Dudes, show me your colored stone rings!

[Kim Bruun]

And ladies, if you have some links, that would be awesome - I'm looking for ideas!

I've always loved colored stones, and I've had a bad habit of buying without giving consideration to setting - but I've been putting money and gold aside, and now it's time to have some of my treasures set.

I have an oval Mahenge that I love - and hope will find a home on my finger, but a fancy sapphire or two, and perhaps a very nice chrysoberyl.

Design is tricky - the whole objective is to wear colours I love, and while I am not ashamed to say I am in touch with my feminine side, I don't want to wear women's jewellery. But my hands are kinda small, so I suspect overly chunky rings will over-power them.

I also like coloured stone pendants (which opens up to some of the more delicate stones), but those don't really wear well with a suit and tie.

 

[VapidLapid]

Imperial topaz cut by peter torraca in 999 fine silver, somewhat mangled by me having set it, then unset it then re-set it. Paired with tapered three strand twist also of 999 fine silver. In sunlight the stone looks like a yellow diamond!

 

[FrekeChild]

Ooooo!! I love this topic!!! Here is the SMTB thread:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/mens-bling-eyecandy-folder.116617/

And here is a thread I started with Barry's personal ring collection:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/barry-bridgestocks-personal-jewel-collection.107907/

 

[Kim Bruun]

@ VapidLapid: That's an obvious gent's ring, nothing feminine about it. I wonder if similar results can be achieved with oval stones?

@ FrekeChild: Wow, thanks! I knew there was a thread around, but my search came up empty. I love these:

.25ct Yellow Orange diamond in a 14kt YG bezel

Will use the above as my personal inspiration (and dream) list. I'd wear that last one more often if I were Barry.

I also like gnarly surfaces, like this one:

http://www.gemsoul.com/images/articles/chrysoberyl-cats-eye-ring.JPG

 

[minousbijoux]

I'm liking your taste, Kim, particularly that faux tension set asscher, and Barry's amazing green.

Freke, thanks so much for sharing Barry's rings.

 

[chrono]

SleepySpinel's rings.
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[Rubeum]

Chrono, I am fascinated by sleepy red spinel ring. The silk in gems is a marvel of nature.

 

[ChrisA222]

Here are mine...Im sure Ive posted them before, but..

2.25ct Sapphire, Madagacar, heated-only from Pre-Loved and recut by Dan Stair, set by Jeff Davies in 18K White gold with two .25ct RB Diamonds

8.5mm Malaya Garnet, from Barry Bridgestock, set by a local bench in a 10K Yellow Gold antique setting (ebay!) which he restored

9MM Chrome Tourmaline, from Jeff Davies, set by Jeff Davies in 18K Yellow gold with 3.5mm trillion Diamonds

10x8mm Rubellite, from Beau Patterson (cut by Dan Stair) set by Jessi Clark-White at Distinction Jewelry in Palladium

 

[ChrisA222]

Last one,

10mm Spinel cut by Gene Flanigan, dark grey-blue shifts to Amethyst purple, set in an oxidized Sterling Silver Stuller setting by Jessi Clark of Distinction Jewelry, with melee diamonds.

Jeff Davies is doing a Blue Zircon for me next.

 

[emmmme]

You might also think about gemstone cuff links or tie clips if you often wear a suit.

 

[Kim Bruun]

@ Chrono: Thanks a bunch! Those were exactly the rings I remember seeing a few months back here! I will be going with a different style, and either yellow/rose or white gold. But the stones are gorgeous, and it's nice to see how an oval can be incorporated into a design for a men's ring.

@ ChrisA222: The only one of those that didn't make me go WOW! is the grey one - and that is strictly because I am not fond of grey. I particularly love how the simplicity of the sapphire ring just lets that stupendous blue colour pop!

@ minousbijoux: Thank you kindly! I love the Asscher cut as well, but I always choose colour over cut, and there are only a few shapes I strictly avoid - the pear, which is too feminine for me, the heart, which I find corny, and "gimmicky" shapes (I once saw a blue sapphire cut in the shape of a pair of lips - yikes!).

@ emmmme: The coloured stones will see use whenever I put on a suit, but I rarely do. I feel constricted in suits and tend to only wear one when occasion dictates. A ring with a coloured stone can glam up a dress shirt and a pair of cool jeans considerably, IMO, and that is a form of attire I wear more often. But thanks for the suggestion.

 

[pelegirl88]

I personally love the red spinel ring for a dude. I also like the green tourmaline as well. I wish I some pics of my fathers rings. He has a star Ruby and a star Kasmir Sapphire that we kids bought him.

 

[chrono]

Pelegirl,
Your two rings do not look like a man's ring, which is what Kim (who's a guy) is looking for as inspiration.

 

[pelegirl88]

That is so funny. I am a surfer and I call everyone a dude! LOL! I misunderstood his thread! What is the green octogon? I like the look of that one too!