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Aquamarine 3 Stone Ring - "Push Present"

dlay01

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Hi Everyone,

Been lurking in this community for a long time and finally feel like I have something "worthy" to share.

After struggling with infertility for a few long years, my wife and I are finally expecting and the new addition is due in March. Since Aquamarine is March's birth stone, I wanted an Aquamarine/Diamond three stone ring to mark the special occasion.

We are US expats currently working and living in China so it's been hard to find anything that's up to quality standard here compared to what I'm used to. When we lived in the States, I often worked with a local craftsman jeweler for my pieces, but that's very hard to find here in China. After searching everywhere, I finally found a dependable local custom jeweler with great quality work.

After some planning and searching online, I bought an emerald cut Aquamarine cut by Ben Kho and a matched pair of emerald cut diamonds from the US. My mom then brought the stones over when she visited in October, and my new local jeweler has finally got them set in a setting that I requested. I haven't received the ring yet, but she just sent me some photos of the finished product and I'm very happy with how it turned out.

The 2 diamonds represent me and my wife, and the Aquamarine represents the new baby. I also had the jeweler etch "and baby makes three" in the inside of the band. Can't wait to pick up the ring and give it to her!

Stats:
1.07ct emerald cut Aquamarine
7.4x5.4mm
Cut by Ben Kho
Supposed to be from the Santa Maria Mines of Brazil

Emerald cut diamond pair with GIA Dossiers:
Diamond 1:
0.35ct
5.11x3.39x2.22mm
H, VVS1

Diamond 2:
0.37ct
5.16x3.26x2.45mm
G,VS1

18k white gold, size 7

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Re: Aquamarine 3 Stone Ring - "Push Present"

That is beautiful. I'm sure your wife will love it and the inscription is so sweet. Congratulations on the upcoming new edition. Get as much sleep as you can now :)
 
That is so beautiful. Just everything about it.
 
lovely!! I'm sure she will be thrilled with it. love that you've engraved the inside.

congrats on your future baby!
 
Beautiful and very sentimental! Good job! Love that 3 stone design!
 
Elegant and lovely. It looks well made, the proportions are great and the white metal looks super with the aquamarine. Really nice, classic ring, which will never go out of style. What an incredibly thoughtful gesture.
 
Lovely classic ring. The aquamarine for March baby is such a great thought. Beautifully done from both technical & sentimental angles & your wife will treasure it. Maybe someday Baby will too when he or she is grown up!
 
Beautiful ring and beautiful sentiment! Are you going to wait to present it to her until after the birth? Everything's so wondrous and emotional right after birth that I would have fallen apart (in a GOOD way) if my husband had given me something so thoughtful then!
 
Beautiful ring! I love the lines of it-and love what you had engraved inside! Are there hand shots yet?
 
Classy, well constructed and beautiful all around, infused with such deep meaning. Congratulations on the new baby too.
 
Congratulations on your baby. I love hearing of infertility success stories. And congrats on the gorgeous ring. Your wife is very lucky.
 
Re: Aquamarine 3 Stone Ring - "Push Present"

Oh that is so wonderful! What a gorgeous ring and lovely sentiment. Congrats on the baby!
 
Gorgeous!! She will be bowled over by the beauty of the ring and the effort you put into celebrating such an important event in your lives. Congrats on the baby due in March.
 
Beautiful sentiment, and gorgeous ring (as a March baby myself, I particularly love it :bigsmile: )!! I am sure your wife will be thrilled. Congrats on the upcoming arrival!
 
That is gorgeous! I looked up Ben Kho's site but he doesn't have gemstones listed there yet. How did you come across his stones?
 
Ben Kho way over hypes himself. He used to be affiliated with Artistic Colored Stones (he and Barry are friends), but now he's resting on his laurels and selling over priced gems and jewelry "cut by Ben Kho" on the Gem Shopping Network. Puhleeeze! :rolleyes: :roll:
 
LOVE this ring! :love:

Well done! It's lovely. :appl:
 
Beautiful! And congratulations on your upcoming addition to your family! :appl: I love the ring as a 3 stone has been my latest obession...and now that you mention emeralds cuts is right behind them. So you are definitely fueling my fire to get something similar made =)

I also used to be an expat in Asia. If you are ever looking for more jewelry I highly recommend Hong Kong. Prices are good as long as you go armed in with knowledge of what you want (I didn't ....horrible mistakes!) . Every summer there is a gem and jewerly show that is HUGE.
 
beyond gorgeous!!!!! Not sure if you're giving it to her now or after she pushes?! Congrats!
 
Love the story behind it. It is done so well and the engraving is perfect!
 
:love: :love: :love:

Stunning push present, congrats and get some rest while you can!!!
 
Thanks everyone for your kind words for the ring and the baby :D Been kind of busy at the office so I didn't get a chance to pick it up yet. Will post handshots asap!
 
tara3056|1355745442|3333289 said:
Beautiful ring and beautiful sentiment! Are you going to wait to present it to her until after the birth? Everything's so wondrous and emotional right after birth that I would have fallen apart (in a GOOD way) if my husband had given me something so thoughtful then!

I was originally going to wait until after the birth but after seeing the vendor's pics I don't think I can wait that long! It'll just have to be part of her Christmas present :cheeky:
 
diamondseeker2006|1355759080|3333411 said:
That is gorgeous! I looked up Ben Kho's site but he doesn't have gemstones listed there yet. How did you come across his stones?

on ebay of all places! :D

@minousbijoux I actually had no idea who Ben Kho was before I got this stone. haha :cheeky:
 
dlay01|1355805859|3334062 said:
diamondseeker2006|1355759080|3333411 said:
That is gorgeous! I looked up Ben Kho's site but he doesn't have gemstones listed there yet. How did you come across his stones?

on ebay of all places! :D

@minousbijoux I actually had no idea who Ben Kho was before I got this stone. haha :cheeky:

I should clarify that I knew I wanted a deep blue EC aquamarine and I looked for a while everywhere. Most stones that I came across were either too washed out in color or not the right cut/proportions for I was looking for. So when I saw this on ebay I decided to give it a try and it turned out great!
 
Sarahbear621|1355777491|3333638 said:
Beautiful! And congratulations on your upcoming addition to your family! :appl: I love the ring as a 3 stone has been my latest obession...and now that you mention emeralds cuts is right behind them. So you are definitely fueling my fire to get something similar made =)

I also used to be an expat in Asia. If you are ever looking for more jewelry I highly recommend Hong Kong. Prices are good as long as you go armed in with knowledge of what you want (I didn't ....horrible mistakes!) . Every summer there is a gem and jewerly show that is HUGE.

Thanks Sarahbear! I'll have to check out the gem and jewerly show in Hong Kong sometime... sounds interesting!
 
Chrono|1355747282|3333300 said:
Classy, well constructed and beautiful all around, infused with such deep meaning. Congratulations on the new baby too.

Thanks Chrono! I was following your search for an EC stone over in RT and love your new ring. I'm really digging the EC currently!
 
I want an aqua that color for a setting I have. It has been difficult finding it. That is why I was asking!
 
It's gorgeous! I'm not a colored stone girl, YET, but this is just perfect!
 
what a Story! Love the ring! May your wife and Baby be healthy!
 
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