Pair of Art Deco Diamond Buckles love token Odd numbers are often employed

Odd numbers are often employed in design

They date from the 1960s (or thereabouts) and I'd really like to know who made them and why

and set with rose cut diamonds

and was much used in funerary art - representing the cycle of death and rebirth

accompanied by some further water-related themes:

Pair of Art Deco Diamond Buckles love token Odd numbers are often employedDATE: Art Deco, c. 1930 RESERVED final layaway payment. Remarkable matching pair of Art Deco period buckles (?), each one set with over 2 carats of old cut diamonds. They're crafted in platinum throughout, with articulated side segments. Although I'm not entirely sure how they were initially intended to be worn they'd look excellent on a pair of buckle loafers. STONES Old European & Transitional Cut Diamonds 4. 10ct total (calculated), H I colour, VS1