AJ''s garnet ring..

[arjunajane]

Hey all,

I know some of you don''t venture out of CS much, and I thought you may appreciate this -
my James Meyer ring with umbalite garnet by Gene is all finished, and thread in SMTR over here https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/ajs-james-meyer-garnet-bezel-ring.112678/

enjoy!

 

[arjunajane]

love my garnet!

 

[arjunajane]

split

 

[arjunajane]

..

 

[arjunajane]

Lots more pics and details in SMTR..

I just wanted to make sure to post here and thank you folks for all your advice and helping me with my questions on my
first CS project - I love my ring, so you must be doing something right!

 

[Lorelei]

LOVE it Bruddah!!!!

 

[arjunajane]

fankies bruddah lozza!!

 

[lliang_chi]

Wow! I love the ring!

 

[Catmom]

AJ, like I said before, that''s an absolutely gorgeous ring!!!

 

[kjt]

beauty! I wouldnt have picked it out for myself, but it looks SO nice on you!

Love how the stone changes from red to magenta in different lighting!

 

[joflier]

A very pretty ring, but the handshot is just - wow!! It looks like it was just made for your hand, dear!

 

[cinnamon013]

Wow! The finished result is stunning! Be sure to send Gene a copy so he can post this show stopper on his site of finished items.

 

[movie zombie]

well done!

mz

 

[ma re]

It really looks great - quite different from what I imagined it would be, but still great!

 

[mariedtiger]

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. One of my favorites.

 

[innerkitten]

I love it! Beautiful!

 

[cushioncutnut]

OOH it is beautiful!!!!

 

[mercoledi]

Gorgeous! That''s a monster of a stone and the setting is just lovely with it!

 

[T L]

Wow AJ,
That ring and the stone are just amazing!!

More pictures please!!

 

[loriken214]

AWESOME AJ....THIS IS ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE RINGS EVER....CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Lori

 

[CharmyPoo]

It''s gorgeous. The cutting of the garnet resembles the diamond on my current ering! I love it.

 

[marcy]

It''s gorgeous.

 

[LtlFirecracker]

WOW!!!!! Love it, that is a beautiful stone and that setting is just to die for!!!!

 

[arjunajane]

Thanks everyone!

Cheers liang, Michelle, kjt, and aw thankyou jodie - I started to get a lil concerned as I''d never tried on a ring this
style, but thankfully I think it looks good. Cheers for saying so!

Thanks cinnamon, MZ, ma re (esp. for all your advice during the "development stage" lol), tiger (right back at ya!), IK, CCN,
Merc, and TL - there are lots more pics TL Here and I will try to add some diff. ones soon

Thankyou Lori for your lovely comments

Cheers charmy, marcy, and ltl !

 

[chrono]

What a beauty: both the stone and ring compliment each other where both are equally gorgeous.

 

[arjunajane]

Date: 4/17/2009 11:23:52 PM
Author: Chrono
What a beauty: both the stone and ring compliment each other where both are equally gorgeous.

Hi, thanks Chrono!

Actually I''m wondering if you or anyone else here can answer something for me about my garnet -
with re to Gene''s grading system, he gave it only a 5 for colour and 4+ for clarity (on a scale of 1 - 10), which has me kinda baffled..
I admit I know very little about coloured gems, however to me the colour on it is awesome, and it is completely eye and loupe clean..
I have read Gene''s explanation of his gradings, but just wondering is there something about it I am missing..?
As in, perhaps its not a "desired" colour for an umbalite?

Don''t get me wrong, at the end of the day I have absolutely nothing but love for my ring and the grading means nil to me
personally, I''m just looking to learn for the purposes of both education and future purchases.

Thanks in advance anyone who''d like to help

 

[LaraOnline]

I've been meaning to post to this thread... this stone and ring is just FANTASTIC!!!!
Congrats on having such a vision!!

PS Top photos too!!!!

 

[Babyblue033]

Date: 4/18/2009 5:30:51 AM
Author: arjunajane

Date: 4/17/2009 11:23:52 PM

Author: Chrono

What a beauty: both the stone and ring compliment each other where both are equally gorgeous.

Hi, thanks Chrono!

Actually I''m wondering if you or anyone else here can answer something for me about my garnet -

with re to Gene''s grading system, he gave it only a 5 for colour and 4+ for clarity (on a scale of 1 - 10), which has me kinda baffled..

Arjunajane, I could be wrong but I''m pretty sure you bought your garnet before Gene implemented his new grading system with scale of 1-10. Prior grading system was 1-5 for both color and scale, which makes your garnet grades make much better sense

This ring is one of my favorites by far, I love everything about it. The stone, setting, size, everything! One day I would love to have a JM ring myself with a gorgeous stone like yours

I''m curious though, if you can, do you mind taking some photos of how the stone looks indoors? I love my Garnets (some from Gene) which all look absolutely gorgeous outside but go dark as soon as I step indoors and have been wondering if that''s just how garnets are, that they''re daylight stones.

 

[icekid]

Date: 4/18/2009 6:26:17 AM
Author: Babyblue033

Date: 4/18/2009 5:30:51 AM
Author: arjunajane

Date: 4/17/2009 11:23:52 PM

Author: Chrono

What a beauty: both the stone and ring compliment each other where both are equally gorgeous.

Hi, thanks Chrono!

Actually I''m wondering if you or anyone else here can answer something for me about my garnet -

with re to Gene''s grading system, he gave it only a 5 for colour and 4+ for clarity (on a scale of 1 - 10), which has me kinda baffled..

Arjunajane, I could be wrong but I''m pretty sure you bought your garnet before Gene implemented his new grading system with scale of 1-10. Prior grading system was 1-5 for both color and scale, which makes your garnet grades make much better sense

This is what I was thinking, too! I don''t think Gene gave that wonderful stone a 5/10

 

[mochi]

Absolutely stunning!! I love JM''s style and it really is gorgeous!!