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ACS Umba Sapphire is here!!! & A setting plan

P: 5/11/2009 12:08:15 AM
yingh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/14/2004	Remember the Umba sapphire from Barry's May drop? It arrived yesterday, and BB stone never disappoints! My confession - my desire for an Umba sapphire started after seeing Icekid's beautiful ring. This one is more on the lilac side, but I love it! First, a few shots in the shades, no flash.
Posted: 5/11/2009 12:08:15 AM

There are 56 replies to this message. There are 30 replies on this page.

P: 5/11/2009 12:09:25 AM
yingh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/14/2004	Indirect sunlight, cupped by hand.
Posted: 5/11/2009 12:09:25 AM

P: 5/11/2009 12:10:55 AM
yingh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/14/2004	I forgot the specs. Unheated Umba sapphire, 1.3ct, 6.3mm, BB cut.
Posted: 5/11/2009 12:10:55 AM

P: 5/11/2009 12:12:43 AM
yingh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/14/2004	I plan to set it in this LOGR ring. 14K rose gold halo, WG shanks, upgraded diamonds. Please tell me your thoughts on the setting, is it too much? Is RG competing with the sapphire?
Posted: 5/11/2009 12:12:43 AM

P: 5/11/2009 12:14:26 AM
yingh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/14/2004	More views of the setting. Under different lighting, it can appear a lot darker - typical sapphire behavior.
Posted: 5/11/2009 12:14:26 AM

P: 5/11/2009 12:14:52 AM
MakingTheGrade Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,461 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 3/2/2009	It's gorgeous!! I like the setting aesthetically, although it's a bit busy for me personally.
Posted: 5/11/2009 12:14:52 AM

P: 5/11/2009 12:16:16 AM
tourmaline_lover Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,532 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 9/20/2008
Posted: 5/11/2009 12:16:16 AM

P: 5/11/2009 12:22:01 AM
yingh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/14/2004	Sorry about the huge picture. Lost track of pixel sizes. I have a spinel from Dan that is quite similar in size and color so I put them side by side. The round one is the sapphire.
Posted: 5/11/2009 12:22:01 AM

P: 5/11/2009 12:23:02 AM
yingh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/14/2004	With the spinel again.
Posted: 5/11/2009 12:23:02 AM

P: 5/11/2009 12:26:38 AM
yingh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/14/2004	There is more liliac in the sapphire and the cut is deeper. Well, a sapphire is a sapphire.
Posted: 5/11/2009 12:26:38 AM

P: 5/11/2009 12:28:09 AM
yingh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/14/2004	I don't understand how this one turned out so pinkish but liked it anyway. That's it for now, thanks for looking. Tell me your thoughts on the setting, please!!!
Posted: 5/11/2009 12:28:09 AM

P: 5/11/2009 12:30:54 AM
tourmaline_lover Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,532 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 9/20/2008	I love it in that setting. Yummy!
Posted: 5/11/2009 12:30:54 AM

P: 5/11/2009 1:24:05 AM
Cind11 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,366 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 2/5/2004	That is such a pretty sapphire! I can't decide if I like the rose gold with it or not. I feel like it might detract from the color of the stone but I can't put my finger on exactly why.
Posted: 5/11/2009 1:24:05 AM

P: 5/11/2009 3:49:41 AM
ma re Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,703 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 8/10/2008	A lovely stone and an interesting idea for the setting! A bit out of the box, but I don't think it takes anything away from the stone. mr. ma re
Posted: 5/11/2009 3:49:41 AM

P: 5/11/2009 8:03:54 AM
babysteps Ideal Rock Total Posts: 597 Last Post: 8/18/2009 Member Since: 2/13/2008	Yingh, it is beautiful! I love the stone, and the style of the setting is gorgeous - for me color is very personal, I would probably like the stone set in all white gold more to emphasize that great sapphire color. But, I also think that it might be my monitor - the center halo looks much more golden than pink-y so I think that is impacting the look for me a little. It will make a beauty of a ring!
Posted: 5/11/2009 8:03:54 AM

P: 5/11/2009 8:09:51 AM
Chrono Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,318 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 4/22/2004	Thats an interesting colour Umba as I was expecting a grape purple. Its also very brilliant. Count me in as another who didnt expect to see it in a yellow metal halo. Nothing wrong with that, just different.
Posted: 5/11/2009 8:09:51 AM

