A week of shapes

[Cerulean]

My pleasure...the ring was made by a local jeweler using recycled gold for the band (gold charms donated by my mum and MIL). The bezel cup is a stock setting and I asked for the sides to be cut away to turn it into a semi bezel and the tiny diamonds on each corner came from the shoulders of my gran's engagement ring. It was a bit of a family effort The zircon originally came from an antique pin.

Oh I just adore it! Simple, two-toned, a bit of heft, semi-bezel, glorious blue center stone - everything I love in a ring! Thank you for sharing!!!

 

[Begonia]

Time to catch up!

Sunday - Rounds
Spessartite stacker


Malaya garnet cut by Barry Bridgestock


Mahenge garnet cut by Gene Flannigan


Mint garnet with lavender sapphires, pink spinels and demantoids from CRD


Blue sapphire in platinum & an oval Pink spinel for Tuesday


Monday - Cushions/Asscher/Square
R colored AVC


Rhodolite cut by Gary Braun


Square Emerald earring dangles (with oval Hauynes)


Tuesday - Ovals
Another shot of my Pink spinel ring


Paraiba cab pendant


Fancy Purplish-Pink oval diamond in a pink diamond halo


...and since I received photos of this from DK tonight, here's my new 3 stone Paraiba ring!

Oooo, can you tell me more about your blue sapphire???

 

[Chasiu]

Oooo, can you tell me more about your blue sapphire???

Sure @Begonia ! It is a 1.47ct blue sapphire from Sri Lanka and measures 6.2mm, with basic heat treatment. I purchased from Mastercut Gems a while back, and Dana had given it the nickname of "The Bomb's Little Sister" because the color was similar to another bigger sapphire named "The Bomb" lol.

The setting is a platinum Gabriel & Co. ring from their Amavida line, which I purchased from ID Jewelry in NY. I have older posts on the stone & finished ring in SMTB too. It definitely the most photogenic in sunlight (sooo glowy) and is one of my favorite pieces

 

[Acinom]

Hope your are all enjoying ovalicious Tuesday! Thank you all for sharing your stunning collections.

Thank you for catching up @Chasiu : stunning colours and shapes. I am so looking forward to see your new Paraiba ring. It’s a beauty!!! And I love that zircon. How will you set it?

@icy_jade : what a stunning oval collection. Those colours!! You have chosen stunning setting for your beautiful stones. And wow, that red spinel!

@Nosean : a true blue green diamond! What a treat. Such an amazing find. So special to own a stone like that.

@Austina : beautiful suite with Tanzanite blues!!! A very royal look.

@missy: I was hoping your would post your gorgeous opal! I so love that ring as well as the story behind it.

@elle_71125 : where are your ovals Elle? I am patiently waiting for you to post them.

@dk168 : yay for setting your supernova in 2021!!! And wow your collection! You are to modest with your collection. It’s such a treat to see them posted here in this thread. I think it’s about time for a dedicated dk168 thread.

@Lexililac : saturated indeed! Gorgeous pics of gorgeous stones.

@Niel : who needs more ovals if you can have one of those. Stunning!!

@voce : thanks for sharing your luxurious collection. Amazing bunch of colours. A saturation explosion.

@Module : what a colour. I like!!! Any plans setting it?

@whitewave : beautiful blues. Your aqua will make a great pendant.

@andrewcarter : love that mysterious and glowy green. I can see why you enjoy it so much.

@Stone Hunter : that lavender!!! Great find. You have some lovely opals.

@Cerulean : not 100% sure who owns that beautiful ring. I think David Klass made it?

@Tartansparkles: love the simple luxury of your ring. Understated luxury.

@ Polyhex: yellow, orange and pink... Love them all! Lovely vibrant stones.

 

[Chasiu]

Hope your are all enjoying ovalicious Tuesday! Thank you all for sharing your stunning collections.

Thank you for catching up @Chasiu : stunning colours and shapes. I am so looking forward to see your new Paraiba ring. It’s a beauty!!! And I love that zircon. How will you set it?

