Finished Sapphire Engagement Ring

[GrandpaUtz]

So this is my third and final thread on this ring. Original thread here:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/engagement-ring-sapphire-ruby.233271/

In the end I ended up getting a Nigerian blue-green sapphire cut by Jeff White - and this bad boy is perfect. Exactly what she is looking for. So naturally I had it sent off immediately and made into a ring and I just got the finished product yesterday! I figured after all the help you all gave me, you'd appreciate seeing the end-result of all my hard work. It is set in 18k rose gold, with two white sapphire pears, one on each side. The stone is a beautiful green-blue, way more green indoors and out in sunlight it is a vivid blue. I would almost call it steel-blue, but it's definitely more towards the blue side than than what I normally would think of with that term usually. I could not capture the perfect cutting or the great color of the stone in the pictures, unfortunately, nowhere even close. But these two are the best that I could do. We are inquiring about a house on Saturday, and depending on how that goes she could be getting this ring as early as Sunday! Tell me what you think!

 

[partgypsy]

Looks beautiful! I hope she loves it!

 

[Queenie60]

Very beautiful. She's a lucky lady!

 

[Burmesedaze]

Simple. Timeless. Elegant. Classy.

Nicely done!

 

[minousbijoux]

Congratulations! And your (hopefully) 4th thread will be you coming back to share the happy news...

 

[GrandpaUtz]

Simple. Timeless. Elegant. Classy.

Nicely done!

Thank you! That's what I was going for. In the end I decided I wanted her to have something more timeless and simple. Trends and fads come and go, but hopefully she will never look at this and think "ugh it looks so 2017"

 

[Austina]

It's beautiful.

 

[lambskin]

Love, love the setting. Congrats!

 

[chatoyancy]

It is stunning and classic!

 

[ilovegemstones]

So happy for you. It turned out wonderfully.

 

[ringo865]

Beautiful. After you get the house please come back with hand shots, profile shots, indoor and outdoor... you know, one million pictures!! (Of the ring, not the house)

Congrats on a job well done!!!

 

[elle_71125]

It's so beautiful! She's going to be so happy. I hope you come back and post hand shots, once you pop the question.

 

[Tekate]

Wow! I love this ring..

 

[shinyrocks]

Congratulations! It looks beautiful. The stone is to die for, and the ring is very elegant and timeless. Well done!

 

[AprilBaby]

Fantastic!

 

[T L]

Very nice but we need handshots, it's hard to see the color against a black background.

 

[arkieb1]

Beautiful ring!!!

 

[Lisa Loves Shiny]

Gorgeous! I love that the sapphire is green/blue and it color shifts. The main sapphire is lovely and the design of the ring is elegant. Truly stunning.

 

[Arkteia]

Great, and such an unusual colour. Congratulations!

 

[Acinom]

Tres chique!!! Very classic and elegant.

 

[rockysalamander]

Gorgeous!

 

[Stone Hunter]

LOVELY! The setting really is timeless and allows the sapphire to take center stage.

 

[sapphiredream]

Gorgeous! It reminds me of the historical colors used in decor of TV period pieces.
I am a sucker for traditional, "Old World anything" - and this ring has that kind of aura.
I am swooning!

 

[GrandpaUtz]

Thank you to everybody for the kind words! She tells me she is absolutely in love with the ring, too. I can't thank everybody here enough for all the help offered with me finding the stone, designing the ring, and all the words of encouragement! Thank you again!

The issue I'm having now is that I got into it too deep. I can't stop looking at other stones and thinking of what I want to get for her next. I'm sure she is happy with that, but my bank account sure isn't!

 

[Sabrina31]

Wow, thats stunning, congrats all your hard searching really paid off, cant wait to see hand shots!

 

[KristinTech]

Love that ring! How exciting for you both! I’m also looking for more pics of this lovely thing on her hand and/or with daylight!

 

[elle_71125]

Thank you to everybody for the kind words! She tells me she is absolutely in love with the ring, too. I can't thank everybody here enough for all the help offered with me finding the stone, designing the ring, and all the words of encouragement! Thank you again!

The issue I'm having now is that I got into it too deep. I can't stop looking at other stones and thinking of what I want to get for her next. I'm sure she is happy with that, but my bank account sure isn't!

Welcome to the club. I think I lot of people came here looking for advice on one thing. The more you learn and the more you see of other beautiful pieces, the more you dig in. It's a vicious cycle.

 

[MissyBeaucoup]

I definitely didn’t expect to become so obsessed with gemstones and to have so much fun learning about them! My budget is rather modest and I’ve still managed to find some beautiful things that I enjoy. The advice here has been invaluable!

GrandpaUtz, congratulations to you and your sweet bride! I hope you’ll stick around and enjoy looking for her next gift.