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danielxlin

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It's not delicate. Center is 1.08 carat I color family diamond. Setting is 0.89 carats, 22 four pointers in halo and shank, F color, SI clarity. Tiny claw prongs. This is one of IDJ's own settings, significantly less expensive than their Gabriel settings. Excellent quality and even better service.

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SparklySoprano

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Very pretty! Congratulations! And I love that it's a family Diamond.
 

AprilBaby

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Beautiful!
 

Asscherhalo_lover

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I like it, I've got no problems with bigger melee as long as the setting is done well, this one is. Enjoy!
 

Rockinruby

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Great new setting for your family diamond. Beautiful ring! :appl:
 

luv2sparkle

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It's beautiful! I love bigger melee too!
 

diamondseeker2006

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Beautiful ring! A good reminder to refer people to IDJ for this type of halo!
 

danielxlin

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Thanks! This was a fun project.

Here's a couple more close up photos. Wish I had a photo from inside the IDJ shop, the special jewelry lights make the diamonds look otherworldly.

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danielxlin

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For better or worse this ring reminds me of those IDJ earring jackets that are popular on Pricescope. The 3 pointer or 5 pointer halos, prongs instead of pave.

What I liked best about this ring setting is the diamond quality. Far more dazzling than the one pointer pave I saw in the other settings at IDJ and BE.

Also I just wanted the most finger coverage, the big halo helped do that.
 

Ally T

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Beautiful! This is my favourite type of halo. It looks so delicate & petal like :love:
 

Acinom

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Congrats! Great example of bigger melee done well!!
 

dismom3

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I love love love it. Can you wear a wedding band next to it without a spacer? I just love it!!!
 

CRYSTAL24K

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Gorgeous halo. I think the melee size that you used is perfect. The setting is just beautiful! Thanks for providing close up shots. :love:
 

_lovesvintage_

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Beautiful example of chunky halo! Thanks for sharing!
 

Diamondbug

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WOW that is gorgeous. And that is an in house setting with great price? Amazing :love: :love: Thanks for sharing and letting us know coz you know PS'er are always looking for quality setting at great pricing.
 

danielxlin

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Two more shots now that the sun is out. My sense of the pricing at IDJ: 1) their in house settings much cheaper than the branded settings they carry; 2) price more flexible with settings they have on hand, as opposed to ordering something that comes in 4 to 6 weeks.

I didn't end up bargaining much, aside from paying in cash and getting a discount for that.

No idea about how it will wear next to the wedding band. Spacers to prevent damage (rings rubbing) or for visual space?

Yekutiel also nice enough to plop a CZ into the old family ring setting, have the platinum prongs rebuilt, and to repolish the ring. A lot of work just to be nice.

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iLander

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I've had IDJ halo a couple of my colored stones, and I have been thrilled with the quality of their diamonds. They pick out the melee by hand when they do a cast setting for a PSer. Their diamonds are far and away better than anything offered in a prebuilt setting. I am so addicted to that quality now, I have to have them set all my colored stones. But the prices are good and I can get the tiny prongs that I love so much. I have a sapphire in one of their halos with 10 point melee and you can see little hearts and arrows in the diamonds.

Your ring is gorgeous, and I envy it. =)
 

danielxlin

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iLander|1429730191|3865990 said:
I've had IDJ halo a couple of my colored stones, and I have been thrilled with the quality of their diamonds. They pick out the melee by hand when they do a cast setting for a PSer. Their diamonds are far and away better than anything offered in a prebuilt setting. I am so addicted to that quality now, I have to have them set all my colored stones. But the prices are good and I can get the tiny prongs that I love so much. I have a sapphire in one of their halos with 10 point melee and you can see little hearts and arrows in the diamonds.

Your ring is gorgeous, and I envy it. =)

Your Brown/pink Sapphire IDJ halo is another level of custom heaven. Mine is a pre-built, unless it's something left over from a custom order that wasn't completed. Price was right, anyway.
 

pregcurious

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Nice. I think bigger melee look great.
 

dismom3

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I'm in the middle of a project with IDJ now and cannot wait for it to be done. Your ring is so beautiful that now I think I want your same halo. It's so beautiful. I love a chunky flower-like halo. Did I say I love your ring?
 

solgen

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Beautiful ring. Looks like I'm going to need to contact IDJ as well.
 

Medical

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Wow. Just incredible- congrats!
 
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