discovered that the chain had come unfastened and was simply hanging unfastened on my neck. I buttoned it up. When I came home I discovered the same thing, the chain unfastened on its own and it was a miracle I didn’t lose it. Having examined it carefully, I realized that the spring had broken for reasons unknown to me...
Kozanchuk TattYan
https://otzovik.com/review_5665895.html
Advantages:
beautiful but not high quality
Flaws:
I regret the money I spent
We bought silver items in the salon, after some time everything turned terribly black, in the salon they said it was nonsense, buy a special product, they bought it, washed it, it began to turn black faster and more strongly, very unpleasant. We bought a lot of silver, a lot of jewelry for men and women for children. Pendants, rings, earrings and all that black stuff cannot be worn. It turns black right on you after the first wear in the morning, put it on in the evening already all black. My friends have the same story, and the most offensive thing is that I convinced them to buy in this damn jewelry store
