Gemstonesrock
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Sep 16, 2019
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Here is my latest sparkly baby! After a long two+ month wait, I just received my birthday gift from my dear fiance: a custom 2.16 ctw diamond bangle in solid platinum. It is not hollowed out on the inside part that touches your wrist (I believe hollowed out is more standard so if you want solid you have to be clear). Originally, I was going to have HPD make me a bangle using a stock setting, but the 7" standard bangle circumference was just too big. I don't like my bangles to move way too much and bang on everything. I ended up going the custom route because I needed a specific 6.3"/16cm size for my freakishly bony wrists. I was directly inspired by @GlitterInMyHair 's yellow gold bangle from IDJ as she has similarly tiny wrists, and I also liked the proportions of the 7 pointers she used. I also loved the solid platinum bangles @SMC had made for her mother and MIL. I also found the diamonds going all the way down to the halfway point on both sides a very appealing element in the IDJ bangles.
Since IDJ had clearly hit it out of the park with their bangles, I decided to try them out. Jonna and Yekutiel were both so nice and quite easy to work with. I am loving this fireball bangle so much I could see myself ordering a second matching one. I am also envisioning this bangle sitting next to a "someday" Cartier love bracelet! If you decide to work with IDJ, be sure to mention you are a Pricescoper. That will alert them that you want very well-cut melee. I then requested further upgraded quality parameters (F/VS only).
Details:
6.3 inch/16mm bangle circumference
Shared prong design, push button lock plus 1 figure 8 clasp
2.16 total carat weight: 30 diamonds x approx .07c each, hand selected by Yekutiel
Diamond color: F
Diamond clarity: VS
Cut: Excellent to Ideal
Finally, I do think there are some COVID-related challenges to note. My project took a lot longer due to reduced capacity. Yekutiel told me that not all the independent benches he uses to produce their jewelry are open. He also said that for my stringent quality requirements, he was only comfortable using one particular bench, which was a more expensive one, because they would do the best work of the benches that were open at the time. So I probably paid more than I would have in a non-COVID time. Honestly, I would advise you against making a solid gold bangle right now because the price of gold has been dramatically driven up by the pandemic. I was originally going to have this made in 18kt white gold but ended up using platinum (it's my preferred metal anyway) because the price I was quoted was almost the same as the gold quote! These things are not problems with IDJ though.
Since IDJ had clearly hit it out of the park with their bangles, I decided to try them out. Jonna and Yekutiel were both so nice and quite easy to work with. I am loving this fireball bangle so much I could see myself ordering a second matching one. I am also envisioning this bangle sitting next to a "someday" Cartier love bracelet! If you decide to work with IDJ, be sure to mention you are a Pricescoper. That will alert them that you want very well-cut melee. I then requested further upgraded quality parameters (F/VS only).
Details:
6.3 inch/16mm bangle circumference
Shared prong design, push button lock plus 1 figure 8 clasp
2.16 total carat weight: 30 diamonds x approx .07c each, hand selected by Yekutiel
Diamond color: F
Diamond clarity: VS
Cut: Excellent to Ideal
Finally, I do think there are some COVID-related challenges to note. My project took a lot longer due to reduced capacity. Yekutiel told me that not all the independent benches he uses to produce their jewelry are open. He also said that for my stringent quality requirements, he was only comfortable using one particular bench, which was a more expensive one, because they would do the best work of the benches that were open at the time. So I probably paid more than I would have in a non-COVID time. Honestly, I would advise you against making a solid gold bangle right now because the price of gold has been dramatically driven up by the pandemic. I was originally going to have this made in 18kt white gold but ended up using platinum (it's my preferred metal anyway) because the price I was quoted was almost the same as the gold quote! These things are not problems with IDJ though.
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