The ring was fully made out of recycled materials, recycled gold in 18 carats and
diamonds re-purposed from customer returns. (Representational)

H K Designs and Hari Krishna Exports said it had set a Guinness World Record for most diamonds—50,907 pieces—studded on a single ring.

Ghanshyam Dholakia, founder & managing director of the firm based in Mumbai, said, “I am deeply grateful for the recognition from Guinness World Records. It is a testament to our team’s hard work and dedication at Hari Krishna Exports and H K Designs. We are proud to showcase our commitment to sustainability and artistic excellence through the Eutierria Ring, and we hope to continue pushing the boundaries of innovation in the jewellery industry.”

The dream was to create a rare piece of art that is in a class by itself and showcase the company’s expertise in creating unique and new design ideas and crafting exquisite jewellery. The company has been a frontrunner for many corporate social responsibility causes and wanted to design a jewellery piece that would bring its passion for sustainability to life, Dholakia said. Many design ideas were discussed and made before shortlisting the design inspired by a sunflower, which is nature’s most vibrant, happy and strong flower known for its beautiful sunny charm and glow, he added.

Sources said the entire process from ideation to crafting took almost nine months to complete, given the complexity of crafting a ring with more than 50,000 diamonds. The computer-aided design itself took almost four months to perfect before the team was satisfied with the output.

The ring was fully made out of recycled materials, recycled gold in 18 carats and diamonds re-purposed from customer returns. The ring has a total of eight parts—four layers of petals, the shank, two diamond discs and the butterfly.

Each of the 50,907 diamonds was hand-set by a team of expert craftsmen in Mumbai on March 11. The ring has been named Eutierria, which means becoming one with nature and shows the connection of humans with nature, Hasu Dholakia, managing director of H K Designs, said.

The company said that a team of qualified diamond and jewellery experts from the International Gemological Institute had certified and done the valuation of the ring. The final gold weight of the ring is 460.55g and the diamond weight is 130.19 carats and has a retail value of $785,645. The ring will be on display at Hari Krishna Exports Booth #D42 in the GemGenève show from May 11 to 14 and H.K. Designs Booth # PC-170 at the JCK Las Vegas Show from June 2 to 5.

Courtesy ; Indian Express