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Silver Blue Violet Oval Burma Spinel Halo

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Just wanted to share...

Gemcal 9.1 x 8.6 oval and Jewelryhoo custom halo

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athenaworth

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Wow!! :love: That's amazing!
 

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a few more :)) oh..metal is 18k wg. Gemcal's description said silver lavender pink spinel. I see more blue in this one. The pink peeks out depending on how the light hits it.

Athena-Thank you!!!!!!!! :D

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ooo~Shiney!

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I LOVE leaf shots !!!!!
That stone and ring look amazing !!!! :love: :love:
 

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Nice shots, and I love the cutting on the spinel. You can tell it has nice luster and brilliance. Well done! Very pretty ring.

hand shots?
 

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What a lovely pastel set of colors. Beautiful ring.
 

packrat

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Beautiful! Do you have the vendor photo?
 

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Thank you for your encouraging comments ooo shiney, brightice, TL, and packrat !!! :bigsmile:

TL hand shots comming up...

packrat yes I have vendor photos. To me the vendor photos are pretty dead on.

1st photo was with gem description on web page.
2nd and 3rd photos were the additional ones Hemi emailed to me per my request
4th photo was my IRL one.

Thanks for looking!!!!! :D

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Must
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erinl

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She's beautiful!!
 

FallenRox

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Absolutely stunning!!! Congrats on a most gorgeous ring =)

One day, my spinel dream will come true- you give me hope <3
 

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Gorgeous ring! The halo is just delicate enough to complement the larger stone. I love the color, and I think it's much nicer in your pics than the vendor's.
 

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wow the ring is so beautiful! :love: i cant wait to see hand shots!
 

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TL|1307150844|2937375 said:
Nice shots, and I love the cutting on the spinel. You can tell it has nice luster and brilliance. Well done! Very pretty ring.

hand shots?

TL-I really appreciate your comments :praise: . I have learned so much from your forums and post. I was so apprehensive about posting this because I know how you love spinels and I didn't want to fall short. I was on pins and needles awaiting your post because you are so very honest, no holds barred and extremely knowledgable. I hope im not being offensive to you by saying this. I truly hold your comments in high regard!!!!! :praise: Thank you very much TL!!! :))

You are right about the luster and brilliance. I can't beleive it! I am very impressed with its performance. The light return is superb! Its one thing to read and research that spinels have the highest refractive index than any natural gemstone, being closest to the diamond. Its another thing to actually SEE it!! Kind of mind boggling!!


Heres a couple of hand shots..

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texaskj|1307158919|2937463 said:
Must
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ok...you asked for it....LOL! :wacko:

now i cant stop :naughty:

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bright ice|1307151078|2937379 said:
What a lovely pastel set of colors. Beautiful ring.

Thank you very much Brightice :))
Thats the 1st think I noticed about this spinel too. Seems to have different variations (depending on how the light hits it) pinks, lavender, blue viloet! Its very intriguing to me.
 

ooo~Shiney!

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So Sparkly !!!! I bet those sun shots hurt your eyes !!!! :lol:
 

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jstarfireb|1307166357|2937509 said:
Gorgeous ring! The halo is just delicate enough to complement the larger stone. I love the color, and I think it's much nicer in your pics than the vendor's.

Thank you jstar! I was looking for the smaller diamonds because of the size of this gem. Didn't want the spinel to feel suffocated. I wanted it to breath freely and be relaxed. :)) You are right about the vendor photo. I took a gamble. His photo didn't show the array of colors in the gem.
 

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FallenRox|1307165260|2937497 said:
Absolutely stunning!!! Congrats on a most gorgeous ring =)

One day, my spinel dream will come true- you give me hope <3

Fallenrox thank you for the wonderful words!
You will fulfill your spinel dream. You will find your match! :)) There is soooooo many great gem vendors and cutters mentioned on PS. Oh boy and sooooooooooo many beautiful colored spinels! The most enjoyable part is the HUNT! Thanks again!
 

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ooo~Shiney!|1307192230|2937612 said:
So Sparkly !!!! I bet those sun shots hurt your eyes !!!! :lol:

Thank you erinl and kaismommy for your encouraging comments!!

oooshiney-LOL you are cracking me up LOL! :sun: Thanks for looking :D !
 

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Very pretty ring, and it looks lovely on your hand!
 

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Wow, that is just gorgeous! Such a pretty color!
 

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It looks great on you!! Thanks for the hand shots!
 

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Love the hand shots! Now that I see the vendor photos, I remember seeing it on their site and thinking hmmmm..It's beautiful on your hand!
 

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I love the subtle color.
 

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ZestfullyBling|1307191311|2937602 said:
Its one thing to read and research that spinels have the highest refractive index than any natural gemstone, being closest to the diamond. Its another thing to actually SEE it!! Kind of mind boggling!!

Actually, there are a few gemstones with a higher RI than spinel and some higher than diamond, like sphene, demantoid, natural rutile, sphalerite, cerrusite, but they are really too soft for jewelry wear. Spinel is great in the fact that while it's still dispersive (in the violet and lavender hues), it is very durable and hard. I also like that your stone appears to have a nice crown, (can't see the profile view, but would love to see that too), which helps with the dispersion and brillance. Congratulations on what is a wonderful and well thought out project. :appl: Spinels can be addicting, I must warn you!! :Up_to_something:
 

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Lovely!!! It looks amazing on your hand! I love the silvery tone to it... it's looks very sultry. :cheeky:
 

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HI:

Very cool!

cheers--Sharon
 

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Thanks again for the positive comments packrat and TL!!!! :D

Aiofe, laila, MTG,k9 and canuk thank you very much for your encouraging compliments and comments!!!! :D

TL found a sideview profile shot of the gem...

thanks for looking :))

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T L

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Nice crown. I try to avoid flat crowns. High crowns really add a lot of brilliance. Thanks for the profile pics! Nice profile on the setting as well.
 
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