I wanted an option on whether it would make sense to replace the sapphire in this ring with the spinel I just got, or wait until I can afford another setting for the spinel, my wife never really took to the ring as it is.
I love how they look together, with the cutting and how the cool and the warm colors contrast with each other. They both appeared to be cut the same way, and have the same proportions. I would do a bypass ring with both of them.
I did ask her, she really did not care, just not into jewelry; she has her E-ring and down the road wants one of those 5 stone diamond rings, now I will need to see if my daughter will grow up to share my love of gemstones.
I like the bypass idea, something I will look into.
I already have a spinel pendant, this one is from Burma.
Thanks for everyone who made comments; there is a great collative of knowledge on this site.
I hope your daughter will share your love of gemstones. It's so easy to fall in love with them. Have you shown her some of the cool aspects of gemstones like adularescence, opalescence, tri/dichroism, fluorescence etc? I find it so interesting.