I had been recently stalking all the diamond hoop/huggie threads, because I was itching for a second pair of diamond earrings to wear. I have been thoroughly enjoying my 1.65ctw BGD martini studs, but occasionally I wanted something with a little more presence on the ear than a diamond stud. I had been considering the 1.5ctw Costco hoops that have been posted here, but I don't have a Costco membership and really preferred to go with a PS vendor. On a whim, I emailed ID Jewelry to see what they had. I was looking at either 1.5ctw or 2.0ctw with 5 stones per earring (15 pointers or 20 pointers). These aren't featured on their website, but I quickly learned that IDJ can get pretty much anything you could want. Luann was great with email communication, and I was blown away by the low prices IDJ offered. Since the IDJ 2.0ctw version was going to be less than the 1.5ctw Costco version, I opted to go with IDJ. And another awesome selling point for IDJ, I can upgrade these earrings at any time if I decide I want some larger stones. I'm not aware of any other PS vendor that offers an upgrade policy on melee diamonds. What's not to love about that?
Honestly, the earrings were a little bigger than I expected they would be. The hoop itself was a little larger than I pictured, and the 20 pointer diamonds have a definite presence on the ear! I have worn them non-stop for the past three weeks, and I really love them!
Stats on the diamonds:
~2.00ctw - 10 20-pointer diamonds
~F/G color - very white to my eyes, compared to my three stone ring with I/J colored diamonds, these appear much whiter
~SI - definitely eye clean, but I can see some inclusions with my loupe
~Excellent cut - I have a BGD H&A viewer, and all the stones display some pretty nice arrows, not perfect but definitely well-cut stones
Here are some pics. First up are the ones Luann sent before they shipped...
Honestly, the earrings were a little bigger than I expected they would be. The hoop itself was a little larger than I pictured, and the 20 pointer diamonds have a definite presence on the ear! I have worn them non-stop for the past three weeks, and I really love them!
Stats on the diamonds:
~2.00ctw - 10 20-pointer diamonds
~F/G color - very white to my eyes, compared to my three stone ring with I/J colored diamonds, these appear much whiter
~SI - definitely eye clean, but I can see some inclusions with my loupe
~Excellent cut - I have a BGD H&A viewer, and all the stones display some pretty nice arrows, not perfect but definitely well-cut stones
Here are some pics. First up are the ones Luann sent before they shipped...