Wildfishgems / Whiteflash pink sapphire ring

[Snapster]

Here is my wife''s new white gold pink sapphire ring.
The sapphire is from Wildfishgems. Ed @ wildfishgems was great to deal with, and was patient while I sent the stone to AGTA to get what seems to be "THE" certificate for colored stones. It came back untreated and I started thinking about settings. Bob Hoskins @ Whiteflash was patient with me while I needed multiple quotes and finally made up my mind with regards to the setting. The setting is similar to some others I found and liked with an oval setting, but Whiteflash finished it up and came up with exactly what I had in mind.
Two months after I started, I pick it up from FedEx tomorrow!
A big thumbs up for both companies!

Mike

 

[Gypsy]

OK. That is THE setting I want for my oval London Blue. It''s STUNNING and PERFECT and I LOVE IT.

What are the dimensions on that sapphire BTW?

Whiteflash, if you can hear me, please make that setting a standard catalog, it''s STUNNING!

 

[baby monster]

Gorgeous ring

. Love the setting and the stone. Great job, Snapster

.

Can we see some handshots after you give it to her?

 

[Love in Bloom]

Wow Mike! The ring is beautiful and your wifey is quite the lucky lady! Can''t wait to see some hand shots soon...(hint hint

)

 

[sera]

It''s soooooooooo pretty!!!

I love the color of the sapphire and I really like the split shank with the oval center. Lovely ring.

 

[Snapster]

Sapphire dimensions are 6.97x9.30, and I will absolutely post hand photos after she gets it.
Mike

 

[Kaleigh]

Oh Mike, it''s just gorgeous!!! Good job, she''ll be thrilled!!

 

[Skippy123]

YAY, beautiful ring; Love it!!!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Beautiful!

I, too, love the splitshank setting with the oval stone! Excellent choice..she will love it!!!

 

[Linda W]

Beautiful!!! She will love it

Linda

 

[Joolskie]

Oh my... that ring is absolutely stunning. Gorgeous. I''m drooling over here...

 

[canuk-gal]

Date: 11/6/2007 8:14:54 AM
Author: Joolskie
Oh my... that ring is absolutely stunning. Gorgeous. I''m drooling over here...

HI:

Ditto!

cheers--Sharon

 

[MoonWater]

Wow...I love it. Seriously, I want one!!

 

[FireGoddess]

Wow - it''s fantastic! It''s just a gorgeous color stone, and the setting you chose for it is delicate looking AND impactful - I love it!

 

[poshpepper]

I LOVE IT!!!

So beautiful... cant wait for those handshots

 

[Catmom]

Oh My Goodness, that is absolutely gorgeous!! I can''t wait to see some hand shots. The color of that stone is simply TDF!

 

[Shealtiel]

If you don''t mind me asking, what was the total price tag on the project?

 

[marcy]

Beautiful! I love it.

 

[katebar]

Stunning!!!!

 

[Snapster]

Thank you everyone for the kind words, it''s been a long process.
You have no idea how little I knew about any colored stones before I started this.
I had to do a ton of research. If it weren''t for these forums, I wouldn''t have
known about beryllium treatment, heating, AGTA, Whiteflash.com, or any of the other
numerous online retailers that have been recommended.

I don''t mind sharing the cost so that others can know what to expect too, it''s just
another resource on here. The cost of the ring is mostly in the stone. The entire
project is in the neighborhood of $7000. You could do for less than $5000 if you
didn''t care about a heated stone, and you could do it for a lot more with platinum
and/or a bigger stone.

Thanks again!
Mike