Please help me choose between two settings for my HG Blue Green Tourmaline

[SparkliesLuver]

I love your tourmaline. It's so gorgeous. As for your post right above, I think it'd be a beautiful pairing!

 

[Acinom]

Here’s the setting suggested by @AnastasiaBeaverhausen and my Tourmaline together. I would set it in 14K White Gold. Any thoughts or opinions on this pairing?

It will be a gorgeous pairing! Very feminine and a ‘modern classic’. I love that it has clean lines that will complement your tourmaline.

 

[meely]

I think that setting would look great!

 

[lovedogs]

I adore that setting for your tourmaline!

 

[voce]

Yes, I like that more than setting #1! Yes to the WG too.

 

[natasha-cupcake]

I like it! I think your stone would look fantastic in this setting.

 

[elle_71125]

I like the setting @AnastasiaBeaverhausen posted. It’s pretty and feminine.
I’ll also post a couple options. Are any of these your style?




I think this one could work with or without the halo. I like the tri-wire shank and the floral bits where it meets the ring.

 

[2Neesers]

I love all of the styles you posted @elle_71125 . Thanks! It looks like they would work well to soften up the lines of my zircon asscher also. They are all very pretty!

 

[LittleRed]

I like the setting @AnastasiaBeaverhausen posted. It’s pretty and feminine.
I’ll also post a couple options. Are any of these your style?




I think this one could work with or without the halo. I like the tri-wire shank and the floral bits where it meets the ring.

I have the second setting Elle posted in my favorites. I really like this one for your tourmaline.

 

[2Neesers]

Thanks everyone for your input! I haven’t made a final choice quite yet, but have asked DK for several quotes. Hopefully I will be able to make a decision soon...

 

[Rare gem lover]

Thanks everyone for your input! I haven’t made a final choice quite yet, but have asked DK for several quotes. Hopefully I will be able to make a decision soon...

Awesome! In the meanwhile can we get some hand shots? It looks positively glowy

 

[Rare gem lover]

Here’s a setting I saw you may like!

 

[2Neesers]

Here’s a setting I saw you may like!

This setting is so pretty!!! Thanks for sharing . I'll work on getting the hand shots you requested a little later.

 

[2Neesers]

Awesome! In the meanwhile can we get some hand shots? It looks positively glowy

I wasn’t able to take any decent hand shots. My hands never look nice in photos, yours are lovely btw .
Here are a couple of shots I took instead. One is with a concave Tourmaline from Gene which shows more yellow in person than the one from Jerry.

And next to a Tourmaline from Jeff White which he called Seafoam and looks more mossy green than my Jerry stone.

Sorry for the terrible picture quality. It’s overcast here today which makes it tough to take good photos.

 

[Rare gem lover]

I wasn’t able to take any decent hand shots. My hands never look nice in photos, yours are lovely btw .
Here are a couple of shots I took instead. One is with a concave Tourmaline from Gene which shows more yellow in person than the one from Jerry.

And next to a Tourmaline from Jeff White which he called Seafoam and looks more mossy green than my Jerry stone.

Sorry for the terrible picture quality. It’s overcast here today which makes it tough to take good photos.

Beautiful! I love your collection of greens! And each are so different which just adds to the collection. This one is definitely true seafoam. I almost bought it myself when I saw it on LT!

Oh btw I think a lot of us feel that way about our hands! Mine are super prone to swelling.

Can’t wait till we see your final ring! What’s the lead design as of now?

 

[Acinom]

Beautiful greens!!

 

[marionberry]

I adore your seafoam gem, the stone, the cut, the size ... just dreamy! And I love setting #1 the best, glad it'll be used again.

 

[2Neesers]

@Rare gem lover I love your collection of greens too . You have amazing stones.

I still haven’t decided on which setting to choose yet. I haven’t heard back from DK in a while, but someone had mentioned he was out of town in another thread. I keep flip flopping on which setting I like best, but will try to decide soon!

 

[Rare gem lover]

@Rare gem lover I love your collection of greens too . You have amazing stones.

I still haven’t decided on which setting to choose yet. I haven’t heard back from DK in a while, but someone had mentioned he was out of town in another thread. I keep flip flopping on which setting I like best, but will try to decide soon!

