Patent ID: 7536874

Claim:
A jewelry item with a rotating gemstone comprising: a substantially hollow housing having an upper end and a lower end; a bezel rotatably mounted on the upper end of said housing; a gemstone mounted on said bezel; a motor means received within said housing for automatically rotating said bezel and said gemstone at a predetermined, discrete speed; a gear assembly including a plurality of gears driven by said motor means and operably connected to said bezel, said gears having a predetermined, precise gear ratio for rotating said bezel at a discrete speed, wherein said gear assembly further includes a drive gear connected to said motor means, an intermediate gear engaging said drive gear, said intermediate gear having an upper surface with a sprocket extending therefrom and a bezel gear connected to said bezel and engaging said sprocket; a lower spacer plate superimposed on said drive gear, said spacer plate having an aperture with said drive gear received therein, wherein said lower spacer plate includes a depression thereon that receives said intermediate gear.