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DiaDiva

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Garnet is my birthstone. For the longest time, I thought garnets only came in the dark deep reds of the rhodolite. Since I discovered otherwise, I've been on the lookout for a nice Malaya Garnet.

Last week, I spotted this ring on sale at DB and I bought it on the same day it was listed after numerous emails with the seller who was wonderful and so responsive. She was so quick to ship that I received it that same weekend.

According to the listing, the Malaya Garnet was cut by Gene from PrecisionGem. The stone is 1.29 ct. and measures 6.6 x 6.75 mm. He had graded this stone as a color 5 (highest color grade), Clarity 4. The color in real life is a bit lighter shown in the pictures - it has a peachy, salmon-like color.

The mounting is from jewe2004 from eBay and it was upgraded to 18K.

So......here is the ring. This is the closest to the actual colour that I could capture. It's worn with my teeny diamond eternity band.

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Initially, I was concerned about the quality of the diamonds, that they would be cloudy since they weren''t upgraded but they were great plus they are tiny.

Here''s another shot.

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Another shot...

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I saw that ring and it looked beautiful in the listing! Its gorgeous on you!!!
 

Kismet

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It''s gorgeous! I just love that style of ring.
 

DiaDiva

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Date: 8/10/2009 10:28:05 AM
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I saw that ring and it looked beautiful in the listing! Its gorgeous on you!!!

Thanks, D&T! And it was in my size so how can I not buy it?
 

DiaDiva

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Thanks, Kistmet. It is a really pretty ring.
 

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Very nice. I have this setting as well. Great stone for this ring!

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LaurenThePartier

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Lovely find! And such a pretty setting it''s in!
 

DiaDiva

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Thanks, Arcadian, Lauren. It''s set in a very pretty setting. Much better made than I''d have thought.
 

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beautiful
 

T L

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What a lovely ring. It also looks to have a ton of gold in it!!
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WOW!
 

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Glad you found something you love. That’s the nice thing about 2nd hand sales; nothing is ever “wasted” because it will always be appreciated by the new owner. The setting looks to be quite hefty too.
 

DiaDiva

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I love "recycled" jewellery because often you can get them at a nice price plus it doesn''t languish in the jewellery box.

The ring does have a nice weight - it''s 5.4g of 18K gold. I got a great deal for it.
 

Linda W

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That is one beautiful ring!!!! I LOVE the color of the Malaya. What a great find!!! It looks beautiful on your hand
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Very pretty! I love the color of the Malaya, and I also love the gallery of the ring.
 

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What a beautiful ring!! I love the mounting, and the stone is TDF!!! Glad it has found a happy home on your finger!
 

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Oooooo beautiful! I love the color of the garnet and it goes perfectly in that setting!
 

marcy

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That is gorgeous.
 

BWise

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Lovely ring!
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The salmon color is really cool. Does it shit color in different lighting? That will make it even more fun!

Congrats!!!
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DiaDiva

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Thanks, everyone! I''m really loving it. The colour does "change" when its indoors versus when it''s outdoors and it really sparkles in the sun. I would have taken more outdoor shots if it weren''t a hundred degrees today .
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Very pretty, love the color of the garnet
 

chiquitapet

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Beautiful ring!! And it looks perfect on you!
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mochi

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Beautiful stone and setting!!
 

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Beautiful ring DD!
 

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Wow!!! That looks great!
 
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