New WF five stone project

[gemgirl]

Good morning fellow PSers. Yesterday my five loose G color, SI1 clarity, GIA certed .30-.31 pointers sprouted wings and flew off to Whiteflash to be mounted in their permanent platinum home. My five stone shared prong anniversary band will soon be a reality! It has been a real pleasure speaking with Bob Hoskins about design, and corresponding with Vera on technicalities. I think I''ll adopt Bob. He''s so much fun to talk to!

Here are my specs for anyone who didn''t follow my search while I was shopping for stones. Four are Ideal cuts, one is VG. All are pristinely eye clean and look identical when lined up together. (I should have taken some photos of them loose, but they all came from BN in those temporary ring holder-thingamabobs and I didn''t know exactly how to get them out without damaging them) All diameters average 4.35 mm, all tables are 57%. I plugged the numbers for the one that came with the full arsenal of measurements into the HCA calculator and it scored a 0.9 Since all five are virtually identical, I do believe I have five VERY high scorers here. I also plugged the individual numbers in GIA''s Facetware Cut Estimator and all scored as Excellent.

4.33 x 4.36 x 2.65
4.33 x 4.36 x 2.64
4.33 x 4.36 x 2.62
4.34 x 4.36 x 2.62
4.32 x 4.37 x 2.67

As soon as I receive my CADs and wax shots, I''ll post them. We''re making two changes to the usual shared prong design. My ring will have no prongs on the ends. Instead, the sides of the shank will meet the stone with smooth polished platinum to avoid pinching. If anyone remembers what Lynn''s first wedding set looked like? The sides of my ring will look like that. Also, I will have an airline allowing light to get into the side gallery, much like the Tiffany shared prong rings. As a final note, the prongs will remain more towards the outside of the ring instead of being pinched towards the center.

Thanks for coming along for the ride!

 

[elle_chris]

ooh, can''t wait to see it!!!

 

[Kaleigh]

Oooh it sounds like it''s going to be a stunner!! Can''t wait to see it. How exciting!!

 

[mela lu]

(no words needed!)

 

[gemgirl]

I was SO bad yesterday...

... I''m hopeless, I know! My girlfriend and I were shopping at Fortunoff yesterday and every time we''ve been in the store for the last few months, we''ve wandered over to the wedding and anniversary band case to look at shared prong bands. I hadn''t seen anything that really interested me, until yesterday.....

They had five stone, seven stone, eight stone, nine stone, ten stone, white, yellow, platinum and then I saw THE ONE. Even though I''m having my very special five stone band made as we speak, I''ve still been disappointed that a local jeweler ruined the seven stone I had on order for two months.

I''ve wanted a ring to wear everyday in 14K that''s not as elaborate or as valuable as the one that WF is making me. Yesterday I found a seven stone band of ten pointers. Lovely lovely diamonds. H/Is SIs. I louped them and those babies were as clean as a whistle. Here''s the kicker. This ring had all three componets in it that I custom ordered in my bigger ring. Smooth gold on the ends (even though it has prongs on the ends there''s a smooth piece of gold outside of the end prongs) that shields the other fingers from "the pinch", an airline in the gallery and prongs set towards the outside of the ring. If two of the stones weren''t ever-so-slightly tipped, I''d be wearing it now. Instead, they''re ordering me a 6.25 and they''re going to try to bring in a perfectly constructed ring. By next Friday I should know.

My girlfriend fell so in love with that style also, she had them order her a 4.5 for her ring finger in a .50 pt weight. (her fingers are so tiny and fragile looking). Mine is .70 pts of exquisite diamonds for $995.- I couldn''t pass it up.

I need a twelve step program for diamond lovers.

 

[beaujolais]

I love that one by WF ! !



funny !

 

[Sparkalicious]

How fun! Good for you, gemgirl ... said by fellow addict in the corner.

Hey! When do we get to see some pics?!

