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I have spent so much time lurking on PS over the last year, that sometimes I think I've seen it all-- so when I see something new, I get really excited!
I was browsing the diamond shops in Seattle yesterday, and I stopped by Turgeon-Raine and I was really impressed with some of the fun things I saw there. I saw two cuts that were new to me: the virtue cut and the spirit sun cut (which the saleswoman told me is sometimes referred to as the "double pavilion" cut).
I should have taken pics, but I forgot, and they may not have let me anyway, so I'll just post some pics from the internet:
Here is a photo of the ring I saw:
Interesting combination of brilliant pave with this stone. The ring was lovely, though I almost think a simpler setting would have complemented the center stone better. I generally like longer stones better when set N-S, but I think the E-W orientation works for this one.
The virtue cut has 21 facets.
Here's a photo of the spirit sun three stone ring I saw. The stones were very slightly recessed in the bezel, perhaps to help protect the upper culet? It was a gorgeous and unique ring, though I personally might be a little afraid to wear it. Perhaps it isn't meant as an everyday ring.
The spirit sun has 16 facets each to the upper and lower pavilions.
In theory, it doesn't seem like something I would like, but these diamonds were very alluring!
Anyone have any more unique cuts they can share? DiaGem started a great thread some years back, but it has since been locked. You can see it here:
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/unique-diamond-cut-pics.50361/#post-747910#p747910']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/unique-diamond-cut-pics.50361/#post-747910#p747910[/URL]
I was browsing the diamond shops in Seattle yesterday, and I stopped by Turgeon-Raine and I was really impressed with some of the fun things I saw there. I saw two cuts that were new to me: the virtue cut and the spirit sun cut (which the saleswoman told me is sometimes referred to as the "double pavilion" cut).
I should have taken pics, but I forgot, and they may not have let me anyway, so I'll just post some pics from the internet:
Here is a photo of the ring I saw:
Interesting combination of brilliant pave with this stone. The ring was lovely, though I almost think a simpler setting would have complemented the center stone better. I generally like longer stones better when set N-S, but I think the E-W orientation works for this one.
The virtue cut has 21 facets.
Here's a photo of the spirit sun three stone ring I saw. The stones were very slightly recessed in the bezel, perhaps to help protect the upper culet? It was a gorgeous and unique ring, though I personally might be a little afraid to wear it. Perhaps it isn't meant as an everyday ring.
The spirit sun has 16 facets each to the upper and lower pavilions.
In theory, it doesn't seem like something I would like, but these diamonds were very alluring!
Anyone have any more unique cuts they can share? DiaGem started a great thread some years back, but it has since been locked. You can see it here:
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/unique-diamond-cut-pics.50361/#post-747910#p747910']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/unique-diamond-cut-pics.50361/#post-747910#p747910[/URL]