I perused this forum frequently when I was searching for a sapphire engagement ring earlier this year. I've been meaning to write about my shopping experience since I found the information on this site to be extremely useful in my search.
I ended up with a 3.42 cushion-cut blue sapphire with a thin pave platinum band (pic attached) from Maytal Hannah. I had contacted most of the main sapphire vendors that are recommended on this site as well as a number of setting providers but initially had little luck. However, when I came across a few of Maytal's pieces on this site I knew that I wanted her to build our ring since I absolutely loved her work. Unfortunately, I was on a tight timeline since I wanted to propose to my girlfriend on a previously planned trip and I seriously underestimated the amount of time that was needed to source a stone and find a setting. Maytal was amazing. I asked her to see if she could help source a stone since I was not having any luck with any of the 'usual suspects.' She was able to find several stones within my budget (I was OK with heat treatment only). She ended up shipping the finished ring to our hotel the day before we arrived. The final product looks absolutely stunning! There was a line up of girls pawing over the ring on the night that I proposed and my fiance gets comments on how beautiful the ring is on almost a daily basis. I could not be happier with working with Maytal Hannah and am very happy that I decided to go with a blue sapphire!
I'm going to have my fiance's wedding band made by Maytal as well. Any band suggestions would be welcome!
I ended up with a 3.42 cushion-cut blue sapphire with a thin pave platinum band (pic attached) from Maytal Hannah. I had contacted most of the main sapphire vendors that are recommended on this site as well as a number of setting providers but initially had little luck. However, when I came across a few of Maytal's pieces on this site I knew that I wanted her to build our ring since I absolutely loved her work. Unfortunately, I was on a tight timeline since I wanted to propose to my girlfriend on a previously planned trip and I seriously underestimated the amount of time that was needed to source a stone and find a setting. Maytal was amazing. I asked her to see if she could help source a stone since I was not having any luck with any of the 'usual suspects.' She was able to find several stones within my budget (I was OK with heat treatment only). She ended up shipping the finished ring to our hotel the day before we arrived. The final product looks absolutely stunning! There was a line up of girls pawing over the ring on the night that I proposed and my fiance gets comments on how beautiful the ring is on almost a daily basis. I could not be happier with working with Maytal Hannah and am very happy that I decided to go with a blue sapphire!
I'm going to have my fiance's wedding band made by Maytal as well. Any band suggestions would be welcome!
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