My sapphire engagement ring...

[pamplemousse]

We couldn''t have put this ring together without you guys so... in repayment for all of the days I spent drooling over the eyecandy here, my own eyecandy to share.

Center stone is an oval color-chang sapphire (blueish green to purple), about 3.2 carats.
Band is 2pt prongset almost-eternity.
Diamonds in the head range in size from small to supertiny.

Custom setting by KAO jewelers in Philadelphia.
Stone from Wildfish.
Hope you enjoy.

 

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[westjenn]

Wow!! That is beautiful! Congratulations!

 

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One of my favorites...

 

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I definitely realize how hard it is to get good photos... these aren''t even that great and I literally took like 30 trying to get a good one. Makes me respect everyone else''s photo skills soooo much...

 

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Looking blueish with the flash...

 

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A little more purple...

 

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Almost done....

 

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Getting there...

 

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Last one. A bit fuzzy, but I like how purple it is in the shot.

Hope you guys enjoyed! Thanks millions and billions for being such an amazing resource.

 

[glitterbug]

Wow!!! Those colors are magical and extraordinary! I would be so mesmerized and distracted if I had your ring!

Congrats on your engagement!

 

[cushioncutnut]

It''s beautiful! Great pics too!!!

 

[geckodani]

Oh. My goodnes. That is GORGEOUS!!!

Congrats on such a unique and STUNNING ring!

 

[pamplemousse]

Date: 8/13/2008 2:07:19 PM
Author: glitterbug
Wow!!! Those colors are magical and extraordinary! I would be so mesmerized and distracted if I had your ring!

Congrats on your engagement!

Thanks.

We were hopeful/curious when we found out about color-change sapphires and we were definitely thrilled when we saw the stone in the flesh. I think the DF is a little jealous that I get to look at it all day.

And thanks for the compliments on the photos too... it''s so hard to take decent pictures with the macro!

 

[Catmom]

Oh it''s gorgeous!! I just love color change sapphires.

 

[Kaleigh]

What a stunning sapphire this is!!! Love the setting too!! Great pics btw...

 

[NewEnglandLady]

Hubba hubba! Great stone, great setting, GREAT ring!!

 

[Linda W]

PM, I am SO Happy that you came back to post more pictures of your gorgeous stone and now ring that it is set!!! I loved your stone when you first showed it to us and now that it is set into your ring.!!! All I can say is WOW!!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. The sapphire is so darn beautiful. I love the setting you chose too. I would just want to sit and stare at it all day, in all kinds of lighting

Linda

 

[Linda W]

I forgot to ask you, will you wear a wedding band with it? if so, what type of band will you get?


Linda

 

[Snickerdoodle]

Bea-u-teous ring!

 

[pamplemousse]

Yay! I''m so glad y''all like it. It turned out exactly the way we wanted.

And of COURSE I came back to show pictures. Seriously, I spent so much time looking on these forums for ideas.. I owed it to you.

As for a wedding band, I will probably just do a 2pt eternity band. My fingers are pretty short, so I don''t know if anything else would even fit.

We''re thinking about doing an eternity band of some kind for him, too, and if we can afford to do the custom route again, we''ll probably stick a couple surprise sapphires in the mix for interest. At least, that''s my master plan. I was thinking maybe an eternity band of little sapphires (hopefully dark green ones, if we can find someone who will source that kind of stone for us) with a couple surprise diamonds for him, and then an eternity band of diamonds for me with a couple of surprise sapphires (same shade as his eternity band). We shall see... We''re not getting married until next summer, so I have some time to check around and see what can be done. I just haven''t looked yet.

 

[Linda W]

Your wedding band will be perfect. You don''t want anything to take away from that Gorgeous sapphire of yours. You want it to stand out all by its beautiful self.

Love the idea of your DH''s wedding band too.


Linda

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Very pretty! Congrats!

 

[karencluff]

PM - I LOVE your sapphire ring! The pics you took were great and really show off the color change and capture the beauty! Congrats!!

 

[princesss]

Love it love it love it LOVE IT!

Oh my goodness, that is really one of the most stunning, unique and flat out *interesting* rings I''ve ever seen.

 

[Tuckins1]

Oooohh!! Gorgeous!