The Golden Eye

Robin Waynee

Internationally recognized award-winning jeweler Robin Waynee learned at an early age how creativity and hard work can lead to fulfillment. A member of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, Robin was born and raised in Mio, Michigan along with six siblings, and worked with her family in a variety of creative fields including jewelry, photography, custom furniture, and painting. Her first exposure to jewelry-making was presented by her father, sculptor/jeweler Robert Lone Eagle Waynee, from whom she picked up some essential skills. Always eager to learn and to lend a hand, Robin would take on any project, from sweeping out a garage to sanding furniture.

Robin entered and won her first design competition in 2007 at the Southwest Indian Market (SWAIA) in Santa Fe, NM. She has since won numerous awards not only at SWAIA and the Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ, but also internationally. In 2010 Robin entered her first large-scale award competition, the Saul Bell Design Awards, which is recognized by top designers around the world as the most prestigious international jewelry competition. She was awarded First Place in the silver category. Inspired, she entered Saul Bell again in 2011 and achieved First Place in the gold category. Entering once again 2012, Robin achieved an unprecedented third win in a row (the only jeweler to ever achieve this), with the Grand Prize for her stunning bracelet, “Corona and Halo.”

In 2014 she won the Niche Award, which celebrates excellence in North American fine craft. She also received two separate MJSA Vision Awards. She was once again a Niche Awards finalist in 2015.

Robin currently works in her studio in Santa Fe and is married to her former mentor, Ryan Roberts. They have two boys, Aidan and Logan, who are already becoming jewelers themselves.

Frosted Donut Drops

The simplicity of concentric circles makes a versatile pair of drops in 22kt gold with pave cognac diamonds.

Approximate length: .75"

Rose Cut Diamond Mini Teardrops

A perfect little pair of rose cut diamonds are finished in a combination of 22kt and 18kt gold.

Approximate length: .5"

Golden Yellow Diamond Trio Drops

Captivating colorplay blazes away in Johanna Berge's Golden Yellow Diamond 2.01 ctw. Trio Drops in 22kt gold.

Approximate length: .5"

Mixed Metal Frame Drum Drops-small

Oxidized silver and 22kt gold team up to make a versatile pair of tribal drops, suitable for layering or wearing alone.

Approximate diameter: 1"

Long Diamond Marquis Drops

Our popular Marquis Drops are echoed in a new size...shining white diamonds .26 ctw. are bezeled in 18kt gold and accented with gold beads.

Approximate length: .857"

Mozambique Ruby Studs

Powerful, luxurious 18kt gold Mozambique Ruby 6.72 ctw. Studs are the perfect shape for your lobes...gold beads add a Byzantine touch.

Approximate length: .75"

Golden Yellow Diamond Studs

Rose cut golden yellow diamonds .69 ctw. in rounded 22kt bezels look just the right kind of posh (18kt gold posts included).

Approximate diameter: .25"

Adjusting"W" Clasps

The “W” clasp on your chain or necklace is a classic design, used for thousands of years as a functional and decorative element. It can also be used as a "hanger" for a pendant. The W is made of 24kt gold and is very flexible.

To open the clasp, push one “wing” of the W forward. Do not pull out laterally. To insure a secure closure, push the wing back to center, and align with the center loop.

After many uses you may find your clasp becoming stiff. This can easily be remedied by having it annealed, a process where the gold is heated and cooled to make the piece soft and flexible again. Any reputable jeweler can do this for you. If you would like us to do it, please allow 1-3 days for completion. See our video tutorial

Rose Cut Gems

The term "rose cut" is heard more and more often when describing gemstones utilized in the jewelry industry. The Golden Eye has been using this cut for many years
What exactly is rose cut? It is a method of faceting gemstones so that the base of the stone is wide and flat with no facets; the top of the stone is domed and cut with triangular facets. These facets mimic the progressively tighter spiral of a rose, hence the name.

Most rose cuts are round, oval, or pear-shaped, but jewelers are experimenting with a variety of creative designs.

The rose cut was first introduced in the 16th century. A century later the cut had gained great acceptance and the facet arrangements became less random. Variations were based on multiples of six; six faceted roses, eighteen faceted roses, and the full rose, which consists of eighteen facets and then an upper tier of six facets.

The brilliant cut supplanted the rose cut in the 19th century but the rose cut returned at the turn of the 20th century, when the inspiration from Baroque styles drove jewelry designs. It once again fell from favor after 1910 when styles moved toward Art Deco.

For almost a century the rose cut was in retirement, but has reemerged with great momentum. Once used primarily for diamonds, the cut lends itself to many other gemstones. The look of the rose cut is softer and somewhat more natural looking than traditional faceted stones. Paired with 18kt or 22kt gold, a rose cut gem can become a timeless piece of jewelry.

