hello! Grand and Greatgrandmothers OMC

[mackitten]

Hello! I have been lurking and ogling for a few weeks and just decided to post.

Not sure if I am posting in the right place..

The SO and I decided its time to get engaged. My mother has my grandmothers and grangrandmothers diamonds from their engagement rings.

We (mother SO and self) went with the stones to the store to have them cleaned and look at settings - I have never been looking before in person.

The stones are both Old Miners Cuts.

Grandma''s is (pulling from memory)
1.19 ct
H-I color
SI-1

Great-grandma''s is (pulling from memory)
1.47
J/K
SI-1

We decided to use the smaller stone bc of the better color and maybe make the other into a pendadnt of some sort later in time at some point. I am thrilled that I will get to wear my Grandmothers stone it means so much to me.

I may have even picked out a setting which the SO might even have purchased so I might have pictures to share in the show your bling section soon

thanks for everyones posts here it really helping when I went looking and was talking about the stones

I wish I had pictures of the settings I looked at or the stones

 

[Loves Vintage]

Date: 6/2/2010 1:16:18 PM
Author:mackitten
Hello! I have been lurking and ogling for a few weeks and just decided to post.

Not sure if I am posting in the right place..

The SO and I decided its time to get engaged. My mother has my grandmothers and grangrandmothers diamonds from their engagement rings.

We (mother SO and self) went with the stones to the store to have them cleaned and look at settings - I have never been looking before in person.

The stones are both Old Miners Cuts.

Grandma's is (pulling from memory)
1.19 ct
H-I color
SI-1

Great-grandma's is (pulling from memory)
1.47
J/K
SI-1

We decided to use the smaller stone bc of the better color and maybe make the other into a pendadnt of some sort later in time at some point. I am thrilled that I will get to wear my Grandmothers stone it means so much to me.

I may have even picked out a setting which the SO might even have purchased so I might have pictures to share in the show your bling section soon

thanks for everyones posts here it really helping when I went looking and was talking about the stones

I wish I had pictures of the settings I looked at or the stones

Noooooooooooooooooooooo! We must have pictures!! Seriously, I would love to see pics of both stones and the settings. Any chance you'll be taking some soon?

Oh, and Welcome to PS!

 

[mackitten]

I didnt even think to take pictures of the stones

I only first ever saw them when I meet my mother and SO to look at rings this past Saturday for the first time and everything went so fast that by the time I go thome I was like hum what just happened...

I think my mother took back one stone and my SO has the other

I will certainly post pics once I get the ring!!

thanks for the welcome loves vintage

 

[spicytuna]

You CAN''T tease us like that!

Yes! Please post pics ASAP! It''s one thing to have an OMC, it''s another to have it in the family for decades!!! How lucky you are!

 

[artdecogirl]

Mackitten, How nice to have a family stone! Post pics soon!!!

 

[yssie]

Another request for pictures - lots of pictures! They both sound lovely

 

[mackitten]

Been out of the loop

actually got officially engaged with the stone in a setting I picked out, we went with my grandmothers stone

Grandma''s is (pulling from memory)
1.19 ct
H-I color
SI-1

 

[missydebby]

gorgeous!

 

[reader]

WOW.

 

[MishB]

Beautiful. Handshots please!

 

[junebug17]

Now that is just stunning!!! I love it, and would also love to see some hand-shots!

 

[SparklyOEC]

It's gorgeous! Congratulations on a beautiful heirloom stone. The setting's not too bad either.

 

[nbarker]

yum! that is so pretty..and its an heirloom...soo jealous!

 

[petrock<3]

Congratulations! Looks beautiful and so special, wear it in good health!

 

[yssie]

A beautiful way to celebrate your grandmother's stone

Wear it in good health.