Jeff White's sapphire is set!

[Arkteia]

Thank you, Chrono! Thank yuo for your advices re. the tanzanite. I shall tell the jeweler (Dave Hall from Seattle Diamonds) not to close the back. He has experience with setting tanzanites. He set my demantoid and my alexandrite.

Thank you, Sharon.
Thank you, Jstar!
Thank you, Aiofe!!

 

[loriken214]

This beauty is going to my Most Favorites List...I love it!!!

Lori

 

[Arkteia]

Thank you, Loriken!. I shall post the shot taken by the appraiser. I have an old bracelet and it seems to match the ring. I hope that I could get two sapphires for earrings (sooner or later) and we were talking with my jeweler about setting my Gary's sapphire into a pendant.

 

[T L]

Awesome new photos. So when are you donating your collection to the Smithsonian?

 

[Arkteia]

Only after you donate yours to the Russian Diamond Chamber, TL!

Here are my appraiser's shots.

 

[Lovinggems]

Beautiful ring!

 

[y2kitty]

Its so beautiful crasru. I really love the setting as well, but the Jeff White sapphire is just amazing.

 

[Arkteia]

Thank you, LG and herekittykitty. I think Jeff chose and cut a superb stone. I am in love with it.

 

[T L]

Only after you donate yours to the Russian Diamond Chamber, TL!

Here are my appraiser's shots.

Beautiful. Is it a color changer?

 

[Burberrygirl]

Wow!

Crasru, your ring is stunning! Lovely sapphire! Your jeweler did a great job on the setting.

 

[Arkteia]

TL - not that I have noticed. I think it is slightly violetish, like all nice sapphires are, but nothing drastic color-change-wise.

Burberrygirl - you are always so sweet! Thank you so much!

 

[Kismet]

Gorgeous sapphire and setting! Love it.

 

[Arkteia]

Thank you, Kismet! Your kind words mean a lot to me, since I always admired your jewelry.

 

[vbnet]

OH MY GOSH! That turned out BEAUTIFUL! NICE JOB! and it's so sweet that you went thru so much trouble to see it thru from start to finish. Bravo!

 

[baby nurse]

What a gorgeous stone, crasru Your photos are great and I love the bit of violet you can see in the appraiser's pictures. The setting is very beautiful as well; the profile is gorgeous!

It's adorable that the bank teller made such enthusiastic comments! I love when people actually comment on jewelery rather than just darting quick looks at it

I'd like to hear about the red stone in the yellow gold setting. Is that your Gene ruby or maybe a stone from Uli? Beautiful, anyway.

Enjoy!

 

[soberguy]

Yummy! I want it! lol!

 

[Arkteia]

Thank you, VBnet!

BabyNurse - the small stone is Gene's lake Barringo ruby which to me looks more like an intense pink sapphire but it really does not matter. Setting by James Meyer. It is my "chastity belt", I put it on my middle finger so it fits snugly. If I gain weight, I'll have to cut it off, if I lose it, I shall be able to take it off. It prevented me from overeating on the cruise, it would be a shame to cut such a ring.

Soberguy - I shall change it for your diamond...

 

[Agnesg]

Beautiful color changer.. The setting looks expensive!

 

[Arkteia]

Thank you, Agnesg! I am now waiting for my new tanzanite to be set...

 

[Agnesg]

Can't wait to see!