*swoon*

[chanaleh]

I am so NOT a jewelry-oriented type of girl...

But I was just poking around looking at these (stupid in-flight magazine ads, grumble, mutter) and I'm absolutely taken. Particularly with this one.

*sigh* I don't think I've ever in my life coveted something that cost over a thousand dollars... aside from a VW Cabrio convertible (or, y'know, houses and stuff)...

Comments

[sunspiral.livejournal.com]

Very pretty, but IMHO enameled rings are just a heartache waiting to happen. The slightest bit of flex, and flakes of glass fall off. Much less practical than, say, Stompy Boots.

[avram]

Very pretty. But you've never faunched over a cutting-edge bit of computer gear?

Mmmmmmmm... pretty...

[kalessin.livejournal.com]

[removed and re-posted after I took a better look at more the collection...]

These (and especially the one you singled out) are really lovely. I started out not liking the diamonds, but they might look really good that way in person; they'd also be great as just enamels (and let's assume the problems mentioned with enamels have been solved here...)

I think you should have more than just one, though... a set of the coolest ones to choose from to match color and design to mood. :-)

Re: Mmmmmmmm... pretty...

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

they'd also be great as just enamels

You mean like this (the center one)? Heh.

Of course this (the center one) is cute too... Sigh, sigh, I'm going to stop looking at these now. Because...
a set of the coolest ones to choose from to match color and design to mood. :-)

But remember -- I got a $3 one for my birthday that's almost as good, speaking of matching to moods ;-) Which is basically styled on the enameled-band theme anyway, and is like having different (pretty iridescent) rings on all day. So really, I got more variety per ounce this way already. :-)

[greenlily.livejournal.com]

Ooo. Those are really nice. It's true about the pitfalls of enamel jewelry, though. I had the same problem with el cheapo fake-cloisonne unicorn earrings (in approximately 1989). Maybe really expensive enamel jewelry has solved this problem. :)

[sunspiral.livejournal.com]

The only way to give decent longevity to enamel jewelry is to make it in such a way as to ensure that the enameled part won't flex or sustain direct impacts. Domed circular shapes are best, long and skinny shapes are worst, and a band is effectively a long and skinny shape. It's sad but true, and rings are particularly subject to impacts.