BGD Barry Bridgestock Tourmaline Ring

[Largosmom]

I would like to quote all the previous posters, but this ring made me literally catch my breath...

wow

WOW

The shank design is very feminine, yet modern as well and the stones--hubba hubba!

 

[miraclesrule]

One of the most beautiful rings I have seen on PS. Amazing. I love the Tourmaline, but the setting is divine!! There is no question that I will turn to BGD when it''s time for my ring creations. It''s simply beautiful on your hand.

 

[Kelli]

Holy WOW!! Phenomenal!!!

 

[Gypsy]

Gahhhhhhhhhhh. Wow. That is absolutely breathtaking. I adore it. It''s just a piece of art-- the whole thing. Wear it in the best of health.

 

[risingsun]

It''s stunning

 

[bebe]

Holy Smokes!

Brian has certainly upped the anty for all the other jewelers out there - it is gorgeous.

Congrats on a beautiful ring and kudos to Brian as well.

 

[virgoruby]

The ring has such a beautiful, intricate design.. love the tourmaline too!

 

[Lesley Harris]

Date: 12/27/2009 9:31:51 PM
Author: thing2of2
Wow, what a GORGEOUS and unique ring! I love it! The stone is just stunning and so is the setting! And that ring has some PRESENCE on your hand! Just beautiful-wear it in good health!


P.S. I have to ask about the prongs-I've never seen prongs like that before! Any particular reason for their shape? Just curious!

Hi All,

Thanks for all the wonderful reactions to this masterpiece. It was hard to part with it when we put it into the FedEx box!

We thought this was an important question and wanted to explain the reason for the prong design.

The prongs are "Bauhaus"-style: i.e. " form follows function".

a. It is very difficult to tighten prongs on a stone with a steep crown, steep pavilion and a very thick & faceted girdle. It is even more difficult when the gem is soft.
b. It is very tricky (and a little unnerving) to work with a customer's colored stones when they are soft and of brittle nature.
c. With soft gems every finishing/shaping step beyond what is absolutely necessary is a gamble with the stone's integrity.

It took almost 4 hours to set this stone. So once all the prongs were finally touching and holding the stone securely and all looked smooth and even and the stone had no scratches, our job was done.

Hope this helps.

 

[poshpepper]

What a fantastic ring!!! I literally let out an "ooooooooo" when I saw the first picture

 

[bling addict]

Thank you Largosmom, Miracles, Kelli, Gypsy, risingsun, bebe, virgoruby and poshpepper for your kind words, and thanks to Lesley for better explaining the logic behind the prongs

 

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[LaurenThePartier]

Bling Addict - your new ring is so uniquely gorgeous!!! I adore the leafy, bezel shank, and I adore the colour and cut of that tourmaline - just perfection all around!

Did you have some inspiration for this ring? I''m just in love with the amazingly organic setting.

 

[bling addict]

Thanks LTP, I sent through quite a few designs that had leaf like details on them that I liked, and quite a few designs that had bezels (which I love) and when I discussed it with Brian, he already had sketches of this design - and I loved how it incorporated things I liked, and was a feminine design so we went with this

 

[chiquitapet]

WOW! What a stunner!

 

[gemgirl]

It really is a beautiful work of art.

 

[luv2sparkle]

My goodness but that is gorgeous! I love love love Brian and Lesley''s work. Their pieces never fail to impress me!

 

[bling addict]

Thanks so much chiquitapet, gem girl and loves to sparkle - I feel exactly the same way about it gemgirl

 

[kittybean]

What a gorgeous ring! The setting is beautiful and so unique--it sets off your lovely stone so well. Enjoy wearing that beauty!

 

[mayachel]

Oh my goodness! It''s stunning! Absolutely beautiful.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Amazing ring! Enjoy.

 

[EHR2009]

That is such a uniquely colored stone! I love it!

 

[bling addict]

Thank you so much kitty bean, SDL, Mayachel, MC and EHR2009 for your kind words

 

[geckodani]

Holy Moly!!!! First of all, Holy Gorgeous Tourmaline Batman! Secondly - I ADORE the alternating bezeled marquise and rounds! Brilliant! And gorgeous!

 

[mariedtiger]

A spectacular stone with a truly fitting setting Bling Addict. Just wonderful. I never get tired looking at pictures of this one. Thank you so much for sharing!

 

[bling addict]

thanks so much geckodani and mariedtiger!