door knob solitaire
Ideal_Rock
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Greetings
to all,
I have been evesdropping for months now, and thought I should finally post and confess of my ill manners! I have so enjoyed reading the posts. I have learned alot, laughed and have even cried at your posts. This is such a great community! The group is always as enthusiastic for the young bride and her .10 solitaire as for the "advanced" bride and her 8 carat upgrade! My hat is off to you all.
Thought you may be curious but my screename derived from my boyfriend and his hunt for the allusive engagement ring. Not knowing a thing about diamonds and years before this this forum, he called a buddy who was in the know (prehistoric pricescope). The buddy asked what size diamond do you want? His reply, "Oh I don''t know the carat size , but I want it to look like a DOOR KNOB." (for those of you who don''t know, the turn of the century doorknobs were this fabulous hunk of faceted glass...the same size as doorknobs today...just clear cut glass or even crystal). The ever knowledgeable buddies'' advice was that the largest stone a "girl" of my age could carry off was a 2 carat...and anything larger would not be believable! Arrghhhh! The 2.11 carat brillant doorknob arrived and I was speechless. I must say the buddy was right. All the replies were, is that thing real?
Fast forward to the upgrade period. 10 years later. My husband is supporting me in my setting upgrade...(shhhh-there is diamond shrinkage/as in drawer pull)...but I love this doorknob, and wouldn''t trade it for all the "handles" in the world.
My delimma is that his preference remains smooth simple fluid metal (as in the great artisian Mark Morrell), allowing the diamond to be center stage. That is also my deisre. Then YOU... YOU.... YOU... PAVE girls came out and reuined it! I can''t keep my eyes on the simplicity for the square edged 3 sided pave is blinding me. I have read and reread all the pave posts. Mine vision has to be custom made. I have sifted through every manufacturer every retailer.... I just can''t decide fluid or pave? My diamond is loose and has been for over a year. (My husband is now no help as he wants me to drill a hole in the center of the thing and wear it on a chain.) I need help in pulling the trigger.
If you, the board are willing, I would like to ask for your assistance, and will be posting some ideas soon. Please jump in, no need to sugar coat...
So excited I have finally come out and opened the door! So, whadda ya say, may I come in? Pretty please?
Door Knob
PS. I posted here in the SMTR forum because that is what I hope to do...was that correct to post here? Frankly this is where I begin my peeking...here in the SMTR. Thanks
I have been evesdropping for months now, and thought I should finally post and confess of my ill manners! I have so enjoyed reading the posts. I have learned alot, laughed and have even cried at your posts. This is such a great community! The group is always as enthusiastic for the young bride and her .10 solitaire as for the "advanced" bride and her 8 carat upgrade! My hat is off to you all.
Thought you may be curious but my screename derived from my boyfriend and his hunt for the allusive engagement ring. Not knowing a thing about diamonds and years before this this forum, he called a buddy who was in the know (prehistoric pricescope). The buddy asked what size diamond do you want? His reply, "Oh I don''t know the carat size , but I want it to look like a DOOR KNOB." (for those of you who don''t know, the turn of the century doorknobs were this fabulous hunk of faceted glass...the same size as doorknobs today...just clear cut glass or even crystal). The ever knowledgeable buddies'' advice was that the largest stone a "girl" of my age could carry off was a 2 carat...and anything larger would not be believable! Arrghhhh! The 2.11 carat brillant doorknob arrived and I was speechless. I must say the buddy was right. All the replies were, is that thing real?
Fast forward to the upgrade period. 10 years later. My husband is supporting me in my setting upgrade...(shhhh-there is diamond shrinkage/as in drawer pull)...but I love this doorknob, and wouldn''t trade it for all the "handles" in the world.
My delimma is that his preference remains smooth simple fluid metal (as in the great artisian Mark Morrell), allowing the diamond to be center stage. That is also my deisre. Then YOU... YOU.... YOU... PAVE girls came out and reuined it! I can''t keep my eyes on the simplicity for the square edged 3 sided pave is blinding me. I have read and reread all the pave posts. Mine vision has to be custom made. I have sifted through every manufacturer every retailer.... I just can''t decide fluid or pave? My diamond is loose and has been for over a year. (My husband is now no help as he wants me to drill a hole in the center of the thing and wear it on a chain.) I need help in pulling the trigger.
If you, the board are willing, I would like to ask for your assistance, and will be posting some ideas soon. Please jump in, no need to sugar coat...
So excited I have finally come out and opened the door! So, whadda ya say, may I come in? Pretty please?
Door Knob
PS. I posted here in the SMTR forum because that is what I hope to do...was that correct to post here? Frankly this is where I begin my peeking...here in the SMTR. Thanks
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