@Acinom Haven't decided what to do with the zircon yet, though @Tartansparkles' ring is inspiring me to use yellow gold Since my last few projects were 3 stone rings and/or diamond halos, I was thinking of doing a solitaire pendant or maybe CS halo ring. I've got some some tsavorite and mahenge spinel melee on the way, so will see how they look together.

 

[2Neezers]

I’m loving everyone’s ovals!!

I didn’t have the chance to take pictures of my ovals, so here are vendor pictures I had saved of some of mine.
Spinel ring.

Barry B Amethyst

Spess from Gene

Aqua from Jerry

 

[Acinom]

I’m loving everyone’s ovals!!

I didn’t have the chance to take pictures of my ovals, so here are vendor pictures I had saved of some of mine.
Spinel ring.

Barry B Amethyst

Spess from Gene

Aqua from Jerry

Thanks for sharing!!! What a stunning cuts and colours. Any setting plans for your loose stones?

 

[Acinom]

it is Wednesday...
The day for THRILLING TRILLIONS
A unique and artistic shape not very often seen on these boards. Please share yours.
@dk168 is one of our trillion queens. The last four stones posted above are hers

 

[Acinom]

A famous PS trillion by @chrono .
Trillions require more imagination to set them. But if you do, oh la la!!!

 

[Acinom]

One more by @chrono . Gorgeous!!

 

[Bron357]

I can post.
I thought this was a spessartite garnet, nope, synthetic sapphire but still very beautiful.

 

[Lexililac]

Green chrysoberyl in a Kiev design cut (139 facets). It has quite an amount of chromium content and glows strongly under UV light. Pic and a really superb cutting are done by adamantgems.com. Im not much after trillons but this is a truely sparklingbomb!!

 

[dk168]

Thanks @Acinom for the tag re: trillions.

I have only set the Mahenge stone from Yvonne:



The big trillion blue Topaz from Doug is going to be set in an upside down slider pendant with a tucked away bail so that it can be worn 2 ways.

Not sure if I would set the Tanzanite from Jeff D to be honest. The EB Topaz is likely to be set eventually.

Here is a lab Ruby that is already in 2020's queue for setting, however, I may not receive it until next year.



DK

 

[voce]

I will admit I haven't set many trillions yet, but I hope to do so next year, especially the paraibas.

Paraiba trillion cab, smaller paraiba trillions in other designs as melee.

Trillion Mahenge spinel and spess garnet. They are not quite the neon type, and the concept right now is an hourglass pendant, but that can change...

Small trillion zircon (top) that I bought as a candidate for my butterfly ring layout, and a kornerupine trillion from The Gem Trader I'm thinking of making into a pendant as well...

Speaking of the butterfly ring, the only trillions I've set are in this ring. Mali garnet and purple spinel from Tanzania. The ovals are mint kornerupine and lilac sapphire, the rounds red spinels, Mahenge spinel, and Afghani emeralds, all untreated.

 

[chrono]

One more by @chrono . Gorgeous!!

I think that ring belongs to @TL , @Acinom

 

[Acinom]

Sharing @distracts ’ lovely mint trillion

 

[Acinom]

@MakingTheGrade ’s vibrant sapphire

 

[2Neezers]

My Namibian Tourmaline from Rioux Rocks, set in a flower ring design. The pictures show it’s different personalities, outside in the shade on a sunny day and inside at night under artificial lighting.

 

[Nosean]

In the middle a cobalt bearing Gahnite from Nigeria and two Cobaltspinel from Sri Lanka. The Gahnite is 0,60 ct.

Gahnite has a much higher RI (over Limit) and density. Zinc replaces magnesium - both are members of the spinel group. Hardness 8 like magnesio spinel. Cobalt is responsible for the color - Brazilian Gahnite is green.

 

[2Neezers]

Thanks for sharing!!! What a stunning cuts and colours. Any setting plans for your loose stones?

Thank you! I have a few ideas, but nothing specific planned for those stones yet. I want to make sure I pick ring styles I will wear for these gems, since I’m finding I have a lot of rings I don’t reach for very often.
Do you have plans for your purple garnet reset? Your garnet started my love and appreciation of purple garnets!

