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Breakfast at Pearlmans - pics included

P: 12/30/2005 9:32:23 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	After several months of anticipation I was finally able to go and spend a couple of hours at Pearlmans. My sister-in-law and I were able to get away from family Holiday festivities and head to Battle Creek for a few hours. We arrived just after opening and were greeted with a big hello from Bill and his wife. I also got to meet his son the master chef who going to owe us a real breakfast next time we come. I had met Bill once before but for only a few minutes as we were passing through town. We were honestly there about 2 hours. Bill's showroom is just amazing. He gave us a tour and explained the long history of the store. For all you J stone owners out there, I must admit to always wondering how "white" a well cut J really was. Bill showed us a pair of J AGS000 studs (pic to follow) that were Gorgeous and are next on my wish list. We then looked at some other earrings from other desingers and I found a few other sets to add to my list too. Then we hit his bridal display. My sister in law used to work for a jeweler and was in shock at the sheer number of settings he has. Seriously, anyone within a couple of hours drive should really make the trip. His selection is unbeatable and there is absolutely NO pressure. Bill pulled out ring after ring for me to try on. Many of you know i have been all over the map in chosing a setting for my upgrade. original thread here. So, I have taken some pics of my favorites and you guys can weigh in on what you think. My SIL and Bill's wife shared their opionions too. also, we just bought a new camera and i'm still leaning how to work it so I apologize for any blurry pics ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:32:23 AM

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P: 12/30/2005 9:33:38 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	Here are the J studs I was talking about ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:33:38 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:35:24 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	Cathy Carmendy dangle earrings ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:35:24 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:37:15 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	Michael B Riveria...This one had a 2 1/2 carat center.. ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:37:15 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:38:18 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	sideview of the Michael B ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:38:18 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:39:50 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	Here's a picture of the Daniel K uternity band - 5 or 7 pointers, i can't remember.. ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:39:50 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:41:52 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	Ok, so recently I've been leaning towards a Mark Morrell solitare about 3mm wide with an eternity band made up of 10 pointers. Here's an idea of how it would look on me.. ETA: wanted to make sure ya'll know the solitaire is not a MM, it just the same width as the MM i'd want... ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:41:52 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:42:38 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	one more.. ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:42:38 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:43:15 AM
pebbles Ideal Rock Total Posts: 953 Last Post: 6/9/2006 Member Since: 10/8/2005	Stop MrsSalvo -- you're killing me! I would love to visit Pearlman's! Please please let us know what other settings you are looking at! Is that the Michael B setting that is like $10K? WOW! Let me wipe the drool off the keyboard now...
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:43:15 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:45:04 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	hehe pebbles, yep the michael b is a lot of $$ but was absolutley perfect..it's next on Mrs. Pearlmans wishlist ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:45:04 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:46:19 AM
moremoremore Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,825 Last Post: 2/9/2009 Member Since: 3/15/2004	UMMMM, OMG. I want breakfast too!!! Those are beautiful pieces!!! And speaking of the upgrade......status report please!!! ______________________________ Stewart says: I'm good enough. I'm smart enough. And doggon'it, people like me.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:46:19 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:47:30 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	Ok, in my other thread I was really leaning toward the Daniel K split crown. The cushion in 1.5 carats ex/ex and the setting is just unbelievable. I am soooo picky when it comes to the tiny details i.e uneven prongs and the daniel k rings are PERFECT. you have to use a loupe to even see the prongs.. ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:47:30 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:48:04 AM
prv Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,231 Last Post: 10/24/2006 Member Since: 10/6/2005	Wow I am drooollllllling I want it all!!
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:48:04 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:48:11 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	2 ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:48:11 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:48:58 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	next view ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:48:58 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:49:09 AM
ame Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,452 Last Post: 2/7/2006 Member Since: 7/7/2004	Date: 12/30/2005 9:38:18 AM Author: mrssalvo sideview of the Michael B That thing is insane.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:49:09 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:49:43 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	side view- ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:49:43 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:50:30 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	last one ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:50:30 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:52:37 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	So, what do you all think??? The classic solitaire or the Daniel K cushion?? ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:52:37 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:53:21 AM
pebbles Ideal Rock Total Posts: 953 Last Post: 6/9/2006 Member Since: 10/8/2005	Oh! That Daniel K set is awesome too! For me personally, (like this would ever happen in my lifetime!) I like the MM solitaire paired with the eternity band a little bit more than the Daniel K set (blasphemy, I know!) Your fingers are so tiny that both sets look absolutely gorgeous on you! Which do YOU prefer? ETA: I posted my preference as you were putting up more pics of the Daniel K set. That's a really tough choice. Me personally, I would want an ideal cut round instead of a cushion....could an round be put in the Daniel K setting? I think that is why I was leaning toward the MM/eternity set. An rb in the Daniel K setting to me would be the best of both!
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:53:21 AM

