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piccolascimmia

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Hi all!

Tomorrow is D-Day...I go to FedEx to pick up these beauties...and Blue Nile should also be delivering the other pendant to my office tomorrow too! My original thread figuring out what I wanted/bought is here.

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Gorgeous!!! I hope your camera is charged...
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piccolascimmia

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Thanks FG, its in its charger just waiting for this moment.
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We''ll have to see how my photo skills are with my neck and ears...I hear those spots are infamously hard to photograph on yourself!
 

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Oooo, gorgeous! Can''t wait to see them on you.
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Yay!! Now get that camera ready....
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They''ll be beautiful!
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Those look beautiful! You must be excited to get the matched set! Please take a neck shot with the necklace if you can. I am thinking about getting one to go with my martini studs. Enjoy your new pieces!
 

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Is the BN necklace also a martini?

Can''t wait to see the pictures!
 

piccolascimmia

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Thanks Catmom, Rascal, Anchor, HooCares, Jelly...Only 24 hours away!

The BN necklace is a bezel set...they dont carry a martini/3 prong option. I can''t wait to see the wf G and the bn I with very strong fluorescence next to each other...
 

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This is so exciting! I can''t wait to see all of these new goodies when they arrive and see what you think!!! Post pics for us as soon as you can.
 

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Wow! What beautiful baubles! I cannot wait to see more pics!!!!!
 

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How exciting! I can''t wait to see pictures.
 

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Gorgeous, can''t wait to see earshots and neckshots!
 

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Can''t wait for ear and neck shots, lol! Very pretty choices, btw!
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piccolascimmia

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Ok, so the night when I desperately need to wrap and ship my presents to California so they get there before Christmas is the same night I receive both necklaces and the earrings! So of course I had to try to get any shots I could. And this morning I took a few outside...so they will follow this post!

I really don''t know how I''m going to choose between these 2 necklaces...I like them both for different reasons! The martini is delicate/gorgeous and the BN bezel is similar, and makes the same size stone look larger. The I color doesn''t bother me at all.

In the end, the WF option cost $998 (289+709), and the BN cost $737 (150+587). If I keep to my budget, then the studs plus the BN puts me $80 over my $1k budget, but the WF would put me to $350 over. Which do y''all prefer?

And I LOVE the RSG WF studs (.20 tcw). They are perfect to ''class up'' my extra holes (which I got from impulsive college friendship statements, heh). I can''t wait to someday get bigger ones for the main piercings!
 

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And the 2 necklaces outside

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The earrings are perfect! And the necklaces are both pretty, but I prefer the bezel''d one from BN. It does look bigger and I think the bezel "defines" the stone a bit.
 

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Date: 12/14/2006 11:33:23 AM
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The earrings are perfect! And the necklaces are both pretty, but I prefer the bezel''d one from BN. It does look bigger and I think the bezel ''defines'' the stone a bit.
ditto verbatim what deejay said about the necklaces! I was thinking every word just as she said it lol
 

Sundial

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I agree. The studs are gorgeous and I prefer the bezel set pendant. It really does give the diamond an extra "kick" in my opinion.
 

piccolascimmia

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Sundial, Cehrabehra, Dee*Jay - I''m glad you solidified what I was thinking...I love both, but the BN is cheaper and just plain looks bigger! And not that this should be a reason to decide, but the BN is so EASY to get photos of the arrows :) I guess in my heart I wanted the WF to work out, so I could be matchy matchy, but with the cost difference and my fiancee also preferring the BN... I think we have a winner!

Any other opinions?

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piccolascimmia

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and one closer up of the WF (gosh, wearing it less than one day make it so dirty!)

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piccolascimmia

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Oh, and one last question...do you think the BN bezel chain thingy makes it look like mickey mouse? I read that in a thread somewhere, and the phrase/critique is stuck in my head as something I DONT want
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I actually like that the rings that attach to the chain are a little bigger and heavier than the links of the chain itself, and I don't think it looks "mickey mousey" (although I do see where you're coming from with that!).

BTW, your pendant is the perfect size too! I have a .5 ct in a while gold bezel and I just got a .45 ct in a yellow gold bezel (although it has some sort of tear-drop doo-hickey attached to it so it looks different) and I think they go with everything. Blingy enough but not too blingy to wear with anything. Perfect!
 

piccolascimmia

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Dee*Jay...thanks! I''m intending to wear this 24/7 like I do the rest of my jewelry...If I take it off I''ll forget to put it back on!
 

Sundial

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I don't think the Blue Nile chain rings look Mickey Mouse at all and it is probably much more delicate in real life than it appears magnified in these photos. I think that pendant is a perfect everyday piece. The diamond looks fantastic and I actually prefer the fact that it is not all matchy matchy with your studs. Enjoy!!!
 

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piccolo, just wondering what you had decided! I don''t know how I''d choose, both pendants are really beautiful!
 

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Gorgeous...I too definitely prefer the bezel on the pendant.
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piccolascimmia

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Date: 12/21/2006 12:46:31 PM
Author: gailrmv
piccolo, just wondering what you had decided! I don''t know how I''d choose, both pendants are really beautiful!

Thanks! I went ahead and kept the BN bezel set...for the $$, beauty of the stone and the setting, I just couldnt justify keeping the WF martini, although I was tempted to keep both! In the future, I definitely want another solitaire or a DBTY necklace to wear with it...I like the layered look.

I''ll take more photos later, but I leave first thing tomorrow for a week long carribean cruise! So I''ll post in the new year Thanks all!!!

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Beacon

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Great stuff! I really love that bezel pendant - the stone looks so big on you. It''s very flattering - great choice!

Now I want a bezel pendant too!
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