#JOTW 20th anniversary rose cut-- lots of pics!

[ecf8503]

WOW! That is just so elegant and romantic. Congratulations!

 

[Indylady]

Derby--


WOW. Your ring is absolutely stunning. Happy anniversary!

 

[derbygal]

Thank you Indy for your nice comments. Unfortunately as some of you know by now, the stones kept falling out of my beautiful ring. Finally this June I demanded that it once again get sent back to the maker and my jeweler pretty much refused to do it for me. They blamed ME for picking out a ring with a setting with such few shared prongs and they offered to give me store credit back. I had not been wearing my rose cut that often and was very gentle with her, and I was told the stones would always be coming loose due to the setting limitations (no protection for the girdles of the outside stones when they are bumped even slightly). I ended up regretfully returning the ring and I am not over it. I think about her all the time!

I truly want another rose cut, perhaps just a big center stone in a bezel like something from Single Stone. Since my money is tied up with my jeweler, I am putting the rose cut dream on hold for now. After weeks of back and forth with my jeweler, I had them source me a fancy brown solitaire from Leibish and Co. Ring hasn't arrived yet, so fingers crossed I picked out a winner. Now if I could just put my rose cut out of my mind . . .

 

[Acinom]

Oh no!! I am so sorry to hear this. Big hug

But your brown diamond doesn't sound to bad either. I hope for you it's a winner!! Can't wait to see the pics. Best of luck to you!!!

 

[derbygal]

Thank you, Acinom!

 

[yssie]

Oh no, derby, I'm sorry to read this! I'd admired rose cuts for a long time, but in an abstract way, from afar - your ring was the inspiration for choosing to own one of my own. The longer I own it the more I love it - they truly are mesmerisingly, hypnotically addictive. I can certainly understand your frustration with the ring though, stones coming loose regularly would be an unacceptable compromise for any aesthetic for me!

I can't wait to see your fancy brown solitaire!! And I hope that if you decide to try a larger rose cut one day (I hope you do!) you find it just as beautiful and more wearable A big center in a SS bezel sounds like a very satisfying dream

 

[derbygal]

Thank you Yssie for your kind words. So sweet to know my ring inspired your gorgeous rose cut pear. I love that stone!!!! I'm thinking something like this SS beauty for the future. I also think SS's rose cut eternity bands are fabulous.

 

[derbygal]

Yssie, did you see this pic from SS's Facebook page? The center ring is how my ring should have been set, with a prong on the outside of each stone. But the ring on the right. OMG, I am head over heels in love with that one!

 

[yssie]

How am I supposed to choose? I love them both!! The middle one does look a lot like yours, minus the outer prongs! I think it's classic and "sweetly" romantic... I think the one on the right has a dramatic flair that makes more of a statement at first glance though, and rose cuts next to full-cut melee is one of my favourite looks
And of course this LM

 

[derbygal]

Oh yes, that LM has always been a fave!

 

[Su355]

Your rose cut is just beautiful! Almost time for a 25th anniversary ring, isn't it?!

 

[CravingDiamonds]

Love your ring! congratulations!

 

[Rockinruby]

Beautiful ring!

 

[CravingDiamonds]

Gorgeous and congratulations!!