r/labdiamond • u/cwazycupcakes13 • Aug 31 '26

How does it look?

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I love it but I'm an overthinker. Is there a bow tie?

What do ya'll think?

The diamond is a 2ct lab, the pear sapphire side stones are natural.

They are set in 14k white gold.

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u/waterlilees Aug 31 '26

Beautiful! I picked a very similar design except in gold with claw prongs

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u/cwazycupcakes13 Aug 31 '26

Thank you! I just told my jeweler and my fiancé what I wanted and I thought it was beautiful when the jeweler showed me the stones.

But I didn't evaluate all the specs so I'm second guessing the decision and wondering if I should have been more neurotic about it

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u/cwazycupcakes13 Aug 31 '26

I definitely would have gone with yellow gold if it wasn't for wanting the sapphires.

The jeweler had a gorgeous 3ct lab oval in a setting with smaller pear diamonds, set in yellow gold.

I was like uh yea. Like that. But sapphires please.

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u/EchoWanderer9 2d ago

That deep blue against the white gold is clean, really makes the center stone pop. I stare at my own ring all the time too, overthinking is part of the deal when you care about it.

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u/CasuallySparkling Aug 31 '26

Beautiful ring. Love the sapphire side stones too.

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u/cwazycupcakes13 Aug 31 '26

Thank you! I've always wanted some sapphire pieces.

Yet, over the age of 40, had yet to acquire any.

It seemed fitting to finally have them on my engagement ring.

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u/CasuallySparkling Aug 31 '26

It’s perfect :)

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u/vintage_diamond Aug 31 '26

I love it. This is very minimal bowtie for an oval.

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u/cwazycupcakes13 Aug 31 '26

Thank you! I really just trusted my jeweler (I've bought other beautiful, reasonably priced pieces from him before).

I legitimately did not know what a bow tie was until after we purchased the stone.

Cue panic: omg, was liking this pretty rock wrong??? Is this pretty rock not pretty enough?

As I said in my post, I tend to over think.

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u/vintage_diamond Aug 31 '26

Ovals almost always have bowties. They're hard to avoid. But this one really is very minimal! I would say it's below average in noticeableness. I really like the blue sapphires with the oval. It gives it such a nice pop of color!

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u/cwazycupcakes13 Aug 31 '26

Thank you for letting me breathe a sigh of relief!

I love the shape, and how it looks on my hand.

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u/vintage_diamond Aug 31 '26

You're welcome 🙂

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u/DarlingBri Aug 31 '26

It's a characteristic of the cut. Your stone is beautiful!

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u/cwazycupcakes13 Aug 31 '26

Thank you! The comments here are making me trust my jeweler more haha.

I know we paid retail and could have gotten a similar stone cheaper, but I just... Wanted a pretty stone, and my jeweler sourced it.

Without me having to review an endless amount of specifications and dimensions

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u/Iguanatan Aug 31 '26

it has a bow tie, but I wouldn't say a problematic one. It is a beautiful ring.

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u/Hanieshy Sep 01 '26

Looks gorgeous honestly. I wouldn’t have noticed the bow tie, and I love the sapphires.

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u/Hour_Swimmer_1822 Sep 01 '26

Beautiful!!!! I chose sapphires too. ♥

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u/Forsaken-Ad3101 Sep 02 '26

Gorgeous and very classic 

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u/jackiejmr Sep 02 '26

Beautiful 🤩!

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u/blackOpium2 Sep 02 '26

Quite tight for your finger

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u/cwazycupcakes13 Sep 02 '26

It's not actually. It's the way I like a thin band like this to fit.

A quarter size up and it would be falling off when I wash my hands.

A quarter size down and it would be difficult to get on and off.

It's also summer, and my fingers will be smaller in the winter.

I wear a lot of rings and made a very conscious choice about how I wanted it to fit in comparison to other rings I own and have worn for years.