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My New GOG/Knox 3-Stone Fishtail Prong Ring!

P: 8/9/2007 6:32:15 PM
kathleenmv Cut Rock Total Posts: 396 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 8/24/2005	Wow, that's a lot of adjectives. Good thing I don't have to diagram that sentence. ;) Just got my ring today. I love it!! The center stone is a 1.23 I/SI1 H&A Tolkowsky from Good Old Gold. The side stones are each .41 I/SI ACA. The setting is a custom job from Knox Jewelers. GOG was AWESOME!! They answered my 50 million questions (give or take), and went above and beyond to find exactly what I wanted. They even recommended a slightly less expensive stone than what I was originally considering! They are the epitome of great, non-pushy, pro-consumer service. A heartfelt thank-you to Tim and Jonathan. :) Oh, and did I mention that the stone ROCKS?! It is drop-dead gorgeous. I couldn't be happier with it! The setting is inspired by Selkie's awesome Victory mounting, which I just loooooooove. (Selkie, are you out there??) I would've gotten the setting from Cross Jewelers, but I wanted a few tweaks and custom isn't really their bag. Knox did a GREAT job. Brian was very patient and helpful, and I think the setting is just wonderful. Very delicate yet substantial. The only thing that I'm not 1000% sold on is the size of the fishtail prongs. I wish they were bigger! I know that's sacrilege to want larger prongs, but I love the vintage-y feel of fishtails, and I really wanted the stones to have a cushiony outline. The prongs are perfect on the side stones, but almost too dainty on the center stone. Or am I being crazy? It's more than a little possible that I'm overanalyzing. ;) Anyway... a big ol' THANKS to everyone who's helped me in this quest. Your comments, insight and kindness are so greatly appreciated. Kathy
Posted: 8/9/2007 6:32:15 PM

There are 53 replies to this message. There are 30 replies on this page.

P: 8/9/2007 6:33:27 PM
kathleenmv Cut Rock Total Posts: 396 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 8/24/2005	More pictures... Kathy
Posted: 8/9/2007 6:33:27 PM

P: 8/9/2007 6:34:20 PM
kathleenmv Cut Rock Total Posts: 396 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 8/24/2005	More... Kathy
Posted: 8/9/2007 6:34:20 PM

P: 8/9/2007 6:35:54 PM
kathleenmv Cut Rock Total Posts: 396 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 8/24/2005	And I'm spent. Actually, I have a few more Knox-supplied photos, but I need to resize them. I know that I'm required by PS law to provide hand-shots, and I promise I will TRY. I'm the world's worst photographer. Kathy
Posted: 8/9/2007 6:35:54 PM

P: 8/9/2007 6:39:13 PM
Nicki Cut Rock Total Posts: 250 Last Post: 5/9/2008 Member Since: 6/21/2007	That's a GORGEOUS ring!!! I can't wait to see hand-shots!
Posted: 8/9/2007 6:39:13 PM

P: 8/9/2007 6:48:39 PM
poshpepper Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,932 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 6/22/2007	Its absolutely stunning!!!! That setting and stone combination is perfect!!! Congrats! __________________________________________________________ "You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly" ~ Sam Keen
Posted: 8/9/2007 6:48:39 PM

P: 8/9/2007 6:54:04 PM
Skippy123 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 19,828 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 11/24/2006	Wow, it is gorgeous! Okay I honestly think the center prongs are perfect; don't change a thing. I love it! Awesome Skippy "The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible" Rich Devos
Posted: 8/9/2007 6:54:04 PM

P: 8/9/2007 7:20:13 PM
anchor31 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,362 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 10/18/2005	Wow! I love it... Congratulations! ******** R & J 08-02-08 Expecting baby on 12-30-09
Posted: 8/9/2007 7:20:13 PM

P: 8/9/2007 7:25:24 PM
Catmom Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,756 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 4/6/2005	HOLY MOLEY, your ring is gorgeous!! I seriously can't wait to see more pics! Michelle *****************************So many sparklies.....So little time!
Posted: 8/9/2007 7:25:24 PM

P: 8/9/2007 7:32:59 PM
Stone Hunter Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,778 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 5/12/2006	Very very pretty. I can't wait to see it on your hand.
Posted: 8/9/2007 7:32:59 PM

P: 8/9/2007 7:37:01 PM
lizardofaz Cut Rock Total Posts: 107 Last Post: 2/25/2008 Member Since: 5/25/2007	That is a stunning ring! Wouldn't change a thing! Nobody can see the Great Oz! Not nobody - not nohow!
Posted: 8/9/2007 7:37:01 PM

