“Clockpunk” Ring

Acanthusleaf Design Studio created this ring based on a Diana Scarisbrick’s book Historic Rings. In a closed position, it looks just like any other ring, but then you can "open" it up to look like a celestial globe:

This should probably be described as clockpunk because the original is early 17thC, but it has that totally industrial 19thC look, especially when closed. The original was gold, of course, but I’ve made this prototype in brass, riveted with silver, because that’s what I had in convenient sizes of sheet and wire. We cannot wait around for sheet metal when obsessed, now can we?

Link - via Brass Goggles

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April 9, 2008 at 12:16 pm by Alex
Category: Art & Craft, Fashion

12 comments to "“Clockpunk” Ring"

Nastia
April 9th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I wants it!!
JoBo S
April 9th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Very cool design! I like this person’s style
Abestar
April 9th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
DO WANT!
tabest
April 9th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
NICE!
Ali S.
April 9th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Now that is awesome!
Alnitak
April 9th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Aww clever!
CheeseDuck
April 9th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
I want one.
But first I want to know what would happen if it opened while you were wearing it?
Scooter
April 9th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
make one outta sterling and i’ll buy it.
kuanes
April 9th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
i can haz? ;P
Scotchdrnkr
April 9th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Going by the comments here, it looks like you have a small business to start. I’d even buy a pair for my wife and I if they were in white gold or silver.
Acanthusleaf
April 9th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Wow - my ring is on Neatorama!

This was the prototype, and I just met with a manufacturer yesterday to be able to make more than one of these per week. I will have them in gold and silver, and likely white gold as well. I have to make a new master in each ring size for the mfr to take molds of - these aren’t sizeable like regular rings. That means that I will have certain sizes available before others. Please email me if you’re interested: laurie@medievaljeweler.com. This ring is not yet up on my website.

And CheeseDuck - when your finger is through the ring, it can’t open. It can shift around a tad, but it can only open when off your finger. I can’t stop fiddling with it. Wish I’d had this when I had to go to boring meetings.

Thanks for the compliments, folks! I’m so encouraged!
leeloodallasmultipass
April 10th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Creative and unusual - love it!

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