ILikeBond
Shiny_Rock
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- Nov 20, 2006
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A day or two ago, I purchased the pink tourmaline
in the attached picture (from AJSgems.com). Here are the stats:
- 14.9 carats (18.2 x 14.2 x 10)
- "Loupe Clean" (whatever that means)
- Step Cut
- Unheated/natural
- Origin: Nigeria
I''m getting married in August - our wedding colors are pink and green (and white), and I thought as a wedding gift, I''d give my fiancee a piece of jewelry with pink and green gemstones, and maybe diamonds or some other white stone. I''m having a tough time deciding exactly what to do, though. I''d like it to be something she can wear during the wedding, and possibly also something she would be comfortable wearing on a pretty regular basis afterwards. Basically, I''m considering the following things:
1. Matching pendant and earrings
2. Necklace (this would likely be the fanciest option, thus something she probably couldn''t, or woudln''t, wear regularly afterwards - but there''s something to be said for fancy, for sure
)
3. Right hand ring
In terms of finding some green stones to match, after examining all sorts of different stones, I''ve arrived at the conclusion that the best look to match is something like a peridot, a yellower green (this is great, since peridot is so cheap!). Immediately after this post, I''ll post some pictures that I''m drawing inspiration from, and you''ll see why I think periodot matches best (which is the green stone in all of those pictures).
I would appreciate any thoughts any of you have concerning:
(a) The stone itself - from what you can tell, does it look like a good color, cut, stats, etc. (I realize there is limited info and only one head-on picture, but I do calculate the depth at approximately 62% if that helps). Would you consider this a "collector quality" gem?
(b) Does the size preclude me from any of these options (such as the RHR)? Would a 15 carat pear look weird as a ring (~ size 6 finger)
(c) What suggestions do you have for design ideas?
I obviuosly want this stone to be the focal point, but I want to accent with probably peridots and diamonds, like maybe a halo (on a pendant or ring), or something similar. Perhaps even something like a 3-tier bezel pendant where the first stone is the periodot, then a diamond below it, then the pink tourmaline at the bottom.
Anyway, I would appreciate any thoughts, ideas, inspirations, photos, or anything else any of you are willing to share.
Thanks so much!
~ Bond
PS - for the ring, I was thinking about a split shank micropave type deal, with a diamond halo/outline, like this pink diamond pear RHR; but I''m not sure how I would add green accents - perhaps alternate diamonds and periodots around the halo, or use periodots as two side stones (in which case a halo probably doesn''t make sense). Thoughts?
- 14.9 carats (18.2 x 14.2 x 10)
- "Loupe Clean" (whatever that means)
- Step Cut
- Unheated/natural
- Origin: Nigeria
I''m getting married in August - our wedding colors are pink and green (and white), and I thought as a wedding gift, I''d give my fiancee a piece of jewelry with pink and green gemstones, and maybe diamonds or some other white stone. I''m having a tough time deciding exactly what to do, though. I''d like it to be something she can wear during the wedding, and possibly also something she would be comfortable wearing on a pretty regular basis afterwards. Basically, I''m considering the following things:
1. Matching pendant and earrings
2. Necklace (this would likely be the fanciest option, thus something she probably couldn''t, or woudln''t, wear regularly afterwards - but there''s something to be said for fancy, for sure
3. Right hand ring
In terms of finding some green stones to match, after examining all sorts of different stones, I''ve arrived at the conclusion that the best look to match is something like a peridot, a yellower green (this is great, since peridot is so cheap!). Immediately after this post, I''ll post some pictures that I''m drawing inspiration from, and you''ll see why I think periodot matches best (which is the green stone in all of those pictures).
I would appreciate any thoughts any of you have concerning:
(a) The stone itself - from what you can tell, does it look like a good color, cut, stats, etc. (I realize there is limited info and only one head-on picture, but I do calculate the depth at approximately 62% if that helps). Would you consider this a "collector quality" gem?
(b) Does the size preclude me from any of these options (such as the RHR)? Would a 15 carat pear look weird as a ring (~ size 6 finger)
(c) What suggestions do you have for design ideas?
I obviuosly want this stone to be the focal point, but I want to accent with probably peridots and diamonds, like maybe a halo (on a pendant or ring), or something similar. Perhaps even something like a 3-tier bezel pendant where the first stone is the periodot, then a diamond below it, then the pink tourmaline at the bottom.
Anyway, I would appreciate any thoughts, ideas, inspirations, photos, or anything else any of you are willing to share.
Thanks so much!
~ Bond
PS - for the ring, I was thinking about a split shank micropave type deal, with a diamond halo/outline, like this pink diamond pear RHR; but I''m not sure how I would add green accents - perhaps alternate diamonds and periodots around the halo, or use periodots as two side stones (in which case a halo probably doesn''t make sense). Thoughts?
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