P: 12/30/2005 9:54:12 AM
Lorelei Ideal Rock Total Posts: 34,174 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 4/30/2005	mrssalvo you are killing me too! How fun and what some FANTASTIC pieces you have to choose from! Love that cushion Nothing is more sacred as the bond between horse and rider...no other creature can ever become so emotionally close to a human as a horse. When a horse dies, the memory lives on because an enormous part of his owner's heart, soul, very existence dies also...but that can never be laid to rest, it is not meant to be... - Stephanie M Thorn
Posted: 12/30/2005 9:54:12 AM

P: 12/30/2005 10:00:00 AM
Matatora Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,230 Last Post: 7/26/2006 Member Since: 3/6/2005	Oh I dont know, I like the Daniel K, but the RB solitaire with eternity band is so classic and stunning. What a delightful quandary to have! -Matatora Courage is the price that life extracts for granting peace Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor.
Posted: 12/30/2005 10:00:00 AM

P: 12/30/2005 10:03:35 AM
Dee Jay Cut Rock Total Posts: 240 Last Post: 3/7/2006 Member Since: 12/19/2005	Holy cow--what an incredible selection just from the website, so I can't even imagine how much fun the real store must have been! There is an Eli setting on Pearlman's site with an oval set east/west that makes me want to get in the car right now and drive to Battle Creek!!! It would only be about 3-1/2 hours in good traffic; I could be up and back before my husband even expected me home from work. He'd never even know (except for that large chunk of $ missing out of our checking account... )
Posted: 12/30/2005 10:03:35 AM

P: 12/30/2005 10:20:52 AM
moremoremore Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,825 Last Post: 2/9/2009 Member Since: 3/15/2004	My head and hands literally fell crashing to my desk. Literally. Literally. I'm I'm I'm I'm just a little woozy right now. That is to DIE for. ______________________________ Stewart says: I'm good enough. I'm smart enough. And doggon'it, people like me.
Posted: 12/30/2005 10:20:52 AM

P: 12/30/2005 10:25:53 AM
allycat0303 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,928 Last Post: 11/15/2009 Member Since: 11/19/2004	I would go for the Daniel K. But I doubt you can go wrong with either of your choices. I suppose it all depends on what you like better. The Daniel K is a unique (uncommon setting) while the solitaire is a timeless classic. It looks like you had too much fun. Your fingers look tiny in the Daniel K eternity band by the way. I find the styles TOTALLY different, so it all depends on what suits your lifestyle/ tastes better
Posted: 12/30/2005 10:25:53 AM

P: 12/30/2005 10:26:50 AM
luthergirl Rough Rock Total Posts: 90 Last Post: 4/23/2009 Member Since: 3/11/2005	That is such a tough choice! Mark Morell does such beautiful work (from the pics I've seen on his website) and that look is really classic. I also love the idea of the Daniel K with a round stone, it does have that "wow" factor to it. I guess it just depends on which one really made you more excited, and which one you think you'll love forever (or until the next upgrade) :) Thanks for the pics! I love Pearlman's website...I would love to go sometime, but it is a bit of a trip from Minnesota!
Posted: 12/30/2005 10:26:50 AM

P: 12/30/2005 10:37:58 AM
Shay37 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,343 Last Post: 8/30/2008 Member Since: 3/2/2004	You know how I love an ideal RB. I have to say, however, I love that Daniel K cushion on your hand. It seems as if it belongs there. Just my .02. shay ______________________________My therapist loves me. His name is Brian the Cutter.
Posted: 12/30/2005 10:37:58 AM

P: 12/30/2005 10:38:31 AM
JDgirl Cut Rock Total Posts: 396 Last Post: 6/26/2006 Member Since: 10/30/2005	I really thought I was going to vote for the Daniel K, but I really prefer the MM on your hand! You have such tiny fingers, the Daniel K looks like too much for them IMO. But the eternity band with the MM...Yum!
Posted: 12/30/2005 10:38:31 AM

P: 12/30/2005 11:53:24 AM
portoar Ideal Rock Total Posts: 562 Last Post: 2/14/2007 Member Since: 10/16/2005	What are the specs on those J studs you posted? Carat size? clarity? They look pretty! And I vote for the MM setting. Very classy and elegant on your pretty hand . . .
Posted: 12/30/2005 11:53:24 AM

P: 12/30/2005 12:08:29 PM
ecf8503 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,008 Last Post: 11/13/2009 Member Since: 2/14/2005	Wow Mrssalvo! Glad you had a nice visit - it is an incredible place isn't it? I tried on that Daniel K as well when I was there, and it is stunning, although like you I'm not sure it's "me" (and I know it's not my pocketbook!). I am planning on making a trip out there next week myself... SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO looking forward to it!
Posted: 12/30/2005 12:08:29 PM

P: 12/30/2005 12:28:29 PM
Kerbear560 Cut Rock Total Posts: 439 Last Post: 3/20/2009 Member Since: 5/29/2004	I vote for the MM! The Daniel K is pretty, but a solitaire is such a timeless classic (especially a MM, but I guess I'm biased). Although, if you prefer the Daniel K and don't think you will tire of that look, then I say go for it!
Posted: 12/30/2005 12:28:29 PM

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