Another LOGR Setting

[LD]

I wanted temporary housing for my Sphene over the Christmas period and won this from an Ebay auction with LOGR.

I did upgrade the diamonds and had it resized to a 5.5. It''s for an 8mm cushion cut stone. My Sphene is 8.8mm so a little big but I think it''ll squeeze in!

The diamonds are ok but I doubt very much whether they''re VS quality although they are nice and white. The goldweight however is awful. It''s just over 2g and feels very light.

This is ok for a temporary setting but not sure I''d recommend it as a permanent setting.

 

[LD]

Closer inspection

 

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Blurry side profile

 

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On the hand. My finger size is 5.5 to give you an idea of dimension.

 

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Trying to balance the Sphene on top of the prongs (and not doing it very well)!

 

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Fiery little devils!!! Apologies for the blurriness but thought you might like to see the yummylicious fire

The setting and stone are with my benchman so hopefully I''ll get this back in time for Christmas.

 

[oddoneout]

It''ll look great.

 

[AustenNut]

The combination looks very nice together. Enjoy it!

 

[BWise]

Lovely combination! Are you sure you want to wear you sphene as a ring? It is a soft stone.

 

[T L]

Great combo LD! I love that sphene, it reminds me of a Christmas tree decked out with all the holiday lights. It''s so firey!!

 

[LD]

Yingh - yes absolutely! I have a number of Sphene rings and I''m aware it''s a soft stone but, for me, I believe that gemstones are for wearing and as I''m reasonably careful I''m willing to take the risk.

TL - brilliant description!

 

[T L]

LD,
On a side note, it''s a little difficult to tell from your photos, but are those single cuts? If you did upgrade, he typically upgrades to VS full cuts I believe. Are you sure you got the upgraded diamonds you paid for?

 

[cellentani]

LovingDiamonds, I really appreciate your sharing that setting - it''s one I hadn''t seen on here before. I agree with you that even their upgraded diamonds probably aren''t strict VS quality (I''ve louped mine and asked my jeweler''s opinion), but yours are definitely white, bright, and sparkly. And even though your sphene will probably have to sit pretty high, I love how the stone will overlap some of the halo and make it look more delicate - the face-up view will be gorgeous!

 

[marcy]

Very pretty!

 

[Arcadian]

Wowsa!

that is GORGEOUS!!!

LD, I think your sphene will do what mine did and get a bit greener after being set. The diamonds look good honestly, but I can understand why you''d want to go with a different setting for that stone.

I''m amazed by how often I wear my sphene! I think as long as one is careful, wearing a sphene in a ring is ok to do (plus its a sin and a shame to let all that prettiness just sit in a box!)


-A

 

[LD]

Date: 12/13/2009 12:03:08 PM
Author: Arcadian
Wowsa!

that is GORGEOUS!!!

LD, I think your sphene will do what mine did and get a bit greener after being set. The diamonds look good honestly, but I can understand why you''d want to go with a different setting for that stone.

I''m amazed by how often I wear my sphene! I think as long as one is careful, wearing a sphene in a ring is ok to do (plus its a sin and a shame to let all that prettiness just sit in a box!)


-A

Amen to that!!!!

Actually this Sphene is a lime green in sunlight (I''ve never seen a Sphene that colour before) but slightly darkens inside to a more sort of olive green. Strangely in sunlight this is just like a lime sweet in colour but doesn''t show it''s fire as much (although it''s still firey - IYKWIM!) but inside under electric light it''s like a disco ball!

TL - I didn''t loupe them because I had 2 hours to get them to my benchman and had picked up the setting on the way to work but will ask him to look for me. It didn''t even occur to me to look to be honest! Edit: I''ve just looked at his note and he says VS single cut.

Cellantani - the diamonds actually look a little better than the photo suggests. I was surprised when I looked at the photos that there appeared to be a few "off" diamonds because I really hadn''t seen that with my eyes. So I''m not overly worried. It''s only when I can see off diamonds that I know it''ll drive me bananas! You''re right about the Sphene sitting high. I do like high rings so that''s ok with me. I think with a gemstone that actually was 8mm it would sit lower but I''m not complaining!!!

Marcey, Austenut and Oddoneout - Thank you for your comments.

 

[T L]

Date: 12/13/2009 12:14:46 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds

Date: 12/13/2009 12:03:08 PM
Author: Arcadian
Wowsa!

that is GORGEOUS!!!

LD, I think your sphene will do what mine did and get a bit greener after being set. The diamonds look good honestly, but I can understand why you''d want to go with a different setting for that stone.

