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Years ago I purchased a pair of EGD studs from Whiteflash, 1.10ctw I and J ACAs. I loved them soooo much, I ended up putting them in to my e-ring 5 stone reset so I could admire them on my hand. Also, I tend to change my earrings frequently, and I hated the idea of all that $$ sitting in the jewellery box when I had a hankering to wear my pearls or hoops, so I was all about lab when it came to replacing them.
I've been puddling through various websites for a while for a matched pair to replace them, albeit a bit bigger. I finally came across a beautifully matched pair and grabbed them, and they arrived today. Each one is 0.65ct and E colour, one VS2 and the other SI1. They are total firecrackers!! They are very reminiscent of my WF ACAs, which is what I was hoping for.
I think I'll pop them into classic martini settings, but can't decide between white and rose gold. All of my stuff is rose gold, with the exception of a white gold diamond tennis bracelet, and the white gold prongs and baskets on my e-ring. I think white for the 'less visible' factor...but then again I love the contrast of rose gold against icy white diamonds. Hooray for first world problems, ammirite??
On a sadder note, I was going to wait until Christmas to get them set as a gift from hubby, but having lost a dear (very young) friend in the early hours of this morning to the monster that is metastatic breast cancer, I could use a bit of a pick-me-up, so I'll likely get them set straight away. The way I'm feeling right now, sometimes life is just too precious and short to wait, even for something as trivial as this. Knowing her prognosis, she often reminded us to 'live for now' whenever we could. She loved jewellery, and I'll always think of her when I wear them
I've been puddling through various websites for a while for a matched pair to replace them, albeit a bit bigger. I finally came across a beautifully matched pair and grabbed them, and they arrived today. Each one is 0.65ct and E colour, one VS2 and the other SI1. They are total firecrackers!! They are very reminiscent of my WF ACAs, which is what I was hoping for.
I think I'll pop them into classic martini settings, but can't decide between white and rose gold. All of my stuff is rose gold, with the exception of a white gold diamond tennis bracelet, and the white gold prongs and baskets on my e-ring. I think white for the 'less visible' factor...but then again I love the contrast of rose gold against icy white diamonds. Hooray for first world problems, ammirite??
On a sadder note, I was going to wait until Christmas to get them set as a gift from hubby, but having lost a dear (very young) friend in the early hours of this morning to the monster that is metastatic breast cancer, I could use a bit of a pick-me-up, so I'll likely get them set straight away. The way I'm feeling right now, sometimes life is just too precious and short to wait, even for something as trivial as this. Knowing her prognosis, she often reminded us to 'live for now' whenever we could. She loved jewellery, and I'll always think of her when I wear them
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