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Josef Zbortek

Josef Zbortek was born in Mladá Boleslav and studied at the Secondary School of Applied Arts for Metalworking and Gemstone Processing in Turnov, specializing in goldsmithing. Over time, he expanded his skills to include precious metal engraving and stone setting — the precise placement of diamonds and gemstones.

He spent several years working for various jewelry companies in the Czech Republic and abroad before founding his own jewelry studio in 1989. There, as a designer and master goldsmith, he creates original author pieces and cohesive collections based on his own designs.

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https://www.josefzbortek.cz/

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Long ago, a question was asked—perhaps the greatest question a person can ask: What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?
After millions of years of calculation, the answer arrives, as simple as it is mysterious: 42.
This idea became the inspiration behind this ring. It is more than a piece of jewelry. It is a small universe enclosed within a circle—a ring that brings together numbers, movement, light, and symbolism.
42 DIAMONDS
The ring is set with 42 diamonds. Each one is a small point of light. Beautiful on its own, yet only together do they form a whole. Much like life itself—individual moments, encounters, decisions, joys, and disappointments come together to create a story whose meaning we often understand only in retrospect.
Here, 42 is more than just a number. It is a reference to the famous answer to a question whose true wording we may still not fully know. Perhaps knowing the answer is not what matters most. Perhaps what matters is knowing how to ask the right question.
THREE MOVING TRIANGLES
The ring features three moving triangles. The triangle is one of the oldest symbols of stability, direction, and balance. Three triangles, however, add another dimension to this symbolism.
They may represent the past, present, and future—what has already happened, what we are experiencing now, and what is yet to come. And yet, they are not fixed. They move.
Just as life moves. Nothing remains exactly the same. We change, circumstances change, relationships change, and so does our perception of what we once considered important.
As the three triangles move, they interact with one another but never form one definitive image. Each movement can create a slightly different composition. And that is precisely their beauty.
Life is not a finished picture. It is constant movement.
THE CIRCLE
The ring itself is a circle. A circle has no beginning and no end, and can therefore symbolize infinity, continuity, and eternity.
Within this infinite circle, three triangles move while 42 diamonds shine around them. It becomes a miniature model of our world: infinity around us, time in motion, and the light of individual moments.
42
This ring does not simply offer an answer. It reminds us that each of us must discover our own question. Because perhaps that is where the true meaning of life, the universe, and everything lies.
42 diamonds. Three triangles. And infinitely many questions.
Name: RING 42
Material: Rhodium-plated sterling silver 925/1000
Weight: 5.73 g
Stones: Lab-grown brilliant-cut diamonds
Number of diamonds: 42
Total diamond weight: 1.044 ct
Technology: Juwel

Starting price: 14 000CZK

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