blingbunny10
Brilliant_Rock
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2010
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First, thanks to everyone for sharing their projects and vendor reviews! I've always found them to be among the most helpful threads here, and I hope sharing the details of my little project might help future posters. 
Stone:
I picked up this sapphire a few sales ago from Master Cut. As always, Dana was a pleasure to correspond and work with! The stone is 5.8mm, Ceylon in origin, and a bit shifty. I wasn't able to accurately portray the lovely periwinkle color that the stone exhibits in indirect light. I do hope to own one of those velvety, glowy darker blue sapphires someday, but for now I'm certainly loving the lighter color of this stone paired with the delicate, feminine vintage-inspired setting.
Setting:
This was my first time working with DiamondZone and was pleased with Ilya's service. I was getting a little nervous because the timeline kept getting pushed back! But in the end they did a beautiful job, especially given that the stone was a tiny bit larger than ideal for the setting. I also received upgraded diamonds for an extra $35, though I don't think it was necessary and would stick with standard melee next time. The bottom of the shank is rather thin (which I knew to expect from others' reviews and don't really mind) and the milgrain is a bit off in one spot as you can see in the pic. The ring looks gorgeous on the hand and I'm inclined to keep it as is, but please let me know if you think it looks like that area could be a problem down the line. In any case, the price was fantastic and I'm thrilled that I've found a viable alternative to the Chinese Ebay semi mount vendors, which I've really come to hate. I'm already looking forward to working with DiamondZone for future projects.
Onto the pictures!
In the box:
Handshot:
Thin shank and bit of wonky milgrain:
Stone:
I picked up this sapphire a few sales ago from Master Cut. As always, Dana was a pleasure to correspond and work with! The stone is 5.8mm, Ceylon in origin, and a bit shifty. I wasn't able to accurately portray the lovely periwinkle color that the stone exhibits in indirect light. I do hope to own one of those velvety, glowy darker blue sapphires someday, but for now I'm certainly loving the lighter color of this stone paired with the delicate, feminine vintage-inspired setting.
Setting:
This was my first time working with DiamondZone and was pleased with Ilya's service. I was getting a little nervous because the timeline kept getting pushed back! But in the end they did a beautiful job, especially given that the stone was a tiny bit larger than ideal for the setting. I also received upgraded diamonds for an extra $35, though I don't think it was necessary and would stick with standard melee next time. The bottom of the shank is rather thin (which I knew to expect from others' reviews and don't really mind) and the milgrain is a bit off in one spot as you can see in the pic. The ring looks gorgeous on the hand and I'm inclined to keep it as is, but please let me know if you think it looks like that area could be a problem down the line. In any case, the price was fantastic and I'm thrilled that I've found a viable alternative to the Chinese Ebay semi mount vendors, which I've really come to hate. I'm already looking forward to working with DiamondZone for future projects.
Onto the pictures!
In the box:
Handshot:
Thin shank and bit of wonky milgrain:
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