My new red spinel

[Kab03]

I wanted to share with you all my latest gemstone purchase. I've avidly read all of your posts and tried to digest and apply as much as possible. I begrudgingly had to admit to myself that the ideal red spinel is financially out of reach - and will be for many many years so I realize it may not have the saturation and tone to which I would have liked, but its good enough for now. It's a 2.3 ct cushion which I am thinking about setting in platinum with 2 smaller cushions in a three stone.
Thank you to those who post regularly and advise so intelligently. Your knowledge is truly welcome and has gotten me through many a late night feeding (I have an 8 week old).

 

[davi_el_mejor]

Hot dang! That is quite a stone! You know of course this means we need more pics...

 

[AGBF]

I have not followed your story, but it looks lovely to me!

AGBF

 

[pregcurious]

Looks nice to me!

 

[colorluvr]

Hot dang! That is quite a stone! You know of course this means we need more pics...

Yep! Definitely more photos!

 

[NKOTB]

Congrats on the baby! And the nice looking spinel (and yes, more pics please!). It looks like a very nice colour and good size!

 

[bunnycat]

It looks lovely! More pics!!!

 

[Jereni]

Very pretty! Do you have any daylight shots?

 

[chrono]

Congrats on the new baby. I know time to do things away from the new baby is at a premium but I am sure we'd all love to see additional pictures of your red spinel. Are you considering side diamonds? You only mentioned cushion side stones.

 

[Kab03]

Thank you all for your kind words. And here are more pictures as requested. The first one was inside in
my kitchen which is the brightest room in the house. I did take two outside but unfortunately it's raining in the UK today ( surprise surprise) so it's hard to see what this looks like in the sun. It does go from a predominately red color to
more of a wine in certain light conditions but overall am happy with the stone.
To answer your question Chrono am thinking about two cushion diamonds as the side stones. I am using a Leon Mege spinel ring as the inspiration. I have a halo ring already so would prefer something different. I am also contemplating sending off to Single Stone to possibly do an antique style setting- and input on the design would be welcome!

 

[chrono]

Thank you for the additional pictures. It's a lovely spinel and cushion diamond side stones are going to be perfect for it. I am afraid I am fresh out of setting ideas myself. I just sent off my diamond cushion to be set with 2 cushion red spinels so it'll be the exact opposite of yours. The setting is also a Leon Mege inspired 3 stone setting but with double prongs for the center stone. Which SS antique design are you considering?

 

[Kab03]

I can't seem to get photos to upload properly...

 

[minousbijoux]

It is so much easier to see the true color when your hands aren't magenta!

It looks to show red in strong light. I love the cushion cut and I think its the perfect size. No great ideas for setting, though there is so much eye candy here that you can get some great ideas. I would just suggest that you not enclose it too much in the setting as (I don't believe anyway) you don't want it to darken up any more.

 

[PinkyPie]

Congratulations on both of your new babies!

 

[pinkjewel]

What a beautiful spinel!! And congrats on your baby!

 

[cnthe]

very pretty stone. No dark tone. Waiting to see more picture when it is set.

 

[derbygal]

I am currently obsessed with 3 stone gemstone rings, all the same stone/color. Are you planning on red spinel side stones? I can't wait to see it. Love your left hand diamond ring, too. Very unique!

 

[derbygal]

Nevermind-- just saw your answer to Chrono that you are looking for diamond sides. Sounds fantastic!

 

[derbygal]

Hope Jereni doesn't mind me posting, but her ring is the one I can't get out of my mind. Stunning!

 

[Kab03]

Thank you all for the congrats and feedback on the spinel. As this is my first "big" gemstone purchase I was anxiously waiting to see what you collectively had to say. As I do agree there are some extinction areas (am I using that term correctly?) I have reached out to Jerry Newman about tweaking the cut to hopefully improve the performance. I will definitely post pics when complete.
As a side - I'd love a three gemstone ring as well...that is also a project on my jewelry list...