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Brilliant_Rock
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Welcome and feel free to speak for your self~! And I may still disagree for all of thatWell, the question sort of invites cliché and stereotypes. Each to his own, wear what you like, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise…
But I’ll bite, speaking purely for myself. I wear only rings – they are for me to admire, not for others. I try to be as conventional as I can, given that wearing rings at all (other than a wedding ring) is in itself pretty unconventional in my circle.
Cabs are good for purely practical reasons – they are robust and can be set low. Star stones and cat’s eyes are especially good – they fascinate the male mind. But faceted stones are fine too, if set low.
Shapes (masculine to feminine): asscher, emerald, cushion, round, oval, marquise, heart. I’d draw the line at oval.
Size: I think the optimum is about 6mm – 10mm (flexible at both ends). Smaller suggests ‘petite’ – too feminine. Bigger verges on the Liberace-ish.
Colour: strong saturated colours or neutral greys. The only strong colours I’d avoid would be light blue-green (no paraibas for me) or hot pink. I think of pastels as feminine. I’m fascinated by blue moonstone, but I wouldn’t wear it.
Settings: signet style (taken loosely), bezel or half bezel, belcher. Clean simple lines, no fussy detail.
Any color except pink, because that is a traditionally female color. I do however. think men like all the colors of the rainbow, and it depends on the guy and what his favorite color is. I think men’s rings are more about the setting style instead of the stone color.
i think it's typically the setting, not the stone, that makes a piece of jewelry look masculine or feminine. but thinking about the stones specifically, i'd take a look at angular, step, or fantasy cuts in vivid or deep colors.
I love to see men wearing bracelets and rings.
A great man's ring with a pop of color is refreshing in a sea of boring wedding bands!
Jade, garnet, sapphire, citrine, green tourmaline, emerald ......it's all good.
For cabs, cats eyes I however don’t prefer them in a ring, but pendant? I think it works! Free form Opal May be, but colour is key!
Faceted stone, brown champagne or even orange? If it’s a ring, Cut and design more important agreed~
Thanx @chrono for the tag.
At one point in time, I used to think there are men/ female styles. And, for the most part, I think that is what and how society has groomed my thinking.
However, I am understanding more about what my likes and dislikes are. Which brings about my eclectic mix of jewelry pieces, which have a vintage feel to them.
I have spent a bit of time trying pieces in jewelry stores to get a real feel about what I like and don’t like.
For me, it is about what i connect with that piece. Sometimes a big ring works, and soemtimes a small one works. Sometimes one colour matches my mood more than others. Maybe more bling is what I want or maybe a little understated. So there isn’t a set size or colour that I have.
I have a lot of jewelry (thanx PS!!) each has a diffenrt flavour- and all posted on here somewhere. Perhaps SMTB men’s folder.
Mens Bling Eyecandy Folder
Your collection is stunning @Dr_Diesel! I predict it’s going to become a lot harder to make jewelry choices in the morning. I’ve always admired CvB’s work but who knew she had such a range? Ah yes, CvB is incredible! We spoke a couple of weeks ago and she asked “why did you want me to do this...www.pricescope.com
I have ring sets (much like a solitaire and engagement ring) that I wear on both hands. I also wear earrings, bracelets, lapel pins, tie pins. Yes- I wear a lot… and, I like to think that I put it together well. Lololol.
Gemstones I have range from onyx, jade (cabochon- the biggest gem stone in my collection) , garnet, emeralds, opals pearls ( Tahitian and south sea) diamonds- colourless to lower colours to fancy colours (pink, blue, violet, green and yellow) these are the smallest gem stones in my collection.
I like strong geometric lines/ shapes- so it is no surprise that most of my gem stones are step cuts: cut corner square emerald/ Asscher cuts- being my favourite. I also like older cut diamonds/stones- cos they have broader flashes than that of modern cuts- fast and splintery flashes.
The setting metals that I have for my pieces:
Sterling silver with my onyx pieces- giving that aged/ rustic look.
18k WG. Platinum.
9k YG, 18kYG 22kYG.
Most of my pieces have strong lines/ flow to them. Delicate settings, whilst I have small hands, they look and feel odd to me.
So, I am going to be echoing what most have said: you like what you like and, wear them when you want. I would encourage ppl to try different styles in stores before custom making one.
As a man, I'll say ANYTHING!
I have a gooorgeous hearts and arrows cut pink tourmaline in a pendant.
I have green chrome tourmaline in a ring.
I have brown zircon and Mali garnet in a ring (my profile pic).
I have a brown tourmaline and blue zircon 2 stone ring.
I have a pair of pink zircon stud earrings.
I have a pair of purplish pink zircon stud earrings.
I have an old european cut blue zircon pendant.
I have a hearts and arrows cut orange zircon pendant.
I have an aascher cut emerald and round diamond pendant.
I have an emerald cut purple spinel ring.
I have two diamond solitaire rings.
I also have about 25 loose gems of varying colors and species!
As a man, I'll say ANYTHING!
I have a gooorgeous hearts and arrows cut pink tourmaline in a pendant.
I have green chrome tourmaline in a ring.
I have brown zircon and Mali garnet in a ring (my profile pic).
I have a brown tourmaline and blue zircon 2 stone ring.
I have a pair of pink zircon stud earrings.
I have a pair of purplish pink zircon stud earrings.
I have an old european cut blue zircon pendant.
I have a hearts and arrows cut orange zircon pendant.
I have an aascher cut emerald and round diamond pendant.
I have an emerald cut purple spinel ring.
I have two diamond solitaire rings.
I also have about 25 loose gems of varying colors and species!
A simple question, hope for innovative answers! What gem species, varieties of what particular colours do you think is more masculine?
It could just be “all grey stones”, “gems of metallic colours”, or as particular as “an indigo blue sapphire in asscher cut at least 8mm face up” or anything!