Private viewing — October 2026 — By invitation
LILLY PLAU
Meridian ring, emerald in yellow gold, on black velvet
Meridian ring, profile view
Meridian ring, the setting from above

Ring · 2026

Meridian

A single Panjshir emerald, cut to keep its garden, held by four claws so fine they read as a line. The band is drawn, not cast. It is made once.

StoneEmerald, 2.14 ct
OriginPanjshir, Afghanistan
Metal18k yellow gold
Weight6.2 g
EditionOne of one
Making time9 months
StatusAvailable for commission
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The Meridian stone on the bench

The story

The stone arrived in a folded paper from the Panjshir valley. It had been kept for eleven years by a dealer who did not want to sell it to anyone who would recut it.

We spent three weeks looking before we drew anything. The green holds a blue undertone in low light and the inclusions form a diagonal that we decided to keep visible — a meridian across the stone.

The mount took nine months. Most of that was waiting: for the gold to be drawn to the right section, for the claws to be filed to a width where they disappear.