Mikla, this is of course JMO, but I love the first setting (the cushions)-- it looks sturdy and substantial, as well as proportionate.  (I particularly like the slightly wider band on that one.)  In the second (again, JMO!), the center stone seems disproportionate to the sides.  Although the little side stones are pretty, I think they would be suited to a much smaller stone.

I would take all of those...but the scissor cut one needs a more substantial setting as that is a serious stone. 

Coming up soon...
Two AMAZING Gem Quality Emerald Cut Sapphires- both with AGTA reports indicating t both as non heated natural Sapphires...truly remarkable color!!!

<Clapclapclap>  HOORAY!

Here's number two...
4.86ct


$29900

Both stones are remarkable.
The 4.86 just has a deeper color- which some might not even find preferable- but it does affect the price.

I actually think I prefer the first one!  David, I'm thinking that it would be INCREDIBLE set as a three-EC ring, with white diamonds on the sides-- but is it too wide for that?  IOW, you'd need pretty good-sized diamonds to make the look proportionate, so would the finished ring be too wide for a typical woman's finger?

Last month, I tried on a really lovely 6ct. oval sapphire with trills at T's-- the proportion worked really well on my hand (REALLY well... oh, yes, a 6ct sapphire looked goooood on my hand  .  But I digress.)  I wonder how trills would look with this EC??

ETA: this is one of those times when I really envy David.  If I were he, I would spend my morning trying out different combos of sidestones with these sapphires, singing happily to myself....   

I found a pic of a VERY large sapphire (this one is 21 ct.!!) set with sidestones.  See how they're set at a steep angle relative to the center stone?  David, what do you think of that?

OOOOOHHHHHHHHHH those em sapphires.  Drool drool drool.  I can dream, can't I?

By the way, here's a pair of Cushion Sapphire earrings recently finished...





ITEM #: R2636
18Karat White Gold Sapphire Earrings

CENTER STONES:
  TOTAL WEIGHT: 1.29cts
  QUANTITY: 2
  STONE TYPE: Sapphire
  SHAPE: Cushion Cut
  COLOR: BLUE

MOUNTING:
  18Karat White Gold

Price: $1495

Nice ring dl!
Of course we all know that dbl claws= Diamonds by Lauren claws...hehehe

By the way.....
Anyone want to see some PINK Sapphires?

Sure.

I'll probably get fired for this comment...but...here goes. Why do I think that yellow and pink sapphires are yellow and pink diamond "wanna bes"?
I don't feel this way about the blue sapphires, just the yellow and pinks.

Okay--no one throw anything at me...

David, are you going to make me clean your office? If you are...DJ told me to post this.

DJM ---->

Now that that's out of the way, bring on the pics!