bluelotus
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Feb 20, 2013
- Messages
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Hello all,
I have been meaning to create a SMTB topic since I got my ring back from Singlestone a couple of weeks ago. Thank you Singlestone for the superb work in custom cutting and setting the side stones!
Many of you will remember my other ring projects that led to finding this one. For those who don't, I started this odyssey last year after my mother passed away. . . I had wanted to create a ring in her memory and found a beautiful 2 ct european cut diamond (with the help and feedback of fellow ps-ers). My mother loved antique/vintage jewelry in addition to interesting tribal jewelry and so I wanted to honor her with a beautiful ring for myself. Most men don't wear diamond jewelry in part I think because well designed pieces seem less available for men (not to mention our collective notions about what is gender appropriate).
In any event, I had terrible luck with the fabricator of the memorial ring I had designed (with the help of ps-ers such as GregChang and Chrono). The ring was remade three times when I happened to find this ring. The stone was not exactly what I thought I had been looking for but once I saw it in person I knew I wanted to keep it in place of the one I had designed and that this ring would be worn in memory of my mother.
I have not had the diamond certified because I haven’t wanted to unset the stone. Circe has mentioned David Wolf in New York who might be able to generate some numbers on the stone itself without taking it out of the setting. . . I’ll post them once I am able to have him take a look. From what I can surmise, one could describe the stone as an early modern cut and from what I have read, its slightly open culet, thin girdle, and small star facets are all features that one often associates with earlier stones.
The ring was sold to me as a 2.17 ct H-I-J VS. The seller is the granddaughter of the gentleman who had the ring made for himself in the 1920s after a trip to England and Europe where he bought a number of diamonds for members of his family. The diamond was never removed from the setting but the caliber cut side stones were missing from the setting when I purchased it in August. It is not clear if the diamond was purchased in England or Belgium but the fact that it was purchased around the time that Tolkowsky published his work shows that these ideal type diamonds were available that early. It would be interesting to me to know the specs on the stone (crown angle/percentage, pavilion angle/percentage) and compare them to the diamonds put forth by Tolkowsky to generate his range of ideal specifications.
Here is a view without the side stones restored:
Here are some recent shots:
Thank you to everyone who has shared their knowledge and experiences on this site. I was able to negotiate the purchase of this ring privately and with confidence only because of the information that people have freely shared here!
I have been meaning to create a SMTB topic since I got my ring back from Singlestone a couple of weeks ago. Thank you Singlestone for the superb work in custom cutting and setting the side stones!
Many of you will remember my other ring projects that led to finding this one. For those who don't, I started this odyssey last year after my mother passed away. . . I had wanted to create a ring in her memory and found a beautiful 2 ct european cut diamond (with the help and feedback of fellow ps-ers). My mother loved antique/vintage jewelry in addition to interesting tribal jewelry and so I wanted to honor her with a beautiful ring for myself. Most men don't wear diamond jewelry in part I think because well designed pieces seem less available for men (not to mention our collective notions about what is gender appropriate).
In any event, I had terrible luck with the fabricator of the memorial ring I had designed (with the help of ps-ers such as GregChang and Chrono). The ring was remade three times when I happened to find this ring. The stone was not exactly what I thought I had been looking for but once I saw it in person I knew I wanted to keep it in place of the one I had designed and that this ring would be worn in memory of my mother.
I have not had the diamond certified because I haven’t wanted to unset the stone. Circe has mentioned David Wolf in New York who might be able to generate some numbers on the stone itself without taking it out of the setting. . . I’ll post them once I am able to have him take a look. From what I can surmise, one could describe the stone as an early modern cut and from what I have read, its slightly open culet, thin girdle, and small star facets are all features that one often associates with earlier stones.
The ring was sold to me as a 2.17 ct H-I-J VS. The seller is the granddaughter of the gentleman who had the ring made for himself in the 1920s after a trip to England and Europe where he bought a number of diamonds for members of his family. The diamond was never removed from the setting but the caliber cut side stones were missing from the setting when I purchased it in August. It is not clear if the diamond was purchased in England or Belgium but the fact that it was purchased around the time that Tolkowsky published his work shows that these ideal type diamonds were available that early. It would be interesting to me to know the specs on the stone (crown angle/percentage, pavilion angle/percentage) and compare them to the diamonds put forth by Tolkowsky to generate his range of ideal specifications.
Here is a view without the side stones restored:
Here are some recent shots:
Thank you to everyone who has shared their knowledge and experiences on this site. I was able to negotiate the purchase of this ring privately and with confidence only because of the information that people have freely shared here!
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