I can stop anytime I want to! Or, Circe's new carre band.

[Circe]

Hi, my name is Circe, and I'm addicted to eternity bands. And I can't say I consider it a problem!

I procrastinated on this one like it was my job. Some of you might have seen my thread over in RT about getting this: first I ordered a 1.5 tcw baguette band off of eBay, but when it turned out, 6 stones were badly burnt. I took it to Yekutiel at I.D. Jewelry, and he did everything he could to restore it short of swapping the stones - acid baths, the works - but, sadly, it wasn't salvageable (short of swapping the stones, which I could have done, but ... eh). So I sent it back and wandered the jewelry district and stumbled across this gorgeous thing in the window of a shop I've passed (and admired) a thousand times! It turned out to belong to Stephen Herdemian, who runs http://www.shantiques.com. Good, nay, great prices on vintage: to quote one of my favorite books, he deals "with the casual insouciance of a judge at a cat show" - I'd recommend him highly if you're not high-maintenance. And what is it I got?

A platinum eternity band of carre cut diamonds totalling roughly 2.5 carats tw - they're vs clarity at the lowest, and a visual match for my D-color round eternity band.

Many more pics to follow ... (as is only mete, given that I let a month pass between the purchase and the posting!)

 

[motownmama]

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OOOO - I love it!!! (fellow addict - 21 wb's!)

 

[luv2sparkle]

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Count me as an addict too! However, I am in the beginning stages of addiction....alas... I only have a couple.

Can't wait to see more pics!

 

[Circe]

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TWENTY ONE! Daaaaaaaaaaaaayum, MTM! Do you have a thread on those babies? And, L2S, I would luuuuuuuuv to see yours, too ....

PS isn't cooperating with me right now for some reason, so bear with me ... after a few attempts to post multiple photos, I'm just going to go one at a time.

I waited and waited for a sunny day to take pics, and then, at the last minute, I finally grabbed the camera and grabbed the last rays.

At 3 mm, this band can stand alone, but it's rare that it does. It matches my wedding band perfectly. And, as for the rest of my collection? See for yourselves ....

 

[Circe]

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Here are a few shots with my wedding band ....

 

[Circe]

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With the ruby baguette band that was my 3 year anniversary present ....

 

[Circe]

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I only realized how much I like it with the ruby baguette band and the wedding band tonight, as I was taking pictures ....

 

[Circe]

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And, of course, there's the options of wearing all my stackers together, when I'm feeling particularly Medici-esque ....

 

[Circe]

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Sadly, I don't think it goes with my e-ring, at all: part of it is the size (what's the saying, that your eternity should match the weight of your center stone? I'll have to mention that to the husband as our 5-year anniversary draws nearer ....), and part of it is the color. I love the warmth of my e-ring, don't get me wrong ... but contrasting a J center-stone with a colorless band just looks clashy, to my eyes. So for now, they tend to live on separate hands. I find I don't actually mind - I quite like how my e-ring looks as a stand-alone! More pics of that to come once the sun returns ....

 

[diamondseeker2006]

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Wow, so pretty! I LOVE the idea of multiple bands and hope to follow in your footsteps! That is one reason I went with a plain solitaire e-ring!

 

[yssie]

Re: I can stop anytime I want to! Or, Circe's new carre ban

And, of course, there's the options of wearing all my stackers together, when I'm feeling particularly Medici-esque ....

Oooh now THIS is the good life


Circe, your new band is spectacular I'm so glad you found something you love! Very good investment, indeed

 

[slg47]

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oh it's beautiful!! i'm so glad you finally got a carre cut band

 

[Andelain]

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Nice!!!

You have too many stackers, send a couple my way.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

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beautiful!!!

 

[BoulderGal]

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Holy Moley Circe!! That's stunningly gorgeous!!!

Seriously, I love all your bands all their combinations. Is your wb a scattered band? I think my favorite may be your new one with your wb and ruby eternity. Have fun mixing them all up!

BoulderGal

 

[violet3]

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gorgeous!!!

 

[kittybean]

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I love it all, Circe! Your new band is absolutely fabulous, and it looks awesome with all of your other stackers. I really like the look of your ruby band thrown in there--the red adds pizzazz.

 

[LALove]

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I LOVE it! Beautiful! Gorgeous! Classy! Elegant! LOVE!!!!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

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Absolutely stellar find!!! Love it on it's own and stacked with a few other bands! LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Laila619]

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Love it! I like all your bands!

 

[stepcutnut]

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Love it!!!

 

[cnspotts]

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Your new ring is gorgeous!!! I do love it! I also love eternity bands and your stackers are so pretty

 

[Tuckins1]

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Oooh, how pretty!

 

[dani13]

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WOW, its beautiful!!! Great collection!!!

 

[coati]

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And, of course, there's the options of wearing all my stackers together, when I'm feeling particularly Medici-esque ....

Love them stacked. Lovely new band!
Every time I see your Sepkus band, I want one for my JM solitaire.

 

[April20]

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So, so pretty!