My custom hexagon diamond and ruby earrings are done! He did a great job. I gave him the diamonds and he sourced the ruby and built the setting from scratch. He did a great job on the milgrain as well.
So of course I keep posting that I'm spending too much money but I feel like this is the first time when I've been able to indulge in my jewelry interest after lurking here on and off since literally 2006-ish. So really I'm just investing in a long-standing hobby!
That all being said, there's a piece available new and substantially discounted from a designer I've admired forever who rarely shows up secondhand. Not linking because I don't want it to get scooped out from under me (though let's be honest, it probably wouldn't even if I linked it!). As usual for me it's not a "deal" even discounted but the brand is approved of by some of the pickiest PS members so it's definitely high quality. It's a very delicate piece and I worry about style longevity with delicate things as I get older. I'm also having some trouble separating how much I want this particular piece vs how much I'm enamored of it being a designer I really like. Unfortunately it's final sale and I can't see it in-person, that would just be too easy! I do have photos and measurements from the seller and I've been thinking about it for weeks.
Decisions, decisions!
I’ve fixed it on the central ring now to keep it tight enough to prevent flipping (though it’s very pretty from the back) whilst not garrotting me.
So of course I keep posting that I'm spending too much money but I feel like this is the first time when I've been able to indulge in my jewelry interest after lurking here on and off since literally 2006-ish. So really I'm just investing in a long-standing hobby!
That all being said, there's a piece available new and substantially discounted from a designer I've admired forever who rarely shows up secondhand. Not linking because I don't want it to get scooped out from under me (though let's be honest, it probably wouldn't even if I linked it!). As usual for me it's not a "deal" even discounted but the brand is approved of by some of the pickiest PS members so it's definitely high quality. It's a very delicate piece and I worry about style longevity with delicate things as I get older. I'm also having some trouble separating how much I want this particular piece vs how much I'm enamored of it being a designer I really like. Unfortunately it's final sale and I can't see it in-person, that would just be too easy! I do have photos and measurements from the seller and I've been thinking about it for weeks.
Decisions, decisions!
So of course I keep posting that I'm spending too much money but I feel like this is the first time when I've been able to indulge in my jewelry interest after lurking here on and off since literally 2006-ish. So really I'm just investing in a long-standing hobby!
That all being said, there's a piece available new and substantially discounted from a designer I've admired forever who rarely shows up secondhand. Not linking because I don't want it to get scooped out from under me (though let's be honest, it probably wouldn't even if I linked it!). As usual for me it's not a "deal" even discounted but the brand is approved of by some of the pickiest PS members so it's definitely high quality. It's a very delicate piece and I worry about style longevity with delicate things as I get older. I'm also having some trouble separating how much I want this particular piece vs how much I'm enamored of it being a designer I really like. Unfortunately it's final sale and I can't see it in-person, that would just be too easy! I do have photos and measurements from the seller and I've been thinking about it for weeks.
Decisions, decisions!
Ooh, found an 18k Victorian turquoise gypsy in my size, and pulled the trigger! Crossing one more item off my dream wish list!
Okay, it's on hold for me and again I don't really think it's going to instantly disappear even if it weren't, it isn't a good enough deal for that!
It's an Erika Winters bracelet with ten French cut pink sapphires. I have a relatively small wrist (5.75") and my mom's is smaller so I don't anticipate that size changing much with age, but it's definitely a dainty piece. The bar is 4cm long and the photo below is on someone whose wrist is a little smaller than mine. For the same price I could do an antique brooch conversion bracelet or get a medium-to-big DBTY bracelet, for example, which would both have more visual impact. But they wouldn't be an Erika Winters piece and I've wanted something of hers since she first released her collection (which my partner knows! so I might end up with an EW engagement ring). I would probably wear this bracelet every day for at least a few years, though, so at least the cost per wear would be low! It would join the stack below and is a similar width to the top one:
I would get over it, especially since it isn't a one-off so I could always order one in the future, but I would be disappointed. It's not the same as the RDG tourmaline ring in my avatar, though, which really felt like I needed to have it or at least see it to know for sure. So disappointed but not crushed?
Okay, it's on hold for me and again I don't really think it's going to instantly disappear even if it weren't, it isn't a good enough deal for that!
It's an Erika Winters bracelet with ten French cut pink sapphires. I have a relatively small wrist (5.75") and my mom's is smaller so I don't anticipate that size changing much with age, but it's definitely a dainty piece. The bar is 4cm long and the photo below is on someone whose wrist is a little smaller than mine. For the same price I could do an antique brooch conversion bracelet or get a medium-to-big DBTY bracelet, for example, which would both have more visual impact. But they wouldn't be an Erika Winters piece and I've wanted something of hers since she first released her collection (which my partner knows! so I might end up with an EW engagement ring). I would probably wear this bracelet every day for at least a few years, though, so at least the cost per wear would be low! It would join the stack below and is a similar width to the top one:
I would get over it, especially since it isn't a one-off so I could always order one in the future, but I would be disappointed. It's not the same as the RDG tourmaline ring in my avatar, though, which really felt like I needed to have it or at least see it to know for sure. So disappointed but not crushed?
I'm sure it is the one you found! It's crazy expensive in general for such a small piece but not crazy for her and of course she basically never shows up on Preloved, LT, etc.