Please visit our website to view many examples of rose cut jewelry.

Turquoise

We sometimes hear someone remark that turquoise jewelry is a "fad", or that they don't wear "Indian jewelry."
Well, if turquoise is a fad, it's got to be the longest running trend ever, as history records its popularity over 7,000 years ago! Archaeologists have recorded that the oldest known piece of jewelry is a gold and turquoise bracelet found on the arm of a mummified Egyptian Queen, around 5000 B.C.

The area once known as Persia, today's Iran, has been producing gem quality turquoise for centuries, as has China.
Native Americans have worked the stone since before the time of Christ. When the Navajo, Hopi, and Pueblo people learned silversmithing from the Spaniards in the 1800's, the stone was incorporated into their pieces. This jewelry was the precursor to the work we identify today as Indian jewelry.

Cerrillos, New Mexico is thought to be the location of the oldest turquoise mines in the country. Prior to the 1920's, the state was the country's largest producer; it is more or less exhausted today.

Arizona currently produces the most turquoise of value domestically. There are many other mines throughout the Southwest, many of which have been exhausted.

Turquoise is made up of phosphorus, copper, and aluminum. The copper is the mineral responsible for the identifying robin's egg blue color that is so valued in the stone.
The mother rock, or matrix, can often be seen running throughout the stone in a network pattern, adding interest and enhancing the beauty of the turquoise.

Most turquoise on the market today has had some kind of treatment to enhance or stabilize the stone. These procedures reduce the value of the stone in varying degrees.
Only about six percent of stones today are what we call "natural turquoise". These have not been altered in any way from their natural state. Stabilizing the turquoise is accomplished by impregnating the stone with an epoxy-type substance to make it more durable.

It is important when purchasing turquoise jewelry that the salesperson is able to indicate if the piece has been treated, or is natural.

Being a phosphate mineral, turquoise is inherently fragile and sensitive to solvents; perfume and other cosmetics will attack the finish and may alter the color of turquoise gems, as will skin oils and most commercial jewelry cleaning fluids. Prolonged exposure to direct sunlight may discolor or dehydrate turquoise. Care should be taken when wearing such jewels. Cosmetics, sunscreen, and hair spray should be applied before putting on turquoise jewelry.

After use, turquoise should be gently cleaned with a soft cloth to avoid a build up of residue, and should be stored in its own container to avoid being scratched by harder gems. Turquoise can also be adversely affected if stored in an airtight container-it likes to breathe.

Ethiopian Hydrophane Opal Necklace 24"

A luxuriously long strand of Ethiopian opals is subtly graduated, and punctuated with 22kt gold rondelles.

Approximate length: 24"

Antique Indian Woven Necklace

Here's a 22kt gold heirloom piece of rare beauty...a very fine woven chain slips through the fingers like satin...highly ornamented end caps attach to a granulated shepherd's hook clasp...the necklace lands on that seductive swath of skin just below the hollow of the throat...old world quality from a country famed for its treasures.

Approximate length: 18"

Sonoran Turquoise Strand

Colorful nuggets of Sonoran turquoise with copper matrix are interspersed with 20kt gold saucers...a stippled 20kt gold clasp is a natural fit.

Approximate length: 17"

Jadeite Ajna Pendant

Three fine jadeite cabochons 1.34 ctw. are bezeled in 18kt gold and illuminated with three brilliant diamonds .07 ctw. The uppermost cab is crowned with gleaming gold beads.

Approximate length: 1.5"

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Amethyst Tapestry Pendant

Grapey amethyst 8.8 cts. looks grand in a pyramid-cut cabochon framed in18kt gold and decked with demantoid garnets .48 ctw., orange sapphires .24 ctw., and white diamonds .24 ctw. The back of the pendant features an 18kt gold primrose with a diamond center.

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Pink Tourmaline Ray Pendant

The Pink Tourmaline Ray Pendant is electrifying in 22kt gold, by Susan Sims.

Approximate length: 2"

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Rainbow Quartz Bauble Pendant

A spectacular piece of rainbow quartz 97 cts. appears to contain a diorama of a frozen mountain range under chevron-patterned rainbows...fascinating from every angle, the stone is bezeled in a combination of 18kt and 22kt gold.

Approximate length: 1.75"

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Golden Skeleton Key

What if you could have the key to the heart of your choice? It could come in handy...it could get you into trouble. Susan Sims presents the opportunity in 22kt gold.

Approximate length: 2.5"

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Ethiopian Opal Sophia's Cross Pendant

A smoldering Ethiopian hydrophane opal .79 cts. in rousing shades of orange, brown, and green is the centerpiece for Sophia's Cross in 22kt gold and sterling silver.

