ENGAGEMENT RINGS! What does yours look like?

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#11,191
GoStanford said:
Just beautiful! I'm curious if you had it originally made with a halo setting or added that later.
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It was originally my grandmother's stone (I lost my original wedding band set several years ago), so when we got it, my mom had the stone made into a necklace, so when she gave it to me, we had it made into this halo ring. Unfortunately, I don't have specs on it as a result of that.
 
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#11,192
Mid Century Gal said:
It was originally my grandmother's stone (I lost my original wedding band set several years ago), so when we got it, my mom had the stone made into a necklace, so when she gave it to me, we had it made into this halo ring. Unfortunately, I don't have specs on it as a result of that.
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Thank you for sharing. I'm sorry to hear you lost your original set, but what a beautiful family memory to have your grandmother's stone, and now in such a modern setting as well.
 
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#11,193
So excited to finally share my new ring!

My original engagement ring is an antique filigree ring from the 1920s, 18K white gold with a 1 ct. ruby. Although I love that ring, and of course still have it, the filigree just couldn't take the everyday wear and tear. After having the band built up twice, and feeling nervous wearing it, I retired that ring for everyday, and wear it occasionally.

Enter the next ring, which was a Costco halo ring, with a .75 emerald cut center, with a double halo set in platinum. This was my ring for several years.....yes, it was very nice, but there was nothing sentimental or special about it. Both DH and I felt that we would eventually replace this ring with something custom and more my style. I'm keeping this ring to wear to events where I might not want to wear my new ring (due to area, type of event, etc.).

So onto today's reveal, which is my new baby, and I LOVE her!!! My DH wanted to complete a new ring for our 23rd anniversary, so I started looking extensively. I wanted to do a custom ring, and knew I wanted an emerald cut. I have done quite a bit of research over the past few years, and finally felt ready to take the plunge. It was huge bonus that Brian Gavin (hello, legendary cutter!) had recently introduced his line of BGD Signature Emerald cuts. I knew that if the diamond met Brian Gavin's standards, I'd get the sparkle and ideal cut I was looking for. I chose one of his 810 platinum settings, customized to my specs and the emerald cut diamond I wanted. After about 5 weeks, the ring finally arrived this morning, and I'm so pleased. If you are considering an e-ring, I wouldn't trust anyone but Brian Gavin and his team! They were flawless from start to finish, and I appreciate the level of detail. Brian wasn't happy with the first version of my custom ring, so he remade the ring completely a second time before it was sent to me.

Custom platinum setting with BGD Signature Hearts & Arrows melee, with BGD Signature Emerald Cut center stone of 1.9 cts., color H, clarity VVS2, completely eyeclean, AGS Ideal light performance and cut rating. Thanks for letting me share! I've loved looking through this thread at all of your sparklers. [emoji173]️

A couple of shots indoor and outdoor lighting:

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#11,195
Canturi lover said:
Stylistbydesign that is beautiful.....I totally was not expecting the oval halo. It is stunning [emoji7]
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Thank you, @Canturi lover! :heart: I am so pleased with how it turned out. Here's a pic of the design, which is super hard to catch on camera, because of the sparkle (hey, that's a "problem" I'll happily take!!). Brian and his staff were a total dream team!
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stylistbydesign said:
So excited to finally share my new ring!

My original engagement ring is an antique filigree ring from the 1920s, 18K white gold with a 1 ct. ruby. Although I love that ring, and of course still have it, the filigree just couldn't take the everyday wear and tear. After having the band built up twice, and feeling nervous wearing it, I retired that ring for everyday, and wear it occasionally.

Enter the next ring, which was a Costco halo ring, with a .75 emerald cut center, with a double halo set in platinum. This was my ring for several years.....yes, it was very nice, but there was nothing sentimental or special about it. Both DH and I felt that we would eventually replace this ring with something custom and more my style. I'm keeping this ring to wear to events where I might not want to wear my new ring (due to area, type of event, etc.).

So onto today's reveal, which is my new baby, and I LOVE her!!! My DH wanted to complete a new ring for our 23rd anniversary, so I started looking extensively. I wanted to do a custom ring, and knew I wanted an emerald cut. I have done quite a bit of research over the past few years, and finally felt ready to take the plunge. It was huge bonus that Brian Gavin (hello, legendary cutter!) had recently introduced his line of BGD Signature Emerald cuts. I knew that if the diamond met Brian Gavin's standards, I'd get the sparkle and ideal cut I was looking for. I chose one of his 810 platinum settings, customized to my specs and the emerald cut diamond I wanted. After about 5 weeks, the ring finally arrived this morning, and I'm so pleased. If you are considering an e-ring, I wouldn't trust anyone but Brian Gavin and his team! They were flawless from start to finish, and I appreciate the level of detail. Brian wasn't happy with the first version of my custom ring, so he remade the ring completely a second time before it was sent to me.

Custom platinum setting with BGD Signature Hearts & Arrows melee, with BGD Signature Emerald Cut center stone of 1.9 cts., color H, clarity VVS2, completely eyeclean, AGS Ideal light performance and cut rating. Thanks for letting me share! I've loved looking through this thread at all of your sparklers. [emoji173]️

A couple of shots indoor and outdoor lighting:

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Wow. So pretty!! :heart: I am sucker for emerald cuts. Your stone looks like a similar proportion to mine. What’s the length to width ratio, if you don’t mind sharing...
 
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#11,203
stylistbydesign said:
So excited to finally share my new ring!

My original engagement ring is an antique filigree ring from the 1920s, 18K white gold with a 1 ct. ruby. Although I love that ring, and of course still have it, the filigree just couldn't take the everyday wear and tear. After having the band built up twice, and feeling nervous wearing it, I retired that ring for everyday, and wear it occasionally.

Enter the next ring, which was a Costco halo ring, with a .75 emerald cut center, with a double halo set in platinum. This was my ring for several years.....yes, it was very nice, but there was nothing sentimental or special about it. Both DH and I felt that we would eventually replace this ring with something custom and more my style. I'm keeping this ring to wear to events where I might not want to wear my new ring (due to area, type of event, etc.).

So onto today's reveal, which is my new baby, and I LOVE her!!! My DH wanted to complete a new ring for our 23rd anniversary, so I started looking extensively. I wanted to do a custom ring, and knew I wanted an emerald cut. I have done quite a bit of research over the past few years, and finally felt ready to take the plunge. It was huge bonus that Brian Gavin (hello, legendary cutter!) had recently introduced his line of BGD Signature Emerald cuts. I knew that if the diamond met Brian Gavin's standards, I'd get the sparkle and ideal cut I was looking for. I chose one of his 810 platinum settings, customized to my specs and the emerald cut diamond I wanted. After about 5 weeks, the ring finally arrived this morning, and I'm so pleased. If you are considering an e-ring, I wouldn't trust anyone but Brian Gavin and his team! They were flawless from start to finish, and I appreciate the level of detail. Brian wasn't happy with the first version of my custom ring, so he remade the ring completely a second time before it was sent to me.

Custom platinum setting with BGD Signature Hearts & Arrows melee, with BGD Signature Emerald Cut center stone of 1.9 cts., color H, clarity VVS2, completely eyeclean, AGS Ideal light performance and cut rating. Thanks for letting me share! I've loved looking through this thread at all of your sparklers. [emoji173]️

A couple of shots indoor and outdoor lighting:

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Congrats Girlfriend on that Boulder, but more importantly on 23 years of marriage [emoji119][emoji119][emoji119].

Your Ring is absolutely Stunning[emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]
 
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