Long Overdue Visit to BGD

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Last week I paid a long overdue visit to BGD and did I have fun. I got to see some of the beautiful pieces from the Cape Series. To be honest, I am very color sensitive and thought I wouldn't like the warmth of the diamonds. Boy was I surprised. These diamonds are cut the same as the Brian Gavin Signature Hearts & Arrows, so of course they perform incredibly. They are just in the warmer colors.

I got to try on the Athena. The center stone was a Cape with the side pears F/G. The combination was beautiful. I tried on another beauty, this time with a halo. I was surprised how much I liked the Cape diamond surrounded by the white melee. The center stone reminded me of a french vanilla color.

 

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Then Brian showed me a pair of 4 ctw. studs. OMG! They were gorgeous!

Brian let me hold an 8 ct. Brian Gavin Signature Hearts & Arrows unset diamond. I was so afraid I was going to drop it.

Please bear with me. I am a lousy picture taker and I have "old lady hands" but I think you can get an idea of how pretty these diamonds really are.

 

[Queenie60]

They're beautiful stones - thank you for sharing. I've been lurking around, looking at his cape stones recently. Glad you were able to see in person.

 

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I ended up getting my daughter a beautiful Kelim sterling silver bracelet in the Forget Me Not pattern. She loved it. I also tried on the Kelim cuff bracelet in the Leaf pattern.

 

[aac2013]

Pretty! I like the halo color contrast as well. Thanks for sharing theses pictures with us!

 

[JDDN]

How fun, thank you for sharing all these yummy pictures!! Gaw....an 8 carat BGD Signature, are you kidding me??? And I love those capes.....just luscious.

The Forget Me Not and Leaf bracelets are just beautiful too.

 

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Queenie The Capes were such beautiful diamonds with such a warm creamy color. The pictures don't do them justice.

aac I too think the halo was my favorite and I'm not a halo person. With the contrast of colors, the halo made the Cape be front and center and the star.

JDDN I thought I was going to die when Brian brought out the 8 ct. I have small hands, but I know I could "rock" that 8ct

 

[arkieb1]

Thank you for all the pics!!! I was just going to say you could totally rock that 8 carat!!!!

 

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Arkieb1I think I could too. Now I just have to get a money tree and convince DH.

 

[motownmama]

FUN!!!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[PintoBean]

Wow - so fun!!! I hope to visit BGD one day!!

 

[MissGotRocks]

Beautiful - thanks for sharing your day with us! How fun to see all of those beautiful diamonds!

 

[Bailey_Lou]

That halo is gorgeous! Is the cape series M color and down? I do like warmer colors but have never tried the lower colors. This picture has convinced me that I may like them. Yummy!

 

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Pinto BeanI hope you can visit BGD. Brian and Lesley are great people and playing in their "jewelry box" is so much fun.

Bailey_Lou Yes, the Cape series is M and below. I believe, but I'm not positive that the center diamond in the halo was an M. It really was a gorgeous combination.

 

[Yimmers]

I really like the halo as well!

I wonder who will the lucky on to wear that 8 carat!!

 

[Laila619]

Those cape diamonds are really pretty! I would totally wear one!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Sorry I am late catching up around here! Glad you had a fun trip! I also really like lower colored center stones with a whiter halo for contrast. I usually think of antique stones done like that, but this one was very pretty in a modern round! Thanks for taking pics for us!

 

[Sundial]

What an exciting opportunity - thanks for sharing your visit with us. And it nice to see some pictures of the Cape diamonds.

 

[tyty333]

Thanks for sharing...always fun to play in the same sandbox with the jewelers!

 

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DiamondSeeker I too was so surprised at how much I liked the contrast of the Cape H&A diamond with the white diamond halo. Really very elegant.

TyTy, Nothing like playing in one of our vendor's jewelry boxes.