topic Re: TOI ET MOI RINGS in Jewelry

TOI ET MOI RINGS

MarnieRez3 — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:23:40 GMT

Have you seen the two-gem engagement rings that are so popular right now? Megan Fox has one with an emerald and a diamond, side by side.
I found a lot of ones I love for a right-hand ring on Etsy, but I'm hoping Kathy Levine will introduce one because she said she is working on new designs.
(Amy S. presented a Diamonique version that sold out, but the stones were huge carat weight and completely unrealistic for everyday wear.)
I recently learned that the design was originally given to Josephine by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Everything old is new again.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 22:04:07 GMT

@MarnieRez3 This is a case when a photo would be helpful because I'm sure many people don't know to what you're referring.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 22:10:22 GMT

Here are some.

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MarnieRez3 — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 22:13:53 GMT

@Kachina624
Thank you! Not at a computer right now where I can post! Many thanks! 🧡💚

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Still Raining — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:56:14 GMT

Am I remembering that Jackie Kennedy had an engagement ring in this style? That was the first time I saw such a thing.

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MarnieRez3 — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 02:58:37 GMT

@Still Raining
Oh wow...great recall!
Mrs. Kennedy had an emerald and diamond side-by side...it WAS a toi et moi, and it was embellished with other diamonds around the main 2 stones. It truly had a giant gemstone presence.
Congratulations on your marvelous memory!

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faeriemoon — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:05:51 GMT

I like them set on the diagonal, but for the most part I prefer multiple stone rings have an odd number of stones.

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MarnieRez3 — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 18:25:55 GMT

@faeriemoon
Interesting point...Interior designers always say things in THREES are the most pleasing to the eye.

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Snoofy — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:36:35 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Here are some.

Pretty! and unusual! 💍💎😍

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FiddleDeeDee — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 02:41:58 GMT

My story (which I told on air at ShopHQ when Sonia Bitton was on):

Many years ago, DH proposed with a silver and enamel ring. Two hearts done in black enamel in silver with marcasites that have the hearts entwined with one on each side facing each other and kind of diagonal on the finger (all but one have fallen out); it was what we could afford. Some day, we'd upgrade it. Someday never came. But houses, kids, braces, moves, cars, etc. all did. The ring just wasn't important enough to spend money on because I already had one

On our 25th wedding anniversary, DH presented me with a beautiful dark blue box with a white ribbon around it. Inside was a GORGEOUS Toi et Moi ring with double hearts: one heart was a clear diamond, the other was a canary diamond (gorgeous yellow) set in 18k white gold, platinum and diamonds around the hearts, the settings, the shaft and the band. He had seen it on SHopHQ and reached out to Sonia because he wanted larger stones and a few things tweaked. In the end, it is almost identical to the one he proposed with long ago. People who see it love it as it quite unique. It's everything all in one ring.

"You and Me" is what Toi et Moi means. Yes indeed, He and I.

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MarnieRez3 — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 01:11:44 GMT

@FiddleDeeDee

What a ROMANTIC story! I love that the design echoes your original engagement ring. Sonia Bitton is such an extraordinary designer...I have a pair of her diamond earrings and they are of impeccable quality and have lasted for about 15 years with no problems.
Thank you for posting this joyous tale of love...and your toi and moi ring. (Or...should I say merci beaucoup?)
And major kudos to your thoughtful husband. 💜