Blue cushion sapphire with half moons

[PinkTower]

Hello all,

I thought I would start a thread on my blue sapphire ring. I have had the stone about two years, and have been waiting to have it set like I wanted. That meant a pretty long wait, because I wanted a three stone with half moon sides. They are impossible to find. The dealer I work with found the sapphire for me. I had specified that I wanted a light blue, lighter than most people consider ideal, and he found a stone I love. The stone does have some inclusions. I think they are not distracting but some are eye-visible. The brilliance does a lot to hide them though. The tone is medium to medium-light, but not light. The saturation is very good which makes the color seem to "pop".

Michael E. is setting the ring, and I will post some photos of it once I have them. He did send me a photo today of the finished half moons, and they are exquisitely cut. Apparently, they were quite difficult. He said that he cut them from one piece, and that the corners are clipped , but the prongs will hide that. He said that the cut adds durability, and brightness. The sapphire he cut them from was unheated.

Anyway here are a couple of photos. One is of the sapphire alone, and the other is one he sent me of the three stones all together.
I am very pleased!!!

 

[Aoife]

Wow, that is going to be a gorgeous ring. I can't wait to see more! What color gold are you planning to use in the setting?

 

[tyty333]

That blue is gorgeous...its definitly going to pop!

 

[risingsun]

The ring is going to be stunning I love the color of the sapphire and those half moons are beautiful. How soon will it be finished?

 

[chrono]

Are the half moon sapphires too? Looking forward to the completed ring!

 

[PinkTower]

Are the half moon sapphires too? Looking forward to the completed ring!

Yes, Chrono, Michael cut the half moons from one piece of white sapphire. So, the whole ring will be sapphire. Another teacher at our school has a three stone all sapphire ring and I always loved the uniqueness.

Michael promised photos in the next two days; I will share them.

 

[movie zombie]

i'm starting to get a real itch for white sapphire.........

MoZo

 

[iLander]

WOW!!!!

That is really nice! I love the sapphire color, very pretty. I don't know why that's not ideal, I think it looks like cornflower to me. Also, I like the tiny inclusion, to me it makes it look unique and natural. I'm actually getting a little bored with all the flawless stones, they're starting to make me think of machines, somehow.

I like the white sapphire as side stones, too. Very cool.

I can't wait to see it finished.

Did you say what color gold it will be in?

 

[PinkTower]

WOW!!!!

That is really nice! I love the sapphire color, very pretty. I don't know why that's not ideal, I think it looks like cornflower to me. Also, I like the tiny inclusion, to me it makes it look unique and natural. I'm actually getting a little bored with all the flawless stones, they're starting to make me think of machines, somehow.

I like the white sapphire as side stones, too. Very cool.

I can't wait to see it finished.

Did you say what color gold it will be in?

The gold is white.
The color of the sapphire is hard to describe. There is a color chart on the Cross Jewelers website. It ranks the price of the colors on a bar graph underneath. The color I prefer is to the left of ideal on that chart.
I knew in my mind what color I wanted, but I could not verbalize it. I know some people may not like giving names to colors, but I don't have access to other methods.

I looked at a Pantone Fandeck for a while.
I think the color I asked for is called Marine Blue. Then again, it may have been called Cyan!

 

[iLander]

You can call it "3 day bruise" if you like (LOL), but it's a stunning color.

White gold sounds like it will be perfect.

 

[baby nurse]

That's a beautiful shade of blue! I love the cut and the half moon sapphires-- really looking forward to seeing Michael's pictures

Sorry if somebody already asked this, or if you mentioned it yourself... what are the measurements of the stones and what ring size do you wear?

Congrats on your project, pink tower!

 

[Aoife]

White gold will be wonderful, I can't wait to see more pictures.

 

[Arkteia]

I think it looks lovely. I like inclusions in stones! Natural stones should have inclusions! Is it a chrystal?

 

[chictomato]

It's a Classic combo, both in shape and color can't wait to see it set! Btw the half moon are pretty too

 

[loriken214]

This will be amazing!!!!

Lori

 

[LD]

I can't wait to see this one! I love the roundness (if that's a word!) of al the stones and how they compliment each other.

I'm another who thinks having an inclusion in the stone is a good thing - it makes it more "real" if that makes sense?!

 

[PinkTower]

That's a beautiful shade of blue! I love the cut and the half moon sapphires-- really looking forward to seeing Michael's pictures

Sorry if somebody already asked this, or if you mentioned it yourself... what are the measurements of the stones and what ring size do you wear?

Congrats on your project, pink tower!

Thank you, Baby Nurse!
The blue stone is 1.83.

I have not asked Michael about the size of the white ones, but I will send him an email and report back. It was nice having them custom cut, because he had the freedom to proportion them correctly to the stone.

 

[PinkTower]

I can't wait to see this one! I love the roundness (if that's a word!) of al the stones and how they compliment each other.

I'm another who thinks having an inclusion in the stone is a good thing - it makes it more "real" if that makes sense?!

I feel the same way about inclusions. I especially adore black ones in emeralds. I once had a pear shaped brilliantly green emerald pendant and loved to look down at it because of the very black inclusion, shaped sort of like a floating tea dreg. My son was a baby then, and he loved it too. He yanked it off of my neck in an airport bathroom and I never saw my gorgeous black and green emerald again.

 

[T L]

Looks like it's going to be a lovely project. I can't wait to see the finished piece!

 

[platinumrock]

Beautiful blue color, and the half moons will go nicely with it. I even thought they were diamonds at first!

Can't wait to see this set!

 

[cellentani]

I have to admit I didn't care as much for the sapphire color in the first tweezer pic, but the second pic from Michael is gorgeous! I love the "all sapphire" idea, and I can't wait to see the finished ring - I think it will be stunning.

 

[PinkTower]

I have to admit I didn't care as much for the sapphire color in the first tweezer pic, but the second pic from Michael is gorgeous! I love the "all sapphire" idea, and I can't wait to see the finished ring - I think it will be stunning.

Thank you.
This was one of a series of photos where the lighting was deliberately varied in order to make the inclusions more visible. No, the stone does not look like that in real life, but it is a good thing to ask for when trying to make a purchase without having seen the stone that has inclusions.

 

[sphenequeen]

Pink Tower

I for one the color of your sapphire - it is absolutely dreamy! This ring is going to be fantastic. I love the cut on all of your stones. Can't wait to see the final piece!

 

[mariedtiger]

I really like the blue in that second picture, and the half moons are so lovely, I dream of having a ring with half moons one day. Such a meaningful project, to have been in the works this long. The ring will be wonderful, I look forward to seeing pictures of it when it's finished.

 

[StonieGrl]

SIZZLE!!!!!

That is going to be one hot ring, can't wait to see it in completion, congrats!

I too love a little of nature's presence (flaw) in a stone, if it is the kind of flaw you don't mind it is also a rejection of all that is machine made, computer generated, factory made by the gazillion, and frankly, not vulgar.

 

[JewelFreak]

Love the color of that sapphire! And I agree with everyone else, the inclusion makes it more earthy, somehow, & interesting. The sidestones couldn't be nicer! Can't wait to see photos when you get it.

--- Laurie

 

[vinkalmann]

VERY nice, can't wait to see the end result. I really like the white sapphires!

 

[kenny]

Mmmmmmmm nice nice stones.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

I love how you're going to have it set - what a great idea to use white sapphires as sides! Can't wait to see it finished!

 

[Gempassion]

I love cushions! Very beautiful!