Meet Ophelia - 3.77ct OP VS1 OEC in reproduction Georgian collet setting

Inked · Dec 18, 2024

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! I love it!! i love it so much... I cant believe the timing of you posting this because I actually have DK making me a Georgian collet reproduction bracelet right now!

Pomelo · Dec 23, 2024

Mooshi said:
Gasp! Faint! Gorgeous diamond but with that setting? Chefs kiss.

Thanks! The setting is the cherry on top

Inked said:
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! I love it!! i love it so much... I cant believe the timing of you posting this because I actually have DK making me a Georgian collet reproduction bracelet right now!

Ooh can’t wait to see your bracelet!!

madelise · Dec 24, 2024

Gorgeous!! Your whole collection is, and Ophelia is such a good fit to the family.

e2the3rd · Dec 30, 2024

Oh my. Love this! You don’t usually see these with melee on the sides, right? So cool and stunning!

Pomelo · Jan 13, 2025

madelise said:
Gorgeous!! Your whole collection is, and Ophelia is such a good fit to the family.

Thank you!

e2the3rd said:
Oh my. Love this! You don’t usually see these with melee on the sides, right? So cool and stunning!

Thanks! Tbh I would’ve preferred it without the melee on the sides (it just looks cleaner to me, the shank would be slightly narrower and the whole focus is on the centre stone) but it doesn’t bug me enough to reset it

DorotheaBrooke · Jan 13, 2025

Wow! stunning!

RosieR · Jan 24, 2025

love it!

jenpanda317 · Mar 30, 2025

this ring is stunning! Are you able to share a profile view? Does it sit flush? It’s so lovely

Pomelo · Apr 3, 2025

jenpanda317 said:
this ring is stunning! Are you able to share a profile view? Does it sit flush? It’s so lovely

And @lulu_ma @Dreamer_D as you asked as well, here are some side shots!

It doesn’t sit flush with anything due to the setting being so low and wide on the finger.

I haven’t worn Ophelia in a while and loved putting her on today. The low setting is really comfortable and the finger presence with the collet is always welcome haha.

Can’t remember if I mentioned - she came with the sizing band already attached and it fits me perfectly. It also has some flexibility so is accommodating when my fingers swell slightly.

Pomelo · Apr 3, 2025

Took some glamour shots too whilst I had Ophelia out. I don’t think I’ve posted close-up photos of her faceting before (and was surprised by how good the iPhone’s inbuilt macro feature is!).

Plus one unglamorous shot, as I’ve mentioned before that she isn’t cut perfectly and is a shallow stone:

maryjane04 · Apr 3, 2025

Love love love seeing Ophelia and I was just going to ask you about the swelling. How wonderful that it has an in built sizing band and can accommodate slightly swollen fingers. I love the macro lens hahaha sometimes when I take videos or photos of my rings I am always reminded that I should clean my rings first haha.
P.s I really love the collet setting. And those tiny diamond accents are such a nice surprise too.

Pomelo · Apr 3, 2025

maryjane04 said:
Love love love seeing Ophelia and I was just going to ask you about the swelling. How wonderful that it has an in built sizing band and can accommodate slightly swollen fingers. I love the macro lens hahaha sometimes when I take videos or photos of my rings I am always reminded that I should clean my rings first haha.
P.s I really love the collet setting. And those tiny diamond accents are such a nice surprise too.

Thanks! It’s the first time I’ve seen the single cut melee in such detail, my eyes don’t really register them usually.

Haha, I gave her a good old scrub before taking photos today. Makes such a big difference esp in close-ups!

Dreamer_D · Apr 3, 2025

That is really a perfect Colette setting. Often they have tall gold donut that I don’t care for aesthetically, but this angled Colette and very thin gold donut with airline is perfection.

luckygreen317 · Apr 3, 2025

Pomelo said:
Took some glamour shots too whilst I had Ophelia out. I don’t think I’ve posted close-up photos of her faceting before (and was surprised by how good the iPhone’s inbuilt macro feature is!).

Plus one unglamorous shot, as I’ve mentioned before that she isn’t cut perfectly and is a shallow stone:

I love everything about this ring and it has history.

lulu_ma · Apr 3, 2025

Thanks for the additional pics @Pomelo . Love all of Ophelia's details!

Pomelo · Apr 4, 2025

Dreamer_D said:
That is really a perfect Colette setting. Often they have tall gold donut that I don’t care for aesthetically, but this angled Colette and very thin gold donut with airline is perfection.

Thank you. I honestly didn’t pay much attention to different colette settings, and was just lucky that this one is so comfy!

I guess with taller donuts, it allows for more stacking options? Ophelia doesn’t play well with others.

And, just thinking about it (and not being able to find the answer via a quick Google): could it be that engagement rings and wedding bands weren’t really a thing during the Georgian era? Therefore ring settings didn’t need to take stacking / a wedding band into account…

Pomelo · Apr 10, 2025

Took some photos of stacking Ophelia - personally I prefer wearing her by herself but thought it’d be fun to document!

Tried her on with:
1. Dior Bois de Rose RG band with tiny diamond “thorns”, the curve in this band meant it sits around the collet
2. Jessica McCormack 18ct YG bamboo band. This band slid under the collet and disappears once I move my hands
3. For fun - 18-19pt D VS/SI three quarter eternity band. I tried to capture the colour difference between Ophelia’s OP and the D of the eternity band.

Ophelia with Dior Bois de Rose: