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My holiday visit to IDJ and earrings reset

katiedid

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I just wanted to post about my visit to IDJ this week. I was going to be in NYC for work, and had contacted Luann to let her know I'd be there and was interested in getting a quote for resetting my diamond studs from my original martini setting to a thin bezel setting. I have loved my WF baby bezels so much and thought I'd wear my larger studs more if they were set similarly. These earrings are 1.04 ctw, so roughly half a carat each.

My hubby and I stopped by IDJ on Sunday to drop off the studs, and we picked them up late yesterday before heading home. We got to meet Luann, Yekutiel, Israel and Yekutiel's mom (I can't remember her name - so sorry!). They were all an absolute joy and I was so happy to meet them in person.

Luann and I had talked about doing a style similar to the WF handmade bezel, and IDJ was happy to set them that way for me, but it was going to be more expensive than their stock bezel setting, and the metal around the bezel was going to be thicker and more "donut" like. They would have to get that setting from one of their vendors. Because of the size and depth of my stones, we realized that that style wasn't going to sit much more flat on my ears than the stock bezel. From the side view, the stock setting looks chunky (which I'm not crazy about), but from the front, the bezel is so fine and beautiful. I decided to save some money and time and go with the stock setting, as from the front view, it was more the look I wanted for these stones. I think the donut bezel in the handmade setting would have been too thick on these stones.

They were so nice to have them finished for me before I left town, and I think they're beautiful. They seem sooo much bigger now and I'm getting used to that (I wasn't aiming to make them look bigger, I just like the thin bezel look). Here are a few pics - not great as it's cloudy here today, and the stones are very nice but don't look so great in these pics. I didn't take an ear shot, but I can if anyone is interested. Just wanted to share and to give a shout out to IDJ!

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Those look perfect! Would love some ear shots!
 
Dee*Jay|1386173757|3567382 said:
Those look perfect! Would love some ear shots!

Thank you! Ok, I'll try to get a decent one and post it!
 
Beautiful! Love the bezels!
 
Laila619|1386174669|3567396 said:
Beautiful! Love the bezels!

Thank you Laila!
 
There is NO way to take pretty ear shots. Yuck. Oh well, here are a couple for perspective.

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Beautiful!
 
I love the bezel setting! Gorgeous!
 
I love bezels and these look absolutely fantastic!
 
perfect size!
 
Oh I love how they look!! :love: Hmm, you've got me thinking…I have the same size stones…the wheels are turning…

They look fab on you!!! :appl:
 
They look great!
 
They look beautiful and so big! I have diamond studs the exact same size and it were not for the fact that they would no longer fit my IDJ jackets, I would now love to have them bezeled, Enjoy.
 
Stunning!!!
 
They look great and are the perfect size. Enjoy!
 
Beautiful! After seeing your pictures, I'm very tempted to bezel mine!
 
Awwww you guys are so nice! Thanks for all the nice comments. I was really set on getting the handmade bezel setting, so I'm glad everyone loves these. It was tough deciding between the thin bezel on this stock setting and the thicker bezel but less chunky handmade setting. I figured the front is what everyone sees and I love the delicate bezel. I had the option to have them add milgrain, but decided against it. I wanted it really clean looking and worried the milgrain would add too much visual "distraction". I didn't want the earrings to look fake either, and I just haven't gotten used to this look yet - it's very different than the minimal martini setting!

Thanks again! If anyone has a chance to stop by and meet the IDJ crew, I'd highly recommend it! Very nice, accommodating people!
 
AWESOME! I love the size on your ear - they are perfect!! And I agree, the gang at IDJ are fantastic!

Enjoy your new bezels!
 
Enerchi|1386213682|3567907 said:
AWESOME! I love the size on your ear - they are perfect!! And I agree, the gang at IDJ are fantastic!

Enjoy your new bezels!

Thanks Enerchi!
 
Absolutely gorgeous and what a perfect size! They show up really well but are not OTT. :appl:
 
Smith1942|1386268189|3568196 said:
Absolutely gorgeous and what a perfect size! They show up really well but are not OTT. :appl:

Thank you so much!
 
Love these! Perfect size and a beautiful, sleek setting.
 
Love the bezel studs!! So envious!! :appl: Congrats!
 
allie83|1386295537|3568511 said:
Love these! Perfect size and a beautiful, sleek setting.

Thank you!
 
LLJsmom|1386301658|3568577 said:
Love the bezel studs!! So envious!! :appl: Congrats!

Thanks - really appreciate the compliment!
 
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