P: 5/11/2009 8:24:05 AM
tourmaline_lover Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,532 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 9/20/2008	The setting looks definitely coppery (rose gold) on my monitor, and I really love it in there. It's going to be different, and unique.
Posted: 5/11/2009 8:24:05 AM

P: 5/11/2009 8:38:33 AM
cellentani Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,293 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 12/28/2008	Beautiful sapphire, yingh!! I actually like the rose gold halo, and think it enhances your stone. Yes, there would be more contrast with a white gold halo, but it would also make your sapphire look smaller. The rose gold provides visual interest, and adds depth.
Posted: 5/11/2009 8:38:33 AM

P: 5/11/2009 8:58:30 AM
Porridge Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,612 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/27/2008	What an amazing colour, and of course, a fabulous cut. Beautiful
Posted: 5/11/2009 8:58:30 AM

P: 5/11/2009 9:14:34 AM
MonkeyPie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,607 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 4/23/2008	I actually love the setting, though I think I would prefer it all in white gold - it would make the sapphire pop more. That isn't to say that it isn't pretty with the rose gold though!
Posted: 5/11/2009 9:14:34 AM

P: 5/11/2009 9:17:59 AM
cinnamon013 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,681 Last Post: 9/9/2009 Member Since: 4/15/2007	GREAT STONE! I like it in that setting!
Posted: 5/11/2009 9:17:59 AM

P: 5/11/2009 9:20:15 AM
geckodani Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,177 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 6/25/2008	What a lovely stone! I can't decide how I feel about the halo. One minute I love the color contrast, and the next I find it distracting. Hmmm. I'm no help at all, am I? Run turkey, RUN! (Little man in the avatar is my nephew.)
Posted: 5/11/2009 9:20:15 AM

P: 5/11/2009 10:01:03 AM
swimmer Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,947 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/9/2007	I just want to see that baby set and worn! Gorgeous. The RG is really different for that color sapph, but it looks so delicious you could set it in anything and in that setting, it will indeed stand out. Yeah, I'm not a very discriminating critic when it comes to a delicate setting and a gorgeously cut and colored stone. Far more importantly, do you love it?
Posted: 5/11/2009 10:01:03 AM

P: 5/11/2009 10:04:57 AM
stepcutnut Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,644 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 8/11/2008	The stone is gorgeous!!! I really like it in your RG/WG setting :)
Posted: 5/11/2009 10:04:57 AM

P: 5/11/2009 10:12:22 AM
MissDayna Cut Rock Total Posts: 138 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 4/14/2009	WOW! that sapphire is beautiful!! Dayna
Posted: 5/11/2009 10:12:22 AM

P: 5/11/2009 10:31:11 AM
cushioncutnut Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,414 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 2/22/2008	Gorgeous stone and I have to say I am quite surprised how much I like it in that setting with the contrast of rose gold. I think it is unique! Go for it!!
Posted: 5/11/2009 10:31:11 AM

P: 5/11/2009 10:37:30 AM
LaurenThePartier Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,176 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 3/2/2004	I think it looks lovely in that setting - love the pics of the sapphire with the spinel!!!! *********************************************** DFW PS GTG Planner Extraordinaire :)
Posted: 5/11/2009 10:37:30 AM

P: 5/11/2009 12:42:47 PM
GoodSoul Ideal Rock Total Posts: 539 Last Post: 11/3/2009 Member Since: 9/5/2008	Swoon Ah.. you got that beautiful Sapphire! It's just beautiful! Congratulations! Normally I would have said no but it looks surprisingly good. If I only have one blue stone, I would have gone all White/Plat but since you have so many other blue stones (the spinel and Aqua), I'll say go for this setting since it's unique and looks good too!!
Posted: 5/11/2009 12:42:47 PM

P: 5/11/2009 3:04:10 PM
Linda W Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,442 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 2/15/2006	It's a gorgeous sapphire, so sparkly. I love it and I do love the setting too. ******************************** "Life is what happens to you, while you are busy making other plans". John Lennon
Posted: 5/11/2009 3:04:10 PM

P: 5/11/2009 3:38:11 PM
poshpepper Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,932 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 6/22/2007	Beautiful sapphire!!!! I really like it in that setting, very interesting combination of colors __________________________________________________________ "You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly" ~ Sam Keen
Posted: 5/11/2009 3:38:11 PM

P: 5/11/2009 3:41:34 PM
TravelingGal Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,322 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 12/29/2004	I go from liking it to not to liking it. I think it could grow on me. _______________________ Travel quote of the week: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain
Posted: 5/11/2009 3:41:34 PM

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