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How would you set a 2ct sapphire?

P: 8/4/2006 11:15:30 AM
treysar Ideal Rock Total Posts: 935 Last Post: 4/29/2009 Member Since: 6/5/2004	Rumor has it I may be getting a 1.5-2 ct sapphire as a combo 1 year anniversary, 5 years sober and 31st birthday present sometime before the year is out... Feel free to include pics of your ideas on how to set this baby!! Thanks - ps, setting it may take another year or so, lol, but it's always fun to plan ahead! PPS - i'm thinking cushion or oval, and no halo, my e-ring is a halo. Thanks all! *2 one way tickets and a diamond ring, hell it don't matter what the rain might bring...*
Posted: 8/4/2006 11:15:30 AM

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P: 8/4/2006 11:16:07 AM
treysar Ideal Rock Total Posts: 935 Last Post: 4/29/2009 Member Since: 6/5/2004	oops. *2 one way tickets and a diamond ring, hell it don't matter what the rain might bring...*
Posted: 8/4/2006 11:16:07 AM

P: 8/4/2006 2:48:21 PM
wifey2b Ideal Rock Total Posts: 767 Last Post: 9/24/2009 Member Since: 8/3/2006	Just my 2c worth...I would have it bezelled in platinum, and if affordable, have a wee diamond bezelled just above it...simple but elegant in my idea. Just my idea...i might be able to come up with something else later...giggle Wifey2b Wifey2b :} I get to wear strmrdr's insanias :}
Posted: 8/4/2006 2:48:21 PM

P: 8/4/2006 2:56:18 PM
Madam Bijoux Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,053 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 7/15/2005	Hi! If it's a cushion or oval, it would look dramatic in platinum with half-moon or trapezoid diamonds as side stones. (I love 3-stone rings!). If it's a blue sapphire, you could use pink sapphires as your side stones. If it's a pink sapphire, you could use just about any other color sapphire for side stones. "I never met a diamond I didn't like." No jewel is as beautiful as a cat's eyes. Madam Bijoux (Gabrielle)
Posted: 8/4/2006 2:56:18 PM

P: 8/4/2006 3:09:44 PM
Kismet Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,444 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 5/6/2005	Well, since we weren't given a budget, I'd go with the Daniel K split crown. http://com.pricescope.com/photos/pearlmans_jewelers/images/1096/original.aspx _____________________________________________________ Kismet's rings
Posted: 8/4/2006 3:09:44 PM

P: 8/4/2006 3:13:00 PM
*DeeJay** Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,491 Last Post: 9/23/2009 Member Since: 3/26/2006	I love three stone rings too! For me, there's nothing more perfect than the diamond-sapphire-diamond combo. Here's a pic of mine, which used to be more oval until it had to be recut due to a badly chipped girdle (can you say "Dee Jay is HARD on her jewelry" LOL!).
Posted: 8/4/2006 3:13:00 PM

P: 8/4/2006 3:17:51 PM
Kay Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,453 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/20/2003	Platinum or white gold split shank with pave on the shank.
Posted: 8/4/2006 3:17:51 PM

P: 8/4/2006 3:18:40 PM
diamondfan Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,997 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 6/17/2005	I love it in a paved halo, with minimal metal showing, or the three stone above...GORGEOUS. **************************** "There is no such thing as fun for the whole family-there are no massage parlors with ice cream and free jewelry" Jerry Seinfeld
Posted: 8/4/2006 3:18:40 PM

P: 8/4/2006 3:35:10 PM
Kaleigh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 25,912 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 11/18/2004	I love oval side stones for a cushion or an oval sapphire. Also love the idea of half moons as MB mentioned. That's something you don't see very often and is a pretty look. ____________________________ Piece of cake and a candle. ng gift
Posted: 8/4/2006 3:35:10 PM

P: 8/4/2006 4:01:02 PM
SanDiegoLady Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,229 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/6/2005	Date: 8/4/2006 3:13:00 PM Author: Dee*Jay I love three stone rings too! For me, there's nothing more perfect than the diamond-sapphire-diamond combo. Here's a pic of mine, which used to be more oval until it had to be recut due to a badly chipped girdle (can you say 'Dee Jay is HARD on her jewelry' LOL!). I AGREEE!!
Posted: 8/4/2006 4:01:02 PM

