Pandora''s Ring - Pics

[Pandora II]

First of all - huge apologies, I''ve been away since the 22nd and have only had internet access for an hour total until today (relatives really need to install broadband - grrr).

I do however grovel at your feet and have felt VERY bad reading all your posts.

And now... here are the pics FI and I took on the beach on Boxing Day - hope they are worth the wait:

 

[Pandora II]

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[Pandora II]

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[chrono]

I love that first picture. I love how the green colour looks so soft and silky. You''ll need to post more pictures of that beauty in order to redeem yourself for the lateness of the pictures.

 

[Pandora II]

I liked the sun on the diamonds in this one...

 

[Pandora II]

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[Pandora II]

These are all I have from the beach.

The colour is exactly as it looks in sunlight - I haven't photoshopped any of these pictures, other than cropping and resizing.

 

[Pandora II]

Not great handshot...

 

[Linda W]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!! Love that color!!!!!!!!

Linda

 

[Pandora II]

That''s it for now...

FI has promised to do some indoor shots and I''ll try and get one that shows what it looks like under downlighters. (FI thinks I''m nuts for checking out the lighting in restaurants before we go in - so I can gaze at my sparklies all night!)

It goes incredibly dark and sparkly with these huge neon green flashes.

Again - I''m really sorry for taking so long and for scaring some of you

 

[HollyS]

What beautiful color! Lovely!

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Oh yum! Delish--thanks for sharing!

cheers--Sharon

 

[Joolskie]

Pandora... I have been having the world''s longest Happy Hour waiting on these photos. LOL!!!!!

Your ring is STUNNING. The green is gorgeous and the setting is simply divine. It looks wonderful on your hand.

Now, it is only fair that you post more pictures to make up for the delay.

 

[MoonWater]

It''s gorgeous!

 

[Selkie]

It''s beautiful! I LOOOOVE the shot where fire is coming off both the tsav and the diamonds

. Is there pave on the prongs as well? I''m in love...

 

[Pandora II]

Thanks for all the lovely comments.

The prongs are set with 4 half-pointers each. They are pave set, but the shank is channel-set.

That was the biggest decision I had to take - I really thought about having shared prong or pave, but I was worried about getting it fixed in the UK if I lost a stone or something.

I am thinking about a shared-prong half-eternity as a wedding band. Plain platinum just looks terrible with it (what I thought I would choose), channel-set just looks too much metal, and pave looks weird with the milgrained edges next to the sleeker lines of the channels.

If diamonds rub against metal a bit is that a huge problem?

 

[sera]

Date: 1/3/2008 7:56:27 PM
Author: Pandora II
Thanks for all the lovely comments.


The prongs are set with 4 half-pointers each. They are pave set, but the shank is channel-set.


That was the biggest decision I had to take - I really thought about having shared prong or pave, but I was worried about getting it fixed in the UK if I lost a stone or something.


I am thinking about a shared-prong half-eternity as a wedding band. Plain platinum just looks terrible with it (what I thought I would choose), channel-set just looks too much metal, and pave looks weird with the milgrained edges next to the sleeker lines of the channels.


If diamonds rub against metal a bit is that a huge problem?

I love pave, but I think your design was a really, really great alternative... it still has a delicate look to it and there''s less worry about a stone popping out. It''s one of THE best channel sets I''ve seen!

Have you thought of a bezel set eternity? Then you wouldn''t have the rubbing and it would also have the sleek lines of your ring but without too much metal. I love the look of shared prong... a lot of people have them with their solitaires here, so hopefully you''ll get some advice from them.

I just absolutely love this ring!

 

[zhuzhu]

It is simply breathtaking! I LOVE the deep beautiful green tone of your e-ring!!!! Congrats!!!!!

 

[Fly Girl]

Very, very pretty ring. Seems like a curved channel set w-band should work. Not sure which size diamonds, though. You have a couple different sizes in the e-ring.

 

[Harriet]

Congratulations! You know that your Tsavorite is a favourite of mine, right?

 

[Pandora II]

Date: 1/4/2008 12:19:40 AM
Author: Harriet
Congratulations! You know that your Tsavorite is a favourite of mine, right?

Really? I had NO idea Harriet.

 

[Lorelei]

WOW!!!

Pan, it is gorgeous and I adore the green!!! YUM!!!

 

[Harriet]

Date: 1/4/2008 6:59:29 AM
Author: Pandora II

Date: 1/4/2008 12:19:40 AM
Author: Harriet
Congratulations! You know that your Tsavorite is a favourite of mine, right?

Really? I had NO idea Harriet.

Really. So much so that my next big purchase will probably be a Tsavorite.

 

[neatfreak]

Pandora...I believe I said this elsewhere, but it is worth saying again. That green just makes me SWOOOOON!!!! Love it!

 

[Miranda]

Oh goodness! Your ring and stone are beautiful. I love the prongs!

 

[musey]

That stone couldn''t be YUMMIER!!!!!!

 

[monarch64]

Hmmm hmmm....that is one. beautiful. ring. Miss Pandora, it was well worth the wait to finally see pics of your gorgeous tsavorite and diamond ring setting...it turned out beautifully! Congrats, and love all the pics!

 

[gwendolyn]

Very pretty, I LOVE that green! And it looks beautiful on your hand (even if you do say it isn''t a great handshot). Can''t wait to see more photos!

 

[surfgirl]

Ahem! Excuse me but they''re called FINGER SHOTS and you owe us many of them given the extremely long wait time we''ve experienced...Stop reading this and start shooting photos! HEY. Why are you STILL READING this? GO take some more hand shots...

 

[Cind11]

That is a beautiful ring. IN the next couple monts I''m going to be treating myself to a new RHR. I''ve always wanted a sapphire, but seeing your tsavorite makes me wonder. It''s such a standout color of green. I think I''m going to give Wink a call too. He seems like he''d be great to work with.