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Wow, I really like that. Even though it isn't polite, I'm so curious what that weight in sapphires of that quality set you back--I'd love to do something (more masculine) like that for my own wedding ring. |
by Garysax November 13th, 2006, 9:16 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: natural sapphire eternity band (Natural Sapphire Company) Replies: 20 Views: 3136 |
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FIgured I''d contribute my fiance''s ring set to this thread, it''s being resized right now gratis by WF at the moment...   
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by Garysax November 3rd, 2006, 9:44 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: Show me your Whiteflash custom e-rings Replies: 174 Views: 47372 |
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Well, after being very very nervous for an entire week of her wearing it, I think I can officially declare there won''t be any allergy problems with this ring. Wheew. |
by Garysax October 8th, 2006, 1:40 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: Allergy ordeal grinds to halt with lovely ending (pics) Replies: 16 Views: 2527 |
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by Garysax October 5th, 2006, 12:10 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: Allergy ordeal grinds to halt with lovely ending (pics) Replies: 16 Views: 2527 |
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by Garysax October 4th, 2006, 7:01 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: Allergy ordeal grinds to halt with lovely ending (pics) Replies: 16 Views: 2527 |
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by Garysax October 4th, 2006, 7:00 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: Allergy ordeal grinds to halt with lovely ending (pics) Replies: 16 Views: 2527 |
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by Garysax October 4th, 2006, 6:56 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: Allergy ordeal grinds to halt with lovely ending (pics) Replies: 16 Views: 2527 |
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by Garysax October 4th, 2006, 6:53 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: Allergy ordeal grinds to halt with lovely ending (pics) Replies: 16 Views: 2527 |
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Allergy ordeal grinds to halt with lovely ending (pics)
Well, to recap, it has been a while since I have been here. I bought a TR-105 tension set in 14K WG for my fiance, but she was horrendously allergic and even after having it platinum plated no dice. Thread and pics for the original ring are here . So, I had to eat the cost of the TR-105 and move on.... |
by Garysax October 4th, 2006, 6:53 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: Allergy ordeal grinds to halt with lovely ending (pics) Replies: 16 Views: 2527 |
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I don''t know what your attitude is towards your e-ring but I think your statement about being uncomfortable wearing it and rarely wearing it as a result is telling. I know at least for my fiance, she wouldn''t want an e-ring that she wouldn''t wear virtually all the time... so it kind of sounds lik... |
by Garysax September 22nd, 2006, 9:48 pm Forum: RockyTalky Topic: 3rd strike....Pave diamond falling out of halo. Now what? Replies: 45 Views: 6158 |
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by Garysax September 14th, 2006, 10:16 am Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: TravelingGuy''s Tungsten Pride Wedding Band Replies: 25 Views: 2519 |
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by Garysax September 12th, 2006, 9:35 am Forum: RockyTalky Topic: I received the most wonderful thing in the mail today. Replies: 10 Views: 1059 |
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by Garysax September 4th, 2006, 3:40 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: I''m Engaged! My Blue-White Princess Cut in Its Setting Replies: 42 Views: 4009 |
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You''re upset, they aren''t great diamonds, he got ripped off. Ok. But don''t say anything to him about these--as previous posters have said he will feel like you spit in his face and won''t be motivated to buy you anything in the future if he has any kind of ego at all (most men do; I don''t think ... |
by Garysax August 31st, 2006, 1:25 pm Forum: RockyTalky Topic: So I am feeling bummed about my husbands total lack of jewlery knowledge Replies: 32 Views: 1535 |
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It''ll probably have to be titanium or platinum, or non-nickel 14k gold (as she wears quite a bit of gold and white gold jewelry regularly, presumably they are all palladium mix or something). I''m going to price out a platinum ($$$) before I go to titanium. |
by Garysax August 13th, 2006, 9:13 am Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Feasibility of non-tension TR-105... Replies: 7 Views: 601 |
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Hmmmmmm, very interesting. Thanks for the link. That looks a fair amount like what a regular version of my tension could look like... Perhaps having a custom made would yield an even more similar look with the sidestones and everything... |
by Garysax August 13th, 2006, 8:21 am Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Feasibility of non-tension TR-105... Replies: 7 Views: 601 |
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Feasibility of non-tension TR-105...
