Post by Garysax » March 8th, 2006, 1:52 pm
I just got my e-ring, I''m pretty excited about it, I think it came out quite well. I was not expecting the side sapphires to be as nicely cut as they were. Crappy pictures because it''s dark in my place and she could be home any minute, I have to hide it! I am excited to see it in natural light--it looks relatively sparkly but I can''t really tell until I get it out in the open and am able to compare it to other''s stones.

Anyway, the specs for the diamond are here
.91 carat
F, VS1
Table 72
Depth 68
girdle is slightly thick
good symmetry and polish

I had two lavender purple sapphires mounted instead of diamonds and had it all high polished finish instead of an odd two tone thing that G+A does on their stock ring.

Finally, everyone I worked with was fantastic, much better than the slimy pushy jewelers (independent and otherwise) I talked to in person--Whiteflash for the diamond was great, even for a smaller purchase than some people make here on PS, Dave Atlas''s company for the appraisal worked out quite well and Micky Roof jewelers for the G+A ring. I cannot recommend Micky Roof enough if you''re going to get a G+A setting. Their prices are decent and their staff bent over backwards to answer my questions over a long period of time when they weren''t necessarily sure I was anything but a bozo blowing smoke on the internet--HIGHLY recommended.

That''s about it, PS helped me so much through this process. PMing Researcher gave me a little push at just the right time to keep trying to get a new stone from WF and pass on one, so special thanks there.
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