This is SO great ... thanks for sharing the details with us. You''re WF ring is going to be outstanding as well.

 

[orbaya]

Yay! I can''t wait to see your new rings!!

 

[gemgirl]

Date: 3/8/2008 1:41:50 PM
Author: Sparkalicious
How fun! Good for you, gemgirl ... said by fellow addict in the corner.

Hey! When do we get to see some pics?!

This is SO great ... thanks for sharing the details with us. You''re WF ring is going to be outstanding as well.

Bob said I''ll receive the CADs one week after they received my stones. I haven''t confirmed that they''ve received my sparklies yet. I''m hoping they do on Monday.....

 

[gemgirl]

My first set of CADs are in. I switched this to SMTR.

 

[missyminx]

Hi Gemgirl, I''m onto a similar project too, but without the certification. Would you mind sharing roughly how much the damage is? Thank you....

 

[gemgirl]

Date: 3/19/2008 9:56:37 AM
Author: missyminx
Hi Gemgirl, I''m onto a similar project too, but without the certification. Would you mind sharing roughly how much the damage is? Thank you....

The stones and custom platinum mounting came out to $4300.-

 

[snowflakeluvr]

gemgirl,
i can''t wait to see the wax as i am wanting a five stone too. i especially hope the design is similar to the one in my mind''s eye, where the sides meld into the ring, without prongs sticking out...and thanks for your candor about price. now i know how affordable a ring like your may be. thanks!
ps i did two projects with bob-i wanted him for my boyfriend, he''s so wonderful, but he''s not available

darn it!

 

[gemgirl]

Date: 3/19/2008 12:50:36 PM
Author: snowflakeluvr
gemgirl,
i can''t wait to see the wax as i am wanting a five stone too. i especially hope the design is similar to the one in my mind''s eye, where the sides meld into the ring, without prongs sticking out...and thanks for your candor about price. now i know how affordable a ring like your may be. thanks!
ps i did two projects with bob-i wanted him for my boyfriend, he''s so wonderful, but he''s not available

darn it!

This is the new link to my ring project in the SMTR section since it''s no longer just stones, but an actual ring (yeah!!!) in the process of being made. I have to post the CADs that we''ve decided to go with, since we''ve been emailing back and forth to get it right. https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/whiteflash-five-stone-project.81148/ Whiteflash incorporated all of the aspects of the design that were important to me. Just like you, I absolutely didn''t want prongs on the ends which automatically made it a custom design.

I actually saved a few thousand dollars by buying my own stones and doing it this way. All of the 1 1/2 ct. shared prong bands that I tried on in stores were in the $7,000 to $8,000 range with F or G color diamonds and very good clarity and that''s without knowing how well the stones were cut. Retailer jewelers have the habit of latching on to new phrases, and in every store I went to, the jewelers put a loupe to their eyes and declared that the stones were "a very good make". That''s the new catch phrase that they use to lead people to believe that they know what they''re talking about!

I really like Bob. He''s a peach and Vera''s a sweetheart!

 

[snowflakeluvr]

i looked at the link, gemgirl. it''s absolutely gorgeous. it''s a shame tweaking a design and "customizing" any jewelry comes with a price, but i have found that you end up with exactly what you want. i can''t wait to see the finished product. it''s going to be a joy to wear!

 

[missyminx]

Gemgirl, thanks for sharing the price and more about your project. I took a look at your custom setting and I like how you tweaked the sides so as to look more flushed. It''s very pretty! I''m looking forward to seeing the finished product!

 

[gemgirl]

Date: 3/20/2008 8:07:25 AM
Author: missyminx
Gemgirl, thanks for sharing the price and more about your project. I took a look at your custom setting and I like how you tweaked the sides so as to look more flushed. It''s very pretty! I''m looking forward to seeing the finished product!

missyminx, have you decided who''s going to make your ring? What size stones are you looking for?

 

[gemgirl]

Link to the finished ring-

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/my-wf-baby-has-arrived.82495/