yeah! I suggested joint venture jewelry on page 7.

They do have some beautiful stuff!

6/26/2008 8:44:41 AM

http://antiqueengagementrings.com/shopping/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=20

those are all really awesome, i only looked throught the first three pages, but there were only 3 or 4 that i didn't like.

i would show pics, but it wouldn't let me... meh..

6/26/2008 9:05:07 AM

I'm getting stressed out about all this. here's another picture of that ring you guys seemed to like the most from my earlier post:

7/7/2008 11:00:36 AM

I still like it. It seems like one of those rings that's just bursting with personality, simple and charming.

7/7/2008 1:28:12 PM

the only thing about getting a ring like that with designs and diamonds all the way around is that it cannot be resized. so if your lady gains or loses weight, fingers swell during pregnancy, etc the ring cannot be resized or repaired if it has to be cut off her finger.

7/7/2008 2:01:01 PM

my wedding ring is that way - in that it has a design going all the way around it so it can't be resized - we got it through fink's and i think it's something around $40 to have a brand new one cast in the new size if need be

most jewelers have a solution to that problem if you buy it in a b&m store - if buying online i do not recommend buying one with a design all the way around

7/7/2008 2:04:01 PM

Do oyu guys think that a wedding band would look good in addition to the ring above if the ring above is used as the engagement ring? I personally think that she should just have one ring but I think she wants the whole engagement ring and wedding ring thing.

7/7/2008 2:16:28 PM

i think a plain band would look pretty. or a band with diamonds. or is there a matching wedding band for that? like with a similar design (sans the diamonds maybe?)

7/7/2008 3:41:09 PM

Where would be a good local place to have a piece of custom jewelry made? I want to have one of my grandmother's old rings remade in real gold and amethysts, it was a cheap knockoff for like $20 when she got it. I'm hoping to have it done by mid August for her birthday. Any ideas on local shops that can do this sort of thing?

7/15/2008 11:42:54 AM

i want to get one but i'm poor.

7/15/2008 12:21:14 PM

WOW!! That's AMAZING!!

I like these too:

But would need more accent diamonds coming down the band.
Similar to this one:


And I totally agree with thumper. I don't like colored stones with diamonds for an engagement ring. It makes it look like a regular ol' ring, and not an engagement ring, imo.


Thats pretty awesome too.

[Edited on July 15, 2008 at 2:15 PM. Reason : ]

7/15/2008 2:06:48 PM

Quote :

"Where would be a good local place to have a piece of custom jewelry made? I want to have one of my grandmother's old rings remade in real gold and amethysts, it was a cheap knockoff for like $20 when she got it."

QTPie has said that she will be able to have anything I design custom-made; I assume that would apply to everyone.

PM her. I don't want to post her workplace for all to see.

7/15/2008 2:10:29 PM

my favorite so far.

7/15/2008 2:59:17 PM

^and i just realized i posted that on page 5 too.. oops

7/15/2008 3:02:32 PM

Just becase I haven't posted mine in awhile
This is it (hopefully it'll show)



And i absolutely love it

7/15/2008 3:14:29 PM

Quote :

"Where would be a good local place to have a piece of custom jewelry made?"

I know a place in Korea

7/15/2008 11:28:27 PM

i like a classic but funky look which makes like no sense. but i don't like the really really modern rings. i like the classic setting but then maybe with a funky twist. tacori has some interesting designs BUT most of them are way way WAY too overdone (for me...like there's just too much going on). i like these:






i'm definitely into the simpler art deco designs like simple design with a twist. i like simple but i want it to have a LITTLE personality/individuality


i like a lot of the ones on here (mentioned previously):
http://antiqueengagementrings.com/shopping/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=20

[Edited on July 16, 2008 at 12:59 AM. Reason : .]

EDIT: but in the end since i'm finicky, i probably just want a really nice quality diamond in a solitaire setting. but maybe a "fancy" shape. because i'd probably get sick of something "funky" haha

[Edited on July 16, 2008 at 1:01 AM. Reason : .]

7/16/2008 12:57:35 AM

Can I come to the Cadwal/Tschudi wedding?

7/16/2008 12:59:39 AM

I've probably mentioned this before in this thread, and I know none of you care, but your perfect willingness to fund horrific crimes against humanity as well as foreign monopolies just so you can have a real diamond makes me disgusted with all of you.

7/16/2008 1:01:32 AM

i care. all i did was post pictures of rings. do i have one? no. will i get one? who knows. do i know what a blood diamond is? yes. do other people fund horrific crimes against humanity everyday? yes. what kind? oh clothing, shoes, almost everything. and there are other foreign monopolies. plus, there are even companies that continuously outsource U.S. jobs yet people still continue to fund those.

everyone is doing their part, see. its just easy to throw out the whole diamond argument i suppose because diamonds are shiny and leo made a movie about it.

but seriously...crimes against humanity are perpetuated by consumerism everyday in MANY different forms. unless we all start running around naked without possessions, what do you want to do? i mean, honestly. what do you want to do??

7/16/2008 1:15:15 AM

^^ ever heard of the kimberley process?

