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James Meyer settings for my color change sapphire?

P: 4/18/2009 2:40:31 PM
mousey Cut Rock Total Posts: 181 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/9/2009	Hi All A couple of weeks ago, my boyfriends bought this sapphire for me from wildfishgems http://www.wildfishgems.com/inc/sdetail/5598 We both love it!!!! We tried to take photos, and it did nt really work (we are incredibly useless at anything remotely techy). It s beautiful, especially in the sunlight, and the color change is wonderful. So on to my question. I was thinking about settings when I came across the below two after seeing butterbean and coatimundi's settings. I love them. I am guessing they are WAY outside budget, so this might be me just wishful thinking.... But my question is, will my sapphire suffer from being bezeled? Will it lose its 'life', the way it sparkles, etc? Also, I am scared that the setting will be too high, does the height of the setting mean I am more likely to damage it? It will be an engagement ring, so I would like to give it a lot of wear. What do you all think? Thanks you all http://www.jamesmeyerjewelry.com/pieces/1345.htm http://www.jamesmeyerjewelry.com/pieces/1278.htm
Posted: 4/18/2009 2:40:31 PM

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P: 4/18/2009 2:50:54 PM
Linda W Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,443 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/15/2006	Hi Mousey Your sapphire looks beautiful and I love the color of it. I looked again at both settings. I am sure both prices, included the diamonds. The actual cost of the settings, with your sapphire may not be too bad after all. Personally for me, I would not bezel set a sapphire. Again, that is me. I feel the light needs to hit the sapphire from all angles to really let it shine. It will appear quite a bit darker if bezzled, but that is just my thought. I am sure others will chime in with their thoughts. ******************************** "Life is what happens to you, while you are busy making other plans". John Lennon
Posted: 4/18/2009 2:50:54 PM

P: 4/18/2009 2:55:30 PM
mousey Cut Rock Total Posts: 181 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/9/2009	Thanks Linda W- thats what I was scared of.... But I love the settings. Hmmmmmmm!
Posted: 4/18/2009 2:55:30 PM

P: 4/18/2009 3:00:55 PM
MakingTheGrade Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,480 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 3/2/2009	Date: 4/18/2009 2:40:31 PM Author:mousey Hi All A couple of weeks ago, my boyfriends bought this sapphire for me from wildfishgems Hehe, boyfriends? Plural? Lucky gal? James Meyer does lovely work! I might also suggest something like Sally's Pill box setting, it's bezel, but it lets in some light, and she's happy to do custom work if you have a design in mind. She's lovely to work with :) She's also very reasonable with her pricing if you find that James Meyer might be out of budget, her work is also entirely hand done. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22669935
Posted: 4/18/2009 3:00:55 PM

P: 4/18/2009 3:03:57 PM
mousey Cut Rock Total Posts: 181 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/9/2009	Sorry typo- def only one boyfriend: one is enough! Thanks for the tip- Do you think that the James Meyer setting doesn't let in as much light as the pill box setting?
Posted: 4/18/2009 3:03:57 PM

P: 4/18/2009 3:05:24 PM
MakingTheGrade Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,480 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 3/2/2009	Date: 4/18/2009 3:03:57 PM Author: mousey Sorry typo- def only one boyfriend: one is enough! Thanks for the tip- Do you think that the James Meyer setting doesn't let in as much light as the pill box setting? I've never seen a James Meyer in person, couldn't really say. Maybe AJ or Coati could chime in :) I just love that all that detailing is done by hand. I think Mochi and Loriken have ordered the pillbox from here recently over in the Jewelry "things on etsy" thread, don't know if they've received them yet. Maybe they can chime in about how much more light it lets in compared to the traditional bezel.
Posted: 4/18/2009 3:05:24 PM

P: 4/18/2009 3:37:59 PM
Linda W Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,443 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/15/2006	mousey another thought. Maybe Jim could just do a really thin bezel, so the light would still hit the sapphire. I know I have considered him too on redoing my pad sapphire. I love his settings. ******************************** "Life is what happens to you, while you are busy making other plans". John Lennon
Posted: 4/18/2009 3:37:59 PM

P: 4/18/2009 3:42:23 PM
mousey Cut Rock Total Posts: 181 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/9/2009	Thanks again Linda W. What would a really thin Bezel look like? This is prob a stupid question, but would it be thin around the edge of the stone????
Posted: 4/18/2009 3:42:23 PM

P: 4/18/2009 5:23:52 PM
marcyc Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,831 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/27/2007	Pretty stone. Maybe a partial bezel setting would work. Sparkle On My Friends!
Posted: 4/18/2009 5:23:52 PM

