Eytan Brandes Jewelry & Watches

This ring started out in life as a modest engagement ring with a center basket for a round diamond, probably around half a carat. Eytan Brandes converted the ring to a solitaire for...

This clean, modern 18 karat yellow gold ring by Eytan Brandes features a vibrant bezel-set emerald. The step-cut emerald is from Zambia, treated only with oil (as most emeralds ar...

These earrings, probably made around 1970 or a little earlier, came to us as screwbacks -- very traditional, very uncomfortable, and very NOT contemporary. The whole cluster thing...

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...

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 great-looking band by Eytan Brandes features a big, high-color diamond with a lot of presence at a great price. The diamond (earth-mined and untreated, of course) is F color,...

These long, gorgeous earrings by Eytan Brandes feature frosty baroque Akoya pearls alternating with fancy, dainty 14K white gold links. The pearls are from our trusted pearl deale...

In our neverending crusade to reuse high-quality gold ladies' wristwatches -- beautifully made and wearable as anything BUT a timepiece -- we offer this hot-off-the-workbench 14 kara...

This ring was made for a customer who decided, after seeing it, that he wanted the "windows" all around the ring. Trying to retrofit this ring with four additional windows would ha...

These beautiful, shimmery earrings by Eytan Brandes look as if they came right off the ears of an Etruscan lady, doing whatever Etruscan ladies used to do...

This lovely necklace is assembled from an antique platinum chain plus some very nice "spare parts" made in our shop by Eytan Brandes: > The four exquisite scroll links are copied from an antique muff...

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...

Sail off into the sunset with this gorgeous new statement ring from Eytan Brandes. Besides the stone, this is basically a cigar band -- tapering from 16mm in the front to a comforta...

This is a traditional, nicely balanced 14 karat white gold diamond engagement ring from the 1980's or 1990's. Now relieved of its diamonds, we decided to set it with colored gemston...

Eytan's playful new solitaire sets a sparkling light blue aquamarine at a pronounced angle. The integrated bezel setting forces rosy gold reflections into the stone, giving it a bit...

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 ...

Eytan Brandes crafted a clean and elegant platinum cathedral halo setting to show off this superb, very white, cushion-shaped diamond. The diamond has an EGL mini-certification fr...

The body color of this huge Ethiopian opal is sort of a pastel orange, but green, yellow and red flashes abound. The entire effect changes in every lighting situation. Even in indirect natural light, when some orange opals tend to look soupy, this stone takes on a gorgeous moire sheen. Eytan Brandes bezel-set the stone in a heavy, bold solitaire -- over twenty grams of rich, unmistakable 18 karat gold -- with a beautiful satin finish. (Nice detail: the bezel's rim and the ring's interior are high-polish.) This ring is a size 8; resizing is complimentary for full-price buyers within a range of 6.5 to 9.5. Please contact us if you have resizing requirements outside of this range. Weights and Measurements: Opal Dimensions: 28mm long x 19.4mm wide x 14.3mm deep Opal Weight: 35.7 carats Ring Weight: 29.4 grams Face Height: 30mm (1.2") Face Width: 22mm (0.9") Band Width: 4.5mm Band Thickness: 2mm Note: Opals are difficult to photograph! The color shown in the main photo best captures this stone's true body color. Also note: Ethiopian opals are more porous than those from Australia or Brazil, so it's important that this ring be treated with care as a cocktail ring rather than as an everyday ring. While exposing the ring to water is not going to damage it (as long as you dry it off), this isn't a ring to wear while doing dishes...

Eytan Brandes cast an old bronze seal in 14 karat yellow gold and converted it to a pendant, holding an oval cabochon of natural stormy blue aquamarine. It hangs on a shimmery neckl...

These extraordinary new earrings by Eytan Brandes feature 9 carats of chewy, natural, undyed Sleeping Beauty turquoise. We purchased these cabochons at a trade show in 2022 from Lun...

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...

Versatile and unique, this set of three pieces can be worn together or separately. The light orange carnelian fob is capped with a textured 18 karat gold cap, hand-made in our sho...

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 ...

We acquired this honeybee plus eight other nephrite amulets in 2020. In order to better understand our acquisition, we had the lot verbally appraised by David Ha of Ha Dynasty Jewelry...

A stunning and important new ring by Eytan Brandes features a two-piece, cushion-shaped halo of diamonds around a gorgeous Brazilian pink tourmaline. The tourmaline is 11.7mm in d...

Edison pearls, a freshwater pearl variety that has only been around for a few years. are the product of several years' research by Grace Pearls, located in China. Borrowing from t...

Versatile and fun to wear, individually or stacked together, this vivid set of earth-mined diamond solitaires by Eytan Brandes features three very different stones. The big marqui...

This long, eye-catching pendant features two birds, one diving downward and the other soaring upward. They were originally part of a rose and yellow gold brooch, and when we say "pa...

These earrings by Eytan Brandes combine organic-looking little bar links, mixed sapphires and small Tahitian pearls. The links are left over from another project which did not inv...

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...

Engagement gone sour? Guy wants his ring back? Make it just a little more difficult by turning the ring into a pair of gorgeous earrings! That's what we did with this 14 karat whi...

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 designed this ring based on a popular 1970s sterling silver ring. Instead of a center gemstone, the silver ring had a weird, elevated and textured center, which Eytan...

This plump little treat is the smallest of Eytan Brandes' cookie rings, but it's packed solid with 37 tasty, bright-white diamonds -- like a white chocolat...