Well thank you, here is another inspiration pic!

 

[SouthernGent]

2Neezers, that is a gorgeous stone! Would you PM me with where you got it, please?

 

[2Neesers]

2Neezers, that is a gorgeous stone! Would you PM me with where you got it, please?

@SouthernGent we don’t have a PM option so I’ll just answer your question here. I purchased the stone from another Pricescoper who was selling it from her personal collection on the Loupe Troop website. She had purchased the stone a while back from Jerry Newman of Gemart Services. I’m not sure how long ago she bought the stone from Jerry or if he has more rough available, but it might be worth reaching out to him to find out. Welcome to Pricescope

 

[SouthernGent]

@SouthernGent we don’t have a PM option so I’ll just answer your question here. I purchased the stone from another Pricescoper who was selling it from her personal collection on the Loupe Troop website. She had purchased the stone a while back from Jerry Newman of Gemart Services. I’m not sure how long ago she bought the stone from Jerry or if he has more rough available, but it might be worth reaching out to him to find out. Welcome to Pricescope

Thank you. I apologize for not knowing about PM availability and such.
Would you mind saying what kind of price a stone like that would fetch?

 

[2Neesers]

That reminded me I never came back to show pictures of the set stone! Thank you all for your help .
I wanted a simple setting for this stone and ended up going with the inspiration from @AnastasiaBeaverhausen . I asked my local jeweler to make the design more sleek and refined than the inspiration pics and let him run with it. This is the first deep stone that I have had set and I’m still getting used to the extra height on my finger, but I like how the depth makes the piece looks more sculptural and that I can see the body color of the stone from the side.

 

[2Neesers]

Thank you. I apologize for not knowing about PM availability and such.
Would you mind saying what kind of price a stone like that would fetch?

Hi @SouthernGent that’s no problem and I don’t mind sharing the price of the stone, it was $850 and at 4cts it was a fantastic price! I’m not sure what you would pay for such a stone direct from a vendor, but I would guess it would be quite a bit more than what I paid. I keep an eye on Loupe Troop and the pre-loved section of this forum for stones on my wish list to be listed, because pricescopers have amazing taste in stones.

 

[SouthernGent]

Hi @SouthernGent that’s no problem and I don’t mind sharing the price of the stone, it was $850 and at 4cts it was a fantastic price! I’m not sure what you would pay for such a stone direct from a vendor, but I would guess it would be quite a bit more than what I paid. I keep an eye on Loupe Troop and the pre-loved section of this forum for stones on my wish list to be listed, because pricescopers have amazing taste in stones.

Thank you for sharing.

 

[elle_71125]

That reminded me I never came back to show pictures of the set stone! Thank you all for your help .
I wanted a simple setting for this stone and ended up going with the inspiration from @AnastasiaBeaverhausen . I asked my local jeweler to make the design more sleek and refined than the inspiration pics and let him run with it. This is the first deep stone that I have had set and I’m still getting used to the extra height on my finger, but I like how the depth makes the piece looks more sculptural and that I can see the body color of the stone from the side.

This is so gorgeous! I love the color and how the setting really lets the main stone shine.
That profile view is so cool!

ETA: I’d love to see more pics. Keep sharing!

 

[peacechick]

That reminded me I never came back to show pictures of the set stone! Thank you all for your help .
I wanted a simple setting for this stone and ended up going with the inspiration from @AnastasiaBeaverhausen . I asked my local jeweler to make the design more sleek and refined than the inspiration pics and let him run with it. This is the first deep stone that I have had set and I’m still getting used to the extra height on my finger, but I like how the depth makes the piece looks more sculptural and that I can see the body color of the stone from the side.

This is so so stunning! I vote for this to be #JOTW! The setting is refined yet dramatic. I love those spaced claws holding on to your stone. Such a steal for a fantastic tourmaline btw, it is perfect in every way.

 

[lovedogs]

Omg that finished ring is amazing!!!!

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Beautiful! Love the color and cut.

 

[2Neesers]

Thank you @elle_71125 @peacechick @lovedogs and @MakingTheGrade for the kind compliments!
I feel very lucky to have been able to purchase this stone . I had been on the search for a glowy Afghan Tourmaline for a few years when this one popped up in pre-loved. It is definitely one of my favorites!