Which stone?

[Kismet]

I'm intrigued, because I was thinking of a ruby cab and moonstone combination for my own pendant.

I'll take a wild stab, jadeite?

It is not jadeite.

 

[Kismet]

Plastic! It could be in any color or form. Or glass - moonstone is soft so the pendant can be set in glass; it has to be worn with care anyhow.
Of interest, I just read that Art Deco was the period of Prohibition - I never realized it.
OK, I shall make my last bet... lab-grown opal.

It is not plastic, glass or opal. You are, however, close when you mentioned it being set in glass. And, since I can't stand keeping secrets, I'll show you the inspiration piece.

 

[Kismet]

Here is the inspiration piece. The ring around the diamond that looks white in this picture is actually a clear quartz crystal. My jeweler's solution to the problem of finding a clear quartz washer is to use a synthetic sapphire watch crystal. The listing for the inspiration piece (with more pictures) can be found here.

 

[Lovinggems]

Lovely and elegant, and a really good idea!

 

[arjunajane]

James Meyer's settings could be great, but he does not do custom work...

Just a small correction for others reading - JM does indeed do custom work, in fact that is all he does - I think what you meant Crasru, is that he is not currently taking client's outside stones for custom work.

Here is the inspiration piece. The ring around the diamond that looks white in this picture is actually a clear quartz crystal. My jeweler's solution to the problem of finding a clear quartz washer is to use a synthetic sapphire watch crystal. The listing for the inspiration piece (with more pictures) can be found here.

kismet, I really like this idea - it looks as if the outer ring of diamonds is floating on the neck, very unique!
It also reminds me of those disc pendants, of which Flygirl has one or two - does anyone recall that vendor

 

[minousbijoux]

Wow, Kismet, you've created such a fun game! Not only will you have to show us how this wonderful design progresses along with the grand unveiling, but now I think you 'll have to keep designing new pieces with an element of surprise! Your design sounds way cool and elegant - what inspired you? And you decided to go the syn sapphire route because its more true to the period?

 

[chrono]

This is really cool and actually, I'll spring for the synthetic sapphire crystal because it's quite scratch resistant and easy to procure.

 

[klewis]

Have you decided which stone you will use, I looked back over your posts but didn't see that you had.
I like the way the centre appears to float and I think the Moonstone will be perfect for that piece.

 

[Arkteia]

Wow! What a beautiful, beautiful piece! And what a great idea! It will look like a moon disk floating in clear, cloudless sky... Can't wait to see it! Good luck with the project!

AJ - yes, you are right. I used imprecise term talking about James Meyer. And here is FlyGirl's post.

[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/new-pendant-pin-with-raspberry-garnet-cab.117271/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/new-pendant-pin-with-raspberry-garnet-cab.117271/[/URL]

 

[Kismet]

crasru & lovinggems: Thanks! When I saw that pendant on the antique site I knew I had to have one like it.

minousbijoux: I didn't design anything really, I'm just copying from an antique piece. The disc on the original is made out of quartz but I'm considering synthetic sapphire because it's easy and inexpensive but also appropriate for the period.

chrono: I'm leaning towards the synthetic route as well, especially since a natural piece would have to be custom cut and would add $400-500 to the price

klewis: I haven't decided yet. In fact I'll probably end up sending both stones to my jeweler and having him do some mockups. I'm currently leaning towards the moonstone mainly because I wouldn't have to worry about pavilion depth with it.

 

[Kismet]

Well Peter has received both my stones and has sent me some photoshopped pictures so that we can play with the proportions of the crystal and the halo.

First up is the picture of the loose stones together.

 

[Kismet]

The pictures show 2 versions of the pendant. The *pend1 pictures have a similar proportion to the original piece and the *pend2 pictures have a wider expanse of crystal. The version 1 would end up being about 3/4" in diameter and the version 2 would be about 1 1/6" in diameter.

When I was playing around drawing circles on paper to try and simulate the crystal and halo I thought I would want a 3-4mm expanse of crystal but now looking at the photoshopped pictures I'm kind of leaning towards the smaller crystal.

