My upgrade and second Leon

[Kaleigh]

WOW!!! Congrats, your collection is beyond gorgeous!!!

 

[Maisie]

Happy Anniversary!! Your rings are so beautiful! When I saw your new one I thought ''I want one!!!''

 

[monarch64]

Ohhhhh, I think I''m going to faint.

Your rings are all gorgeous! Happy 10th Anniversary Boom!!

 

[simplysplendid]

The rings are beautiful. I also noticed the antique ring, would you tell us more about it?

 

[divergrrl]

Wow! What a collection. Your rings are too beautiful. I''m showing your thread to my dh....I got Ugg boots when I had my son. And only because I came home with him on xmas day. I''m doing something wrong here. LOL!

Seriously, those are amazing rings...enjoy them!

DIver

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Your new ring is just gorgeous, as are all the others! I love the Leon solitaire setting! It is perfect!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I have a question, do you know what platinum Leon uses, 90 plat/10 iridium, or 95/5, etc.?

 

[Tacori E-ring]

You are very lucky! They are beautiful! I love all four. Now I am feeling like I am asking too little for my ''push'' present

 

[isaku5]

Date: 6/6/2007 5:46:29 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
You are very lucky! They are beautiful! I love all four. Now I am feeling like I am asking too little for my ''push'' present

I love your selection of beauties, but have to admit that when I first read about one being a "push" present, I thought it meant that you had "pushed" your DH to buy you the ring

. Now that I''ve read more posts, I get it

and realize much too late that I should have upped the ante when our kids were born. After 36 hours of labour, our daughter was a forceps delivery( sorry if that''s TMI) and DH had returned to work as it was "taking so long"

. He returned a few hours later with a dozen red roses

. Ditto 14 months later with our son.

Now that I have caught up with "gifting occasions", plus accrued interest

, I''m due for some major bling

Being so long ago, I hadn''t heard of maternity rings either until I joined PS. Up the ante a little more

 

[Miranda]

What beautiful pieces you have! I just love them all! Enjoy your beauties!

 

[Boom]

Love in Bloom, weegem, Ellen, DiaDiva, anchor31, Madam Bijoux, mrssalvo, MWG, emmylou, widget, lovelylulu, neatfreak, risingsun, Dee*Jay, Cehrabehra, canuk-gal, starryeyed, Camilla, Gypsy, NYCsparkle, snlee, FireGoddess, Kaleigh, Maisie, monarch64, simplysplendid, divergrrl, diamondseeker2006, Tacori E-ring, isaku5, Miranda

Thank you everyone. It''s a small collection compared to many of you here, but I''m very happy with what I have.

starryeyed - I think I''m done with diamonds for now

, I am already thinking of my next project though, a 3 stone ring with a sapphire center and diamond sides. I want to use the half carater from my original ering as one of the sides. I''ve wanted to do this for some time now, but finding the right blue sapphire in a round is really difficult.

Gypsy - The asscher is 6.90*6.88 (1.84cts), not that big really. You know how everyone says that Asschers face up much smaller than RBs? When I had both rings out, I was comparing just the center stones and it looked to me that the Asscher was only just a smidge smaller than the RB (which is half a carat more), so I was quite surprised. You can kind of see this is the photo too, I wonder if it''s an optical illusion due to the halo.

diamondseeker2006 - I''m sorry I don''t know what platinum Leon uses, I didn''t think to ask. Maybe the other Leon owners can help.

The ''push'' present is for our third child. I received watches for the first 2 and really didn''t need another one so I asked for an antique ring (which I picked of course

). Since this was going to be our last, I think DH thought this ring would be the last diamond he would need to buy for a long time. Little did he know...

 

[dianne]

Oh My Gosh! A handful of beautiful...that''s what you got! Jeezzzzzz....I love all of them!

 

[Diamond*Dana]

What a gorgeous collection of sparkling goodies

 

[diamondfan]

what a stunning collection!!!!

 

[kcoursolle]

Holy Cow!!!! What amazing rings, every one of them!!!! They are all so beautiful! Do you have any pics of the side of the asscher ring? I''d love to see it.

 

[Boom]

dianne, Diamond*Dana, diamondfan, kcoursolle,

Thank you!

I''ve attached a side view pic of my asscher ring, sorry it''s not well taken.

 

[vespergirl]

What incredible rings! And I LOVE your asscher!

 

[sparkles]

Ditto the cow bit........and more. I''m just drooling over all that white ice....your not in Singapore are you? I could drool in person...wishful thinking.

 

[Stone Hunter]

WOW! congrats.

I love all the shots but the 1st window shot and the "box shot" are just fantastic. Thank you for sharing your lovely collection with us.

Are there details on that RHR in another thread? It is just lovely.

As for your new stone WOW just love the setting too.

 

[kcoursolle]

Date: 6/7/2007 6:26:17 AM
Author: Boom
dianne, Diamond*Dana, diamondfan, kcoursolle,

Thank you!

I''ve attached a side view pic of my asscher ring, sorry it''s not well taken.

Wow, great profile!!! I really love it, thanks for the pic!

 

[MidwestDiamondHunter]

Nice pics!!!

Question... how wide is the shank on that ring? (in millimeters)

Thanks

 

[whenharrymetsally]

Boom: Congratulations on your 10th Anniversary!! What a beautiful collection of sparklies!
One can only hope to have such a beautiful collection as yours one day

 

[Carey]

OK... I''ll admit it, I''m old. I''m heading to my 30th anniversary at the end of the month (Paris, not diamonds but what the heck is a ''push'' present?

BTW - beautiful rings, and many congratulations on your 10th...

 

[Boom]

vespergirl, sparkles, Stone Hunter, MidwestDiamondHunter, whenharrymetsally, Carey

Thank you! I''m really enjoying my ring.

sparkles -

MidwestDiamondHunter - I would say it''s about 1.6 to 1.7mm, quite thin.

Carey - Congratulations on your 30th! I just came back from Paris last month too! Here''s one definition of a ''push'' present.

 

[Kasey3]

Hi Diamond seeker

the stamp on the inside of my Leon says PT950

 

[Kasey3]

Boom your ring is sooooooo beautiful!!!! You are one lucky lady.

Do you happen to know the width of the setting-and what is your ring size?

 

[KristyDarling]

BOOM!!!!! I've been away from the boards for awhile and am catching up on some posts. Your new Leon is EXQUISITE!!!!

What can I say except that he did a fine job and the simplicity of the setting really showcases that gorgeous stone to perfection. Now that I see how he did the prongs (straight vs. curved), I can see why he did it. The stone is set low (which I personally like) so having the prongs curve outward would not have worked well, and would probably have looked bent or "off" somehow. The finished product is pure elegance and looks awesome on your hand! You definitely made the right choice. Congrats!!! And thanks for involving me in the process, I had so much fun living vicariously through you!

As for the rest of your collection....DANG GIRL!!!! You've been holding out on all of us!

Each and every diamond ring in your collection is divine. I especially adore the antique ring...it's so graceful!

 

[Lorelei]

FABULOUS rings!!!!

Kristy - we missed you!

 

[KristyDarling]

Date: 6/11/2007 5:34:52 AM
Author: Lorelei
FABULOUS rings!!!!

Kristy - we missed you!

Aw, thanks Lor!

Big changes in life right now so have been pulled away to focus on other things. But I really miss PS!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Date: 6/10/2007 9:37:58 AM
Author: Kasey3
Hi Diamond seeker

the stamp on the inside of my Leon says PT950

Thanks very much, Kasey!