Jubilee? Well cut radiant? Help

[salmon]

Does anyone know where I can purchase a Jubilee, that stone is awesome, at least the pictures I''ve seen on pricescope. I contacted GOG and they said it would be 6 to 8 months, if they get them at all. Makes my stomach ache, because I like that stone better than the Lucida and Luceres I''ve seen on Pricesope? What''s the hold up on these stones? My next option would be a well cut square radiant, but I''m in love with the Jubilee. Help?

 

[JulieN]

Square H&A?

 

[Gypsy]

And I think that GOG mentioned a new propriety radiant they are excited about

have no information beyond that.

 

[diagem]

Date: 5/20/2006 10:48:56 PM
Author:salmon
Does anyone know where I can purchase a Jubilee, that stone is awesome, at least the pictures I''ve seen on pricescope. I contacted GOG and they said it would be 6 to 8 months, if they get them at all. Makes my stomach ache, because I like that stone better than the Lucida and Luceres I''ve seen on Pricesope? What''s the hold up on these stones? My next option would be a well cut square radiant, but I''m in love with the Jubilee. Help?

Can you post a picture of the Jubilee that you are talking about?

 

[salmon]

JulieN,

The square H&A is not so square and I really want a square stone. I''ve seen psuedo square stones that look awkward to me once they''re set. I love the way Jubilees and Radiants square cuts look after they''ve been set. Diagem, I attached a picture of the jubilee. Can you help me with this purchase? Thanks

 

[noobie]

I''ll sell you mine

Just kidding. I was an early adopter and at that time GOG mentioned it would be a staple and eligible for the trade up policy. I guess the cutter is not producing them. I think the closest is the square H&A. Alot depends on the mounting. If you design the mounting to emphasize the features you wnt, I don''t think there will be much difference. If you want to spend alot, then the HoF is very close.

Good luck

 

[salmon]

Noobie,

Thanks, but the Jubilee is to die for IMHO. I think I would go with a square radiant, if I can''t get the Jubilee, but I''m willing to wait 6 to 8 months. My Gf has no idea I''m preparing to propose, so I''m not under any pressure. I JUST WANT MY precioussssss Jubilee.

 

[belle]

the square h&a has rounded corners and could even be considered more square than the jubilee. the jubliee is a ''cut cornered square'' (i.e. no corners) so you really have to build up and emphasize the corners with the setting to make it look square. if you want a true square, get a princess.

 

[salmon]

Belle,

Really, If I get the Square H&A it will look more square than the Jubilee? Have ave you seen one set? I was considering the princess, but was warned by Mark Morrell, that the corners are prone to chipping during mounting. Any pics of A Square H&A out there?

 

[belle]

the square h&a has corners. they are rounded corners, but they are corners. the jubliee, as well as many other modified squares, don't have true corners, they are 'cut'. if you want a true square, you need corners. of course there is risk with setting a princess stone, but we see many many princess cut stones here everyday that are perfect. if they were that much of a hazard, princess cuts would not survive the market.

you can do a search here for pics of square h&a's. i know there are more than a few out there.

 

[kathleenmv]

Hi Salmon!

'');" alt="Insert smilie

" src="http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/images/smilies/35.gif" align="absMiddle border=0">

My 3-stone ring has a Jubilee center stone and Square Hearts & Arrows side stones.

In terms of "squareness," I think they look about equal. The Sq. H&A might edge out the Jubilee a teensy bit because its outline seems a bit more square (to me). I really think both stone shapes are unmistably square, though, especially once set.

The Jubilee and the Sq. H&A seem to be very comparable, shape- and performance-wise. The Jubilee does beat the Sq. H&A on spread, however.

Here''s a link to my ring if you want an idea of how the shapes compare:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/my-3-stone-jubilee-ring.40417/=

HTH!

 

[coda72]

I don''t really know much about the Jubilee, but I have a squarish radiant and I can''t tell it has cut corners. With the prongs covering the corners, it looks like a square shaped diamond. Possibly some radiants are cut with deeper corners so that they wouldn''t look square (or rectangular), but none that I''ve seen.

 

[AsscherGirl]

Date: 5/21/2006 12:52:29 PM
Author: salmon

Any pics of A Square H&A out there?

Here is a link to my engagement ring which has a Square H&A in it. (There are more pictures on the second page) I can''t tell you if it''s "more square" than a Jubilee as I''ve never seen a Jubilee in person, but I can tell you that nobody has mistaken my stone for anything but a square.

Good luck shopping!

