Lord Jewelry's Sacred Pyramid ring wins top enamel honors

A rotating scarab and Eye of Horus hide inside a pyramid-cut blue topaz, turning Lord Jewelry’s Sacred Pyramid ring into a miniature theater of Egyptian myth. The 18K yellow gold design took both First Place and Retailer’s Choice in INSTORE’s Best Enamel category, and the magazine listed the ring at $120,000.

The center stone anchors the drama: a special-cut, 25.0-carat blue topaz shaped like a pyramid. Around it, Lord Jewelry stacked pharaoh and queen figures on the band, then threaded in hieroglyphic symbols, diamonds totaling 3.05 carats, 0.65 carat of emeralds, 0.30 carat of sapphires and 0.30 carat of rubies. The enamel is not decorative afterthought here. It carries the storytelling, with hidden figures and details revealed as the mechanism turns, so the ring changes from one angle to the next rather than reading as a static showcase piece.

That sense of motion is what made the design stand out. The rotating element does more than add novelty. It lets the Eye of Horus, the scarab and the carved symbolism work like a private exhibition inside the stone, with each turn uncovering another layer of the narrative. In a category crowded with surface color and flash, this ring leaned into complexity, precision and surprise. The judges called it museum-worthy, narrative-driven, wearable sculpture and phenomenally intricate, language that fits a piece built to reward close looking.

Lord Jewelry’s hands-on approach explains the finish. The Los Angeles-based brand is designed and handcrafted by Lena and Sinork Agdere, and Sinork Agdere’s path runs from an apprenticeship at 14 in a goldsmith’s workshop in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar to opening Lord Jewelry’s atelier in Downtown Los Angeles in 2002. After studying antique jewelry and historic design periods, he taught himself enameling, a background that helps explain why this ring feels rooted in old-world technique even as it uses a crisp, engineered mechanism.

The award also placed Lord Jewelry in a strong enamel streak. INSTORE’s 2025 Best Enamel Jewelry winner for the brand was the Aurora Dragonfly Pendant and Brooch, giving Sacred Pyramid the look of a house style rather than a one-off lucky strike. The 2026 INSTORE Design Awards marked the 11th edition of the competition, drew 229 entries and used blind voting from six retailers and three media personalities, with online retailer voting determining Retailer’s Choice winners. In that field, Sacred Pyramid stood out because its enamel did what the best enamel should do: carry meaning, depth and movement, not just color.