P: 8/4/2006 11:08:35 PM
Tacori E-ring Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,099 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 8/15/2005	Congratulations on your upcoming birthday, first sucessful year of marriage, and most importantly 5 years of being sober. That is SO awesome! I hope you feel very proud. Anyways, I hope you are talking about a blue sapphire b/c I agree that blue sapphires and diamonds are so yummy together and worthy of such important life/love milestones! I do love halo gemstones but understand that you want something different. Depending on budget, diamond pears would make lovely sidestones. If you wanted to spend less, pave shank. I am really into the PR channel set with a little milgrain thrown in for fun (kind of like my wedding band but add a beautiful cushion/oval sapphire. That would look so beautiful. If you aren't looking for a RHR you should reconsider a halo (like matatora's beautiful necklace) maybe if it is an oval, set it East to West and add a double or triple chain. There are endless ideas really. What a fun project!!!
Posted: 8/4/2006 11:08:35 PM

P: 8/18/2006 11:29:52 AM
treysar Ideal Rock Total Posts: 935 Last Post: 4/29/2009 Member Since: 6/5/2004	bump DeeJay - what size is that stone? That is gorgeous! If I have my druthers I will eventually get diamond sides for the sapphire - but that will take a long long while. I am thinking of switching to a 2ct round.. I can not make up my mnd of what shape I want. but a round in an antique setting would be nice. anyone else have hand pics of sapphires, any color, about 1.5-2 cts? Just so i can get an idea of what it would look like on my hand. Thanks! *2 one way tickets and a diamond ring, hell it don't matter what the rain might bring...*
Posted: 8/18/2006 11:29:52 AM

P: 8/18/2006 12:03:28 PM
decodelighted Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,625 Last Post: 11/16/2009 Member Since: 7/27/2005	Pokey Special, Pokey Special, Pokey Special ... I think his Tsvorite was just over 2 carats?? ETA: And I vote for Cushion-shape or Cut-cornered Square... since your e-ring is round!
Posted: 8/18/2006 12:03:28 PM

P: 8/18/2006 12:26:24 PM
MINE!! Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,287 Last Post: 1/22/2007 Member Since: 2/25/2005	How about something similiar to how Pokey's tzavorite is set?
Posted: 8/18/2006 12:26:24 PM

P: 8/18/2006 12:54:55 PM
*DeeJay** Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,491 Last Post: 9/23/2009 Member Since: 3/26/2006	Date: 8/18/2006 11:29:52 AM Author: treysar bump DeeJay - what size is that stone? That is gorgeous! If I have my druthers I will eventually get diamond sides for the sapphire - but that will take a long long while. Treysar - This stone is actually a little bigger than what you're looking at (the sapphire is a 4.01 ct--it was a 4.18 before it had to be recut due to a couple of chips --and the side diamond are .70 ct each) but doing something proportional with a slightly smaller stone would still be gorgeous! (If you do go the side stone route don't forget that sapphires are about 30% denser than diamonds so a 4 ct sapphire would be about the side of a 3 ct diamond. At first I picked side stones that were too big for the ratio I was going for becuase I was thinking of them all in terms of diamond sizes.) I do love that Pokey Special though -- Yum Yum!
Posted: 8/18/2006 12:54:55 PM

P: 8/18/2006 1:26:21 PM
treysar Ideal Rock Total Posts: 935 Last Post: 4/29/2009 Member Since: 6/5/2004	Wow - 4 cts! It is such a beauty!! I wonder, is there a generic chart somewher that says how big a 2ct sapphire would be in mm? I guess there are to many variables for something like that. Kismet, that split crown is to die for... *2 one way tickets and a diamond ring, hell it don't matter what the rain might bring...*
Posted: 8/18/2006 1:26:21 PM

P: 8/18/2006 2:12:31 PM
*DeeJay** Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,491 Last Post: 9/23/2009 Member Since: 3/26/2006	I've never seen a chart like that (as you mention, too many variable since there are no "ideal proportions") so the way I think of it is just by using the 30% figure. That's obviously not an exact science by any means but at least it gives me some idea.
Posted: 8/18/2006 2:12:31 PM