I''m amazed by how often I wear my sphene! I think as long as one is careful, wearing a sphene in a ring is ok to do (plus its a sin and a shame to let all that prettiness just sit in a box!)


-A

Amen to that!!!!

Actually this Sphene is a lime green in sunlight (I''ve never seen a Sphene that colour before) but slightly darkens inside to a more sort of olive green. Strangely in sunlight this is just like a lime sweet in colour but doesn''t show it''s fire as much (although it''s still firey - IYKWIM!) but inside under electric light it''s like a disco ball!

TL - I didn''t loupe them because I had 2 hours to get them to my benchman and had picked up the setting on the way to work but will ask him to look for me. It didn''t even occur to me to look to be honest! Edit: I''ve just looked at his note and he says VS single cut.

Cellantani - the diamonds actually look a little better than the photo suggests. I was surprised when I looked at the photos that there appeared to be a few ''off'' diamonds because I really hadn''t seen that with my eyes. So I''m not overly worried. It''s only when I can see off diamonds that I know it''ll drive me bananas! You''re right about the Sphene sitting high. I do like high rings so that''s ok with me. I think with a gemstone that actually was 8mm it would sit lower but I''m not complaining!!!

Marcey, Austenut and Oddoneout - Thank you for your comments.

That does it, I''m getting my sphene set!!!

 

[LD]

Date: 12/13/2009 12:29:55 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 12/13/2009 12:14:46 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds

Date: 12/13/2009 12:03:08 PM
Author: Arcadian
Wowsa!

that is GORGEOUS!!!

LD, I think your sphene will do what mine did and get a bit greener after being set. The diamonds look good honestly, but I can understand why you''d want to go with a different setting for that stone.

I''m amazed by how often I wear my sphene! I think as long as one is careful, wearing a sphene in a ring is ok to do (plus its a sin and a shame to let all that prettiness just sit in a box!)


-A

Amen to that!!!!

Actually this Sphene is a lime green in sunlight (I''ve never seen a Sphene that colour before) but slightly darkens inside to a more sort of olive green. Strangely in sunlight this is just like a lime sweet in colour but doesn''t show it''s fire as much (although it''s still firey - IYKWIM!) but inside under electric light it''s like a disco ball!

TL - I didn''t loupe them because I had 2 hours to get them to my benchman and had picked up the setting on the way to work but will ask him to look for me. It didn''t even occur to me to look to be honest! Edit: I''ve just looked at his note and he says VS single cut.

Cellantani - the diamonds actually look a little better than the photo suggests. I was surprised when I looked at the photos that there appeared to be a few ''off'' diamonds because I really hadn''t seen that with my eyes. So I''m not overly worried. It''s only when I can see off diamonds that I know it''ll drive me bananas! You''re right about the Sphene sitting high. I do like high rings so that''s ok with me. I think with a gemstone that actually was 8mm it would sit lower but I''m not complaining!!!

Marcey, Austenut and Oddoneout - Thank you for your comments.

That does it, I''m getting my sphene set!!!

Tee hee! Arcadian, I think we''ve enabled TL!

 

[T L]

I have the BB Malaya in my rose gold setting, and to tell you the truth, I''m not crazy about it in there, it blends in and doesn''t let the stone stand out. The sphene looks like it will fit in that setting NP, so I''m thinking of putting it in there. LD, I know what you''re thinking (

rose gold

) - LOL!! I do think the rose gold helps enhance green body color though.

 

[LD]

Date: 12/13/2009 12:36:15 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
I have the BB Malaya in my rose gold setting, and to tell you the truth, I''m not crazy about it in there, it blends in and doesn''t let the stone stand out. The sphene looks like it will fit in that setting NP, so I''m thinking of putting it in there. LD, I know what you''re thinking (

rose gold

) - LOL!! I do think the rose gold helps enhance green body color though.

Oh no, that''s so spooky! You can obviously read minds TL

Is there a vomit smilie somewhere????? Only kidding! But yes, you know how I feel - rose gold and green? Eugh!

 

[T L]

Date: 12/13/2009 12:39:59 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds

Date: 12/13/2009 12:36:15 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
I have the BB Malaya in my rose gold setting, and to tell you the truth, I''m not crazy about it in there, it blends in and doesn''t let the stone stand out. The sphene looks like it will fit in that setting NP, so I''m thinking of putting it in there. LD, I know what you''re thinking (

rose gold

) - LOL!! I do think the rose gold helps enhance green body color though.

