How would you set this 8.6ct Hot Pink Tourmaline Pear

[prs]

Can you imagine this as a ring AND a pendant??? It would be glorious.

If anyone has $30k to spare... the stone looks so stunningly unreal...

https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rin...iamonds-rubellite-cocktail-ring/id-j_2739573/

Thank you @icy_jade and @suzanne2. DW ecxlaimed "WOW" when I showed her this....we are making progress!!

We spent about $2K for our stone, I bet David Klass could match that 1.9ct diamond setting for a whole lot less than $26K!!!!

 

[icy_jade]

Glad DW likes it. I went wow when I first saw it on 1st dibs too. And then wow wow when I saw the price hahahaha.

 

[prs]

I do not have a photo to hand, however I have always liked Chrono's diamond halo for her gorgeous Mahenge Spinal pear.

DK

Yes @dk168 here is a photo of Chrono's beautiful ring, followed by a photo of Bright Ice's equally beautiful ring by Victor Canera, as kindly posted earlier by @Acinom. There are subtle differences between the two, in that Victor has somehow managed to maintain a 1.5 L/W for both stone and halo, mostly I think by using a larger diamond at the tip of the pear.

 

[Deathspi]

@prs your tourmaline is stunningly beautiful! Here’s my tourmaline to give you another idea. Still a halo, but the lacy edging and tapered shoulders are a little different.
Sorry about the awful picture, it’s all I have for now...

 

[Deathspi]

This is the bottom. More lovely milgrain. (Not my actual ring)

 

[peacechick]

@prs your tourmaline is stunningly beautiful! Here’s my tourmaline to give you another idea. Still a halo, but the lacy edging and tapered shoulders are a little different.
Sorry about the awful picture, it’s all I have for now...

I love the scalloped edging! Definitely stands out from other halos.

 

[Burmesedaze]

Glad DW likes it. I went wow when I first saw it on 1st dibs too. And then wow wow when I saw the price hahahaha.

@prs your tourmaline is stunningly beautiful! Here’s my tourmaline to give you another idea. Still a halo, but the lacy edging and tapered shoulders are a little different.
Sorry about the awful picture, it’s all I have for now...

These 2 settings are my favourite out of the ones shared here. The 1stdibs design is an architectural composition in fluidity and metal. Definitely a conversation piece and headturner everytime it's worn.

The scalloped edge is a lil vintage, classic and evergreen design more suitable for daily wear.

Can't go wrong with either.

 

[prs]

@prs your tourmaline is stunningly beautiful! Here’s my tourmaline to give you another idea. Still a halo, but the lacy edging and tapered shoulders are a little different.
Sorry about the awful picture, it’s all I have for now...

@Deathspi thank you for posting your gorgeous ring, I do like the scalloped edge of the halo.

It just amazes me that something as simple as a halo can be subtly modified in so many different ways, while maintaining the beauty of the piece, but reflecting the personality and taste of each individual owner!!!

 

[icy_jade]

Here’s another unusual setting. Peacock feather is the inspiration I believe.

 

[passions4purples]

Here’s another unusual setting. Peacock feather is the inspiration I believe.

Can you imagine this in paraiba with the pink pear? It would be incredible. Is it too big for a ring though?

 

[icy_jade]

Can you imagine this in paraiba with the pink pear? It would be incredible. Is it too big for a ring though?

I think a more streamlined/simplified form (which I anyway will prefer) could work...

 

[icy_jade]

 

[prs]

Thanks everyone for your ideas and suggestions. At the moment it looks like we will use icy_jades's IstDibs ring as our inspiration. We will have to make some changes because, if we maintained the same scale, our ring would end up 21 mm wide. We have a couple of projects in progress at DKJ, so it will be awhile before we kick this one off. I'll start a separate thread on the ring/pendant idea as I can't find anything on how this might be done.

 

[meely]

Thanks everyone for your ideas and suggestions. At the moment it looks like we will use icy_jades's IstDibs ring as our inspiration. We will have to make some changes because, if we maintained the same scale, our ring would end up 21 mm wide. We have a couple of projects in progress at DKJ, so it will be awhile before we kick this one off. I'll start a separate thread on the ring/pendant idea as I can't find anything on how this might be done.

It's going to be amazing

 

[icy_jade]

Thanks everyone for your ideas and suggestions. At the moment it looks like we will use icy_jades's IstDibs ring as our inspiration. We will have to make some changes because, if we maintained the same scale, our ring would end up 21 mm wide. We have a couple of projects in progress at DKJ, so it will be awhile before we kick this one off. I'll start a separate thread on the ring/pendant idea as I can't find anything on how this might be done.

That’s great! Pls keep us posted and I’m happy to have helped.

 

[Acinom]

Great choice!!!

 

[lovedogs]

I'm so excited to watch this come to life!!!

 

[prs]

Just wanted to let everyone know this project is still very much alive. Thanks again for all the suggestions and particularly @icy_jade for the inspiration photo that won DW's heart. We've been working with Amy at DKJ since December on the design, let's just say that turning an inspiration for a flat bottomed cabochon ring into a convertible ring/pendant for a gem with a pavilion was more of a challenge than I anticipated.

The last piece of the design was figuring out how to do the detachable bale, not particularly easy when the stone is a pear! Anyway Amy worked it out with one of her jewelers, and we are driving down there tomorrow to check it out. I will start a new thread once we have the the ringdant in hand, but in the meantime here are a couple of photos from DKJ

 

[icy_jade]

I love it!! Lotsa pics pls when you have it.

 

[Rfisher]

Beautiful!

 

[lovedogs]

Just wanted to let everyone know this project is still very much alive. Thanks again for all the suggestions and particularly @icy_jade for the inspiration photo that won DW's heart. We've been working with Amy at DKJ since December on the design, let's just say that turning an inspiration for a flat bottomed cabochon ring into a convertible ring/pendant for a gem with a pavilion was more of a challenge than I anticipated.

The last piece of the design was figuring out how to do the detachable bale, not particularly easy when the stone is a pear! Anyway Amy worked it out with one of her jewelers, and we are driving down there tomorrow to check it out. I will start a new thread once we have the the ringdant in hand, but in the meantime here are a couple of photos from DKJ

Omg that's amazing!!! I cannot wait to see pics once you have it!

 

[suzanne2]

Wow! I must say that when you do something, you do it RIGHT!!

 

[CHRISTY-DANIELLE]

Holy Moly!! That is spectacular!

 

[voce]

I'm holding my breath to see your pictures. It looks gorgeous in the glamour photos!

 

[Burmesedaze]

Waiting!

 

[prs]

We did pick up our ringdant on Friday, it is everything we had hoped for!

New thread is in SMTB, here is a LINK

 

[prs]

Thought I should add the finishing touches to this thread for posterity.

 

[leslie1956]

What an amazing piece, Peter! It looks equally beautiful as a ring and as a pendant

 

[voce]

No words, but...

 

[IcePhoenix]

Very nice, I like it more as a pendant though