7/16/2008 1:29:21 AM

I'm just amazed that people are still spending that kind of money on something so unbelievably common. Diamonds aren't rare you can find them all over the fucking place. You just have to be sure to get there before Debeers locks them all up in one of their vaults.

7/16/2008 1:34:58 AM

^^i've heard of it

but i mean i like the idea of conflict free diamonds, but i've heard that they're also like a mythical phenomena like...no diamond is 100% conflict free. just what i've HEARD when discussing it.

also, what is the deal with canadian diamonds?? are they mined in canada?

[Edited on July 16, 2008 at 1:37 AM. Reason : ^ fair enough. ]

7/16/2008 1:35:53 AM

Actually, only approx 3.7% of diamonds ARE conflict - and with a Kimberley process document, it follows them from rough to finished procuct. Vast majority of reputable dealers will only use stones who do not come from conflict sources. So, they really aren't as much like a mythical phenomena as many would like you to believe.

7/16/2008 2:11:26 AM

I really, really, really like this ring. I want it. Well, a replica

khcadwal, I think you might find some rings on there to suit your taste.

7/16/2008 2:58:59 AM

Quote :

"also, what is the deal with canadian diamonds?? are they mined in canada?"

yes, and dtc is shitting their pants over them too

7/16/2008 12:18:06 PM

oh my god!! i LOVE this

7/16/2008 4:24:29 PM

this thread makes me never want to get married


cue some fucking loser saying dnl you will never get married anyways

7/16/2008 4:59:08 PM

I LOVE the shape of the first ring on this page. Can anyone do a screen capture of it? I wish I could.

http://antiqueengagementrings.com/shopping/shopdisplayproducts.asp?page=1

Oh, and page 2 - The like 8th one down..love it too.
$5,250.00
stock# 1R318

haha, page 3, 7th one down.
$2,250.00
stock# 1r296

[Edited on July 16, 2008 at 5:21 PM. Reason : Just goes to prove that I am not in it for the price...I just really like these designs.]

7/16/2008 5:12:24 PM

^was this it?

7/16/2008 5:19:01 PM

SWOON!

It looks a little BIG on her hand but I still love the shape of the surrounding mounting.

[Edited on July 16, 2008 at 5:22 PM. Reason : ^TY. ]

7/16/2008 5:21:26 PM

these are some that i really like, there are a lot more, but i have work i need to get done haha

7/16/2008 5:32:31 PM

I think this is just stunning (I'm all about the simple):


http://www.tiffany.com/Engagement/Item.aspx?sku=18715716

7/16/2008 6:12:44 PM

i think this is the one

7/16/2008 7:57:11 PM

^^ i like the simple look as well. you really can't go wrong with it

but i LOVEEEE the antique-y looking ones. loved the topazery website, i saw like 5 million on there i liked

7/16/2008 8:29:29 PM

This is the one I'm thinking for my girl. Any thoughts?

7/16/2008 11:15:23 PM

I think it's pretty... enough that it's unique & noticeable, but not so much that it's gawdy.

It makes me to know yellow gold is no longer the trend.

7/16/2008 11:26:48 PM

im still getting a yellow gold one for my girl i kind of like the white gold ones but she really likes the gold ones a lot more. /shrug

7/16/2008 11:37:39 PM

^^^ Very nice!

7/17/2008 4:41:14 AM

I am a Graduate Gemologist from GIA, I know lots of shit about rocks. It seems that QTpie is very knowledgable too. and guys always find out what she likes and go with that.

7/17/2008 6:25:06 PM

my engagement ring and wedding bands, made more beautiful with cddweller's wonderful photography skills



[Edited on July 18, 2008 at 1:55 PM. Reason : drats on not being premie and posting it big ]

7/18/2008 1:55:14 PM

this thread makes me want to look at ebay

7/18/2008 4:53:50 PM

7/19/2008 4:11:18 AM

This thread makes me want a girl....


second thought...I don't know if I want to wear a ring....I don't wear one now...just seems like an ear piercing...


DNL you will never get married....and neither will I.

7/19/2008 5:32:25 AM

The Dude......... Looks like a Ritani 1Rz1190... yay?

Dang it, I've been looking at rings too long....



[Edited on July 20, 2008 at 12:00 AM. Reason : Even worse when that was off the top of my head....]

7/19/2008 11:36:19 PM

im surprised by the number of unattractive rings in here

7/20/2008 1:10:49 AM

^post something that you think is attractive

^^It is

Got it from the Fink's in Cary

I gave the ring to my g/f (and now fiance) on Saturday night

7/20/2008 9:25:36 PM

i got a 2 carat garnet with 3 small diamonds around it- garnet has always been my favorite stone, and we have a fucking house to pay off. I did see an absolutely STUNNING ruby in baileys that really made me stop breathing- but I felt too guilty thinking about what all 4 grand would buy.

7/21/2008 2:21:40 AM

Quote :

"I don't know if I want to wear a ring....I don't wear one now"

My husband never wore any jewlery but he wears his wedding ring now. It took him a while to get used to it but he likes it now.

It took me awhile to get used to wearing two rings on one finger

7/21/2008 1:22:43 PM

7/29/2008 1:04:18 AM