CADs are here!!! Input greatly appreciated

[girlyglam]

So, I've spent a good chunk of the night looking at my mockup at different sizes...mainly, making it proportionately smaller to try and mimic what I would see in everyday life. I think I'm going to go with no milgrain. I'm actually a bit surprised. Enlarged and up close, I really like the milgrain and thought it tied the whole look together nicely. But in a more real-life perspective, no milgrain really does seem to make the center diamond stand out.

 

[Lookinagain]

I agree no milgrain. And again it can always be added but I don't think you will.

 

[artdecolover71]

I am sure it will look great! A high polish metal will be a stellar home for your diamond to shine in

 

[girlyglam]

Newest CADs!!! I decided to keep the airline as is, and I also decided to keep the shank and the bezel plain. I asked for a nicer gallery, and they were able to increase the side sapphire sizes slightly without redoing the whole thing. Thoughts?

 

[Gypsy]

Beautiful!

I think it's ready to go.

I really like the gallery design and I am happy they got larger sapphires in there.

It's going to be stunning.

 

[Fancygems]

can't wait to see the finished product!

 

[girlyglam]

I thought I'd come back and update this thread with the finished product. I received the ring, and I am thrilled!!! I admit, I was a bit worried because I kept finding thing in the macro shots Ilya sent me for approval...and I think we wen through 2 or 3 rounds of revisions before I gave my approval. And even then, I wasn't 100% sure but I was getting to the point where I wasn't sure if what I was seeing was real or if my eyes were deceiving me, and I couldn't even tell anymore whether or not the revisions I had asked for were actually improving the ring or just messing with a good thing...so, I decided to leave it alone at that point and trust Ilya and his team.

I am very happy to say that I was so happily surprised when I received the ring! In person, I think it's beautiful and exactly what I wanted. I am also so happy with the design choices I made to not milgrain the bezel and keep the shank plain. It has great finger coverage - FI even remarked on how it's bigger than my e-ring, which I think made him feel a little badly. (but my e-ring is an oval alexandrite so I feel like he's comparing apples to oranges. I just tried to reassure him that I LOVE my ering and wouldn't change it for the world!). It's basically everything I could have hoped for in a RHR and for my 1st diamond. I love it so much that it's actually quenched my thirst, somewhat, for more diamond rings! I've been eyeing a ring on JBG, but I no longer feel that urgent need for it anymore. I mean, I still want it, lol...would love to own an old cut one day, but you know, I no longer feel like it's an absolute need.

I'm afraid I only have crappy phone pictures, but here's what I have:


On hand:


How I'm currently wearing it...I don't love this look, but the seed pearl ring is super sentimental to me, so I'm doing this for now until I figure something else out:

 

[farrahlyn]

it turned out absolutely beautiful!

 

[Niel]

I love this. Congrats

 

[ringo865]

Awesome!!! Congrats! Post a new thread with three thousand pictures in Show Me the Bling!!!

 

[ac117]

Beautiful!!!! Congrats!

 

[jeweln]

stunning ring

 

[Laila619]

Wow is that ever beautiful! It looks like a special heirloom piece.

 

[msop04]

WOW! This is awesome! It reminds me a lot of artdeco's, and both are stunning! CONGRATS!!

 

[PattyCo]

It turned out gorgeous!

 

[RaiKai]

It's wonderful. It definitely resembles the original inspiration, but has been made your own.

I love that your nail polish matches...brings out the blue sapphires. Blue polish only from now on

 

[Gypsy]

Love it so much. It looks fabulous on you.


They did such a lovely job on it!

Who did you use again?

 

[JDDN]

I love, love, love it!!!! They/you really nailed it, it's simply gorgeous!

 

[girlyglam]

Thank you all! I can't stop looking at it. I really am in love!

Gypsy - DiamondZone made the setting. I've never worked with anyone else for a custom ring setting, so I can't really compare, but I've been very happy with my experiences with them.

 

[flyingpig]

how majestic

 

[Gypsy]

I'd love to see some shots of it in the sunlight, especially a macro.

 

[girlyglam]

I'd love to see some shots of it in the sunlight, especially a macro.

I don't think I have a macro setting on my phone (which is my only camera ), but I'll see what I can do!

 

[SparklySoprano]

This is fabulous!! So excited for you!! The sapphires really pop. Great job with a custom piece, both you and DiamondZone.

Edit to add: I'm glad you went without the milgrain. I had suggested it originally, but definitely the diamond stands out much better without. The side by side photoshop image was very telling. But, now IRL... wow!

 

[sharonp]

On hand:


How I'm currently wearing it...I don't love this look, but the seed pearl ring is super sentimental to me, so I'm doing this for now until I figure something else out:

Love it and the blue nail polish you put on to match with it

 

[foxinsox]

OMG That is so so pretty. Wow!

 

[Crazie4Cuts]

Thank you for posting! This is such a helpful thread from start to finish! The larger sapphire stones on the either side of the ring really helps balance the overall look and avoids the 'eye ' appearance as another PS'er stated in a previous thread!