Tinaciouslee

Hello March!

It’s my birthday week, which means it’s time to shower myself with gifts. As you know, I didn’t celebrate my birthday last year because I was still in the first trimester of my pregnancy and was depressed about the weight gain. Little did I know that a week later, the entire country would be put on lockdown. Yikes.

So this year, I decided to make up for last year’s lack of festivities. I started with a ring in a setting that I’ve always wanted! I have a similar ring already but the main gem is a tanzanite. I want the ring to look as close to the original as possible so I just needed a sapphire.

I have a long love affair with fine jewelry as you might’ve guessed and one of my dream rings is Princess Diana’s engagement ring. It’s a massive, 12-carat Ceylon sapphire cradled in the most delicate diamond starburst setting.

I can’t afford the exact replica but I had a similar ring made recently. I’ve acquired the sapphire gem from a supplier specifically for this project.

Specs & Customization

The main gem is a 2 1/2 carat Thai sapphire in a clear, navy blue color. The quality is fantastic and the price point is *chef’s kiss* I had this made in rose gold because I want the piece to look as vintage-y as possible.

I also had this made by a specific jeweler because I’ve seen lots of starburst settings and hers is the one that’s what I loved the most. I wanted little prongs holding the gems and the starburst setting to be delicate yet prominent, exactly the way she had her setting made. I wanted the gem to be set higher than the diamond clusters to make it appear bigger.

Also, the basket that holds all the game was set higher on the band so that it sits flush with my wedding band, as seen below:

There’s no gap if I wear my plain band with the Diana ring but there’s a bit of a gap if I wear my diamond and sapphire wedding ring just because the larger gems are in the way.

Lead Time

The lead time was a month so it was a long wait. Also, I had to keep following up to speed up the process otherwise, the wait would’ve been much longer. This is why I’m not very thrilled at turnaround time and I’m not mentioning the jeweler.

The price point is okay, I had to shell out more because my gem is larger than her standard 7-8mm (mine’s 9mm).

When the piece came, it was wrapped in a fancy box and packed in a coordinated paper bag. Packaging’s so nice! Of course, the ring looked just as amazing as I imagined it.

The quality of the gold is nice, very thick setting. The band is great also, I didn’t feel like they scrimped on the gold. The diamonds are gorgeous, small, and sparkly. I have a diamond tester and they tested as diamonds. The sapphire itself is, of course, beautiful because I sourced it!

Overall, very happy with how this design turned out and I love that I finally have a proper Diana ring in my collection. I wear the ring all the time now. It’s definitely one of my favorites. This concludes my medley of ring projects for the entire year, hahaha!