P: 4/18/2009 5:32:54 PM
LovingDiamonds Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,699 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 6/29/2008	I'm so pleased you love your sapphire. I remember your original thread when you were searching. I too would steer clear of a bezel setting. I have a number of cc sapphires and they're all prong set. I think the light and how it plays around the stone is critical to a colour change stone. Even the Sally pillbox setting (although having filigree work on the side of the head) won't let enough light in I wouldn't think. How about speaking with James Meyer and seeing if he can adapt one of the gorgeous settings you've picked so that your stone will be prong set? Don't forget, it will look different anyway because it's an oval stone but keeping that gorgeous shoulder shank work will be lovely.
Posted: 4/18/2009 5:32:54 PM

P: 4/18/2009 6:10:07 PM
mousey Cut Rock Total Posts: 181 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/9/2009	Thanks as always LovingDiamonds. Thats a great idea! It would be so super if he would consider doing that, but all his rings seem to be bezels. I guess it can't hurt to ask?!? I think I will email him now and ask.
Posted: 4/18/2009 6:10:07 PM

P: 4/18/2009 10:21:52 PM
Cind11 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,369 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/5/2004	Hi Mousey, I recently had James Meyer make me setting 1345 for my blue sapphire. I was quite concerned that it would darken the stone, but I don't think it has had that effect at all. I got my stone through Wink Jones and it was cut by Richard Homer. Wink told me he didn't think the stone would darken being bezeled because it is so well cut, so maybe that is why. Of course, I don't know about the color change effect you speak of. Anyway, do a search and you can see my ring. (I think it was My James Meyer Sapphire ring)
Posted: 4/18/2009 10:21:52 PM

P: 4/18/2009 10:31:32 PM
arjunajane Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,787 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 1/18/2008	Hello, my JM 1345 doesn't darken the stone at all. Because the actual bezel part is soo delicate, still 95% of the stone is facing light - mine simply travels around the girdle of the gem, with maybe not even a mm added on - does that make sense? And the profile is left so open. I feel it gets alot of light, mine is just as bright and colourful as when it was loose. However, I don't know much about CC sapphs, so I can't comment on that aspect I'm sorry.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "And let today embrace the past with remembrance and the future with longing." Kahlil Gibran
Posted: 4/18/2009 10:31:32 PM

P: 4/18/2009 11:28:04 PM
LtlFirecracker Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,020 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/29/2008	Your stone is lovely. I think a thin bezel with an open bottom should be fine, but I can't speak for the color change effect.
Posted: 4/18/2009 11:28:04 PM

P: 4/18/2009 11:29:41 PM
Chrono Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,338 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 4/22/2004	I see that the bezel is very thin and the sides and bottom are very open, which should allow very good colour change.
Posted: 4/18/2009 11:29:41 PM

P: 4/19/2009 3:26:37 AM
Brown.Eyed.Girl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,768 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 6/4/2008	Ooh well you know from my thread that I love these two settings too! I would hesitate about bezeling a sapphire as well, although it seems like Jim's bezels are thin so it might be way more workable than any other bezel type settings. You should definitely e-mail him and see what he thinks. If Jim thinks it'll be ok, then I say go for it! **********************
Posted: 4/19/2009 3:26:37 AM

P: 4/19/2009 6:09:32 AM
mousey Cut Rock Total Posts: 181 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/9/2009	Thanks again everyone. Lots to think about....
Posted: 4/19/2009 6:09:32 AM

P: 4/19/2009 6:10:25 AM
mousey Cut Rock Total Posts: 181 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/9/2009	ps Cind11, your ring is beautiful!!!!
Posted: 4/19/2009 6:10:25 AM

P: 4/19/2009 8:21:26 AM
hoofbeats95 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 891 Last Post: 10/8/2009 Member Since: 11/23/2008	Can someone share the cost of those settings without the main diamond? I like 1345 and would consider looking for a stone if I knew I could afford the setting! How would a concave stone look in there?
Posted: 4/19/2009 8:21:26 AM

P: 4/19/2009 9:26:14 AM
katiedid Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,444 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 4/9/2007	I'd love to know the approx. cost of the 1345 setting (with no diamond) as well. He can do it in WG correct?
Posted: 4/19/2009 9:26:14 AM

P: 4/19/2009 12:18:31 PM
ma re Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,706 Last Post: 11/25/2009 Member Since: 8/10/2008	Date: 4/19/2009 8:21:26 AM Author: hoofbeats95 Can someone share the cost of those settings without the main diamond? I like 1345 and would consider looking for a stone if I knew I could afford the setting! How would a concave stone look in there? Smashing IMO! mr. ma re
Posted: 4/19/2009 12:18:31 PM

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