E-ring: NSC yellow sapphire in Brian Gavin setting

[Largosmom]

Gorgeous!

 

[virgoruby]

Stunning ring - Congratulations!

 

[gemgirl]

Your new e-ring is beautiful. It looks like a canary diamond. Congratulations to the both of you!

 

[tyty333]

OMG! That is really beautiful!!! Congratulations!

 

[jcrow]

good gosh, that''s a STUNNING ring!! congratulations

 

[Porridge]

DROOOOOOOL!!!

BEAUTIFUL stone and perfect setting!

 

[mariedtiger]

What a beautiful gorgeous sapphire! The setting is perfect but the sapphire just takes the stage. WOW! I love all of its shades of yellow.

 

[AustenNut]

Wow, what a beautiful ring! And a great photo shoot, particularly for a "newb!"

 

[miraclesrule]

It''s gorgeous!! I am so moving into colored stones for 2010. I just can''t get enough of these beauties.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Wow, that is one stunner of a ring!!!! Love the openness of the head, and that cut is just gorgeous! It looks beautiful on your hand!

 

[karpouzi]

Absolutely gorgeous! I love the contrast of the platinum with the yellow sapphire. It is such an elegant design and it makes the sapphire the star. Congratulations!

 

[chrono]

The sapphire is very well cut; I rarely see sapphires so well cut from NSC. Lovely setting too.

 

[tand*m]

Thank you everyone!

Chrono, thanks for chiming in. That means a lot coming from someone as experienced as you! When we got the sapphire in the mail we were prepared to exchange it for another if we saw obvious flaws, but really the cut looked better than a lot of the other stones on their site (to our untrained eyes) so we think it was just meant to be. I think we got a great value for what we paid. While there is a small feather it is hard to see from almost any angle, and the sparkle makes up for it.

When we got the finished ring back, Mark said, "I can't believe it's so big! It looked pretty small in the NSC box." Heh... while it's about the same size as a 90 pt diamond the setting makes it look quite a bit bigger on my hand.

FWIW, I think Brian's signature full cut F/G VS melee (2 pters for my ring, I believe) does so much to highlight the yellow of the sapphire. The pave is so white and sparkly! And the platinum work is just exquisite. While we looked at the work of several local B&M jewelers with in-house benches, the rings we found were very pretty but not as subtly elegant as Brian's pieces. I am so pleased we decided to work with him, and I can't imagine a local jeweler would have provided better service. Oh, and pricewise? Much less than getting a similar setting at a top-quality major B&M store (you probably know the setting I'm referring to).

Argh, now I just have to wait to do another piece with him... off to search PS for some complementary band ideas.

 

[AmberGretchen]

Absolutely stunning - love the color and cut on that stone, and the finished ring is just gorgeous

 

[canada_ham]

your ring is spectacular! congrats!! it''s beautiful on your finger!

 

[Mom2SF]

Super pretty! Congrats!

 

[Catmom]

I love the color of your sapphire. Your ring is gorgeous, congratulations!!

 

[bling addict]

Beautiful ring, I love the yellow sapphire you have picked - such a gorgeous yellow, and love the open profile of the novela setting

Congratulations on your engagement

 

[y2kitty]

Really loving this ring.

 

[starshine]

Stunning ring! Congrats!!!

 

[Indylady]

Very pretty!

 

[movie zombie]

congrats! thank you for the hand shots! its more than lovely!

mz

 

[chiquitapet]

Your ring is amazing!!! Congratulations!

 

[icekid]

Stunning, unique e-ring. Congratulations

 

[luckynumber]

simply stunning!!!

 

[pierreone]

Very pretty ring. Congrats!

 

[tyty333]

Oh my stars! Your e-ring is a stunner!!!

 

[marcy]

Congratulations. Your ring is beautiful!

 

[princessplease]

It;s incredible!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gleam]

Absolutely stunning.