P: 8/20/2006 7:25:06 AM
treysar Ideal Rock Total Posts: 935 Last Post: 4/29/2009 Member Since: 6/5/2004	Well, I saw exactly how I want toset my sapphire - with very tiny trapezoid diamonds - the thingi s, traps are really expensive!!! So I may wait awhile... I'll keep you guys posted! *2 one way tickets and a diamond ring, hell it don't matter what the rain might bring...*
Posted: 8/20/2006 7:25:06 AM

P: 8/20/2006 11:03:24 AM
*DeeJay** Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,491 Last Post: 9/23/2009 Member Since: 3/26/2006	Do you have a pic? I'd love to see the setting you're thinking of.
Posted: 8/20/2006 11:03:24 AM

P: 8/20/2006 11:44:28 AM
ladykemma Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,194 Last Post: 6/16/2007 Member Since: 1/2/2006	congraulations on the sobriety. i would get a princess diana setting, but that's me. i, too, have been sober since nov 12, 1991.
Posted: 8/20/2006 11:44:28 AM

P: 8/21/2006 1:52:07 PM
treysar Ideal Rock Total Posts: 935 Last Post: 4/29/2009 Member Since: 6/5/2004	Lady Kemma - thanks for sharing - that's great to hear! I swear, it is never EASY, but sometimes it does get easier. *2 one way tickets and a diamond ring, hell it don't matter what the rain might bring...*
Posted: 8/21/2006 1:52:07 PM

P: 8/21/2006 7:22:59 PM
flopkins Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,025 Last Post: 1/20/2009 Member Since: 11/15/2004	treysar - you didnt say what color saph so I will post my fav, w/a pink stone, I think I saved it from the harry winston website. Have no idea what the specs are, or even if it's a sapphire at all, maybe it was a pink diamond!! But I like the side stones.
Posted: 8/21/2006 7:22:59 PM

P: 8/21/2006 7:24:58 PM
flopkins Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,025 Last Post: 1/20/2009 Member Since: 11/15/2004	this is my other all time fav. I think it's a vintage tiffany's... forget who owns this??? Oh, and it's a tanzanite. But I love emerald cuts! even though this one seems like it has a big window... I just love the color and setting. ETA: Oops!! Just realized you said you already found the setting you wanted! oh well, more pretty bling to admire...
Posted: 8/21/2006 7:24:58 PM

P: 8/21/2006 7:31:54 PM
movie zombie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,216 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/20/2005	love it, flopkins! i think its hard to avoid a window with an emerald cut. that setting would be lovely with pretty much any color stone! movie zombie "I don't feel enjoyment watching films that evoke passivity. If you need that kind of comfort, I don't understand why you wouldn't go to a spa." Chan-wook Park
Posted: 8/21/2006 7:31:54 PM

P: 8/21/2006 8:44:50 PM
treysar Ideal Rock Total Posts: 935 Last Post: 4/29/2009 Member Since: 6/5/2004	Hey FLopkins, that's almost like what I'm talking about - see how tiny the baguettes are? I want a big stone, small traps setting. I'll try to photoshop one... It will be a blue sapphire. *2 one way tickets and a diamond ring, hell it don't matter what the rain might bring...*
Posted: 8/21/2006 8:44:50 PM

P: 8/22/2006 12:26:19 AM
flopkins Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,025 Last Post: 1/20/2009 Member Since: 11/15/2004	treysar - it sounds lovely!!! will it be a round stone then? movie zombie - perhaps, I don't know that much about it, I just know I LOVE emerald cuts!!! I think that it might depend on the type of stone too....
Posted: 8/22/2006 12:26:19 AM

P: 8/22/2006 11:06:17 AM
treysar Ideal Rock Total Posts: 935 Last Post: 4/29/2009 Member Since: 6/5/2004	a 2 ct square cushion is what I have decided on. I will keep you guys posted on my find :) Thanks for all of your suggestions and feel free to psot more pics if ya have 'em! *2 one way tickets and a diamond ring, hell it don't matter what the rain might bring...*
Posted: 8/22/2006 11:06:17 AM

P: 8/28/2006 11:07:01 PM
treysar Ideal Rock Total Posts: 935 Last Post: 4/29/2009 Member Since: 6/5/2004	Here's what I'm looking for, but with smaller traps.. *2 one way tickets and a diamond ring, hell it don't matter what the rain might bring...*
Posted: 8/28/2006 11:07:01 PM

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