Darth Vader - revamped! Grey spinel ring is now wearable!

[Dee*Jay]

Several months ago I jumped on the grey spinel bandwagon and ordered a stone from Thailand. I loved it, but didn't want to spend a fortune on a setting since it was a relatively inexpensive stone. Miraculously I did find a setting that fit it perfectly... but that's the point at which my impatience bit me in the a$$. Instead of buying the setting and taking it and the stone to be set by someone who I knew would do a good job, I agreed to have it set where I bought it. Ugh. The prongs were a bulbous mess. I should have known better! So Darth Vader sat in my jewelry box for a few months while I was mad at myself for what I'd done, ending up with a ring I wouldn't wear. Finally, I took it to Ivy and Rose and asked if they could fix it. And fix it THEY DID! I am so so so happy with the ring now! I

t's definitely a moody stone, and if I had to pick one underlying color it would be purple, but it also flashes a lot of blue and pure grey. The setting itself isn't spectacular, and looks much better in person than in close up pics, but here it is...

 

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Before pictures. You may want to skip these if you have a weak stomach — ack!

 

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And after!

Warning: photo overload ahead!

 

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[Sprinkles&Stones]

oh DeeJay that is stunning! Those prongs now are so fine. what a lovely color and ring!

 

[Dee*Jay]

Thank you Sprinkles! I have to confess I put off going to Ilya and asking him to fix that mess because I was so embarrassed, but he didn't blink an eye! The setting isn't the best thing I've ever seen, but for something "off the rack" that fit my weirdly out of square stone I decided to go with it.

 

[Mreader]

Wow very pretty and I love your nails! I cannot believe that you found a setting to fit!

 

[Dee*Jay]

Mreader, when I plunked the stone in this setting and it was PERFECT I made the decision then and there to squash down my inner Picky Penelope and go with it!

 

[elizat]

Very pretty colors and what luck finding a setting to fit! Looks great!

 

[ringo865]

Wow Darth Vader! Love the name, love the size, the color and that setting! Wow, although I did throw up a little in my throat looking at the “before” prong pics

Just kiddin, the prongs now are awesome, and the whole thing looks like you planned and planned the perfect proportions for the setting and stone together for months and months. How the heck did you randomly find a setting like that - that exactly fit that stone!?!? Unreal and well done!

 

[marcy]

Darth is gorgeous and looks perfect in that ring - glad having Ilya fix your prongs made such a difference!

Marcy

 

[caolsen]

Great fix, she looks lovely.

 

[MamaBee]

Your ring is so pretty! What a difference a few prongs make! I love the color and the setting!

 

[MissGotRocks]

Gorgeous transformation! So glad they were able to remake those prongs into things of beauty! Enjoy your new ring!

 

[Austina]

Wow that’s gorgeous, a real chameleon.

 

[nala]

That is beautiful!!

 

[Dee*Jay]

elizat, I couldn't believe it when I dropped the stone it and it was such a great match!

ringo, those "before" prongs were so bad I almost didn't post them, LOL.

Marcy, Ilya and his people are miracle workers!

Thank you caolsen!

Joanne, what a difference a few prongs make indeed!

MGR, "things of beauty" -- love it!

Austina, "chameleon" is EXACTLY the right word for this stone!

Thanks much nala!

 

[ItsMainelyYou]

Bam! Well, hello there dark beauty.

 

[oncrutchesrightnow]

Love the color and the mingling of different shades.

 

[Ally T]

This is definitely a fine example of what a well done nip & tuck can achieve!

I wouldn't have looked twice at the first iteration, but thise new claws are fierce & it's very striking & edgy now!

 

[missy]

OMG TDF gorgeous.
Graylicious, purplicious, blulicious, out of this world delicious (haha Dee-licious!) !
Wear in good health and bling Joy @Dee*Jay my Dee-licious friend.

 

[donnabrsd]

Oh my gosh, so much better with the revamped prongs. It's beautiful!

 

[DorotheaBrooke]

Beautiful! What a difference the prongs make!

 

[Dee*Jay]

Good morning!

ItsMainlyYou, LOVE the meme!

oncrutches, thank you; there are definitely different colors going on in there!

Ally, Nip & Tuck -- if only fixing my thighs was so easy.

Missy, you're such a sweetheart, thank you!

Donna, it took me so long to get over the original trauma and look into getting this fixed... so glad I finally did!

Dorthea, knowing how picky I am about my prongs I can't believe that I took such a (stupid) change in the first place. Live and learn!

Funny story, last night I was scrolling through the pictures in bed and TR looked over and said "Wow! That's a really cool ring! Whose is that?" UHhhhhh... I was WEARING IT RIGHT THEN! Hopefully once Pinkie is done he'll be able to recognize THAT since it's my Christmas present from him.

 

[Dee*Jay]

BTW, I feel compelled to say (since I know we are all perfectionists!) that the weird imperfect "ridge" around the outside of the pave in the close up pics is not visible in real life!

 

[junebug17]

Love this ring!! That stone is mesmerizing and the setting looks fantastic, the prongs are perfect! It looks so great on your hand @Dee*Jay.

 

[Catmom]

Oh so much better! I love it with the new prongs!!