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I am so excited about this project! When I lost my father suddenly 18 years ago, I took myself off to Australia for a few weeks with my BFF for a bit of breathing space. Whilst wandering a trade fair in Sydney, I saw the most BEAUTIFUL Amethyst ever. It measures 9x7 and is a saturated deep purple, but flashed pinks in the bright Aussie sunshine. It made me feel happy & alive! The vendor popped it into a bulky silver setting with teeny CZ shoulders to make it instantly wearable, but i've always disliked how big, boxy & uncomfortable it is to wear, plus a smidge too small for my stone, meaning the double claws are bent too far out when looking from the side. It has languished for years, only coming out occasionally & then going away again.
I reached out to Daniel M after seeing other sleek settings he has made for larger stones. We talked about what I wanted, which was 18ct yellow gold, around 1.75mm shank so I can stack with my plain Lucida & as comfy as butter. I left the choice of head to him, as I needed his thoughts on yellow or white gold. Once he unset the stone, he emailed immediately to say it should be yellow due to the glorious pink & lilac flashes.
On Thursday last week the CADS arrived & we are now underway. It was perfect - no changes required. Here are Daniels CADS, plus the original silver setting. Cannot wait for this to be finished & returned to me here in the UK! Will update when it lands!
I reached out to Daniel M after seeing other sleek settings he has made for larger stones. We talked about what I wanted, which was 18ct yellow gold, around 1.75mm shank so I can stack with my plain Lucida & as comfy as butter. I left the choice of head to him, as I needed his thoughts on yellow or white gold. Once he unset the stone, he emailed immediately to say it should be yellow due to the glorious pink & lilac flashes.
On Thursday last week the CADS arrived & we are now underway. It was perfect - no changes required. Here are Daniels CADS, plus the original silver setting. Cannot wait for this to be finished & returned to me here in the UK! Will update when it lands!