ForteKitty|1300133389|2871652 said:kelpie|1300131210|2871611 said:That stone is amazing. I would probably put it in a pendant as well because it's not like stones that color are a dime a dozen...if you damage it you may not find another.
totally agree! i chipped 2 tourmalines this year. That is the reason i haven't set my barry blue tourm yet... i had every intention of setting it into a 3 stone... then whack! my green one's chipped.. then another one's chipped.
but otoh, it's so pretty i can't imagine wearing on the neck and not being able to see it!
Atwater|1300254069|2872982 said:ForteKitty|1300133389|2871652 said:kelpie|1300131210|2871611 said:That stone is amazing. I would probably put it in a pendant as well because it's not like stones that color are a dime a dozen...if you damage it you may not find another.
totally agree! i chipped 2 tourmalines this year. That is the reason i haven't set my barry blue tourm yet... i had every intention of setting it into a 3 stone... then whack! my green one's chipped.. then another one's chipped.
but otoh, it's so pretty i can't imagine wearing on the neck and not being able to see it!
Fortekitty, sorry to hear that your tourmalines got chipped . Were they bezel set or prong set?
Does anyone know if it is safer to put a tourmaline in a ring if it is bezel set?
Atwater|1300254069|2872982 said:Fortekitty, sorry to hear that your tourmalines got chipped . Were they bezel set or prong set?
Does anyone know if it is safer to put a tourmaline in a ring if it is bezel set?
ForteKitty|1300380580|2874035 said:Atwater|1300254069|2872982 said:Fortekitty, sorry to hear that your tourmalines got chipped . Were they bezel set or prong set?
Does anyone know if it is safer to put a tourmaline in a ring if it is bezel set?
It was prong set. I reached for a door handle, misjudged the distance and scratched it on the glass... heard a sound worse than nails on chalkboard, and realized what i did. A chunk is missing from the crown so i doubt a bezel woulda saved it.
stargurl78|1300234629|2872789 said:Gorgeous color! WOW! I would probably set it in either white gold or maybe rose gold, but I don't think that blue-green color would look good in yellow gold. I would probably set it in a ring but some of the others might be right about not wanting to take the chance of damaging it.
Can't wait to see what you do with it!
tourmaline_lover|1300235018|2872795 said:I love blue green tourmalines in yellow gold, so I definitely think it's an option.