I think a lot of the interest on pricescope began with Surfgirl's transitional cut diamond. She posted pictures of it under a chandeliar and people were all gobsmacked with the beautiful colors playing off the facets. I remember she also liked antique ring boxes and there was a thread with the lovely ones she had in silver with little legs on them. I wish that photos were still there as I remember enjoying that ring box thread.
I notice in the celebrity thread that lots of them get antique stones now, Jennifer Anniston's huge rose cut diamond was just one.
I have been agreeing with AGBF all along on this thread and have started threads before about the low color diamonds. Needless to say I have been here since 2002 so was here all the time too that the cut wars were going on and when the ideal cut, colorless 1 carat was all the rage. However, tonight it was KarlK's post who answered my questions. I had forgot about the big companies such as Blue Nile etc coming into the market and ofcourse the GIA and AGS cut grades changing the point of carrying out more research into round brilliants. Also the point Karl made that the technical posts which I enjoyed have now been hashed out regarding the basics and the vendors are no longer here. I like old cuts and have a few small ones but I am still a Super Ideal Round person at heart. Love all diamonds though and do appreciate what Erica has said about the pattern and having a connection to a stone. Two different animals.
Thank you AGBF as this thread has really settled what I was feeling for ages about this forum with all the old cuts or old cut club as someone said. I think we just get so invested into it after years and years of reading or buying and feel kind of cheated in a way now, although that is the wrong word. We do choose what WE want and we have to move along with the times. I suppose as someone else said the h & a's was us moving along, the cushion talk, remember cehrabera and Garry having long conversations about that, then ERD sold a lot of cushions to people coming online asking for cushion shapes, oecs and transitional talk, we were all moving along with it and the new cut stones that GOG presented us with not to mention the Octavia, we did move along, then suddenly we turned around well AGBF and myself did and forgot that we had moved along with and just looked from the beginning to now. I mean we were even present watching all the custom rings being designed in the old style. Then the pave with thin shanks etc.
I notice in the celebrity thread that lots of them get antique stones now, Jennifer Anniston's huge rose cut diamond was just one.
I have been agreeing with AGBF all along on this thread and have started threads before about the low color diamonds. Needless to say I have been here since 2002 so was here all the time too that the cut wars were going on and when the ideal cut, colorless 1 carat was all the rage. However, tonight it was KarlK's post who answered my questions. I had forgot about the big companies such as Blue Nile etc coming into the market and ofcourse the GIA and AGS cut grades changing the point of carrying out more research into round brilliants. Also the point Karl made that the technical posts which I enjoyed have now been hashed out regarding the basics and the vendors are no longer here. I like old cuts and have a few small ones but I am still a Super Ideal Round person at heart. Love all diamonds though and do appreciate what Erica has said about the pattern and having a connection to a stone. Two different animals.
Thank you AGBF as this thread has really settled what I was feeling for ages about this forum with all the old cuts or old cut club as someone said. I think we just get so invested into it after years and years of reading or buying and feel kind of cheated in a way now, although that is the wrong word. We do choose what WE want and we have to move along with the times. I suppose as someone else said the h & a's was us moving along, the cushion talk, remember cehrabera and Garry having long conversations about that, then ERD sold a lot of cushions to people coming online asking for cushion shapes, oecs and transitional talk, we were all moving along with it and the new cut stones that GOG presented us with not to mention the Octavia, we did move along, then suddenly we turned around well AGBF and myself did and forgot that we had moved along with and just looked from the beginning to now. I mean we were even present watching all the custom rings being designed in the old style. Then the pave with thin shanks etc.