Chick Harbert's Custom Made

Diamond and Ruby Encrusted Golf Brooch

        This is an impressive piece of custom jewelry made for 1954 PGA Champion Chick Harbert and presented to his lovely wife Jeanne.

        The platinum brooch is enhanced with sixty-five (65) round-shaped diamonds (full-single cut), seven (7) square and specially shaped rubies (designed as a golf tee), and two (2) rectangular-shaped black onyx designed as golf grips. The golf ball holds 21 diamonds and the two clubs hold 44 diamonds.

        Total weight of the diamonds, which measure between 1.10 and 2.10 mm is 1.39 carat with a color range of F-G. The average clarity is VS1-SI1 and the match is Very Good. They are prong set. The brooch is 2 1/2 inches in length and 2 inches wide. Total weight of the Platinum brooch is 7.1 dwt and is in great condition.

        This is the perfect item to get yourself out of the doghouse with your wife because of your golf collecting obsession. This one is for her. It makes those 10k invoices from Green Jacket Auctions a little more bearable. Plus it's like adding to your own collection although she will be the gatekeeper of this one.

        The brooch comes from Chick Harbert's daughter and comes with a lovely note from her. When she took the pin in for an appraisal recently, the jeweler made her an offer of several thousand dollars on the spot. However, she would like it to go to a golf collector and someone who could appreciate it as much as her father and mother did. The reserve is set at the amount of the jeweler's offer. The estimated retail value of this custom piece is $12,000-$15,000.