Yippee! Blue Topaz Ring Finished!

[GliderPoss]

Hooray! At last my beautiful natural blue topaz from Doug at Bespoke Gems has a lovely new home courtesy of Daniel M.

I cannot thank them both enough, particularly Daniel & Caren for putting up with my million pestering emails and questions! This was my first custom project so I was nervous about the results but now I couldn't be happier.

Every detail is exactly how I envisioned (Leon Mege was my inspiration) and I now have to put on my "patience hat" whilst it is posted back to me.

(I now only hope I got my finger measurements correct! )

EDIT: Sorry about the huge pics!

 

[empress]

Very pretty!

 

[Aoife]

Very classic, elegant setting, and it looks lovely on your finger.

 

[baby nurse]

Oh my gosh, it's beautiful I was just wondering the other day when this ring would pop up-- I remember you posting pics of the stone (gorgeous, BTW). I'm really impressed with Daniel M!

Very much looking forward to pics of it on your hand

 

[Arkteia]

What a beautiful, beautiful stone! And a gorgeous ring! It is HUGE! Congratulations!

 

[ooo~Shiney!]

Oh WOW, I wondered who that lovely stone belonged to!
I LOVE Daniel M !!!
The ring is likely to look MUCH BETTER in person
than their photos could ever show!
Gorgeous Topaz!

 

[Largosmom]

Love those prongs!

 

[chrono]

I like the simple elegance of the setting.

 

[Arcadian]

Gorgeousness!


-A

 

[missydebby]

Gorgeousness!

Indeed!!!!!

 

[JewelFreak]

What everybody else said. And the color is to die!

--- Laurie

 

[OUpearlgirl]

Oh, it's gorgeous! I love the setting.

 

[ForteKitty]

Your ring is beautiful!!

 

[Kismet]

It's beautiful! DanielM did a great job on it.

 

[StonieGrl]

Just so elegant. A lovely lovely color and cut. Congrats and Enjoy!

Who is "Daniel M," I would like to see more of his work, the setting is lovely and truly features the stone.

 

[ooo~Shiney!]

Daniel M Jewelry on Etsy

I love their work, and you are right, they excel in creating
simple settings that
allow the stones to be the star of the show!

I am really pleased with the things I have ordered from them,
plus their customer service can't be beat!

 

[packrat]

It's beautiful!

 

[Nashville]

Oh WOW!!! It looks like a swimming pool on your hand, and that setting it gorgeous!

I used to be wary of Etsy, but this site has really changed my mind.

 

[OUpearlgirl]

Just so elegant. A lovely lovely color and cut. Congrats and Enjoy!

Who is "Daniel M," I would like to see more of his work, the setting is lovely and truly features the stone.

Here's his shop on etsy. Most of his best work is custom, though. I think many of us have jewelry from him.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/danielmjewelry

 

[T L]

Enjoy your lovely new ring. It does remind me of a Leon when I first opened this thread, and then I read that he was your inspiration.

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Oh I love this setting. So classic and elegant. What a beautiful ring!

 

[Dandi]

WOW Hotpozzum it looks INCREDIBLE! That colour is to die for, and the setting looks amazing! Aren't Dan and Caren the best?! Great job!!

 

[Lovinggems]

Lovely ring!

 

[Treenbean]

Really pretty and Leon-esque! Love the cut and color. Congrats it is a thing of beauty.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

HP, that is lovely!!! The colour and cutting are fab, and the setting is perfect!

Daniel M needs to get that setting on his site immediately! It's gorgeous!

 

[loriken214]

Daniel and Caren do it again!!! AWESOME!!!

Lori

 

[alene]

Very beautiful ring!

 

[GliderPoss]

Thank you all for your kind comments. The ring has arrived and fits perfectly.

My only disappointment is the facets are scratched where the prongs meet the stone on 3 of the 4 corners. To me it's quite noticeable even from a distance and I'm a bit upset about it. I know Topaz isn't the hardest of stones so this could easily happen but disappointing nonetheless. I let Caren & Dan know about it but i don't think it's worth making a fuss or getting it repolished.

I'm sure I'll soon forget about it and just enjoy my beautiful ring! Pictures coming soon.

 

[cellentani]

Thank you all for your kind comments. The ring has arrived and fits perfectly.

My only disappointment is the facets are scratched where the prongs meet the stone on 3 of the 4 corners. To me it's quite noticeable even from a distance and I'm a bit upset about it. I know Topaz isn't the hardest of stones so this could easily happen but disappointing nonetheless. I let Caren & Dan know about it but i don't think it's worth making a fuss or getting it repolished.

I'm sure I'll soon forget about it and just enjoy my beautiful ring! Pictures coming soon.

My heart sank when I read about the scratches - so sorry that happened! You're right that topaz isn't the highest on the mohs scale, but I think they've worked with enough stones to know what they're dealing with. Besides, one scratch might be understandable, but three??!! I would definitely give them a heads-up. The cut of the topaz is so lovely - do you know the name of it?

 

[GliderPoss]

Yes I let Dan & Caren know about it. They said they didn't see the scratches at all but did believe me and have very generously offered me a discount on my next project with them. The damage is minor - I suppose most people wouldn't notice but I am super-fussy due to my PS exposure! I am slightly disappointed BUT it hasn't changed how I feel about Daniel M as a jeweller - I would work with him again in the future. I still think the ring is amazing and cannot stop staring at it!

The Bespoke Gems website says this about the cut:

Design : Victoria Cut (Fred Van Sant) Facets : 77

This design is a classic old-style cushion cut. The facet pattern is copied from the cuts used on four of the large famous diamonds : Cullinan II, Cullinan IV, Polar Star and the Victoria. This design can be cut in a range of ratios, from 1:1 (square) up to 1:1.3 (rectangle).