My Afghan Mint Toumaline RHR

[Bliss]

Lovely! And what is more, I love the name. Afghan Mint... YUMMY.

The setting is very beautiful and delicate around such a special stone.

Hooray for WF!

 

[vespergirl]

Wow, that''s just beautiful! And happy b-day!

 

[Skippy123]

It is gorgeous and glad you had a fab bday trip! wooo hooo!

 

[omieluv]

The stone looks like it catches the sun very well, I hope you have more outside pictures to share!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

This ring is unbelievable - I can''t wait to see more pics of it! It''s just so well done, and that tourm is To absolutely DIE FOR!

 

[Cachette]

Beautiful!!!!!

Happy belated birthday and enjoy!

Cachette

 

[Diamond*Dana]

I love the color, it is really pretty.
Gorgeous setting as well.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

OK, I think that about covers it!

 

[geckodani]

Date: 8/1/2008 3:15:12 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl

OK, I think that about covers it!

You forgot one:

 

[togal]

Oh my gosh....it''s stunning. Simply stunning. Congrats on reaching a milestone!

 

[katebar]

Date: 8/1/2008 9:06:34 AM
Author: Phoenix
It really IS stunning!!

I am green with envy too!!

and of course very happy for you.

I am also comtemplating a coloured Legacy. This is really making me think, hmmm....

Would you mind if I ask you, forgive my being crass and of course you don''t have to answer my Q if it''s too intrusive: Is it a lot more favourable compared to the Legacy. Pls do *not* tell me the price, I''d just like to know if I should still pursue my Legacy dream or should I think abt an alternative like yours? I love Tiffany''s but their prices are really prohibitive. Yours is absolutely stunning and TDF!!

Happy birthday also!!

. Enjoy the day with your new gorgeous ring.

Thank you for your lovely words and no problem Phoenix ask away

. Lets just say with the money I saved doing it my way I could have bought probably 3 more rings like this

.

 

[katebar]

Oh cr**! Just spent 10 minutes replying and lost the post

.
Anyhoo:
SDG, portia and omieluv thanks so much. I have always loved green but this is utterly divine. I wore it when I went to Tiffany''s in NY and it sure looked right at home there!
canuk-gal, coatimundi, loriken214, littlelysser, and swingirl thanks for the kind words. Its funny green seems to be the colour for 2008.
Aww iluvcarats that so sweet to say that. I feel very chuffed for you to say that (english word meaning pleased

)
Circe, jstarfireb, and Deelight, aelle_chris ,Catmom and shay thank you!
AdiS wow that nice to know my green dream ring has that effect of someone

Ellen we can be cocktail ring twins

. Yes I can''t speak highly enough of WF and Ed from Wildfish gems.
EmptyLeftHand thanks but I think I will have to *ahem* keep a low profile for a while + (I got a gorgeous sparkly piece from my DH which I will reveal closer to my birthday in October)
geckodani and tberube thanks so much
jcrow, MonkeyPie, purrfectpear, k9muttlover and Bliss thanks ladies when I look at it I think of food to! A lovely jelly or jube but hey I willing to get a serve of chocolate with it too!
Thanks vespergirl Cachette Diamond*Dana and togal
Irishgrrrl and geckodani you guys are cracking me up

.
omieluv when I was taking the pictures in Central park DH started to get nervous cos he thought I was attracting too much attention and we would be mugged!
LaurenThePartier thanks I will. It is really dark in lowlight and looks like an emerald so I am going to try and capture that.

 

[LostSapphire]

Date: 7/31/2008 10:50:10 PM
Author:katebar
Here is a teaser of my new RHR that I designed to celebrate turning 50

. The stone is a 3.1 cushion mint tourmaline from Ed at Wildfishgems and is stunning green jube!
The setting is a tiffany Legacy inspired in white gold by Whiteflash.
It is absolutely stunning in real life and the melee work is breathtaking.
Thanks to Bob Joseph Vera and Lesley at Whiteflash. You were all awesome and oh so patient with me
More pics to come later

Hello Katebar!

What beautifully luscious green bling you have there! The ring is gorgeous!

Do you think you could post a profile pic? I'd love to see how high it sits on your finger.

I am so happy to see your teaser pics: the same team at WF is working on my sapphire! WOW they do beautiful work!

Thank you for posting. I love it.