P: 8/9/2007 7:39:52 PM
Tacori E-ring Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,101 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 8/15/2005	It is beautiful!!!
Posted: 8/9/2007 7:39:52 PM

P: 8/9/2007 8:01:06 PM
rainydaze Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,498 Last Post: 5/19/2009 Member Since: 5/1/2007	oh, it came out beautifully!!! truly spectacular!! i think the prongs look perfect, and i can't WAIT to see handshots!!! enjoy!!!! What you feel only matters to you. It is what you do to the people you say you love that is what matters. - from The Last Kiss
Posted: 8/9/2007 8:01:06 PM

P: 8/9/2007 8:04:32 PM
door knob solitaire Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,933 Last Post: 2/26/2008 Member Since: 6/27/2005	It is fabulous on its own...but you are right we want to see the real estate spread on your finger...HAND SHOTS! That design is really incredible. Looks like you all did a great job! Congrats! DKS
Posted: 8/9/2007 8:04:32 PM

P: 8/9/2007 10:06:33 PM
baby monster Ideal Rock Total Posts: 633 Last Post: 8/28/2008 Member Since: 7/2/2007	Wow, what a lovely setting and the stones are amazing! Ditto on all the requests for hand shots!
Posted: 8/9/2007 10:06:33 PM

P: 8/9/2007 10:15:51 PM
Rock Candy Ideal Rock Total Posts: 631 Last Post: 7/7/2009 Member Since: 9/14/2006	Awwww..... PERFECTION!!!! It's absolutely spectacular!!!
Posted: 8/9/2007 10:15:51 PM

P: 8/9/2007 10:18:22 PM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,859 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	it really turned out beautiful!! can't wait for the hand shots!!! ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 8/9/2007 10:18:22 PM

P: 8/9/2007 10:29:16 PM
monarch64 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 9,555 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 8/12/2005	Holy Cannoli! What a sparkler!!! I love the prongs the way they are, too, wouldn't change them at all. Congrats! "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." Henry David Thoreau
Posted: 8/9/2007 10:29:16 PM

P: 8/9/2007 10:58:13 PM
MC Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,848 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/8/2003	Gorgeous ring! It's so bright. . .and I love the setting. Be sure to post hand shots.
Posted: 8/9/2007 10:58:13 PM

P: 8/9/2007 11:02:45 PM
kathleenmv Cut Rock Total Posts: 396 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 8/24/2005	Aw, heck! Thanks Nicki, PoshPepper, Skippy, Anchor, CatMom, StoneHunter, lizardofaz, Tacori, rainydaze, DKS, baby monster, Rock Candy, Mrs S and Monarch!! My ring is blushing. :) Thanks for the kind words about the ring and the prong encouragement. I can't believe how crazy I can make myself over minutia. I still need to shrink the pictures (I'm supposed to be working now--whoops!) and I'll dig out our crapola digital camera for some handshots. Soon. DKS, I am pleased about the ring real estate! :) It's much better than I imagined it would be. The ring is a size six, and I'd say that most of the time, you can't even see the band. I'm still mesmerized by the diamonds. When Brian got the stones, he even commented on what a nice make they had, which made me feel great! :) Thanks again for all of the wonderful comments!! Kathy
Posted: 8/9/2007 11:02:45 PM

P: 8/9/2007 11:04:45 PM
old-fashioned girl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,621 Last Post: 10/31/2008 Member Since: 8/1/2005	It's gorgeous! As another lover of fishtail prongs, I think the ones on yours are perfect. I've seen the bigger ones, and although they're kind of neat, I think you might get tired of them; the ones you have look perfect to me.
Posted: 8/9/2007 11:04:45 PM

P: 8/9/2007 11:05:36 PM
kathleenmv Cut Rock Total Posts: 396 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 8/24/2005	Hi MC, Looks like we were posting at the same time. :) Thanks for the comments! It is bright. I opened the box in the car (mostly at stop lights!) and it just gleamed. Also pleased with the I color. It's very white. It was also interesting to compare with the J H&A I have. Wasn't sure I'd see a difference between the two, but I do, albeit a slight one. Kathy
Posted: 8/9/2007 11:05:36 PM

P: 8/9/2007 11:12:06 PM
kathleenmv Cut Rock Total Posts: 396 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 8/24/2005	Thanks, OFG! :) You have a ring with fishtail prongs, right? Or did I make that up? I seem to remember a post with you wearing a lovely one with baguette side stones. Thanks for the reassurance on the prongs. I did ask Knox for delicate then I was surprised when that's what I got. :-o I'm being ridiculous. You're right, though; if it's too over-the-top, I might grow tired of the look. Kathy
Posted: 8/9/2007 11:12:06 PM