 

[Begonia]

Sure @Begonia ! It is a 1.47ct blue sapphire from Sri Lanka and measures 6.2mm, with basic heat treatment. I purchased from Mastercut Gems a while back, and Dana had given it the nickname of "The Bomb's Little Sister" because the color was similar to another bigger sapphire named "The Bomb" lol.

The setting is a platinum Gabriel & Co. ring from their Amavida line, which I purchased from ID Jewelry in NY. I have older posts on the stone & finished ring in SMTB too. It definitely the most photogenic in sunlight (sooo glowy) and is one of my favorite pieces

It's really beautiful! Such a lovely glow color. Do you mind if I ask what you paid for the stone?

 

[Nosean]

This is extremely rare transparent Hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tiny stones.

First pic is after longer time in the dark.




Second pic is only the trillion after a few second LW UV. Sulphur is responsible for the tenebrescence.

 

[2Neezers]

one oval chrysoberyl.

Your chrysoberyl is my ideal shade of yellow . So beautiful!

 

[Polyhex]

I’m loving everyone’s ovals!!


Barry B Amethyst

This is cut appears to be in the same pattern as the madeira citrine I showed, the Supernova Oval designed by Robert Long. I absolutely love this cut because of the big, chunky facets and internal geometry.

 

[2Neezers]

This is cut appears to be in the same pattern as the madeira citrine I showed, the Supernova Oval designed by Robert Long. I absolutely love this cut because of the big, chunky facets and internal geometry.

Yes! You have a great eye for catching that. Barry was well known for cutting ovals in the Supernova design. I feel lucky to have few from him. The Supernova works so well for ovals and your citrine is beautiful. You can see more Supernova’s cut by Barry throughout this thread :

Show Me Your Barry/ACS Gemstones, Please and Thank You!

Can you please show me the gemstones that you''ve purchased from Barry Bridgestock? I''m looking for some new ideas for my gemstone collection and I''d love to see your gemmies, from Barry, in all colors and shapes....set/unset. Thank you! Lori

www.pricescope.com

 

[Acinom]

Enjoying your thrilling trillions this Wednesday.
Thanks for posting your beautiful stones and jewelry.

@Bron357 : what a colour! Very beautiful.

@Lexililac : gorgeous chrysoberyl. And such a great cut.

@dk168 : oww, I love that ring!!! Do you wear it often? And that lab Ruby is a great find.

@voce : great colour combo’s for your new projects. And I love your butterfly ring.

@2Neezers: your is a piece of art. So beautifully made. Thanks for sharing that beauty.
No plans yet for my purple garnet. Perhaps a pendant. Thank you for your kind words.

@Nosean: as a huge fan of blue I love those stones!!!
And those Hackmanites are so special In how they react to light.

 

[elle_71125]

My Namibian Tourmaline from Rioux Rocks, set in a flower ring design. The pictures show it’s different personalities, outside in the shade on a sunny day and inside at night under artificial lighting.

I freaking love this setting! I’ve never cared for trillions because I can’t figure out a way to set them that feels right but your setting is perfection! I would absolutely love to rock this ring.

 

[Module]

Your chrysoberyl is my ideal shade of yellow . So beautiful!

Thanks, I’m biased towards yellow. It is from Brazil, sourced by Rick Martin at ArtCutGems. His website is not actively updated anymore but when I queried, he responded fairly quickly.

@Acinom, I haven’t decided yet, dreaming about having it in a cluster ring together with a bluish lavender spinel and a mint garnet, which I’m still searching for.

 

[elle_71125]

Oops, I missed oval day. I hope you all don’t mind me adding mine in a day late.

 

[2Neezers]

I freaking love this setting! I’ve never cared for trillions because I can’t figure out a way to set them that feels right but your setting is perfection! I would absolutely love to rock this ring.

Thank you! It‘s a stock setting, so I can’t take credit for the design though . If you ever get a trillion and a similar setting, I would just recommend adding more prongs or using thicker v-prongs. Having only three thin prongs makes me a little nervous to wear her out much.
I love seeing the shapes in your beautiful collection