LS

 

[Harriet]

Katebar's ring is even lovelier in real life. I had the pleasure of trying it on. And, she's a darling (who brought me Tim Tams).

 

[Beaglemom]

What a stunning ring. That mounting is just a gorgeous frame for that stone.

 

[katebar]

Date: 8/1/2008 8:43:40 PM
Author: LostSapphire

Date: 7/31/2008 10:50:10 PM
Author:katebar
Here is a teaser of my new RHR that I designed to celebrate turning 50

. The stone is a 3.1 cushion mint tourmaline from Ed at Wildfishgems and is stunning green jube!
The setting is a tiffany Legacy inspired in white gold by Whiteflash.
It is absolutely stunning in real life and the melee work is breathtaking.
Thanks to Bob Joseph Vera and Lesley at Whiteflash. You were all awesome and oh so patient with me
More pics to come later

Hello Katebar!

What beautifully luscious green bling you have there! The ring is gorgeous!

Do you think you could post a profile pic? I''d love to see how high it sits on your finger.

I am so happy to see your teaser pics: the same team at WF is working on my sapphire! WOW they do beautiful work!

Thank you for posting. I love it.

LS

Oh goody lostsapphire you will not be let down by these guys that''s for sure
I look forward to seeing your gorgeous blue bling too!
I will tke more pics today.
Aww Harriet thank you. It was a reall highlight to meet you ( and see some of your beauties in person).
Did you pick up the timtams? As I said in an email a TimTam or three i just the ticket for emotional times.
Hope you are moving forward and focusing on your wonderful wedding day.
Thank you Beaglemom yes the tiny melee diamonds just do wonderful things to the green gem.

 

[LostSapphire]

Katebar:

Do you mind my asking, if you have the WF cads? I''d be very interested in seeing how Joe''s work translates from CAD drawing to the real thing...if it''s not too much trouble, I''d love to see them..only if you don''t mind.

thnaks

LS

 

[katebar]

Sure here you go

 

[katebar]

And another

 

[LostSapphire]

WOW Thank you so much!

LS

 

[iheartscience]

Oh, it''s just STUNNING! I love the setting and the color of the stone and it looks fantastic on your hand! Congratulations! And happy birthday!

 

[softly softly]

Katebar your ring is amazingly beautiful. I love the green colour

Looks like you had an amazing time in NYC.

 

[katebar]

Profile shot

 

[Jelly]

OMG OMG OMG!!

It looks so scrumptious! I makes my mouth water like a big green jolly rancher! (that''s a compliment btw...no offense comparing such a beauty to something I''d eat!)

LOVE IT!!!! Big Congrats. the WF setting really shows it off beautifully!

 

[FrekeChild]

Ohhhhhh......

....now that was worth waiting for.....

Seriously, that stone is AMAZING.

ETA: Stats? Or were they already mentioned?

 

[Jelly]

I''ve been drooling over the website where you got your stone! Wow!!

 

[katebar]

Thanks thing2of2. My birthday is in October actually but this was a gift to me from me!! Kind of like in Sex and the City when Samantha wanted the flower ring but wanted to buy it herself. I have a very generous husband who would have been only to happy to buy me a RHR for my 50. But this was my project and I wanted it to be from me in recognition of who I am as a 50 year old and how proud I am of me. So when I look down at the ring I'm reminded of how far I have come. If that makes sense?
Thanks softly I heart New York

Thanks Jelly yes Ed has some lovely stones and is very patient and helpful.


Frekechild here are the stats
Mint Tourmaline
Carat: 3.19

- Shape: Rounded Rectangular

- Measures: 8.04x9.28x6.51 (millimeter)

- Color Grade: Excellent

- Tone: Medium 60

- Color Zoning: None

- Clarity: Free of Inclusions

- Cutting Grade: Excellent

o Brilliancy: 85%

o Depth: 81%

- Origin: Pamir Mts., Afghanistan

- Treatment: None

 

[LostSapphire]

Hey Katebar!

Did you know your testimonial has been posted onto WildfishGems website?

LINKY: http://wildfishgems.com/testimonials

LS

 

[Bliss]

I just had to pop in again to drool.

It''s so refreshing... Mint! I feel like I even have fresher breath after looking at it.

 

[Isabelle]

That is so beautiful! I love the color of that tourmaline! It just like the Legacy!