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Hello ladies and gents 
I don't post often in Timeless Classics but I am definitely a BIG LOVER of old cuts. Ever since I was made aware of their existence (I'm kinda young) I have lusted for one of my very own. I didn't really know how to go about finding one except for wandering antique stores and estate sales. When I found Pricescope I kept my eyes out at the various recommended vendors, but all the loose stones were way out of my price range. So I figured I'd have to move on and admire the classic beauty of an OMC from a distance.
So I very recently decided to sell a few jewelry items that I didn't wear anymore, to purchase myself a RHR. I ended up winning a wonderful Legacy inspired diamond ring well under the actual value of the ring. Well after the excitement wore off from winning such a great ring, I realized it wasn't for me.
For about five years I have held onto my father's diamond wedding band and have wanted to remake it into something I could wear on a daily basis. It has a heavy gold weight to it and seven small diamonds, no more than 5 points each. For Christmas last year my mother got an upgraded engagement ring and gave me the original diamond, no more than 25 points.
It then hit me, why can't I resale the Legacy inspired that I just won and use the funds from that to pay for the labor of a RHR made from my father's wedding band and the diamond my mom gave me? Then another thought occurred to me, why do I have to have spend a lot on a perfect old cut stone? It's all about my love for the stone and love isn't always perfect right? So I searched again for something in my price range, I knew I wouldn't find anything above an SI in clarity, even if I was that lucky, but as long as I could see through it and sparkled I wasn't picky. I just love the romance and "chunkiness" of an old cut. My engagement ring is a three stone which I adore, and I wanted the same for my RHR creation.
For those of you still reading, Bare with me , I'm almost done 
I've never had a custom anything made. So here I'm am, I'm going to share with you all my first custom journey from start to finish. So far I have gathered the supplies needed. I have found a great jeweler that is right down the street, a wonderful older but very experienced married couple that I have worked with before for smaller things like sizing, polishing, and prong fixing. I spoke with them on the phone and the seem happy to help so far. After all they said, "customs are their specialty".
I wish I could draw a good picture to show you all but I'm a horrible artist, so I'll explain the best I can.
My idea is a three stone, two tone white and yellow gold, twisted split shank diamond ring. I want each of the main stones to be held by a four petal tulip shaped piece of yellow gold metal each petal with a flush set diamond accent. The twisted split shank to be in white gold, this part is kind of hard to explain, but basically two "loops" on each side and in between the two loops a 25 point diamond. This part I might get a little backlash for, but the two side stones are going to be a little lopsided because they are not the same weight or shape. I have two OMC's one 22 point and one 31 point, but both are I1 in clarity and J in color. The center stone is an OEC 40 point SI3-I1 clarity and G in color. I have all the gold needed and and the diamonds needed, so the jeweler said they would just charge me labor which I assume will be based on difficulty and time. This makes me a little nervous because I have no idea what the labor could end up costing, but I'll go over all that when I have my first real consultation with them. I should receive the stones in the mail by Friday and have my consultation next weekend. They said they would create a sketch before they create the wax mold, so I'll come back and post pictures of the sketch when I have it. For now I just have a few images of the center diamonds and one of a tulip to give you an idea of shape. I want the whole ring to be smooth and shinny!
Seeing as how this is all new for me I welcome any opinions, just not too harsh please, it's going to be a sentimental piece.
I don't post often in Timeless Classics but I am definitely a BIG LOVER of old cuts. Ever since I was made aware of their existence (I'm kinda young) I have lusted for one of my very own. I didn't really know how to go about finding one except for wandering antique stores and estate sales. When I found Pricescope I kept my eyes out at the various recommended vendors, but all the loose stones were way out of my price range. So I figured I'd have to move on and admire the classic beauty of an OMC from a distance.
So I very recently decided to sell a few jewelry items that I didn't wear anymore, to purchase myself a RHR. I ended up winning a wonderful Legacy inspired diamond ring well under the actual value of the ring. Well after the excitement wore off from winning such a great ring, I realized it wasn't for me.
For about five years I have held onto my father's diamond wedding band and have wanted to remake it into something I could wear on a daily basis. It has a heavy gold weight to it and seven small diamonds, no more than 5 points each. For Christmas last year my mother got an upgraded engagement ring and gave me the original diamond, no more than 25 points.
It then hit me, why can't I resale the Legacy inspired that I just won and use the funds from that to pay for the labor of a RHR made from my father's wedding band and the diamond my mom gave me? Then another thought occurred to me, why do I have to have spend a lot on a perfect old cut stone? It's all about my love for the stone and love isn't always perfect right? So I searched again for something in my price range, I knew I wouldn't find anything above an SI in clarity, even if I was that lucky, but as long as I could see through it and sparkled I wasn't picky. I just love the romance and "chunkiness" of an old cut. My engagement ring is a three stone which I adore, and I wanted the same for my RHR creation.
For those of you still reading, Bare with me
, I'm almost done I've never had a custom anything made. So here I'm am, I'm going to share with you all my first custom journey from start to finish. So far I have gathered the supplies needed. I have found a great jeweler that is right down the street, a wonderful older but very experienced married couple that I have worked with before for smaller things like sizing, polishing, and prong fixing. I spoke with them on the phone and the seem happy to help so far. After all they said, "customs are their specialty".
I wish I could draw a good picture to show you all but I'm a horrible artist, so I'll explain the best I can.
My idea is a three stone, two tone white and yellow gold, twisted split shank diamond ring. I want each of the main stones to be held by a four petal tulip shaped piece of yellow gold metal each petal with a flush set diamond accent. The twisted split shank to be in white gold, this part is kind of hard to explain, but basically two "loops" on each side and in between the two loops a 25 point diamond. This part I might get a little backlash for, but the two side stones are going to be a little lopsided because they are not the same weight or shape. I have two OMC's one 22 point and one 31 point, but both are I1 in clarity and J in color. The center stone is an OEC 40 point SI3-I1 clarity and G in color. I have all the gold needed and and the diamonds needed, so the jeweler said they would just charge me labor which I assume will be based on difficulty and time. This makes me a little nervous because I have no idea what the labor could end up costing, but I'll go over all that when I have my first real consultation with them. I should receive the stones in the mail by Friday and have my consultation next weekend. They said they would create a sketch before they create the wax mold, so I'll come back and post pictures of the sketch when I have it. For now I just have a few images of the center diamonds and one of a tulip to give you an idea of shape. I want the whole ring to be smooth and shinny!
Seeing as how this is all new for me I welcome any opinions, just not too harsh please, it's going to be a sentimental piece.
, but I tried my best to sketch my design, hopefully since your all jewelry people you'll be able to get the idea of what I'm going for...
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