Flanders Engagement Ring

[kerimarsha]

My fiancé and I fell in love with the Flanders Cut last November. We picked out a stone and then he worked with the jeweler to design the setting. We went with a cathedral setting that was open in the middle to let the stone look like it was floating. We also put in small baguettes on the side.

The ring is platinum, with a brushed finish. The stone is 1.01 G VS1.

We like the unusual, especially when the unusual is also beautiful. And regardless, I love it all the more since he took so much time to work with a jeweler to create something that he would love too!

Let me know what you think…

Keri

 

[lmurden]

Very unique

. Can''t wait to see hand pictures.

 

[kerimarsha]

This is the best we have been able to do so far with hand pictures.
There are 3. Here is number 1.

 

[kerimarsha]

And number 2...

 

[kerimarsha]

and number 3...

 

[widget]

Beautiful! And what an unusual mounting!

Congratulations..

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[BrightSpot]

Stunning & unique ring! I love that the diamond looks like it''s floating! (and your Flanders-cut stone is just gorgeous!!) Congrats on your engagement!!

 

[coconut]

Wow!! your stone is fabulous!

And the setting that is so unique!!! I''d never seen anything like it!

 

[MissAva]

The stone is lovely and the setting is very diffrent...what sort of band do you plan on pairing it with?

 

[Kaleigh]

What a pretty diamond and the setting is very unique. I love the flanders cut.

 

[AndyRosse]

Gorgeous stone and what an unique setting!!

More pics, PLEASE!!

 

[CdnBlingGal]

A unique cut and seting. Beautiful.

 

[njc]

Very cool! It looks great on your hand... congratulations!

 

[FireGoddess]

I would LOVE to see more pictures of that stone!!! Can you play with your macro mode on the camera and give us some more!!!! Pretty please?!

It''s a very unique setting...is there a matching band, or what are your plans for a band? Looking at the profile shots I almost expected the 2 sides to come up and meet the stone on top, but looking back at the first picture, they don''t. It''s very unique. What caused you to go for that setting?

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Very cool setting--love the stone too!!

cheers--Sharon

 

[icekid]

cool.. beatiful stone! congrats

 

[MissGotRocks]

Very unique setting and beautiful stone - would love to see some more pictures!

 

[Patty]

Your stone and ring are beautiful! Very unique.

 

[kerimarsha]

Yea. I''m glad people like it! I will try to take more pictures this week-end. And I would welcome advise on how to get good close-ups!

You asked about the setting... we were trying to maximize the negative space and minimize the impact of the prongs. We set the stone at a 45 degree angle from what is traditional in order to get the Flanders look from the flanders stone. By putting the baguettes in the side, we were hoping that it would serve as a ''window'' to the center stone and to further minimize the metal around the stone.

As for bands, I welcome suggestions. I was thinking something also in brushed platimum, maybe with scattered baby flanders burnished in... maybe about the same thickness as the ER. Any thoughts?
Keri

 

[moremoremore]

a well cut flanders....ssssiiiiiggggggghhhhhhh....and clearly that is......is beautiful.....just beautiful!
Who did you purchase it from and how long did you wait to find it? They are really one of my fav cuts!

 

[Dancing Fire]

beautiful ring. just don''t get to see many Flanders cut.

 

[kerimarsha]

The wonderful folks at Windy City Diamonds in Chicago both had the stone and helped us create the setting. They are wonderful! I believe they have the best access to Flanders cut diamonds in the US. We had a number of stones from which to choose. And they were fabulous to work with. We enjoyed every step of the process!

 

[Rube]

The Flanders stone is just beautiful, and I LOVE the brushed platinum!!

 

[LadyluvsLuxury]

That is really unique! It came out fantastically! I too adore the brushed look on metals, Congratulations!

 

[Sundial]

This is the first Flanders cut that I have seen. It is just gorgeous and your setting is so sleek and elegant. Very nicely done!

 

[curlygirl]

Wow, what a gorgeous stone and a totally unique setting. Congratulations!!