First gem, first project in honor of a gift received

[carochinha]

Friends of my fiance gave us an emerald cut amethyst because, they said, they acquired it around the time they started together. They never did anything with it and wanted us to have it to wish us their happiness.

So, PSers, can you help me create something as beautiful as their gesture? I want to honor their gift.

It''s an emerald cut light amethyst. When you put it on your hand, you can see right through it. I know the pictures are fuzzy, but the amethyst has a big window and is a light color. It''s not small; I prefer sideways ovals and elongated cushions, but this stone probably should be set the traditional way, right? Would yellow gold be too warm for this lilac color? And if there were side stones, what do you see? Or a pendant if anyone has ideas - but I haven''t seen many emerald cut pendants.

Any ideas?

 

[carochinha]

another view

 

[carochinha]

last one

 

[carochinha]

do over!

 

[Fly Girl]

Take a look at stuller and see if any of the settings appeal to you. The stone is probably not expensive, so using a premade setting would be much less expensive than going custom. Any jeweler can order from stuller for you.

http://www.stuller.com/search/default.aspx?pg=1&q=emerald+shape+ring

http://www.stuller.com/search/default.aspx?pg=1&q=emerald+shape+pendant&x=8&y=10

Good luck.

Or, you can save the stone and pass it on to another happy couple. Congratulations to you.

 

[ma re]

I agree that, in terms of actual value, this stone isn''t worth a custom work, but there are many nice premade settings. I''d think about bezeling it in white gold or silver to (hopefully) minimize the effect of a window. You can also have the bezel white and the rest of the ring in yellow. If this were a strongly colored amethyst without an obvious window I''d suggest yellow gold, but I think white metal could do this one good.

 

[Nomsdeplume]

What a lovely gesture.
You can also consider a LOGR setting.

 

[chrono]

Due to the dimensions of the stone, I''ll set it the traditional way as a ring. I''ll still keep it in yellow gold but have it as enclosed as possible to minimize the large window.

 

[carochinha]

Fly Girl, thanks for the lead. This pendant appeals to me: http://www.stuller.com/products/product.aspx?gid=40564

Kirbbie, forgive the newbie question. What is a LOGR setting?

Chrono, ma re, thanks for your feedback.

I wonder if there are deco style pendants that would work, maybe someting simple in silver?

 

[cellentani]

whoknows - what are the dimensions of your amethyst?

These aren''t really deco, but there''s an eBay seller, BluefoxxCreations who has antique castings. I think he can do any of them in silver too, and it''s much cheaper. Check out the filigree pendants and the emerald settings.

 

[chrono]

LOGR is Lord of Gems Rings which you''ll be able to find as a listed seller on eBay.

 

[Fly Girl]

Date: 8/19/2009 10:41:55 AM
Author: whoknows
Fly Girl, thanks for the lead. This pendant appeals to me: http://www.stuller.com/products/product.aspx?gid=40564

Kirbbie, forgive the newbie question. What is a LOGR setting?

Chrono, ma re, thanks for your feedback.

I wonder if there are deco style pendants that would work, maybe someting simple in silver?

You are welcome, whoknows. That particular pendant is for a 8 mm x 6 mm stone. Your stone appears to be larger, so you will need to pick a setting that comes in the size of your stone. You should measure your amethyst and see if it will fit into a conventionally sized setting. Jewelers will have calipers to measure the stone exactly, but you can get close by using a ruler.