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Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2008
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The ring has finally arrived after a brief mishap with fedex trying to deliver it to the wrong address this morning (Leon did give them the correct address). Fortunately, no one was home at that address.
Stats:
Size 4 7/8
2.73 ct EC tsavorite from Swala
trapezoids - 0.39 ctw, G VS1
RBs ?? (Leon was inspired to add them)
I asked Leon to make a replica of my grandmother''s ring and sent him the photo below. When I requested the quote, I let him know that as long as the ring was beautiful, the timing did not matter and that I would be happy if the ring was shipped in a plastic ziploc baggie or whatever he had on hand.
Leon looked at the photos of my grandmother''s ring and said he would like to make a more refined version. Her ring had an airspace between the milgrain for each of the side diamonds - he felt this feature had been included to make the diamonds look larger but that the airspace might be a little excessive. I told him to do whatever he thought would look best. He also thought that a pair of round RBs would complement the design well, so added those with some milgraining. The original ring has an approx. 3.5 ct synthetic EC ruby center and 2 side RBs that are each approx. 2 points. Her ring has very rounded stepped shanks and a lot of metal. Leon opened the gallery up on mine under the tsavorite and trapezoids to let some light in, but also included two steps in the shank after the traps.
I am typically a micromanager, but after reading Traveling Gal''s experience I decided to take a page from her book and trust in Leon''s vision and expertise. Leon called me several times to check on details - he was very solicitous and I never felt rushed. I''d occasionally e-mail Rachael with questions - she is very nice and was always attentive. It was a little nerve-wracking not seeing any photos of the work in progress, but I could not be happier with the final product.
First up are the photos I sent Leon:
Stats:
Size 4 7/8
2.73 ct EC tsavorite from Swala
trapezoids - 0.39 ctw, G VS1
RBs ?? (Leon was inspired to add them)
I asked Leon to make a replica of my grandmother''s ring and sent him the photo below. When I requested the quote, I let him know that as long as the ring was beautiful, the timing did not matter and that I would be happy if the ring was shipped in a plastic ziploc baggie or whatever he had on hand.
Leon looked at the photos of my grandmother''s ring and said he would like to make a more refined version. Her ring had an airspace between the milgrain for each of the side diamonds - he felt this feature had been included to make the diamonds look larger but that the airspace might be a little excessive. I told him to do whatever he thought would look best. He also thought that a pair of round RBs would complement the design well, so added those with some milgraining. The original ring has an approx. 3.5 ct synthetic EC ruby center and 2 side RBs that are each approx. 2 points. Her ring has very rounded stepped shanks and a lot of metal. Leon opened the gallery up on mine under the tsavorite and trapezoids to let some light in, but also included two steps in the shank after the traps.
I am typically a micromanager, but after reading Traveling Gal''s experience I decided to take a page from her book and trust in Leon''s vision and expertise. Leon called me several times to check on details - he was very solicitous and I never felt rushed. I''d occasionally e-mail Rachael with questions - she is very nice and was always attentive. It was a little nerve-wracking not seeing any photos of the work in progress, but I could not be happier with the final product.
First up are the photos I sent Leon:
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