Oh no, that''s so spooky! You can obviously read minds TL

Is there a vomit smilie somewhere????? Only kidding! But yes, you know how I feel - rose gold and green? Eugh!

LOL!! Seriously, I love your new ring!

 

[Arcadian]

Date: 12/13/2009 12:32:54 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds

Date: 12/13/2009 12:29:55 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 12/13/2009 12:14:46 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds

Date: 12/13/2009 12:03:08 PM
Author: Arcadian
Wowsa!

that is GORGEOUS!!!

LD, I think your sphene will do what mine did and get a bit greener after being set. The diamonds look good honestly, but I can understand why you''d want to go with a different setting for that stone.

I''m amazed by how often I wear my sphene! I think as long as one is careful, wearing a sphene in a ring is ok to do (plus its a sin and a shame to let all that prettiness just sit in a box!)


-A

Amen to that!!!!

Actually this Sphene is a lime green in sunlight (I''ve never seen a Sphene that colour before) but slightly darkens inside to a more sort of olive green. Strangely in sunlight this is just like a lime sweet in colour but doesn''t show it''s fire as much (although it''s still firey - IYKWIM!) but inside under electric light it''s like a disco ball!

TL - I didn''t loupe them because I had 2 hours to get them to my benchman and had picked up the setting on the way to work but will ask him to look for me. It didn''t even occur to me to look to be honest! Edit: I''ve just looked at his note and he says VS single cut.

Cellantani - the diamonds actually look a little better than the photo suggests. I was surprised when I looked at the photos that there appeared to be a few ''off'' diamonds because I really hadn''t seen that with my eyes. So I''m not overly worried. It''s only when I can see off diamonds that I know it''ll drive me bananas! You''re right about the Sphene sitting high. I do like high rings so that''s ok with me. I think with a gemstone that actually was 8mm it would sit lower but I''m not complaining!!!

Marcey, Austenut and Oddoneout - Thank you for your comments.

That does it, I''m getting my sphene set!!!

Tee hee! Arcadian, I think we''ve enabled TL!

YEEHAW!! AWESOME!!!! Welcome to the club TL

Mine tends to show just its body color in fluoro lighting and overcast days. I actually like it because the bodycolor is this awesome neon yellowish green. Sunlight and incandescent lights makes the party come out!

-A

 

[chrono]

LD,
Great setting and stone. So you mind verifying the melee when you get back? When I ordered my previous setting, he promised me VS single cuts but shipped VS full cuts. When I emailed to ask why I didn''t receive single cuts, his excuse was that they ran out of VS single cuts. I really prefer single cuts for pave and micropave work. I just wish he''d told me before making such a replacement without my knowledge.

 

[Stone Hunter]

That looks VERY cool. I love the multicolor look the sphene has. I think it will look good in that setting the halo seems delicate compared to the stone. TFS!!

 

[SB621]

Great setting for that sphene- which is beautiful by the way. Do you have a thread just on that beauty?

 

[LD]

Date: 12/13/2009 6:53:44 PM
Author: Sarahbear621
Great setting for that sphene- which is beautiful by the way. Do you have a thread just on that beauty?

Thank you. Here you go ..........

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/my-last-loose-gemstone-delivery-of-2009.130260/

When I first wrote that thread, I hadn''t seen the Sphene in daylight but since then I have and the daylight colour is amazing and just like the vendor''s photo. Unfortunately Sphene''s are incredibly camera shy although Arcadian I think has just nailed it! When I get mine back from setting I''m going to try her blue background trick to see if I can take some better more true to life photos.

 

[Lovinggems]

Sphene''s are such flashy stones and I love it in the halo. Wear it in good health.

 

[ma re]

That ring will look lovely, but I agree this should only be a temp setting. At two grams wearing it a lot could, in the long run, result in paying more for repairs than for the setting itself.

 

[cushioncutnut]

Date: 12/13/2009 7:27:49 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds

Date: 12/13/2009 6:53:44 PM
Author: Sarahbear621
Great setting for that sphene- which is beautiful by the way. Do you have a thread just on that beauty?

Thank you. Here you go ..........

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/my-last-loose-gemstone-delivery-of-2009.130260/

When I first wrote that thread, I hadn''t seen the Sphene in daylight but since then I have and the daylight colour is amazing and just like the vendor''s photo. Unfortunately Sphene''s are incredibly camera shy although Arcadian I think has just nailed it! When I get mine back from setting I''m going to try her blue background trick to see if I can take some better more true to life photos.

I missed the above thread but am so glad to have seen it! I never realized how beautiful sphenes are with there rainbow like flashes!!! It looks lovely in that setting!!