Approximate length: 1.5"

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Lapis Andromeda Pendant

Lapis lazuli has been revered as an ornamental gem for at least 65,000 years. Cleopatra used to apply the ground powder as an eye shadow...this mystical piece of natural surface lapis 18 cts. is bezeled and bailed with diamond melee .83 ctw. and crested with a celery demantoid garnet .15 cts...the back of the stone is held in the snug embrace of 18kt gold corsetry.

Approximate length: 1.5"

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Mixed Metal Eye of Horus Pendant

The Eye of Horus symbolizes royalty, protection, and health. We, at The Golden Eye, can certainly attest to its magnetism. This version is made with sterling silver and 18kt gold and backed with a spiral, featuring a rose cut garnet at its center. The spiral, a symbol that appears in every culture, is found in structures as small as the double helix of DNA and as large as a galaxy.

Approximate diameter: 1"

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Black Diamond Celestial Ring

The Black Diamond Celestial Ring lives up to its name...22kt gold symbolizes the sun encircled by tiny diamond .04 ctw. stars in orbit...bright, peened sterling silver signifies the moon. The dazzling rose cut black diamond 14.78 cts. exemplifies a gemstone that has never been found anywhere but in Brazil and the Central African Republic, prompting scientists to attribute its origins to stellar supernovae explosions.

Elizabeth Pendant

Designed by Norah Pierson, this distinctive 22kt gold and platinum pendant features a 20.49 ct. aquamarine, river pearls and diamonds .12 ctw.

Three Ring Stack-Up

Are you crackin' up for lack of stackin 'up? Well, we've got the solution for you right here in 18kt gold...gorgeous, glittery multi-colored sapphires, a demantoid garnet, a diamond, and a purple sapphire cabochon 3.59 cts. all add up to a fine display.

Apatite Rose Cut Necklace

Carribean blue rose cut apatite stones are set with 22kt gold and white diamonds to create a gorgeous necklace....matching drops are

Apatite rose cut necklace SOLD
Rosecut Peridot and Tourmaline Necklace SOLD

Opal Soleil Pendant

A Mexican opal 7 cts. delivers on its orange promise...a diamond .80 ctw. halo is punctuated with shimmering demantoid .44 ctw. garnets embellished with tiny gold beads...the back of the pendant features the golden sun with diamonds peeking through, all in 18kt gold with a bounteous oval bail.

Approximate diameter: 1"

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Indicolite Tourmaline Beaded Teardrops

What is it about women and blue-green? Is it our affinity for mermaids...our appreciation for ambiguity...or the fact that this color is flattering on absolutely everybody??? Voluptuous indicolite teardrop cabochons 12.13 ctw. are crowned with bezel set white diamonds .18 ctw. and gold beads...all in lustrous 18kt gold.

Approximate length: 1"

Fire Agate Star of Creation

The Star of Creation represents the six attributes of the Creator: power, wisdom, majesty, love, mercy, and justice...a timely talisman to remind us of our potential. Highly animated, iridescent fire agate from the vaults of The Golden Eye are inlaid in 22kt gold...the center stone is encircled with gypsy set diamonds...a diamond rests between each of the six points of the star...the back of the pendant bears a golden starlet that echos the ruling pattern. This one-of-a-kind piece possesses the magnetism of a historical relic.

Approximate length: 1.25"

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The Alexandra Ring

Named for the Empress of Russia, wife of Czar Nicholas II, the Alexandra Ring ring is worthy of a monarch.

A 5.56 ct. rose cut grey diamond is set in 18kt gold and encircled with shimmering white diamonds .57 ctw...a ribbed and beaded 18kt gold shank adds elegance.

Green Tourmaline Maltese Cross

Oxidized silver and 22kt gold provide the backdrop for a green tourmaline cabochon 3.7 ctw. surrounded by faceted blue green tourmalines.17 ctw. in a fabulous incarnation of our Maltese Cross.

Approximate length: 1.75"

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Reflecting Bowl Opal Ring

Get ready for some serious gem-gazing...a riotous pastel Brazilian opal 2.63 cts. seated in an 18kt white gold reflecting bowl is tipped and tailed with celery-colored demantoid garnets .04 ctw. and semi-circled with glittering diamonds .14 ctw....this fabulous confection is lofted by sculpted petals and shanked with heady swirls of 18kt yellow gold.

Honeycomb Ring

A most spectacular 51.46 ct. honey-colored golden beryl is at the center of this intricate ring designed by Amy Bertelli.
The sides of the honeycomb are embellished with tiny buzzing bees and andradite garnets...all in a combination of 18kt and 22kt gold.

