I would have to say, this ring project is impressive. I'm an avid AP fanatic and I love the steps DOC took to get this ring on par. With that said, I live in New York City, arguably home to one of the largest diamond district/ grey markets in the world. 47th ST in the city is called the diamond district. There are only a handful of legit casting houses, with NYC's diamond district having being home to 3 out of 4 in the US. Finding a cast for Bvlgari, cartier, tiffany, Van Cleef in these grey markets to get a "rep" made is fairly simple. And the Final cost of good is usually about 30% of it's retail at the boutique, with arguably about the same quality. Now finding an AP cast is a different story, I speak from experience.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK DOC! I love your passion for quality:02.47-tranquillity: