this stone has taken a whole journey and back!
(A follow up to my previous post) 3 months later, and she's finally done! An exceptionally BIG thank you to Romy and LGG for once again delivering solid work and really going the extra mile* this time :)
*Bit of a backstory - I originally had a local jeweller make a setting for this stone. Without going into too much detail, the ring looked very nice on pick up, but that same day I noticed that part of the underside of the band was hollowed out (to save on material costs, I presume?). (In all fairness, this WAS reflected in the CAD, but the particular colour scheme used on the CAD made it very hard to make out, and it wasn't flagged to me.) In any case, the hollow part of the band made the ring uncomfortable to wear (and I got ghosted when I asked about possibly remaking it...), and I contacted Romy to ask about my options.
At first, I wanted to have LGG make a semi-mount and get the stone reset locally; however, I eventually decided to send the entire ring to LGG as (1) this would allow them to take the stone out of the setting for more accurate measurements, and (2) the gold of the old setting could be recycled into the new ring (Romy kindly offered a discount in respect of the saved material costs). I shipped the ring to China by international post using the address provided by Romy, and after it had arrived safely, Romy arranged for a new CAD to be made. The process after that went very smoothly, and the new and improved ring made it back to me soon after :D
Stone specs: 3.06ct cushion modified brilliant, fancy deep blue, VS2. HPHT, as-grown. Ring size HK 9.25. (IGI cert says this stone comes from Ukraine)
(Swipe right for bonus kitty pic! this is more often the colour I see, because fancy deep blue is really quite dark)