P: 8/9/2007 11:30:36 PM
DMBsGirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,583 Last Post: 10/3/2009 Member Since: 9/29/2006	Stunning ring! Can not wait to see it on your hand!
Posted: 8/9/2007 11:30:36 PM

P: 8/9/2007 11:33:26 PM
mara54 Cut Rock Total Posts: 273 Last Post: 11/2/2008 Member Since: 1/19/2006	Wow, what a beautiful ring, the pictures are so clear, so sparkly...love it. Congratulations
Posted: 8/9/2007 11:33:26 PM

P: 8/9/2007 11:57:29 PM
sera Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,086 Last Post: 5/22/2008 Member Since: 6/28/2007	oooooooooooooo prettyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the prongs... gives it a lacy look when viewing from the top. Beautiful ring! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May you live all the days of your life. -Swift
Posted: 8/9/2007 11:57:29 PM

P: 8/10/2007 12:15:43 AM
Selkie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,620 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 1/11/2006	Date: 8/9/2007 6:32:15 PM Author:kathleenmv The setting is inspired by Selkie's awesome Victory mounting, which I just loooooooove. (Selkie, are you out there??) I would've gotten the setting from Cross Jewelers, but I wanted a few tweaks and custom isn't really their bag. Knox did a GREAT job. Brian was very patient and helpful, and I think the setting is just wonderful. Very delicate yet substantial. The only thing that I'm not 1000% sold on is the size of the fishtail prongs. I wish they were bigger! I know that's sacrilege to want larger prongs, but I love the vintage-y feel of fishtails, and I really wanted the stones to have a cushiony outline. The prongs are perfect on the side stones, but almost too dainty on the center stone. Or am I being crazy? It's more than a little possible that I'm overanalyzing. ;) Anyway... a big ol' THANKS to everyone who's helped me in this quest. Your comments, insight and kindness are so greatly appreciated. OH wow, really? I inspired your ring? That's so cool! I have a ring twin (well, they're fraternal, but still!) I saw your title just by chance on the forum page, and had to come check it out. I cannot even tell you how beautifully I think it turned out! I love the reverse taper on the shank, and the way you modified the baskets to show more of the stones. My setting is pretty enclosed, which is probably the only thing that sometimes bothers me. And I totally get what you are saying about the prongs. For me, they turn a very pretty three-stone ring into something completely unique. The proportions on the stones are perfect. So, did you send them pics of the victory ring, or did they have their own version? Cross actually gets the setting from Jabel, an old company in New Jersey. I'm wondering if Knox made a cast, or used die-struck components. I can't wait to see more pictures! *** Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Posted: 8/10/2007 12:15:43 AM

P: 8/10/2007 12:28:22 AM
Selkie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,620 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 1/11/2006	I just read your other thread from when you were deciding on side stones, and I think you did well going with the .41s rather than .25-.3. Mine are .25s which go well with my 1ct sapphire, which is about the size of a .75ct diamond, but would probably look a little small against your center. Also, I just realized that's pave and a surprise diamond in the center stone basket . *** Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Posted: 8/10/2007 12:28:22 AM

P: 8/10/2007 1:04:39 AM
kathleenmv Cut Rock Total Posts: 396 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 8/24/2005	DMBsGirl, Mara54, Sera and Selkie, Thanks for the sweet compliments!! Y'all are too much. :) Sera, you're right! The prongs do give the ring sort of a lacy feel. Very feminine, which I like. Selkie! Yes, it's your fraternal ring twin. Heeeeeeeee. That cracked me up! :) Your ring was definitely the inspiration, so much so that I sent Brian pictures of your actual ring along with photos from the Cross website and a couple of other similar looks that caught my eye. But, yes, YOUR ring is where it all started! Knox did some CADs for my approval then cast the ring and set the stones. Despite my hedging over the prongs, I really do like the way it turned out. (Though I still think yours is the gold standard!) Thanks for the feedback on the stone proportions. I agonized over that. I finally ended up using the little proportion thingie that Ana posted eons ago. That did the trick! :) Kathy
Posted: 8/10/2007 1:04:39 AM

P: 8/10/2007 8:57:33 AM
Ellen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 22,894 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/13/2006	putting on sunglasses Ah, now I can see, and, it's gorgimous!!! You really did good, congrats! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds." -Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880 "There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things.... The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."
Posted: 8/10/2007 8:57:33 AM

P: 8/10/2007 9:27:16 AM
katiedid Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,444 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 4/9/2007	That ring is absolutely GORGEOUS! The stones are amazingly white. I had to go back and read your first post again to see what color they were. LOVE it!
Posted: 8/10/2007 9:27:16 AM

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