New engagement ring!

[Kaleigh]

Oh teagreen,
It''s just fabulous and the setting is perfect. Congratulations on your engagement, Enoy!!!!!

 

[tanyak]

Teagreen, that ring is BEAUTIFUL! It looks huge on your finger, and I love the dainty band. Just gorgeous!

 

[anchor31]

Congrats on your engagement!!! It''s such a beautiful ring!!

 

[leeenie]

Thanks everyone for the comments and the well wishes! Such an exciting time of life, and I feel so very lucky to have this ring. I think it actually looks bigger in pictures than in real life, for some reason (not that I''m complaining)! I''m still getting used to having it on my finger (and checking it out every few minutes which makes it extremely hard to concentrate on my work).

About the setting: it''s custom, and the band is modeled after a Vera Wang design, but the prongs are modified to be metal instead of pave, and the prongs are tapered to points at the top of the stone, which I like better than the original Vera Wang design.

Not sure about what kind of wedding band yet - I think anything thicker than this band, like an eternity band, would look odd with it, and I don''t know if I would like the look of another thin pave band (haven''t tried any bands on with the e-ring yet). It''s possible, bc the sides of the band are completely metal so no rubbing issues. I might get an eternity ring to wear on my right hand. Now I get to try on wedding bands! But I thought I should spread around the excitement a little and hold off for awhile. I dragged fiance into Tiffany''s on Friday so I could look at my ring under the lights (and compare it to the ones over there, which I''ve tried on before)

I wasn''t expecting a stone with arrows, but I love it!

Fiance''s brother-in-law was responsible for the making of the ring, and he''s in the jewelry industry, so I trust that the stone is secure - part of the reason I wouldn''t want to change it to my right hand after getting married is that I think there would be a greater chance of me knocking the stone around that way.

As for the pave band, I gather from this forum that you never really know about how secure the stones are, but when I brought this up w/fiance, he said "that''s ok, they shouldn''t cost too much to replace" - because they''re so small - fine with me! I''m not too rough on my hands, so hopefully I won''t cause any damage, and a portion of the inside is plain metal so pave abrasion should be minimized when I grab things. I don''t have any specialized diamond-cleaning products yet, and an ultrasonic seems like a bad idea; yesterday I used an electric toothbrush & Dawn on the main stone and just rinsed the band, it seemed to work fine.

I''ll try to post closer pics of the prongs and profile shots later, but my camera isn''t cooperating at the moment!

Thanks again everyone! I love this place and being able to share diamond obsession!

 

[MissAva]

TeaGreen I love it! Fantastic!!!!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

It is beautiful and looks much bigger than 1.73!

 

[CdnBlingGal]

OMG! It''s huge and gorgeous! Congratulations of your engagement.

 

[leeenie]

Ok, as requested, here are some closer profile pics and pics of the prongs!

 

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[leeenie]

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[leeenie]

ok one more headshot for good measure.

Regarding the prongs, I think they are actually a bit asymmetrical, as in the thickness of the tips and the curvature varies, but it doesn''t bother me.

 

[flopkins]

teagreen - congrats and a fabulously beautiful ring!!!!!!! wow!!

I love the thin look of the band and the prongs! btw - fron the pics it looks like the cutlet of the diamond is at the bottom of the setting? is it resting on the bottom of the ring?! I''ve never seen that before!

 

[snuga]

Congratulations on your engagement!! Your ring is absolutely breathtaking!!

Tell your FIANCE well done!!

 

[ForteKitty]

WOWeeeee!!!! Soooo BEAUTIFUL!!! and E-VVS1 too.... what a lucky lucky girl!

 

[onedrop]

Teagreen: First off, congratulations on your engagement. Second, I love your ring!

It really quite beautiful. The thin band of pave makes your ring very classy looking and makes your center stone look huge!!

 

[squarediamondlove]

Love your ring!

It looks so delicate and dainty...totally my taste. And with E VVS1 you will certaintly have nothing to pick at. Enjoy it!

 

[leeenie]

Date: 11/28/2005 8:52:57 PM
Author: flopkins
teagreen - congrats and a fabulously beautiful ring!!!!!!! wow!!

I love the thin look of the band and the prongs! btw - fron the pics it looks like the cutlet of the diamond is at the bottom of the setting? is it resting on the bottom of the ring?! I''ve never seen that before!

Thanks! The culet is actually very slightly suspended above the top of the band - it''s so slight that it''s hard to see unless I look for it!

 

[Caribou]

I love your ring...that's exactly what I want.

 

[SoonIHope]

yeah, this ring is definitely one of my all time favorites. i waaaaaaant it!!!!

 

[Shay37]

Oh my. There really just are no words.

shay

 

[LadyluvsLuxury]

WOW it is HUGE! I love the prongs! Gorgeous! Congratulations!

 

[leeenie]

Thanks again everyone! I''m a lucky girl.

I swear, though, that it looks much bigger in pictures than it does on my hand! Has anyone else noticed that with your own ring & pictures?

 

[CoutureFemme]

WOW! Are you sure that''s not more like 3 carats?! How beautiful and breathtaking! Congratulations!

 

[blodthecat]

congratulations !!

I really like the claw setting on your ring.

dyanne

 

[pookiebear]

Congrats!! Beautiful ring!!!!!!!!

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 11/29/2005 7:21:47 PM
Author: teagreen
Thanks again everyone! I'm a lucky girl.

I swear, though, that it looks much bigger in pictures than it does on my hand! Has anyone else noticed that with your own ring & pictures?

yes.. you are a lucky girl.

congrats !!!