MelbourneGirl
Rough_Rock
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- May 30, 2011
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A funny thing happened while I was on my way to ordering my 9stone ‘baby’ ring from IDJ.... I got engaged!
I didn’t think my long term partner and I were going to do that, but apparently being pregnant and all the joy that comes with that made my partner a little bit sentimental and he had some gorgeous wonderful things he wanted to say - and make it all official. Needless to say it was extremely cute, surprising, tear filled and terribly lovely. All the time I was researching a 9 stone, he was secretly planning a proposal.
So – all of a sudden I had to think about an engagement ring! Very exciting times indeed – on so many levels.
I was lucky enough that last year I had purchased a gorgeous 1.5ct ERD ACB cushion and had it set in the Gwen Split Shank from Eternity Diamonds. It was fine for a RHR and I was in love with the diamond. I had started thinking about resetting it earlier this year and (fortunately) had started a little bit of research. Originally I wanted to get a 3 stone, with 2 half moons for the cushion. However I found that process to be exhausting! I couldn’t find anything like that in Australia to try on and after 1 failed attempt to order some half moons from the US I gave up (they were too white for my stone and just didn’t look right).
So after getting engaged my whole thought process about using my stone shifted (I absolutely wanted to use that stone for my engagement ring). I decided to go for something I had considered last year – a modified version of the Tiffany Soleste. I didn’t want a double halo, I also wanted a plain shank. My search was well into overdrive when I saw a post here from a gorgeous lady who had a Victor Canera Anne Marie Split shank (sorry I can’t remember who it was – but you might, it was AMAZING). I was in love!
I contacted Mark at ERD and after a little bit of too-ing and fro-ing he created an AMAZING delicate custom piece for me.
My requirements included
1.8mm PLAIN shank – tapering to 1.4mm at the split
1 pointer melee (matching my G centre stone)
Halo to be angled at around 40 degrees
Rounded edges
Basket type gallery – with the basket curving outwards slightly (like a cup) rather than inwards (like the HW styles)
Slightly rectangular donut (similar to the Soleste).
The result it truly wonderful. It feels so delicate and this style has given my much loved stone a brand new life! It looks huge to me now and I don’t know how, but this style makes the diamond a little fireball. I ordered it a few weeks after our engagement and my partner collected it from Fedex when I was at work. We had a little ‘second proposal’ and he gave it to me at home over dinner. I was crying so hard from the sweet things he was saying that I actually couldn’t see the ring for about 45 seconds. When my eyes cleared I couldn’t help but start crying all over again (this time with a different kind of happiness). So thrilled to have this lovely man AND this gorgeous little creation – I almost felt like it was TOO nice (weird!
). I keep telling him I'm not allowed to drive at the moment - I surely will have an accident staring at my ring 
Some Iphone pics attached (I have zillions, I tried to stop at a few!). I’ll try to take some more snazzy ones, as I really don’t think they do it the justice it deserves.
(Oh and yes I will post my 9 stone shots soon too! It kind of got hijacked in the madness).
x
I didn’t think my long term partner and I were going to do that, but apparently being pregnant and all the joy that comes with that made my partner a little bit sentimental and he had some gorgeous wonderful things he wanted to say - and make it all official. Needless to say it was extremely cute, surprising, tear filled and terribly lovely. All the time I was researching a 9 stone, he was secretly planning a proposal.
So – all of a sudden I had to think about an engagement ring! Very exciting times indeed – on so many levels.
I was lucky enough that last year I had purchased a gorgeous 1.5ct ERD ACB cushion and had it set in the Gwen Split Shank from Eternity Diamonds. It was fine for a RHR and I was in love with the diamond. I had started thinking about resetting it earlier this year and (fortunately) had started a little bit of research. Originally I wanted to get a 3 stone, with 2 half moons for the cushion. However I found that process to be exhausting! I couldn’t find anything like that in Australia to try on and after 1 failed attempt to order some half moons from the US I gave up (they were too white for my stone and just didn’t look right).
So after getting engaged my whole thought process about using my stone shifted (I absolutely wanted to use that stone for my engagement ring). I decided to go for something I had considered last year – a modified version of the Tiffany Soleste. I didn’t want a double halo, I also wanted a plain shank. My search was well into overdrive when I saw a post here from a gorgeous lady who had a Victor Canera Anne Marie Split shank (sorry I can’t remember who it was – but you might, it was AMAZING). I was in love!
I contacted Mark at ERD and after a little bit of too-ing and fro-ing he created an AMAZING delicate custom piece for me.
My requirements included
1.8mm PLAIN shank – tapering to 1.4mm at the split
1 pointer melee (matching my G centre stone)
Halo to be angled at around 40 degrees
Rounded edges
Basket type gallery – with the basket curving outwards slightly (like a cup) rather than inwards (like the HW styles)
Slightly rectangular donut (similar to the Soleste).
The result it truly wonderful. It feels so delicate and this style has given my much loved stone a brand new life! It looks huge to me now and I don’t know how, but this style makes the diamond a little fireball. I ordered it a few weeks after our engagement and my partner collected it from Fedex when I was at work. We had a little ‘second proposal’ and he gave it to me at home over dinner. I was crying so hard from the sweet things he was saying that I actually couldn’t see the ring for about 45 seconds. When my eyes cleared I couldn’t help but start crying all over again (this time with a different kind of happiness). So thrilled to have this lovely man AND this gorgeous little creation – I almost felt like it was TOO nice (weird!
). I keep telling him I'm not allowed to drive at the moment - I surely will have an accident staring at my ring Some Iphone pics attached (I have zillions, I tried to stop at a few!). I’ll try to take some more snazzy ones, as I really don’t think they do it the justice it deserves.
(Oh and yes I will post my 9 stone shots soon too! It kind of got hijacked in the madness).
x
Yes it was your ring that I was in love with! I was a little worried that with my diamond being so small in comparism that it wouldn't look as good, however it turned out pretty lovely. Thanks for being an inspiration for me! The only split shank halo I had seen in the flesh was the Tiffany Soleste and that was a double halo (which was too much for me). So when I saw yours I knew it could be done!
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