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Date: 3/19/2007 11:40:52 PM
Author: innerkitten
I don''t have anything fom them but I LOVE their stuff. I looked at some designs by them when I was searching for an E-ring and even went to the factory here in San Francisco. Maybe someday
Is that for a wedding band?
Date: 3/20/2007 12:03:37 AM
Author: widget
....I looked for Hest''s rings, but couldn''t find them. Anyway here''s my VC star ruby ring:
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https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/antique-style-ec-set.6666/Date: 3/19/2007 11:05:30 PM
Author: Mara
hest88 has a van craeynest set...she has posted about it previously, she is not on that much i don''t think anymore but her posts are still around.
I absolutely agree. VC rings are not engraved....they are "dye struck"...and Old World method that produces pieces with denser, sturdier metal/ designs that to me ''feel'' heavier. They should hold up for generations.Date: 3/20/2007 3:26:04 PM
Author: poptart
I feel the Van Craeynest would be a true heirloom quality piece, do others agree?
They sure do look like they feel heavier, and I am sorry for saying engraving... the Wright and Lato was machine engraved, and I remember reading that Van Craeynest uses the ''dye struck'' method. The fact that it is also an "Old World" type of work makes it all the more special to me. I love that antique look, and they really do look so amazingly sturdy and gorgeous. This ''dye struck'' method also allows for more intricate designs, correct?Date: 3/20/2007 4:07:02 PM
Author: widget
I absolutely agree. VC rings are not engraved....they are ''dye struck''...and Old World method that produces pieces with denser, sturdier metal/ designs that to me ''feel'' heavier. They should hold up for generations.Date: 3/20/2007 3:26:04 PM
Author: poptart
I feel the Van Craeynest would be a true heirloom quality piece, do others agree?
widget
I think so...but I''m not sure. I do know that the VC bands I saw were the most intricate I''d ever seen!Author: poptart
This ''dye struck'' method also allows for more intricate designs, correct?
Date: 3/20/2007 5:31:48 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
When you are talking about the intricate parts, some of that is carved by hand or cut out, I think. The main ring is die-struck. I priced settings for diamond studs, and I think the settings alone were about $2000 per ear! Yikes! Why do I have such expensive taste????
Date: 3/20/2007 12:01:06 AM
Author: widget
I think VC bands are exquisite...here''s a picture of some others. The detail is amazing...
Thank you for sharing your experience, and welcome to PS! I''m glad to hear you like your set. The rings were a little more than I expected, but I also want a quality piece. I figure if we have the money to afford it, and I''m going to be wearing it forever, I should probably get exactly what I want! It''s good to hear that the rings were just as good or even better than you expected! The quality really does look exquisite, and they have been so good to work with. Thank you for telling me about the time it takes to get the rings, that''s about what I expected, maybe even a little less time, which is good. I wish I could help you with the pictures, but I don''t know how to shrink them, so I''m pretty useless, haha. Hopefully someone else will help and you can start your own thread!Date: 3/31/2007 2:10:25 AM
Author: Love in Bloom
I am new to PS and after reading some forums here I decided to have Van Craeynest make my wedding set. At the last minute, I even decided to get my fiance a matching wedding band as a surprise. I just recieved our rings this past Thursday. I would love to show you some pics but I am still trying to figure out how to shrink them for viewing.(any suggestions are welcome!).![]()
I had a wonderful experience with this company. Our rings cost a bit more than we had expected but we would do it again in a second. There weren''t any Van Craeynest retailers near me as I do live in the middle of nowhere, so I never got to see the rings in person before I decided to purchase. I did venture to NYCs Belenky Brothers after I had ordered my rings and viewed their small display of VC jewelry. I was not disappointed. Their pieces are of the highest quality in both design and construction. Even though my expectations of VC rings were already high from what I had read on the PS forums, they turned out even better than I could have ever imaginedSince their rings are made especially for you it does take a while...I ordered my rings on 2/21 and just received them on 3/29. The wait was almost unbearable!!! But once I saw the details of my new rings I did not think that 5 weeks was that long to wait for such details. I would say if you can comfortably afford the Van Craeynest band to go for it. If you like what is in the pictures I think you will be blown away by what you see in person.![]()
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Haha, I can''t sleep either. I wake up most at night, unfortunately. Larry has been very nice and understanding. I was going to order the ring early this week, but our credit union LOST some of the paperwork I gave them, so now I don''t have any access to anything... a lot of fun. And the only way to rectify the problem is a process that takes like three to four weeks. So I''m annoyed about that. Luckily Larry''s been so good about it, and he knows exactly what I want, but I don''t want to order anything until our credit union fixes the problem they created. Rings do take quite a long time to send, especially when you are waiting for them. This is the second wedding band I''ve gotten, and I remember waiting for the first set to come was just awful. I would hear the mailman outside and think that he was going to knock on the door with OUR RINGS. No. Of course they came when I wasn''t there, haha. All that anticipation for nothing!Date: 3/31/2007 2:44:48 AM
Author: Love in Bloom
Thanks for the warm welcomeI''m really excited to find someone else who will appreciate the quality of Van Craeynest''s work. At first 4-5 weeks did not seem so bad at first but when it came down to the last week I couldn''t sleep or sit still (more so than ususal...), so I would call Larry and ask him to tell me all about the construction of the rings...kind of like hearing ''The Night Before Christmas'' in anticipation of Christmas morning. If you expereience similar jewelry induced neuroses, I can tell you all the details of my ring experience as I am a constant night owl.![]()