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1.48 I SI1 BGD Blue in Classic Tapered solitaire!

angela06

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I love it! I am soo happy with my new diamond and the setting from Brian Gavin diamonds. I decided to upgrade from my .97 E SI2 BGBlue this last December with funds from the sale of some other jewelry, and found a beautiful 1.48 BG Blue that would qualify for the upgrade program and fit my budget. I worked with Jamie and she was very helpful and responsive to my many questions. After I chose the stone, I sent my .97 E in the Grace setting back to them. I took what seemed like forever to decide on the setting. I hemmed and hawed over the Truth settings, and briefly thought about sending it to CVB for the six prong Jovyn, but in the end I decided it was too much work to send back and forth for what I see as small differences in setting design.

I finally decided on the six prong Classic tapered setting in Platinum. I asked for claw prongs and got the most delicate prongs they just disappear IRL. After my issues with the other Classic setting, I was a bit nervous to order the Classic, however I made a decision not to look for small imperfections in the setting if I could not see it with my naked eyes. It looks beautiful. I received the ring on Friday and am so impressed with the quality and the insane sparkle. At first I thought could see tint, but now I can't. It looks very white and is so clean I can't believe it's an SI. I can't see anything with my loupe. On the grading report the inclusions are around the edges and only tiny feather and needle under the table, so maybe that is why. It looks huge to me, and so very perfect! I can't imagine paying more for higher color or clarity, I love this sparkly thing to pieces! :love:

The stone has strong blue fluorescence, as noted on the AGS report, but what I found out under the black light in my closet is that it is phosphorescent as well. It glows for about 20 seconds, slowly fading dark. I know fluor. is not everyone's cup of tea, let alone phosphorescence, but I think it is cool.

The specs:

1.482 I Si1 AGS 000
7.29-7.31 x 4.52mm
Brian Gavin Blue
Strong Blue fluor.

T 55.6
D 61.9
C 34.6
P 40.8
LH 76



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Ally T

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Congratulations! It's beautiful! More hand shots please :appl:
 

angela06

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angela06

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Sorry for the terrible lighting and bad photos. I am at work on a very rainy day and I have a north-facing window. The absolute worst for getting pretty pics, but I will try to get more tomorrow when the sun comes out!

Also, the "Old Lady" hands thread makes me feel more secure about posting my own wrinkled dry hands. Knowing that most of us here don't have the smooth hands of a model. :) I certainly don't and they're big to boot!
 

telephone89

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Gorgeous! What colour is the phos, still blue?
 

angela06

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telephone89|1453238410|3978132 said:
Gorgeous! What colour is the phos, still blue?

It's kind of orange. I tried to get a pic of it but my phone won't pick it up. Too dark for my processor to take a photo. :(
 

CravingDiamonds

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angela06|1453238178|3978130 said:

This ring is beautiful. Congratulations on owning such a beauty.
 

angela06

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PintoBean

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Gorgeous! :love:
 

iluvshinythings

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Beautiful and so unique with the fluo and phos!!!
 

woofmama

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Beautiful ring! I love the BGD blue line. Congratulations!
 

kathley

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Beautiful!
 

sarahb

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Thats a nice bump in size :love: congrats on your upgrade, I like your setting, its beautiful!!
 

Sundial

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Nice upgrade! That is one gorgeous diamond and the setting is exquisite. I'm glad they got it right for you this time - it looks perfect.
 

Rockinruby

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Beautiful! :appl: What a fantastic upgrade! Congrats! :dance:
 

AprilBaby

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You must be thrilled! It's stunning!
 

Downsy

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It's beautiful! I like fluorescence too!
 

LLJsmom

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Wow. That is beautiful. Congratulations!
 

ame

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It. Looks. AMAZING. :love:
 

ZestfullyBling

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Beautiful and Timeless!!! Lovely diamond and setting!!! :love:
 

Tourmaline

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What fun!! How neat that it phosphoresces, too!
 

RoyalRaindrop63

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I love that! I don't see many classic 6 prong solitaires with thinner shanks. It looks beautiful. Congratulations!
 

JDDN

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It's perfection, I love the classic setting!! Enjoy, it looks beautiful on you! :appl:
 

angela06

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Looking sooo white! This is an "I" in platinum. It's raining here today but took these waiting for my bus. TGIF!


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CRYSTAL24K

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Gorgeous! Fantastic upgrade! Gorgeous diamond! As you know, I am a big fan of BGD's Blue Line and BGD's Tapered Tiffany Setting! Your new solitaire looks amazing on you! :love: Enjoy!
 

angela06

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JDDN said:
It's perfection, I love the classic setting!! Enjoy, it looks beautiful on you! :appl:
Thank you JDDN, I love the classic lines.

CRYSTAL24K|1453519099|3980049 said:
Gorgeous! Fantastic upgrade! Gorgeous diamond! As you know, I am a big fan of BGD's Blue Line and BGD's Tapered Tiffany Setting! Your new solitaire looks amazing on you! :love: Enjoy!
Thank you Crystal24K, your ring is one of my inspiration rings! And the Blue line is TDF!

Sundial said:
Nice upgrade! That is one gorgeous diamond and the setting is exquisite. I'm glad they got it right for you this time - it looks perfect.
Thank you Sundial! They did get it right! And even sent it a week earlier than expected. I love it.

Tourmaline said:
What fun!! How neat that it phosphoresces, too!
I think the Phos is very exotic!

ame said:
It. Looks. AMAZING. :love:
Thank you Ame. Your ring was on my most watched list when I was deciding on a setting. :) your ring is amazing as well. :)


Thank you all for your sweet comments. I am just loving my new ring. :love: :dance:
 

tyty333

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It's really pretty angela...perfect size and looks great on you!
 

marcy

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Very pretty. I love the blue.
 

Hipchik

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This ring is lovely and looks so beautiful on your hand. Congrats on a great upgrade.
 

alongcat

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Absolutely stunning and I love the setting too. I would love a stone that size one day, it looks great on your hand and the blue is a plus!! :appl:
 
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