just another OEC

[MrsM]

Love the faceting and *softness* of the look of your OEC!!

 

[JuneRose]

Stunning!! Can't wait to see it set!!!

 

[anne_h]

Pretty!!! Congratulations!

Anne

 

[starrynight]

That stone is so beautiful! The creamy color and the pretty facets...gorgeous. Can't wait to see what you set it in...

 

[onedrop]

Gorgeous stone!!

 

[Skippy123]

stunning

 

[zoebartlett]

Wow. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.

 

[SparklyOEC]

That is a stunning OEC. How are you going to set it?

 

[OCgirl]

Love it!!!!!!

 

[PA-C]

oh wow can't wait to see it set!!!!

 

[AuntKiki]

This is SO SO pretty!! Congratulations!!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Beautiful stone! Can't wait to see how you set it!

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Got the whole jeali thing happenin'! Happy Anni!

chers--Sharon

 

[maplefemme]

It's PERFECT! I love it, congratulations

 

[fridays_child]

Thank you everyone for all the very kind comments! You guys are experts to me - looking at all your diamonds and reading your experiences has been incredibly helpful, so my thanks to YOU again!

As far as the setting, I'm open to suggestions I have a bad case of pricescope-stalkeritis and looking at the many beautiful stones and the different ways people have set them have left me quite confused about what I truly want Right now I am thinking either solitaire, french cuts (thank you to all F.C. owners and creators, your rings are amazing), halo with plain shank, or halo with split shank (pave). I have a vintage right-hand ring with an OEC in it that has single cut melee and millegrain in a platinum setting - so I am thinking I want something different from that.

My ring size is between 4.25 and 4.5. The stone is sitting in the ridiculously tall stone holder, so the finger coverage in the pictures is larger than it will be after setting the stone.

Here are the table/crown stats for those of you who asked, and I've included the other stats as well. They are from the appraiser's Sarin analysis (EGLusa cert stats are in parentheses) and I am also attaching a pic I took of the ASET image. From the very little I know about it, the image makes sense to me from how I see the stone performing.

Table 50% (51% EGLusa)
Depth 61.6% (61.5%)
Crown Angle 34°
Crown Height 16.5% (16.6%)
Pavilion Angle 40.8°
Pavilion Depth 41.5% (41.4%)

Polish Good
Symmetry Good
Culet Slightly large (Small)
Girdle Thin to Slightly Thick (Thin to Med)
Flourescence none

HCA (is this applicable to OECs?):
Light Return Excellent
Fire Excellent
Scintillation Excellent
Spread
or diameter for weight Very Good
Total Visual Performance 1.5 - Excellent

 

[fridays_child]

The sun came out today, so I tried taking more pictures. At some point it feels like the camera+me vs. the stone, it's still so difficult to photograph.

Pictured along with the stone are

my original .33ish RB solitaire, 14k yellow gold ring from 18+ years ago. Funny thing is that my in-laws picked out the ring My husband and I were college students in a small college town. There was a large, reputable jeweler in my husband's hometown and we were too busy with coursework, planning the wedding, as well as feeling hormonal (me) and stressed since our oldest daughter was on the way. I was totallly cool with my husband's parents buying the ring with funds from his savings account. Still makes me laugh when I think about it

a vintage OEC ring given to me by an aunt. The appraiser put the stone at .89/K SI1. The setting is 90 plat/10 iridium, with single cut melee. The platinum is very cold-looking when I look at it next to my stone in most lighting. I'm thinking it's not going to be the best metal choice for this new OEC.

Sorry, this'll be pic heavy. Hopefully someone will find this helpful.

 

[fridays_child]

A few more

 

[fridays_child]

Done after these Hope someone finds these useful sometime.

 

[Gypsy]

That's not "JUST" anything! WOW. GORGEOUS! I love it and want one just like it.

 

[Rhea]

I want one just like it, too!

In the photos, I love the one with the diamonds from the side and it looks like stars! I have a couple of small diamonds and look when the light catches them and I can make stars.

 

[woofmama]

WOW! Gorgeous stone. Can't wait to see how you set it. I love the french cut sides idea.

 

[ariel144]

Loove your OEC...perrrfect...just perfect!

 

[Skippy123]

wow that stone is perfection I came back for another look

 

[yssie]

Wow, friday, that is a gorgeous stone!!! And you take fantastic pics

The faceting looks spectacular I love that actual antiques lack the clinical precision you'd expect of modern RBs - they're all the more charming for it! I can't *wait* to see how you set it (I vote french cuts :up_to_something


ETA: Thanks for posting the appraisal results, too - we don't often get Sarins of antiques around here!

 

[fridays_child]

Thank you Yssie, Skippy, ariel, woofmama, Rhea, Gypsy, and everyone else for the kind comments! I wouldn't have known what to look for in a stone without all the helpful information and beautiful images here on pricescope, that's for sure.

Rachel is working on the work order for a setting with custom cut antique-style (high crown), warm-colored french cut sidestones, I am reallly excited!

 

[stci]

Not just another OEC! It's an AMAZING OEC! Gorgeous! Congrats!

 

[whatamiwithoutapurpose]

Such a beautiful stone and so not "just another oec" and looking forward to see how you will set it.

 

[Ganesha]

Can't believe I missed this! GORGEOUS stone, and beautiful pics! I'm dying to see how you decide to set that beauty!!

 

[fridays_child]

Thank you ganesha, whatamiwithoutapurpose, and stci. I've been without the stone for almost 2 months I think, and still have 4 or so weeks to wait. It's getting long SMTB is my daily dose of diamond viewing for now. Fortunately, Leon has the sidestones in his posession, don't need to wait on those anymore...

 

[bright ice]

Very much looking forward to seeing your finished ring. We may be OEC/French cut sistas