Hi everyone,
First post here. I am embarking on the e-ring center stone quest. My own actually as my soon to be fiance knows me well enough to put me in charge of finding something I like! I've read a lot about colored stones (mostly here) and figure I'm pretty much set on either a spinel or a sapphire for durability and the right color range (blue or purple). I'm pretty sure I'd like a round stone and actually prefer stones on the lighter side. The "top" deep blue sapphire color doesn't appeal for example.
After a few trips to jewelry stores in town, I've decided to find the stone myself online. One salesperson told me that if I wanted a purple stone my only choice was amethyst!
So far I've fired off a few emails describing what I'm looking for to some of the PS recommended cutters and been browsing their various sites. I'm posting because I've seen, via lurking, that collectively this community knows the online CS sources much better than I ever could and might be able to find just the thing (or have it on hand and be looking to part with it!).
Color wise I'm thinking somewhere in the cornflower/periwinkle/lavendar range. Not that I'm looking for a mix of those colors but rather I like them all and the right stone could be any of the above.
Price: would love to keep the cost of the stone under $500 but willing to stretch a little if necessary.
Size: not sure. I'm a size 4.5 so smaller is not necessarily bad. I tried on a ring with a 7 mm stone and liked the look of that.
Thanks in advance for your help! I will post a few example pics as soon as I can figure out how.
First post here. I am embarking on the e-ring center stone quest. My own actually as my soon to be fiance knows me well enough to put me in charge of finding something I like! I've read a lot about colored stones (mostly here) and figure I'm pretty much set on either a spinel or a sapphire for durability and the right color range (blue or purple). I'm pretty sure I'd like a round stone and actually prefer stones on the lighter side. The "top" deep blue sapphire color doesn't appeal for example.
After a few trips to jewelry stores in town, I've decided to find the stone myself online. One salesperson told me that if I wanted a purple stone my only choice was amethyst!
So far I've fired off a few emails describing what I'm looking for to some of the PS recommended cutters and been browsing their various sites. I'm posting because I've seen, via lurking, that collectively this community knows the online CS sources much better than I ever could and might be able to find just the thing (or have it on hand and be looking to part with it!).
Color wise I'm thinking somewhere in the cornflower/periwinkle/lavendar range. Not that I'm looking for a mix of those colors but rather I like them all and the right stone could be any of the above.
Price: would love to keep the cost of the stone under $500 but willing to stretch a little if necessary.
Size: not sure. I'm a size 4.5 so smaller is not necessarily bad. I tried on a ring with a 7 mm stone and liked the look of that.
Thanks in advance for your help! I will post a few example pics as soon as I can figure out how.