Post by jazzgirl » January 31st, 2010, 5:35 am
My 2.2ct L antique cushion arrived yesterday and it''s SO yummy! I JUST LOVE IT, it looks even better
in the lighting in my apartment and outside than it did in the office at which I saw it in like a gazillion times before making up my mind!

So I''m seriously thinking about having my stone set like Snooper''s and Boston_Jeff''s beautiful solitaire with Leon''s signature double claw setting. When I asked the man himself for a quote it was $2000 which I think is pretty reasonable. However given how much we paid for the stone and LM''s quote for the setting, it''s a little over our budget.

I have my heart set on this particular setting - do you think I''ll be able to get a lower price quote if I ask Mark (at ERD) or anyone else (in NY) to copy the LM setting or does it really only depend on the cost of platinum? How much is the Leon premium and is it worth it? I know that this forum has some die hard Leon fans...so bring it on! Would love to hear people''s opinions.

On another separate note I just want to say that PS is such a fabulous forum! We educated ourselves from scratch reading all the helpful threads on RT and SMTR. And a big thank you to PSers who have also responded patiently to all my question- you guys ROCK (pun intended!)