Colored Stone E-rings/Eyecandy

[FrekeChild]

My inherited antique pink tourmaline ring

Original thread

 

[klewis]

Hello - I''ve been following this coloured stone forum for ages, but being a relatively new and inexperienced coloured stone enthusiast, I haven''t really had anything of interest to contribute. Yesterday I decided to photograph my Tsavorite ring - what a production - I''m sure filming Ben Hur was have been easier! Anyway, this is it and yes, I should have cleaned it first. As you can see it''s a mans ring in a simple design, the Tsavorite is 5.46 carat and eye clean. It''s fantastically brilliant in person.

 

[geckodani]

Date: 12/21/2008 9:35:23 PM
Author: klewis
Hello - I''ve been following this coloured stone forum for ages, but being a relatively new and inexperienced coloured stone enthusiast, I haven''t really had anything of interest to contribute. Yesterday I decided to photograph my Tsavorite ring - what a production - I''m sure filming Ben Hur was have been easier! Anyway, this is it and yes, I should have cleaned it first. As you can see it''s a mans ring in a simple design, the Tsavorite is 5.46 carat and eye clean. It''s fantastically brilliant in person.

That is wicked cool!!

 

[geckodani]

bling_addict''s 1.44ct/6.99mm Barry Bridgestock Spinel Halo. Original Thread

 

[geckodani]

Matching Richard Homer blue topaz pendants, set by Wink. Posted by coldfusion Original Thread

 

[geckodani]

m76steve's brazillian paraiba tourlamine pendant. Original Thread

And mandarin garnet pendant. Original Thread

8 cts of alexandrite-4+ cts of facited alex & 4+ cts of catseye alex in 14 kt. yellow gold. Original Thread

Spess pendant. Original Thread

 

[geckodani]

Jane St.Clair''s spessertite garnet ring. 2.48 carats, 5.7 mm deep and 6.5 mm square. Original Thread

 

[geckodani]

canuk-gal''s sapphire, platinum, OEC''s and single cut ring. Original Thread

 

[geckodani]

Wee_Spud''s Sapphire Engagement Ring in a custom setting. Original Thread

 

[geckodani]

cushioncutnut''s 20th Anniversary Ring. Original Thread

 

[T L]

Wow, everyone''s rings are just absolutely stunning!!

Here''s my 1.1 ct rubellite in an LOGR with upgraded diamonds.

 

[T L]

One more!

 

[T L]

Date: 12/21/2008 9:35:23 PM
Author: klewis
Hello - I''ve been following this coloured stone forum for ages, but being a relatively new and inexperienced coloured stone enthusiast, I haven''t really had anything of interest to contribute. Yesterday I decided to photograph my Tsavorite ring - what a production - I''m sure filming Ben Hur was have been easier! Anyway, this is it and yes, I should have cleaned it first. As you can see it''s a mans ring in a simple design, the Tsavorite is 5.46 carat and eye clean. It''s fantastically brilliant in person.

We need more pictures of this ring!!!!

 

[cushioncutnut]

Date: 12/22/2008 6:59:19 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Wow, everyone''s rings are just absolutely stunning!!

Here''s my 1.1 ct rubellite in an LOGR with upgraded diamonds.

TL... that is gorgeous! WOW, I have to peruse this thread more often. I have missed so many beautiful pieces!!!

 

[T L]

Well thank you very much CCN! I love your sapphire ring as well. It''s so regal and gorgeous. Here''s a finger full of cuprian tourmalines. Not all the best cut stones, but I love the neon. This pic was taken in a very dim room at night.

 

[klewis]

Hello TL

This is the only other pic that I saved. The stone looks in need of a clean in this pic.

In July I bought a beautiful Spessartite from Richard Wise which is yet to be set into a ring, hopefully I will have that underway in January. I''ll post a pic of that stone.
I have so enjoyed this thread - being able to see all the jewels is quite fun.

 

[geckodani]

Date: 12/23/2008 12:42:41 AM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Well thank you very much CCN! I love your sapphire ring as well. It''s so regal and gorgeous. Here''s a finger full of cuprian tourmalines. Not all the best cut stones, but I love the neon. This pic was taken in a very dim room at night.

Wicked cool tourmaline_lover! Lovely green bling!

klewis - that ring really is cool!

 

[geckodani]

west aussie''s 2.16ct oval unheated ceylon sapphire engagement ring. Original Thread

 

[T L]

Date: 12/23/2008 3:14:22 AM
Author: klewis
Hello TL

This is the only other pic that I saved. The stone looks in need of a clean in this pic.

In July I bought a beautiful Spessartite from Richard Wise which is yet to be set into a ring, hopefully I will have that underway in January. I''ll post a pic of that stone.
I have so enjoyed this thread - being able to see all the jewels is quite fun.

Wow, thanks for posting another pic, that''s an amazing ring. Can''t wait to see your new spess.

 

[klewis]

TL - My next project is a tourmaline.
This is the 5.63 carat spessartite that I bought from Richard Wise -

 

[klewis]

Another

 

[klewis]

and the last - It has 90% pure orange hue.

 

[geckodani]

marcyc''s 6 x 4 mm garnet in WG with diamond accents. Original Thread

 

[buggysmama]

Oooo, I LIKE that garnet ring!!

 

[klewis]

TL those tourmalines are so beautiful! You said you loved the neon - were you referring to one in particular? Do you have any red tourmalines? I was in Jaipur, India a year ago and asked a couple of people there- jewellers/dealers - to see some Paraiba Toumaline. EmbarrassingIy, I couldn''t even pronounce the word Paraiba correctly as I had only read it - what a give away! I was shown 2 lovely looking stones but I had no idea if what I was looking at was actually Paraiba or even tourmaline so I passed on that one.

 

[T L]

Klewis,
I have a very neon round brilliant cut rubellite tourmaline I just set. I love neon stones in the sense that it can be any color, but a bright one without a grey, brown or yellow modifier. I don''t care for those modifiers except in colored diamonds where I give in, and very rare colored stones. Thanks for the kind words, you have some awesome stones as well.

Here''s a pic of my recently set mint Afghan tourmaline next to my neon rubellite.

 

[klewis]

TL - wow! especially the red. To be ''neon'' is it usually copper-bearing?

 

[klewis]

Oh, excuse me. I see now that if I had looked fully at this last page of this thread I would have seen the beautiful Rubellite

 

[T L]

Date: 12/27/2008 3:05:40 PM
Author: klewis
TL - wow! especially the red. To be ''neon'' is it usually copper-bearing?

It''s a fallacy that a stone has to be copper bearing to be neon. One of the most neon stones I''ve ever seen in my life was an Afghani tourmaline and it had no copper.

 

[packrat]

TL-those are gorgeous!