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Ideal_Rock
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I got some sparkly stuff I’ve been sitting on for the past month or so. Also I got my 3.55 ct OEC’s setting engraved by Greenlake Jewelers; I like it so much more now. I still don’t love the triple halo thing, but I can live with it better with an interesting profile view. (The diamond was sold preset- the setting wasn’t my choice, hence the mild angst.)
Anyway. Greenlake Jewelers artist Larry spent two weeks decorating it and he did a really nice job! I think his work is pretty close to as nice as some antique engraving I’ve seen. It’s way better than 99% of the modern (OK, Van Craeynest is better, but they’re just magical). I also gained a bit of appreciation for the workmanship on the setting- they said it was incredibly well made and the melee was beautifully set, which I hadn''t realized. Makes me feel a bit friendlier towards it.
I had also been craving a pendant lately- I’d been drooling on bezel set ones but I finally decided they’re too modern & sleek for my style, which I new, but they look so pretty on other people! But I figured there was no WAY I could afford any other type of setting, like an antique filigree one for example. (See: I blew all my sparkly $ nest egg on the 3.55 OEC!). Then, at work today a dealer brought in a pendant I just adored. It is a beautiful filigree design with single cut melee, and an 8.5mm (transitional?) cut blue zircon*. I was thinking of swapping the zircon out for something else that''s colorless, but after seeing it in the sunlight, it actually is rather fiery, I guess zircon has decent dispersion. Still, teal blue is VERY not my color... I adore the setting though. I have no idea what metal it''s made out of, it is surprisingly unmarked; it''s almost too white to be antique white gold but not heavy enough to be plat; maybe palladium? Or maybe someone rhodium plated some antique white gold for some weird reason. And I''m pretty sure it''s a transitional cut- the facets look chunky to me but it''s hard to see real well with the deep color, and it has a teensy culet I think. I brought it to my jeweler to swap the stone out already... just looking at it he thought it was an irradiated blue diamond, which it sure does resemble.
Anyway, I paid very little for the pendant, and I’m thrilled with it! Can you imagine it with an 8.5mm antique cut diamond?! OK, that’ll never happen, but it’d be smashing. No clue what I''ll do with the antique zircon though.
I also recently got a new 14K white gold & diamond nose stud ($59 and super cute!). It''s 1.5mm and bezel set, the bezel is super delicate and teensy and it actually has a bit of fire despite the tiny size (if I manage to keep my makeup off it that is
). It''s NOT coming out of my nose without a very painful struggle so no pics, sorry! It''s so much better than the swarovski crystal I had before- that turned a bilious shade of icky green, ew.
*Not CZ! The gemstone zircon.
Anyway. Greenlake Jewelers artist Larry spent two weeks decorating it and he did a really nice job! I think his work is pretty close to as nice as some antique engraving I’ve seen. It’s way better than 99% of the modern (OK, Van Craeynest is better, but they’re just magical). I also gained a bit of appreciation for the workmanship on the setting- they said it was incredibly well made and the melee was beautifully set, which I hadn''t realized. Makes me feel a bit friendlier towards it.
I had also been craving a pendant lately- I’d been drooling on bezel set ones but I finally decided they’re too modern & sleek for my style, which I new, but they look so pretty on other people! But I figured there was no WAY I could afford any other type of setting, like an antique filigree one for example. (See: I blew all my sparkly $ nest egg on the 3.55 OEC!). Then, at work today a dealer brought in a pendant I just adored. It is a beautiful filigree design with single cut melee, and an 8.5mm (transitional?) cut blue zircon*. I was thinking of swapping the zircon out for something else that''s colorless, but after seeing it in the sunlight, it actually is rather fiery, I guess zircon has decent dispersion. Still, teal blue is VERY not my color... I adore the setting though. I have no idea what metal it''s made out of, it is surprisingly unmarked; it''s almost too white to be antique white gold but not heavy enough to be plat; maybe palladium? Or maybe someone rhodium plated some antique white gold for some weird reason. And I''m pretty sure it''s a transitional cut- the facets look chunky to me but it''s hard to see real well with the deep color, and it has a teensy culet I think. I brought it to my jeweler to swap the stone out already... just looking at it he thought it was an irradiated blue diamond, which it sure does resemble.
Anyway, I paid very little for the pendant, and I’m thrilled with it! Can you imagine it with an 8.5mm antique cut diamond?! OK, that’ll never happen, but it’d be smashing. No clue what I''ll do with the antique zircon though.
I also recently got a new 14K white gold & diamond nose stud ($59 and super cute!). It''s 1.5mm and bezel set, the bezel is super delicate and teensy and it actually has a bit of fire despite the tiny size (if I manage to keep my makeup off it that is
*Not CZ! The gemstone zircon.
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