 

[Kismet]

And here are both stones showing a 4mm and a 5mm crystal exposure. I think this might be too much as the stones look a bit lost in the center. Diamond halo is sill 3 pointers.

 

[minousbijoux]

K: I'm probably going to exasperate you with indecision, but I honestly think they are all really, really nice and you won't go wrong with any of them. That said, I would agree that the smaller version would look great because it is going to be a high impact piece. I love them all!

 

[minousbijoux]

Will the crystal be white? I thought you were considering sapphire? I looked again and think the 2mm is my favorite because it makes the stone pop more.

 

[davi_el_mejor]

I would choose the 3MM crystal with the three pointers and the cab. The proportions seem spot on perfect together (as long as the photoshop was done to scale )

 

[Kismet]

Will the crystal be white? I thought you were considering sapphire? I looked again and think the 2mm is my favorite because it makes the stone pop more.

The crystal will be clear so that the center stone looks like it's floating in a halo of diamonds.

 

[Arkteia]

3 mm. You know, after all discussions, I think that the blue tourmaline looks better than the moonstone.

 

[chrono]

My preference is the moonstone (in keeping with the design period), and smaller 3 mm gap because the larger gaps made the moonstone look so tiny (lost) in proportion.

 

[Kismet]

Per Peter, the pendant should be finished and shipped out on Monday. So hopefully I'll have it in hand by Tuesday.

I ended up going with the tourmaline and the 3mm gap. Here's a work-in-process picture. The tourmaline is just sitting on the bezel, the crystal isn't in place and neither are the diamonds but it gives a good representation of the proportion and size.

 

[JewelFreak]

I say moonstone too. It is more true to the period.

--- Laurie

 

[LD]

I much prefer your option where it's as close to the original design you posted. It's more balanced. If you show too much of the crystal halo then it starts to take over.

In terms of which stone? I like both but the uniqueness of the Moonstone is pulling me. The Tourmaline looks gorgeous but doesn't look as bespoke somehow. The Moonstone is also much more art deco!

 

[Pandora II]

Could you do it double-sided? Moonstone one side, tourmaline the other?

 

[Lovinggems]

Can't wait to see the pendant, I always look forward to seeing your new pieces.

 

[Arkteia]

I am glad that you chose the tourmaline. Can't wait to see your pictures.

 

[T L]

I love that pendant and I love rock crystal incorporated into old Edwardian and Deco pieces. I think you can't go wrong with either stone. So what if the tourmaline isn't the right time period, it really jumps out at you in their, especially surrounded by that soft milky quartz.

I saw a halo like that, with a huge airline, but two diamonds on each side of the center stone, breaching the gap of the airline. It was on GSN (Gem Shopping Network who has nice, but expensive semi-mounts). The halo was done with very small delicate diamonds. I wish I had a photo.

 

[T L]

BTW, these repro earrings are kind of based on your style. Love them, even though they're Lanbo
http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-EDWARDI...e_Earrings&hash=item2eb173a19c#ht_6436wt_1139

 

[Burberrygirl]

Per Peter, the pendant should be finished and shipped out on Monday. So hopefully I'll have it in hand by Tuesday.

I ended up going with the tourmaline and the 3mm gap. Here's a work-in-process picture. The tourmaline is just sitting on the bezel, the crystal isn't in place and neither are the diamonds but it gives a good representation of the proportion and size.

I have no idea how I missed this thread but your pendant looks very cool. I can't wait to see pictures of it finished!

 

[Kismet]

Could you do it double-sided? Moonstone one side, tourmaline the other?

Interesting idea, but probably not with these particular stones. The tourmaline is deep and the moonstone is high domed so it would make a really thick and unwieldy pendant. It might work with 2 flatter cabs or a flat cab and a smaller faceted stone.

 

[Kismet]

JF and LD, I really wanted to like the moonstone in this design but in the end it just looked blah to me. Maybe if I had a nicer moonstone it would have wowed me more.