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<p>[QUOTE="mrweaseluv, post: 8199343, member: 40340"]I gave her the 1st one over 25 years ago.. both of us had had very bad 1st marrages... we very happy to have been engaged this long lol.</p><p>As for why a flawless blue diamond meant so much to her, it is her birth stone and she had NEVER owned one.. that stone came all the way from Haifa, Isreal (bought the stone while i was in the Navy) .31ct and flawless. easily a 10k stone in the US back then, but bought cheap near the source (under 2k hehe) I brought quite a few stones back with me then (I was a jewelers apprentice before joining the navy) Very very nice profit even after taxes paid <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> That stone I kept knowing even then it's ultimate use (even though i had yet to meet diane) Even more strange it didn't go to my 1st wife (who insisted on an emerald engagement ring) It's taken over 10 years to find a replacement, even though the insurance money bought and very nice "replacement" ring... (below) it wasn't a blue and I can't say how many times she's mentioned missing that "blue" glint. This stone should solve that problem and make a great bday gift lol...</p><p>this is the 1st replacement ring... vs white diamonds much cheaper then any blue lol</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1436581[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mrweaseluv, post: 8199343, member: 40340"]I gave her the 1st one over 25 years ago.. both of us had had very bad 1st marrages... we very happy to have been engaged this long lol. As for why a flawless blue diamond meant so much to her, it is her birth stone and she had NEVER owned one.. that stone came all the way from Haifa, Isreal (bought the stone while i was in the Navy) .31ct and flawless. easily a 10k stone in the US back then, but bought cheap near the source (under 2k hehe) I brought quite a few stones back with me then (I was a jewelers apprentice before joining the navy) Very very nice profit even after taxes paid :D That stone I kept knowing even then it's ultimate use (even though i had yet to meet diane) Even more strange it didn't go to my 1st wife (who insisted on an emerald engagement ring) It's taken over 10 years to find a replacement, even though the insurance money bought and very nice "replacement" ring... (below) it wasn't a blue and I can't say how many times she's mentioned missing that "blue" glint. This stone should solve that problem and make a great bday gift lol... this is the 1st replacement ring... vs white diamonds much cheaper then any blue lol [ATTACH=full]1436581[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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