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 delicious ring by Eytan Brandes was actually completed back in 2019, but it was originally set with an opaque green stone. We liked the way it looked, but the stone was problematic since we weren't sure if it was green agate, jadeite or nephrite and once it was set, we couldn't test it (oops). After a lot of backy forthy, Eytan decided it was too weird to be listing a ring with an unidentified "green stone," so he popped it out* and decided it would be fun to contrast the top quality, sparkling pink rubies with their cousin from the wrong side of the tracks: a rough ruby. This kind of ruby is completely natural and completely loaded with every flaw under the sun: silk, uneven color, spider veins, milky streaks, fissures, fractures, you name it. We love rough rubies (and rough sapphires too). Yes, they can be hard to cut (our gemcutter does NOT love them) because you have to find enough material that isn't threatened by internal fractures, but once they're successfully cut into cabochons, they polish up beautifully and, like all rubies, they are reliably durable. Even though they're effectively opaque (because they're so chock full o'flaws), they have a lustrous depth and character that you just won't find with either naturally opaque OR transparent stones. So, having said all that, we reintroduce the Marquee Ring...

A gorgeous Ethiopian opal with yellow and blue body color shows fiery sparks of red and green and, like all good opals, looks different from every angle. Eytan set it horizontally i...

This is the second time we've cast this pendant -- an original design by Eytan Brandes. It depicts two amorous snakes slithering together to form a heart while they chomp happily on...

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...

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 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...

This lustrous white South Sea baroque pearl is set in a Byzantine-flavored, satiny 18 karat yellow gold two-part pedant handmade in our shop by Eytan Brandes. The pearl has a graceful egg shape with a pronounced ridge at the top, mostly obscured by the "petals" of the cap. The cap is linked to a nicely oversized bale that will accommodate just about any chain or cord. We think it looks great with the rhodolite necklace...

Two opals -- one a lively precious white opal, and the other a stormy dark blue boulder opal -- both broken. What to do? Spotting the fact they're the same approximate width, Eytan made bezels for the fragments, separating precious from boulder with tiny platinum strips of diamond pavé cut from an old engagement ring...

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...

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 Brandes cast these ferocious lobe lions from one of our old sterling silver charm molds. They look fabulous in shimmery 18 karat gold, and Eytan went over the surfaces by hand...

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...

Snakes upstairs and snakes downstairs, with a big, beautiful Tahitian pearl in the middle: this one-of-a-kind pendant from Eytan Brandes celebrates all things slithery. Snake North is one of Eytan's original designs, usually seen as earrings, but this wee snake is acting as the link between the pendant's bale and the pearl cap. He's crowned with a faceted emerald (recycled from an old brooch) and he's 18 karat gold. Snake South is actually the head of an antique hatpin...

These simple, elegant wire drop earrings by Eytan Brandes feature two Tahitian pearls that Eytan purchased in Tahiti several years ago. They are absolutely beautiful, very dark, very rich green shimmering with blue and purple undertones. The surfaces show only a few small pits, as shown in our video. Hand-picked by Eytan from hundreds of different options, this pair is a good, but not cookie-cutter perfect, match. One pearl is slightly larger and slightly darker than the other. The shepherds hooks...

Three beautiful diamonds in white, yellow and brown are set in "martini glass" bezels on two fused rose gold rings for an effortless, one-of-a-kind stacked look by Eytan Brandes. Th...

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 ...

Eytan Brandes cast one of his old silver coins in 22 karat gold. It shows a beardless youth, possibly an early emperor (most of them wore beards after 117AD), as suggested by the diadem tied at the back of his neck. No clue about the image on the back. With the lettering oriented north (and upside down), you can maybe see the neck of a horned animal, but that might just be us seeing things in a Rorschach test. To frame this little homage to ancient commerce, Eytan crafted a platinum frame with four prongs on each side. The pyrite chain, which we made specifically for this pendant, has a 14 karat white gold lobster closure.* Weights & Measurements: Coin diameter: 17mm Coin thickness: varies from 1.7mm to 2.2mm Pendant total length (including top loop & bale): 32mm (1-1/4") Pendant width: 20.5mm Chain length: 16" Chain (i.e. bead) thickness: 3mm Coin weight...

A vividly green 1/2 carat peridot sits in a clean little pronged basket mounted at the center of this inverted oval pendant by Eytan Brandes. The resemblance to a lowercase Greek theta makes this the perfect signature piece for mathematicians, hedge fund...

This ring is a design Eytan made years ago and is now revisiting. It feels great on the finger and, with no defined top or bottom, front or back, you can turn this ring any which wa...

This gorgeous, freeform ring in satiny 18 karat yellow gold by Eytan Brandes features a 6.3 carat pink tourmaline with a luscious brown undertone. The mixed cut, oval-shaped tourm...

Four different components came together to make this sexy 14 karat yellow gold chain. The curb chain itself is standard jeweler's inventory that's been kicking around the store for a few years. Eytan Brandes removed the lobster clasp and added the toggle, which is newly cast from an antique silver toggle. For the end ring, he pried one of the rings off of a boring brooch -- one of those pins where a cluster of rings makes a kind of wreath. The ring looks great -- it's thick and has squared edges -- but it's hollow and too lightweight to stand up to the solid toggle. (Strangulation alert!) Rather than lose the ring, Eytan decided to add some weight. The tassel -- from his mysterious pile of 1950's gold tassels acquired several years ago -- is his happy solution. It moves freely from a large matching bale and is the perfect finishing touch! Measurements: Chain length (including the end ring): 19" Tassel length (including bale): 2" Chain thickness: 1.4mm Chain width: 3mm Marks: The original chain plate has been left in place (you can see in the photos that it's like a little added link...

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...

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...

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 love rough sapphires and use them frequently; their deep color, inclusions, streaks and other irregularities create beautiful and distinctive natura...