DecoDaze
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Oct 13, 2010
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Hi all, this is a jewelry week for me. I'm a couple of months away from finishing a decade-long project, and I'm planning a ring to commemorate the occasion. I'd like a colored stone; I've purchased a few in the past, but I'm really a newbie when it comes to CS. Budget is about $2500 for the stone (though would be great to come in under, even way under, that!). I'd like a 6.5-8mm round, because most of the settings I'm drawn to require round stones. I do not want a kashmir-ish sapphire because I have other blue sapphires in my collection already, and I'd like this to be a bit different. I also don't want anything yellowish/orange/pink, or yellowish green, which don't work well with my skin tone. Hot pink is OK with my skin tone, but not really my style. So... lighter blues, blue green, reds, purples would all be good. The stone has to be appropriate for a ring, obviously, and I need it to be relatively sturdy, because hard as I try, I'm hard on my stuff. I don't know how I'll set it yet, but I gravitate toward bezels, so I'd like to try get a stone that won't black out in a bezel.
I'm looking at Montana sapphires--love the blue greens--and spinels, though I'm getting that spinels in that size with colors that I like seem to be out of my budget. But I don't know. Can you open my eyes to some options within the above limits? Thanks so much for your help!
I'm looking at Montana sapphires--love the blue greens--and spinels, though I'm getting that spinels in that size with colors that I like seem to be out of my budget. But I don't know. Can you open my eyes to some options within the above limits? Thanks so much for your help!