Just a cool Parabia Ring

[kenny]

9.04 Ct., $128,000.

http://www.jewelrycollection.eu/michelle-della-valle/paraiba-tourmaline-and-pink-sapphire-ring-specs-pictures-price/

 

[ForteKitty]

reminds me of ariel from lil mermaid for some reason...

 

[LD]

Apologies to anybody who likes it but I think it's the sort of thing that Liberace would have been proud to wear. It's a bit too overbearing for my taste. Sorry.

 

[suchende]

Pretty and summer-y! It's begging for a sun dress, massive sunglasses and a cocktail with an umbrella

 

[mastercutgems]

Nice find Kenny;

Although I would not be caught dead with it on; I love the colors and the craftsmanship...
Not for the faint of heart

Most respectfully;

Dana

 

[Arcadian]

If I could take that center stone and put it into something else, I'd be on it! *dances* I can't say I'm digging what it was set in, though the colors are cool.

-A

 

[brandy_z28]

the center pariaba is a little too grey for me but I'd still wear it to the grocery and hardware store

 

[suchende]

the center pariaba is a little too grey for me but I'd still wear it to the grocery and hardware store

Grey? I really am color-insensitive!

 

[LD]

And to me the centre stone doesn't have enough "ooomph". It's dull and lacks the neonicity of a stunning Paraiba - having said that it's pretty big so I would find a home for it as a paperweight!

 

[T L]

If the color is accurate, it's overpriced, and is high due to the paraiba marketing name. Think of all the chips and dings those melee are gong to get.

 

[JewelFreak]

Must be my monitor; I get neon & no gray, just a very nice paraiba color w/zing. It's priced high because it's Michele della Valle, who makes beautiful jewelry; incredible workmanship & intricate design. This ring isn't for me but some trophy wife would be great in it -- or the Duchess of Windsor. No chips in the melee, TL -- people who wear this sort of thing have somebody to open the umbrellas in their drinks for them! They wear his stuff 3 or 4 times, then send it to Sotheby's.

Here are other Della Valle pieces -- the tamer ones. He does love to put startling colors together but whether or not you go for that, his skill & materials are equaled but not surpassed.

 

[Arcadian]

ooo that rose with ruby pave is preeety!


-A

 

[T L]

Must be my monitor; I get neon & no gray, just a very nice paraiba color w/zing. It's priced high because it's Michele della Valle, who makes beautiful jewelry; incredible workmanship & intricate design. This ring isn't for me but some trophy wife would be great in it -- or the Duchess of Windsor.

Here are other Della Valle's pieces -- the tamer ones. He does love to put startling colors together but whether or not you go for that, his skill & materials are equaled but not surpassed.

I have no doubt della Valle crafts fine jewelry. The piece is striking, it's just not practical as it could get so easily damaged with tourmalines all along the sides of the shank everywhere to be seen. You would have to wear it once a year and keep your hand carefully tucked away from anything it might touch.

It's a pity the stones aren't more durable, as that is a very fine piece of jewelry art. I believe jewelry should be practical as well as beautiful, especially if you're paying a great deal for it.

 

[suchende]

That pink diamond necklace is just DTF!

 

[JewelFreak]

I believe jewelry should be practical as well as beautiful, especially if you're paying a great deal for it.

For me too, TL, but "paying a great deal" is relative. Whoever would buy something like this can drop $150K on a ring as we would spend $250 or less. It would be worn to a dinner or a charity ball & live in the safe the rest of the time. So some melee gets chipped -- hand it back to Della Valle for repair, no big deal. Makers like him, Heyman Bros., VC&A, Cartier of the '30s & '40s, etc., produce what they do because they're artists, gems their medium, & the lucky women who wear it understand its ephemeral-ness. Brooches en trremblant, for instance, make me shudder imagining how easily their parts could get caught & broken when the wearer hugs someone or dances. I'm awed sometimes that magnificent stuff, such as Cartier's panther bracelet, is as durable as it is -- a triumph of engineering as well as design. I guess these pieces are intended for a life only a few live, which is ok with me -- I'm just glad there's somebody to buy it so the artists can continue making it & I can sigh over it.

--- Laurie

 

[chrono]

For the price and name of the designer, I hope the Paraiba glows a lot more IRL than what I see on my monitor. It looks more like an open axis indicolite to me.

 

[blithesome71]

$128K??!?!?!

I'd rather buy this one & have it set to save more bucks hehe

http://cgi.ebay.com/GIA-CERTIFIED-3-01-CT-VVS-BRAZILIAN-PARAIBA-TOURMALINE-/260757439649?pt=Loose_Gemstones_1&hash=item3cb65ac4a1


...But that 9ct Paraiba ring is definitely a gorgeous bling

 

[K9]

$128K??!?!?!

I'd rather buy this one & have it set to save more bucks hehe

http://cgi.ebay.com/GIA-CERTIFIED-3-01-CT-VVS-BRAZILIAN-PARAIBA-TOURMALINE-/260757439649?pt=Loose_Gemstones_1&hash=item3cb65ac4a1


...But that 9ct Paraiba ring is definitely a gorgeous bling