Got the necklaces back from Daniel M! He did a fab job. The sapphire is for my mother, and the spinel for my sister. The sapphire is luscious and sleepy - my mom loves bezels and I chose platinum.
The purple spinel is actually very nicely complimented with yellow gold, and it is helping me appreciate step cuts - the way it catches light is very soothing.
Forgive all of the yucky lint in the velvet...I've barely even opened these boxes!
Daniel was a true pleasure to work with, and very fast!
I enjoy wearing the lavender spinel ring I shared earlier in this thread from Holly Hague Designs so much that I sent her two additional stones to set. A pink garnet from Steve at Westview Gems and a Mint Afghan Tourmaline from Gene at Precision Gem. I forgot to take a picture of the stones before sending them out, so I took this screenshot of the stones from her Instagram.
The round pink garnet will be in this design, but with different enamel colors.
The cushion mint tourmaline will be in this design, with similar enamel colors in soft blues and greens.
That is too funny
I think her custom prices are very fair. I haven’t been setting much lately and haven’t priced out custom settings with other vendors recently to compare, but her prices seem very reasonable to me . She has a few listings for settings only in her Etsy store and they are in the $700-$800 price range, and the settings I’ve ordered from her in 14K gold have also fallen within that range. She’s been super nice to work with and is a colored gemstone lover too
Decided to get these as side stones for my blue spinel...
Together...
But then hearing the estimated local setting costs (vs the HK/China benches that my jeweller used to use before travel stopped) made me pause... so I shall wait...
That is too funny
I think her custom prices are very fair. I haven’t been setting much lately and haven’t priced out custom settings with other vendors recently to compare, but her prices seem very reasonable to me . She has a few listings for settings only in her Etsy store and they are in the $700-$800 price range, and the settings I’ve ordered from her in 14K gold have also fallen within that range. She’s been super nice to work with and is a colored gemstone lover too
The majority of my settings are from Kyo
. I haven’t reached out to him since the pandemic started and have wondered if they are still taking orders and shipping out to other countries. I’m glad to hear they are! Just curious, did he give you a timeframe for order completion and delivery?
The majority of my settings are from Kyo
The majority of my settings are from Kyo
They are still taking order, receiving stones in, and shipping out (at least to the US.) Looking back at my email, for one ring he had received all stones and CAD approval on Oct 7th, and the ring was completed on October 30th. I haven't received it yet because I was so pleased I added a second ring to be manufactured which will finish in another 3 days.
It was a few days of turnaround for each CAD modification.
Is it allowed to put a vendor email here? (if so I will) Otherwise you can contact through the jewelryhoo ebay stores or CaiMao AliExpress store and send an image of your email address to take the conversation to email.
This is the platinum ring he has finished for me so far. It's desaturated in his photography, the green and pink is a lot more vibrant in person.
Edit - adding a photo of the unset "lagoon" Afghan tourmaline. I can't wait to get this but I have to wait until Christmas to wear it!
Thank you for the complement I can't wait to get the ring!
If you go through email, I think you will save money (maybe 10%?) by avoiding the ebay fees (but lose ebay buyer protection.) Now that I know they did most of your rings, I will see if I can find your previous threads and drool over them!
I enjoy wearing the lavender spinel ring I shared earlier in this thread from Holly Hague Designs so much that I sent her two additional stones to set. A pink garnet from Steve at Westview Gems and a Mint Afghan Tourmaline from Gene at Precision Gem. I forgot to take a picture of the stones before sending them out, so I took this screenshot of the stones from her Instagram.
The round pink garnet will be in this design, but with different enamel colors.
The cushion mint tourmaline will be in this design, with similar enamel colors in soft blues and greens.
They are still taking order, receiving stones in, and shipping out (at least to the US.) Looking back at my email, for one ring he had received all stones and CAD approval on Oct 7th, and the ring was completed on October 30th. I haven't received it yet because I was so pleased I added a second ring to be manufactured which will finish in another 3 days.
It was a few days of turnaround for each CAD modification.
Is it allowed to put a vendor email here? (if so I will) Otherwise you can contact through the jewelryhoo ebay stores or CaiMao AliExpress store and send an image of your email address to take the conversation to email.
This is the platinum ring he has finished for me so far. It's desaturated in his photography, the green and pink is a lot more vibrant in person.
Edit - adding a photo of the unset "lagoon" Afghan tourmaline. I can't wait to get this but I have to wait until Christmas to wear it!
A double halo, a scalloped edge, and and fantastic color combo...GOALS!
Oh my gosh, I LOVE this!
You are right, I should! I need to take some pictures first and have been very lazy lately, but will work on it!Why not create one?
Thanks! I think the cushion will be similar to the colors shown, but I’m not sure on the pink garnet enamel colors yet. I asked Holly to pick some combinations that are darker and will contrast with the pink, so the colors won’t blend with my pinkish skin tone. I’ll come back and share what she comes up with
.Jeff White finished my asscher cut blue/green parti sapphire.
"The finished sapphire is a really lovely blue-green in most lights, and shifts to a more decidedly green hue in some lights (incandescent and LED, based on my study under various lighting types). With regard to clarity, it is almost completely internally flawless and much better than eye-clean."
1.60 ct. and 5.94 x 5.94 mm
A couple stills from the video:
Planning on a setting like this Leon Mege: https://www.leonmege.com/portfolio/...iamond-step-cut-diamond-art-deco-style-detail
I was thinking about 3mm for the baguette diamond halo. And all 18k yellow gold.
