CLT GTG - Picture heavy!

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Hey everybody! I thought I''d put up some pictures from our GTG today. We had a great lunch, and went to 3 jewelers (for CLTers and those around, they were Lion''s, Tiffany''s, and Perry''s). One jeweler even let us take pictures in the store of some AMAZING bling. I had a blast taking pictures - it was heaven.

Starting with Tacori E-ring''s new amethyst

 

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TopoDazzle''s ering

 

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Mrs.Tropicmaster''s opposed bar ring (believe the setting is from a local jeweler here in Charlotte - TropicMaster can provide the name)

 

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Mrs.TropicMaster''s incredible engagement ring

 

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ZoeBartlett''s, TopoDazzle''s, and Dianne''s erings

 

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TopoDazzle''s, ZoeBartlett''s, and Mrs.TropicMaster''s erings

 

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TopoDazzle''s trinity wband, Mrs.TropicMaster''s RHR

 

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A non-ering shot

 

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Okay, I got a little artsy fartsy.

 

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more

 

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again

 

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pretty

 

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Mrs.TropicMaster''s loose stones - peridot? I didn''t catch what stone this was

 

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One of the shops allowed us to take pictures of some of the fabulous jewelry they carry. This is 21.5ctw and was a blast to try on!

 

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A better shot of the necklace

 

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19.5ctw. The big stones are OECs, and the bracelet is an Art Deco piece from the 1920s

 

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4.5ct stud (the pair is 9ctw). J/K SI1 RB

 

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2-ish ct (4+ctw pair) 8 prong martini. P (don''t know clarity) OEC

 

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2ct OEC I IF. The setting is incredibly low, and is very comfortable

 

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The 2ct I IF again

 

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The 2ct OEC and the 1.34 Ornate Legacy.

The store actually had a 1.06 Ornate Legacy on sale, but we didn''t get a comparison picture

 

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This ring is my favourite. It''s a 3.85ct K/L VS2 stunner. I mentioned to the SA that I''m a big fan of warmer colours, and she went straight to this ring and pulled it out for us to ooh and ahh over.

 

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For comparison: here is the finger coverage on a size 6 finger

 

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Here it is on Tacori''s teeny tiny size 4.5 finger.

 

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And, as the coup de grace, here is the amazing 9ct stone that TopoDazzle tried on.

Also, we had a lovely chat with two Tiffany''s SAs, and there may be more fun to be had later in the year.

They were really great, and seemed to love that we''d done research and knew our stuff (rare in most jewelry stores I''ve been to).

Thank you, wonderful CLT PSers, for a great afternoon!

 

[Ara Ann]

Yowza!!! Gorgeous stuff!

And Princess, thanks for getting my birthday wish list all typed up for me, with pictures and everything! DH will be pleased, he''ll have such an easy time getting exactly what I want!!!

I''ll post my hand/ear/neck shots next month!

 

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Date: 10/3/2009 7:30:49 PM
Author: Ara Ann
Yowza!!! Gorgeous stuff!


And Princess, thanks for getting my birthday wish list all typed up for me, with pictures and everything! DH will be pleased, he''ll have such an easy time getting exactly what I want!!!

I''ll post my hand/ear/neck shots next month!

You''re very welcome! I think we decided for each of us to leave happy, we''d need about $40k each. For us to be REALLY happy, we''d need about $100k. But man, would we be HAPPY.

 

[MakingTheGrade]

GREAT eyecandy! And that 3 ct ring!! YUM.

 

[chiquitapet]

WOW!! Thanks for sharing all these pictures, princesss!!! Incredible bling!!