EDIT: Okay, I just did it! And it's final sale so I need you all to tell me it was a wonderful deal and a fabulous idea and it'll look perfect on me!
Okay, it's on hold for me and again I don't really think it's going to instantly disappear even if it weren't, it isn't a good enough deal for that!
It's an Erika Winters bracelet with ten French cut pink sapphires. I have a relatively small wrist (5.75") and my mom's is smaller so I don't anticipate that size changing much with age, but it's definitely a dainty piece. The bar is 4cm long and the photo below is on someone whose wrist is a little smaller than mine. For the same price I could do an antique brooch conversion bracelet or get a medium-to-big DBTY bracelet, for example, which would both have more visual impact. But they wouldn't be an Erika Winters piece and I've wanted something of hers since she first released her collection (which my partner knows! so I might end up with an EW engagement ring). I would probably wear this bracelet every day for at least a few years, though, so at least the cost per wear would be low! It would join the stack below and is a similar width to the top one:
I would get over it, especially since it isn't a one-off so I could always order one in the future, but I would be disappointed. It's not the same as the RDG tourmaline ring in my avatar, though, which really felt like I needed to have it or at least see it to know for sure. So disappointed but not crushed?
My custom hexagon diamond and ruby earrings are done! He did a great job. I gave him the diamonds and he sourced the ruby and built the setting from scratch. He did a great job on the milgrain as well.
Garland Necklace
I'm a bad PSer bc I haven't posted any bling updates in a long time. Naughty naughty!
Here is a piece that I'm purchasing in an installment plan. Its vintage with French hallmarks, but no signature. I've seen and tried on a lot of extremely high end jewelry, but the workmanship in this necklace is incredible. Every single leaf is articulated AND most are engraved by hand with striations that give it a visual depth and catch the light when the leaves tremble. Ribbons of white gold leaves run through the necklace and that's were the diamonds are placed.
18K, 3.2 ctw diamonds (71 RBC), handmade, probably from the 1950's or 1960's.
These are very bad photos as I was hot, tired and sunburnt at the end of a long day at Roundtop Antiques fair and these were taken in a barn with bad lighting. It is far more amazing in person!
Garland Necklace
I'm a naughty PSer bc I haven't posted any bling updates in a long time.
Here is a piece that I'm in purchasing. Its vintage with French hallmarks, but no signature. I've seen and tried on a lot of high end jewelry, and I can say the workmanship in this necklace is incredible. Every single leaf is articulated so it can move independently, and most are engraved by hand with veining and striations that give them a visual depth and catch the light when the leaves tremble. Ribbons of white gold leaves run through the necklace and contain tiny glistening diamonds.
18K YG & WG, 3.2 ctw diamonds (71 RBC), handmade, probably from the 1950's or 1960's.
These are very bad photos as I was hot, tired and sunburnt at the end of a long day at Roundtop Antiques fair and these were taken in a barn with bad lighting.
Garland Necklace
I'm a naughty PSer bc I haven't posted any bling updates in a long time.
Here is a piece that I'm in purchasing. Its vintage with French hallmarks, but no signature. I've seen and tried on a lot of high end jewelry, and I can say the workmanship in this necklace is incredible. Every single leaf is articulated so it can move independently, and most are engraved by hand with veining and striations that give them a visual depth and catch the light when the leaves tremble. Ribbons of white gold leaves run through the necklace and contain tiny glistening diamonds.
18K YG & WG, 3.2 ctw diamonds (71 RBC), handmade, probably from the 1950's or 1960's.
These are very bad photos as I was hot, tired and sunburnt at the end of a long day at Roundtop Antiques fair and these were taken in a barn with bad lighting.
Garland Necklace
I'm a naughty PSer bc I haven't posted any bling updates in a long time.
Here is a piece that I'm in purchasing. Its vintage with French hallmarks, but no signature. I've seen and tried on a lot of high end jewelry, and I can say the workmanship in this necklace is incredible. Every single leaf is articulated so it can move independently, and most are engraved by hand with veining and striations that give them a visual depth and catch the light when the leaves tremble. Ribbons of white gold leaves run through the necklace and contain tiny glistening diamonds.
18K YG & WG, 3.2 ctw diamonds (71 RBC), handmade, probably from the 1950's or 1960's.
These are very bad photos as I was hot, tired and sunburnt at the end of a long day at Roundtop Antiques fair and these were taken in a barn with bad lighting.
Garland Necklace
I'm a naughty PSer bc I haven't posted any bling updates in a long time.
Here is a piece that I'm in purchasing. Its vintage with French hallmarks, but no signature. I've seen and tried on a lot of high end jewelry, and I can say the workmanship in this necklace is incredible. Every single leaf is articulated so it can move independently, and most are engraved by hand with veining and striations that give them a visual depth and catch the light when the leaves tremble. Ribbons of white gold leaves run through the necklace and contain tiny glistening diamonds.
18K YG & WG, 3.2 ctw diamonds (71 RBC), handmade, probably from the 1950's or 1960's.
These are very bad photos as I was hot, tired and sunburnt at the end of a long day at Roundtop Antiques fair and these were taken in a barn with bad lighting.
Finally, my 2.46 K VS1 in a six prong french cut setting by CVB. She reflects EVERYTHING, including my black phone case, so I'll need to rectify that soon!
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