CBianco's Eye Candies

[Autumn in New England]

I just popped back in to again admire these decadent morsels.

 

[CBianco]

I just popped back in to again admire these decadent morsels.

Feel free to stop by anytime, my friend

 

[CBianco]

She thinks shes too pretty to sit in the jewelry box, and begged me for a little sun today

 

[Atwater]

She thinks shes too pretty to sit in the jewelry box, and begged me for a little sun today

Fabulous!!!

 

[CBianco]

Fabulous!!!

Thank you!

 

[Autumn in New England]

She thinks shes too pretty to sit in the jewelry box, and begged me for a little sun today

And she would be correct!!

 

[elle_71125]

She thinks shes too pretty to sit in the jewelry box, and begged me for a little sun today

Dang, she is stunning!

 

[bling_dream19]

I LOVE your rings!!!

 

[CBianco]

@elle_71125 I've been drooling over your sweet pea too!

@bling_dream19 Thank you!

 

[CBianco]

The photos below are taken in extremely dim lighting at 7:30pm with no lights on, last bit of sun peeping through the blinds.

 

[Autumn in New England]

 

[elle_71125]

The photos below are taken in extremely dim lighting at 7:30pm with no lights on, last bit of sun peeping through the blinds.

Man, I just love this ring so much!

 

[CBianco]

While I was out of town for a few weeks I sent my ring to gem cutter Boyd Fox, for him to evaluate if my stone was a good candidate for a slight recut/tweak. Before there was a small window that was most prominent in diffused daylight. Now it's completely window free!! And somehow the inclusions are hidden too making it eye clean!! It went from 1.18 to 1.08ct, a tiny loss that I was happy to trade for much better performance. No loss of face up size either. It is now the perfect stone for me, and I feel it's worth more $$$ with the better cut. A few quick pics for now, can't wait to see it in the sun!

I will probably have the prongs redone somewhere down the road by a better bench, but I can live with it for now

 

[Sprinkles&Stones]

Gorgeous! Love all of them. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Autumn in New England]

While I was out of town for a few weeks I sent my ring to gem cutter Boyd Fox, for him to evaluate if my stone was a good candidate for a slight recut/tweak. Before there was a small window that was most prominent in diffused daylight. Now it's completely window free!! And somehow the inclusions are hidden too making it eye clean!! It went from 1.18 to 1.08ct, a tiny loss that I was happy to trade for much better performance. No loss of face up size either. It is now the perfect stone for me, and I feel it's worth more $$$ with the better cut. A few quick pics for now, can't wait to see it in the sun!

I will probably have the prongs redone somewhere down the road by a better bench, but I can live with it for now

Aside from the gorgeous spinel... whose idea was it to set the princess diamonds on a bias? So rich looking! I just love the combo of larger mixed shapes and then the pave around the edges. Is this your favorite ring in your collection (especially now)?

 

[CBianco]

Aside from the gorgeous spinel... whose idea was it to set the princess diamonds on a bias? So rich looking! I just love the combo of larger mixed shapes and then the pave around the edges. Is this your favorite ring in your collection (especially now)?

I really wanted something different than a typical halo setting, something that's worthy of the spinel This wild "diamond encrusted" look works perfect, and the kite set princesses are a plus. Yes this is my current favorite ring and will be hard to top

 

[T L]

I'm sure it'll be wonderful!

For the setting, probably something like this:

Not enough bling

 

[T L]

Your latest cushion ring gave me heart palpitations!!

 

[Autumn in New England]

Yes this is my current favorite ring and will be hard to top

Indeed, but I'm sure you'll have no problem trying! Enjoy it.

 

[CBianco]

Got to see the sun today Crazy what a 10 point difference can make.



And this was the before, but in the worst possible scenario.

 

[Double E]

Got to see the sun today Crazy what a 10 point difference can make.



And this was the before, but in the worst possible scenario.

It’s day and night difference!

 

[CBianco]

It’s day and night difference!

Yes definitely! The difference in brilliance is astounding. It'd like a lit bubble now!

 

[CaseyLouLou]

While I was out of town for a few weeks I sent my ring to gem cutter Boyd Fox, for him to evaluate if my stone was a good candidate for a slight recut/tweak. Before there was a small window that was most prominent in diffused daylight. Now it's completely window free!! And somehow the inclusions are hidden too making it eye clean!! It went from 1.18 to 1.08ct, a tiny loss that I was happy to trade for much better performance. No loss of face up size either. It is now the perfect stone for me, and I feel it's worth more $$$ with the better cut. A few quick pics for now, can't wait to see it in the sun!

I will probably have the prongs redone somewhere down the road by a better bench, but I can live with it for now

So glamorous. How hard is it to tweak prongs to make them less bulky? My local jeweler doesn’t seem to have the skill to make prongs pretty when he sets my stones.

 

[JewelledEscalators]

She thinks shes too pretty to sit in the jewelry box, and begged me for a little sun today

Lovely. Was the setting custom made? Sorry if you've already mentioned this somewhere.

 

[CBianco]

So glamorous. How hard is it to tweak prongs to make them less bulky? My local jeweler doesn’t seem to have the skill to make prongs pretty when he sets my stones.

I have no idea honestly, never done it before. I will probably ask DK or Inken to reset it with petite claw prongs when the time is right. Maybe send the loose stone to AGL too for an updated report too. Honestly the bench didn't do a good job for setting the stone, I feel like it's slightly crooked with one side a bit higher than the other. The stones not going anywhere though, so I might leave it for a little while. I missed it so much for a few weeks lol

 

[CBianco]

Lovely. Was the setting custom made? Sorry if you've already mentioned this somewhere.

Yes it was custom made, no worries at all

 

[CBianco]

Bought my first stone from Gene and couldn't be happier! Beautiful pink mahenge garnet, a total sparkle bomb!

 

[Autumn in New England]

@CBianco So well-cut, unsurprisingly! I love that it doesn't veer too purple. CONGRATS AND ENJOY!!

 

[CBianco]

Thank you @Autumn in New England! It's a really nice pink color, saturated but not too in your face like the spinel

 

[Autumn in New England]

Thank you @Autumn in New England! It's a really nice pink color, saturated but not too in your face like the spinel

Well the spinel squares up and thumps you right in the proboscis.

Boink. So if another pink holds up next to it, especially a garnet, you have a winner there!