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I spotted this on Etsy and thought it was super pretty but at $2499, too expensive.

Well on EBay it is $1499 BIN AND accepting offers :-o

The center is obviously an OEC and not a rose cut, it looks to have a possibly pinkish tint to it and a pretty setting:




Maybe I’m crazy, but I made an offer and it was accepted. Fingers crossed it’s light pink and not champagne.
 
This looks like jackets and studs to me. May not be the case but easy returns and I like the look of the milgraining and detailing.
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Seems I have a thing for coming across this cut lately. Prongs look a little chewed up but maybe a jeweler could fix them up.

 
I’m making homemade chicken stock today so I have a lot of time to peruse the web :D

How about a Crisscut band? Size 5.25 and supposedly easily sizable. I would want a pic of the maker’s mark before purchase.

 
I’m making homemade chicken stock today so I have a lot of time to peruse the web :D

How about a Crisscut band? Size 5.25 and supposedly easily sizable. I would want a pic of the maker’s mark before purchase.


That vendor has some really interesting/quirky pieces.
 
With everyone's recent love for carre cuts, I wanted to share this platinum halo featuring some lovely carre cut diamonds. Watch out-- small size 4 (ish) US.

 
With everyone's recent love for carre cuts, I wanted to share this platinum halo featuring some lovely carre cut diamonds. Watch out-- small size 4 (ish) US.


That price makes no sense...how is it so cheap If the diamonds are natural? I feel like it has to somehow be fake
 
That price makes no sense...how is it so cheap If the diamonds are natural? I feel like it has to somehow be fake

It might have to do the currency conversion? The yen low right now.
 
That price makes no sense...how is it so cheap If the diamonds are natural? I feel like it has to somehow be fake

A couple thoughts....

1) If you do a search, Komehyo and other Japanese ebay sellers are generally well regarded and reputable. Komehyo is actually a huge reseller chain in Japan (there's actually a really cool vlog of a girl going shopping for bags in that area).

2) They're only advertising it as natural stones--- this is likely a heavily treated sapphire (I have another one in my cart that's advertised as no heat and it's significantly more)

3) It's secondhand/used -- they're typically pretty competitive with their pricing (see #1)

4) Carre cuts aren't very in-demand. While pricescope has taken a liking to them, we're just one small corner of the internet and I don't think the demand is there in the larger market (see also the person who posted a 2 carat Carre in a freaking beautiful setting that was like, 13k TOTAL).

5) Returns are offered. I returned something pretty painlessly to purpose japan (there's some letters/vowels missing in the ebay username-- will look it up)

I've also personally bought from Komehyo (a platinum, diamond and aquamarine ring for $450 a few years ago) and found them to be great. At this price, I'd personally only buy the ring I listed for the setting, and if you ended up liking the sapphire, that's fine. But it's a great deal for someone who's struck by that style of halo and I think it would be pretty easy to put a custom cut garnet or something pretty in it.
 
A couple thoughts....

1) If you do a search, Komehyo and other Japanese ebay sellers are generally well regarded and reputable. Komehyo is actually a huge reseller chain in Japan (there's actually a really cool vlog of a girl going shopping for bags in that area).

2) They're only advertising it as natural stones--- this is likely a heavily treated sapphire (I have another one in my cart that's advertised as no heat and it's significantly more)

3) It's secondhand/used -- they're typically pretty competitive with their pricing (see #1)

4) Carre cuts aren't very in-demand. While pricescope has taken a liking to them, we're just one small corner of the internet and I don't think the demand is there in the larger market (see also the person who posted a 2 carat Carre in a freaking beautiful setting that was like, 13k TOTAL).

5) Returns are offered. I returned something pretty painlessly to purpose japan (there's some letters/vowels missing in the ebay username-- will look it up)

I've also personally bought from Komehyo (a platinum, diamond and aquamarine ring for $450 a few years ago) and found them to be great. At this price, I'd personally only buy the ring I listed for the setting, and if you ended up liking the sapphire, that's fine. But it's a great deal for someone who's struck by that style of halo and I think it would be pretty easy to put a custom cut garnet or something pretty in it.

Good to know!
 
@lala646, I went and had a look and came up with this. Yeah I would say some unique finds there!


I saw that one! Completely charming in its own special way. And I bet you'd never run into anyone wearing a ring like it!
 
This ring is an additional 40% off right now:

 
This ring is an additional 40% off right now:


It’s gone! That was pretty!!
 
A couple thoughts....

1) If you do a search, Komehyo and other Japanese ebay sellers are generally well regarded and reputable. Komehyo is actually a huge reseller chain in Japan (there's actually a really cool vlog of a girl going shopping for bags in that area).

2) They're only advertising it as natural stones--- this is likely a heavily treated sapphire (I have another one in my cart that's advertised as no heat and it's significantly more)

3) It's secondhand/used -- they're typically pretty competitive with their pricing (see #1)

4) Carre cuts aren't very in-demand. While pricescope has taken a liking to them, we're just one small corner of the internet and I don't think the demand is there in the larger market (see also the person who posted a 2 carat Carre in a freaking beautiful setting that was like, 13k TOTAL).

5) Returns are offered. I returned something pretty painlessly to purpose japan (there's some letters/vowels missing in the ebay username-- will look it up)

I've also personally bought from Komehyo (a platinum, diamond and aquamarine ring for $450 a few years ago) and found them to be great. At this price, I'd personally only buy the ring I listed for the setting, and if you ended up liking the sapphire, that's fine. But it's a great deal for someone who's struck by that style of halo and I think it would be pretty easy to put a custom cut garnet or something pretty in it.

Yeah Komehyo is legit. If you buy direct from them or even through Rakuten it may be even cheaper. Returns may be harder though.
 
Thank you @lulu_ma! I don’t even know if I would buy one now but I did ask what size it is. He/she mentioned that it was XL so that may not work anyway.
Oh-I figured it was a small size since it was shown snug on a pinky:roll:. How was the pricing?
 
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