Patent ID: 7140200
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
1. An article of jewelry comprising: a metallic body having an outer surface integral therewith and a plurality of wells texturing the surface, the wells being formed by diamond cutting the surface with a pair of diamond-cut grooves that criss-cross one another to create each well, said criss-cross diamond cuts creating each well with a bottom of the well at the location where the grooves cross, the grooves including within light reflective surfaces and said wells being arranged in a closely spaced matrix including at least one line of wells; and a plurality of decorative elements formed in a plurality of said wells, said decorative elements being composed of an optically transparent synthetic material and having surfaces that are complementary to the shape of the light reflecting surfaces within the wells, whereby light that is transmitted through each said decorative element is received by respective light reflective surfaces attached thereto and reflected in multiple directions and re-transmitted through said decorative element.