Natural Diamond Beads

Five extravagant strands of grey, white, pink, yellow and green natural diamonds 140 ctw. are accented with 18kt gold beads and a handmade 18kt gold toggle clasp.

Ethiopian Opal Pendant

Spectacular Ethiopian opals 17.49 ctw. are framed in 22kt gold and ornamented with sea foam Paraiba tourmalines .17 ctw., demantoid garnets .04 ctw., and white diamonds .04 ctw.

Approximate length: 2.25"

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Lavender Jade Moorish Tapestry Ring

Make sure you're sitting down when you try this one on...you just might feel weak at the knees!

A transcendent lavender jade cabochon 29.95 cts. is enshrined in our 18kt gold Moorish Tapestry setting...matching purple sapphires and luscious gold beads top off a latticework base...sea foam demantoid garnets .48 ctw. brighten diamond-tipped .06 ctw. prongs.

Black Diamond Oval Dome Ring

This ring does for your hand what high heels do for your legs...can you picture it? A bountiful rose cut black diamond 23.02 cts. needs absolutely nothing apart from its smooth 22kt gold frame and a wearer who is unafraid to make a statement.

Mabe Pearl Necklace

Designed by Norah Pierson, a shimmering mabe pearl is set in 18kt gold with white diamonds .26 ctw....a sole iridescent moonstone glows discreetly at the bottom.


Approximate length: 1.75"

The pendant is suspended on an 18" strand of white pearls, small golden pearls, apatite, and gold beads.

Scarf Slide

A one-of-a-kind scarf slide designed and created by Norah Pierson.

A colorful agate is set in sterling silver with 24kt gold foil. Adorning the piece are citrine, garnet, hematite, and rutilated quartz. This piece is an architectural work of art as much as it is an astonishing piece of jewelry.

Opal Doublet Drangonfly Wing Drops

Exquisite striations of blue, gold, coral, peach, and green create lacework reminiscent of dragonfly wings, bezeled in lustrous 18kt gold.

Approximate length: 2.25"

Madagascar Sapphire Elizabeth Ring

Elizabeth gets bold in a dusky pink Madagascar sapphire 2.5 cts. haloed with scintillating white diamonds .56 ctw. and limpid green demantoid garnets .20 ctw....her 18kt gold shank is flanked with gold beads and diamond pave rims.

Victorian Coral Intaglio Drops

Rare antique coral intaglios from the Victorian era are set in 18kt and 22kt gold and embellished with diamonds .12 ctw. and pink-tipped coral tulips.

Approximate length: 1.25"

Ethiopian Opal Necklace

Phenomenal Ethiopian Opals glow in every color of the rainbow!
Set in 22kt gold, oxidized sterling silver, and accented with white diamonds .36 ctw.

Club Sandwich Stack

Wallis Simpson reportedly took great pride in preparing club sandwiches for her husband, former King Edward VIII. It goes without saying that we would take great pride in preparing one for YOU!

From top:

RR0102 White Diamond 18kt Yellow Gold Eternity Band
RC645 Oval Yellow Sapphire Be Mine Ring
RC1052 Brown Diamond Vesta Band
RC680 Oval Pink Sapphire Be Mine Ring
RC679 Cognac Diamond Be Mine Ring
RR0102 Cognac Diamond 18kt Yellow Gold Eternity Band

Yellow Diamond Palenque Band

The intriguing shape of a yellow rose cut diamond .30 cts with a flat top is beautifully underscored by a smooth 18kt gold shank ornamented with simple gold beads.

Black Diamond Reina Ring

A gently peaked, cushion-cut black diamond 4.76 cts. is bezeled in 18kt gold and encompassed with gold beads, cognac diamonds .36 ctw., and white diamonds .02 ctw....a sculpted, tapered shank adds comfort and grace.

Double Angelica Band

Two lush rows of beads and white diamonds .32 ctw. make a grand impression in our 22kt gold Double Angelica Band.

Size 8 and above, please call for pricing.

Cat's Eye Tourmaline Dome Ring

One bright line of light ripples through the amber layers of a remarkable Cat's Eye tourmaline 13.4 cts....its muted 22kt gold bezel rests upon a lightly peened shank.

Diamond Band Ring

Bezel set white diamonds .28 ctw. are accented with 18kt gold rope details and gold beads against an oxidized sterling silver background, by Georgios.

Size: 7.5

Mixed Metal Diamond Band Ring

Oxidized sterling silver provides the backdrop for bezel set diamonds .35 ctw. bordered in gold braid on a rimmed 18kt gold shank, by Georgios.

Size: 7