Eight carats of Paraíba. Everything else follows.
At the centre of this ring sits a pear-shaped Paraíba tourmaline of 8.01 ct, measuring 12.1 × 11.7 mm. Its size, its colour and its proportions set the terms for everything around it.
D/VS diamonds totalling 5.74 ct extend across a 950 platinum setting, framing the stone without competing with it. Vivid colour at the centre, colourless brilliance around it, and between them the platinum all but disappears.
“Shangri-La” is the centrepiece of the LEYSER design family of the same name, crafted with the gemstone expertise of thirteen generations in Idar-Oberstein.
The stone
Paraíba tourmaline owes its electric blue-green to traces of copper, a rarity found in only a handful of deposits in Brazil, Nigeria and Mozambique. Stones above five carats with this depth of colour are exceptionally scarce. At 8.01 ct, the Mozambique-origin centre stone of “Shangri-La” belongs to a very small group. It is accompanied by a GRS report confirming copper-bearing tourmaline with no indication of thermal treatment.
Details
Centre stone: Paraíba tourmaline, pear shape, 8.01 ct, 12.1 × 11.7 mm
Origin: Mozambique
Treatment: no indication of thermal treatment (GRS)
Diamonds: 5.74 ct, D colour, VS clarity
Metal: 950 platinum
Certificate: GRS
Discover more pieces from our Paraíba Tourmaline collection, or arrange a private viewing in Idar-Oberstein or Gstaad.
One stone at the centre. Everything else built around it.
Price on request.
An alpine impression of the Shangri-La ring. AI-assisted editorial visualisation; please refer to the product photographs for exact jewellery details.