Long time, no post. But I''m back to ask a feasibility question to the pricescopers and jewelers here. So, a while ago I posted about the allergy problem my fiance was having with the ring I had made, pictures/details of which are here: Pics of my (former) TR-105 Basically, after a few months and tr... |
by Garysax August 13th, 2006, 5:02 am Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Feasibility of non-tension TR-105... Replies: 7 Views: 601 |
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by Garysax May 7th, 2006, 10:13 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: so i received my engagement ring... Replies: 42 Views: 5569 |
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Date: 5/7/2006 11:44:54 AM Author: decodelighted Have you considered purchasing an eternity band as an e-ring? In that budget range there are many very pretty eternity band options that would look cool later with a plain wedding band ... then you could get a larger diamond later as an anniversary p... |
by Garysax May 7th, 2006, 7:29 am Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Size of Diamond on finger Replies: 25 Views: 1744 |
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Your wedding band is lovely. I like your e-ring as well... are you worried about the exposed e-ring stone? It's hard to tell from the picture you gave but it looks like the wedding band is constructed to avoid the stone somehow... is it lower or what? edit: nm, from the first picture you can see how... |
by Garysax May 6th, 2006, 8:28 pm Forum: RockyTalky Topic: New Member! New Diamonds! New Rings! Replies: 15 Views: 1039 |
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by Garysax May 1st, 2006, 11:38 am Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: so i received my engagement ring... Replies: 42 Views: 5569 |
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Date: 4/27/2006 4:47:18 PM Author: Pixie Not sure if this will help at all, but I even had an allergic reaction to my platinum ring that I hadn''t had professionally cleaned for a couple years. The allergic reaction was so bad that my fingers would swell and get annoyingly itchy, to the point that ... |
by Garysax April 27th, 2006, 12:00 pm Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Disaster - Allergy to Engagement Ring Replies: 44 Views: 4205 |
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Date: 4/27/2006 3:21:53 PM Author: diamondseeker2006 There are so many other styles of rings that you could get in platinum for much less than the price you are quoting. Is there anything else she likes? Yeah, once we determine that this ring is a no-go for sure I''m going to get right on picking s... |
by Garysax April 27th, 2006, 9:33 am Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Disaster - Allergy to Engagement Ring Replies: 44 Views: 4205 |
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Just to update, looks like, as expected, I am sort of up the creek on this one. Basically the options are to remake it in platinum, the jeweler was relatively gracious and gave us an ok trade up value for the current setting, but I still cannot justify (or afford!) it for 2800$ more (making the sett... |
by Garysax April 27th, 2006, 9:10 am Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Disaster - Allergy to Engagement Ring Replies: 44 Views: 4205 |
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Date: 4/24/2006 7:39:33 AM Author: pinkflamingo I will restate this. I have a horrible nickel allergy. If you do not mention this, jewelers in the US will not ask. I have been in countless stores that try to steer me toward white gold jewelry. To find a jeweler that will work with a hypoallergenic ... |
by Garysax April 24th, 2006, 7:45 am Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Disaster - Allergy to Engagement Ring Replies: 44 Views: 4205 |
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Date: 4/23/2006 8:06:52 PM Author: Rascal49 Date: 4/23/2006 7:32:03 PM Author: kenny I doubt Gelin Abaci will tell you how much nickel is in their alloy. I suspect their exact alloy recipes and processes are highly proprietary. For allergy purposes, I would think that they could at least let you kn... |
by Garysax April 23rd, 2006, 3:44 pm Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Disaster - Allergy to Engagement Ring Replies: 44 Views: 4205 |
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A little off topic, but some advice--if they proposal is going to be surprise consider getting the ring early in one of the first cities you go to instead of waiting... that way she''ll be able to really enjoy the trip after you give it to her and be thinking "is he going to propose on this extremel... |
by Garysax April 23rd, 2006, 2:54 pm Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Tiffany''s ... in Europe? Replies: 10 Views: 901 |
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Yeah, the chain idea was more of a frantic knee jerk reaction to not having to pay ~4000$, more than the stone itself, for a new platinum TR-105. |
by Garysax April 23rd, 2006, 11:24 am Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Disaster - Allergy to Engagement Ring Replies: 44 Views: 4205 |
Good point kenny. |
by Garysax April 23rd, 2006, 10:59 am Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Disaster - Allergy to Engagement Ring Replies: 44 Views: 4205 |
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My big concern with regards to a new G+A ring is the concern that the foreign metals she's having an allergy to might be an inherent problem with the G+A tempering process--something that might not be solved going with a 18 karat or platinum G+A setting which would still be tempered with their signa... |
by Garysax April 23rd, 2006, 9:55 am Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Disaster - Allergy to Engagement Ring Replies: 44 Views: 4205 |