Pics of my Asscher - Tension-set and Blue diamond melee
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Kenny, Thank you, I do too (from the pics, at least). I think it is slightly wider. Is THIS the pic you are requesting?
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Starryeyed, The no-cathedral thing was very important to me for the reason you mention. I love that it's not my Father's Oldsmobile. What's not to love on a step-cut? I'll add another pic...it shows the contrast between the polished and the satin in this one...
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Ellen, Thanks, swoon is better than faint, which is what I almost did when I got the WF quote for the band with the blues! Ladies, let''s just say that you are might lucky that you don''t have size 10 fingers to raise your all-platinum ring quotes ! Yikes ! Since we are buying a house this month and we won''t be getting married any time soon, let''s just say that the second ring will be a while on the shelf... |
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Oh, what''s that saying? Good things come to those who wait.  And really, congrats on that ring, it''s a looker. |
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Well Storm, If you take Starryeyed''s advice, I should let you know that Bob at WF said that this stone today is about $7700, about 60% more than what I paid... 
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Ellen, I saw this 5-carat on Blue Nile for $76.6K: 5.01 H VS2. I saw another 5.03 carat F VS2 for $114.5K.
So at 5% inflation per year, in 10 years, the BN diamond will cost $124.8K. At 7% inflation, $150.7K. You had better buy that 5-carat right away! |
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The ring is absolutely stunning! I had never seen an offset ellipsoid (which is what I would consider getting should I make another ring). It is always a pleasure to see multiple pictures to give one a better sense of the design elements that compose your wonderful ring. I cannot wait for your set to be complete so you can get those handshots in the SMTR area, also I would be intensely curious if upon wearing, you find that the culet touches the top of your finger (this happens to me on the days my ring is loose).
I am somewhat surprised however, since I was under the impression that you chose the "bead blasted" satin finish but what I see is the "brushed" finish using Bruce''s terminology [NB, other people call this satin, much to my confusion when speaking with other jewelers]. Because I once had a miscommunication with a jeweler about this... I did EXACTLY as you did and sent the Boone ring to the jeweler and asked him to replicate the "brushed" aka satin finish for my Iceberg ring. My personal bias is towards the "brushed" finish simply because of the ease of maintainance, though I am rather OCD about my rings and haven''t yet (knock on wood), scratched the shank once. And thanks for sharing the ring size, it helps give a sense of scale to the highly magnified pictures... I totally understand where you are coming from with the price of Platinum and how larger sized rings tack on added metal expenses (thankfully I can get away with a size 7-7.5) I am glad that the few men''s rings that do get posted on PS are some of the most sleek, handsome designs to be available in the market today (personally I NEVER enjoyed gold nuggets... shudder) 
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lol What I think I better do is face the fact that unless I win the lottery, or inherit an insane amount of money (which is more probable but unlikely), I''m not getting it. 
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N8Star By 2-tone, do you mean the finishes? It is solid titanium, polished and brushed. It is the standard TI, I did not opt for anything harder or special. Thanks. |
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Scott, about the culet, I will know after I get the ring... about the finsh, yes I went between both finishes, starting out with a preference of a "satin" which Bruce calls "bead blasted" (probably because the is how he achieves it with his media - TI), but after seeing this photo, I thought the TI ended up looking a little too dark with that finish, so I opted for his "brushed" which I called satin, yes the lingo can be trying... I also thought that I would better be able to maintain the finish that I chose, especially as BOTH ring makers are out of State, and I want as little shipping back and forth as possible after receiveing them. about the magnified picture, I actually had to reduce them TWICE to get them to as you see them. The way they come from WF I could cover the side of a bus, great for seeing the details, though... Gold nuggets - (exactly what I was thinking about when I said..."Fathers Olds...) It is still true that when you walk in to a jewelery store, they have case after case for Women, and maybe a small corner of a case for Men - and that is mostly decades behind - style-wise...ugh.
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Kenny, They are expensive, and worse, hard to find exactly what you want. Or, in my case the quantity... So, today I had PS up at work, showing the pics to pals, and my GM comes by and says "Oh, if you are interested in colored diamonds, I have a very good friend who is a diamond trader, specializing in colored diamonds". So where was my GM a few years ago, when I started looking for these ? ! Argh...  But that gives me ideas for future projects...  When they were here, I would get lost in them while looking through the loupe...now Bob at WF has them hostage, until I pay the ransom to get them wrapped in Platinum and safely returned to Daddy... 
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