lmao!!Date: 5/15/2007 7:16:30 PM
Author: Dee*Jay
Ellen, the oval is in the hands of a wholesaler who doesn''t normally deal with the public. He actually had to call it back for me from the store where it was at on Michigan Avenue. I am hoping at the very least if I offer to pay for the thing in full with cash that he might let me take it out of his office for 24 hours so I can look at it in different lighting. But I really want to see some other stones too, so hopefully some of the other vendors that are trying to get me things this week will come through. There is also the gem show next weekend, but I don''t know if I would but a stone like this at a gem show. Really, though, if it comes with good paper and I feel educated enough at that point maybe I would. What''s the real difference between doing that and buying it from someone on Jeweler''s Row, or on the internet, for that matter, as long as I have confidence in the info and there is some sort of provision for being able to return it if the independent appraisal doesn''t pan out.
BTW, another vendor called me this afternoon to go and look at an oval he had. It was GRIM. If you think a miserable bow tie looks bad on a white diamond you should see one on a yellow. YUCK!!! When I made it clear I wasn''t interested in the oval he trotted out a round very brown stone and tried to convince me to buy that becuase ''I would never see one like it on any one else''s hand.'' Yah, no kidding.
I really wish you were here THIS WEEK so you could go with me and offer an opinion!!!
Date: 5/15/2007 7:23:23 PM
Author: kcoursolle
I''m not sure which shape I like better on you, but I definitely like the color better on the radiant than the oval from the pictures. The greenish tint in the oval is not so pretty in my opinion. When I think of light yellow, I like the pleasing colors that are close in appearance to a lemon peel. Forgive me for being honest here.
Both looked great on your hand. The radiant looks bigger, but the oval shape is very fluid and graceful. Both really look lovely and BIG!
Ditto!Date: 5/15/2007 11:00:22 PM
Author: Cehrabehra
I know your main stone is a round but the kelege setting so effectively creates the illusion of square that I really prefer the oval for diversity plus its just a little more unusual at this point which you know I like LOL I don''t love the color of the oval in that pic, but the pic is dark so I''m going to ignore that and trust YOUR eyes
Date: 5/16/2007 5:42:32 PM
Author: decodelighted
Yeah, it was Scheinerdiamonds.com ... they specialize in Canary diamonds ... this one is a 3.39 intense yellow 8.92x8.85x4.93 cushion for 44K.
There are a *ton* of stones over there ... and they even have MOVIES of the stones. Something to check out at least!
DeeJay, do you mean as in "to be true"??Date: 5/16/2007 6:32:21 PM
Author: Dee*Jay
LOL Deco, I actually had a nice long conversation with Michael Scheiner yesterday. I''ve been all over his website and we even chatted about a few stones that he doesn''t have listed on there yet. I love his pictures, but they are almost *too good*. Aren''t those videos of the stones great though? Seriously, pull up a chair and a bucket of popcorn and enjoy a night at the movies!!!
Date: 5/16/2007 6:55:06 PM
Author: Ellen
DeeJay, do you mean as in 'to be true'??Date: 5/16/2007 6:32:21 PM
Author: Dee*Jay
LOL Deco, I actually had a nice long conversation with Michael Scheiner yesterday. I've been all over his website and we even chatted about a few stones that he doesn't have listed on there yet. I love his pictures, but they are almost *too good*. Aren't those videos of the stones great though? Seriously, pull up a chair and a bucket of popcorn and enjoy a night at the movies!!!
Date: 5/16/2007 7:12:57 PM
Author: decodelighted
Frankly I'd rather take the chance on viewing something that might be slightly flattered by excellent photography ... than stones called in TOTALLY BLIND by jewelers ... OR ones that look like dreck in the photos only to appear magically *better* in other shots. Seems like the local folks are wasting your time & that DBL is lowering expectations & using the 'pleasently suprised' 'only-I-know-how-really-good-it-is' reverse bait & switch technique. Eh, just my opinion.
Awww ... I don''t mean anything nefarious by it ... "bait & switch" is showing something good & then actually giving you something "less than". REVERSE bait & switch would be showing you something "iffy" and then revealing it''s "better" than you''d hoped! Then you get excited & think you know a secret & have the opportunity to get a beauty no one else will realize is so sweet! I''m afraid I did that a few times in my Shopping Channel-producing past.Date: 5/16/2007 7:26:51 PM
Author: widget
I''m not sure I understand the ''reverse bait and switch'' scenario Deco refers to...