 

[salmon]

Kathy and Danielle,


Thanks soooo much for the photos, that really helped me out a lot. I have to say, those stones are beautiful and VERY Square. There''s no way you could mistake that for anything but a square. Coool. You''re both very lucky. I guess I should give the Square H&A more thought, especially if the Jubilees are out of production at the moment. You made my day!!!

 

[Kaleigh]

WF has a stone that Mara posted from her trip there. It doesn't have a name yet but looks a lot like a Jubilee?? You can see it in her thread in hangout. It was with a bunch of princess cuts but there is a great pic of it all by itself. I thought it was beautiful. Check it out, could be what you're looking for??

 

[salmon]

kaleigh!!!!!

I never would have checked hangout! You''re awesome. Thanks

 

[salmon]

can''t find the link?? Is it no longer there?

 

[Kaleigh]

Let me go find it,

 

[Mara]

salmon (i can''t help it, whenever i see your name i think of kellie pickler going ''sal-mon'')....

the thread is called ''mara on my mind'' in hangout, and while alj and i were visiting WF, they showed us a new stone cut/shape they are looking at producing, it doesn''t have a name yet but we took a picture of it. anyway it does remind me of the jubilee somewhat. but the nuances are so small between the cut corned squares...i have one of the original regent stones and LOVE it, but they apparently don''t cut them like that anymore, they made them even more cut cornered it seems? so these fancy square cut cornered cuts seem to be constantly changing. i loved the jube''s when they first came out too, and would love to own one.

good luck with the search!!

 

[salmon]

Mara,

I have to say, your just marvelous. all of you regular posters are wonderful. I''ve gone from Lucida, to princess, to radiant, to Lucere, to you name it and all the while, people have been patient and wonderful! I''m going a little nuts, but the knowlege gained has been more than worth it to me. I can''t wait until I found my stone and ship it off to Mark Morrell. Oh the joy it brings just thinking about it. Thanks Mara! Oh yeah, I get comments about "Salmon" all the time. I use it quite a bit.

 

[salmon]

Now,

Mara, Mara, Mara,


You have to know, you''re not getting off that easy. I can handle Brian. You have to at least tell me how these square stones compare to other squares (radiant, Square H&A, and Princess cuts). The facet patterns look similar to a Princess cut to me, at least from the pics. They look so firey, and the scintillation was amazing. BLING, BLING, BLING BABY!! Wow! I can''t imagine what they look like in direct light. Wow! How long do I have to wait for these babies? What''s your honest impression? Do you think I should wait Mara? You''re such a diamond tease! I can''t beleive I willingly participated in that little torture experiment. I guess waiting will be half the fun. MARA PLEASE TELL ME A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT THESE STONES? Pretty please. Just a little. Ohhh, the pain, the pain, the diamond induced pain.

 

[Mara]

actually salmon, the cut cornered one was separate from the princess ones. the princess looking ones were actually princesses, and the other one lone picture is that ''something new''. and honestly i don''t know much about it!! we just saw a few of them, they aren''t even named. i think they are still working on developing them. i wish i could help more but that is all i know!! but man those princesses we saw were AMAZING. i''m not a huge princess fan but these things sparkled like no one''s business. i''m busy imagining a 3 stone with those babies. to be honest i liked the way they looked more than the nameless cut cornered square but i think those princesses were a tough act to follow! so many diamonds, so little time!!

 

[randuff]

I purchased an Original Cut Radiant. I like it very much and so does my fiance''. It has tremendous fire and brilliance and scintillation. See it here. Wish I had more pics but my camera is just terrible and can''t take good macros.

 

[pricescope]

salmon, here is the picture from Hangout thread for you, no-name corner-cut. No name? CUSHER?...

 

[Mara]

hehe cusher reminds me of that other thread where the guy named the cushy asscher, or something...it was a hilarious name. squassher! this could be a 'squashion'.

 

[pricescope]

Date: 5/22/2006 5:14:37 PM
Author: Mara
hehe cusher reminds me of that other thread where the guy named the cushy asscher, or something...it was a hilarious name. squassher! this could be a ''squashion''.

squasher of cushy asscher, funny thing - first time in my life i don''t need to do a spellcheck

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 5/22/2006 5:21:27 PM
Author: Pricescope

Date: 5/22/2006 5:14:37 PM
Author: Mara
hehe cusher reminds me of that other thread where the guy named the cushy asscher, or something...it was a hilarious name. squassher! this could be a ''squashion''.

squasher of cushy asscher, funny thing - first time in my life i don''t need to do a spellcheck

LOL. Thanks for posting that pic Irina. I adore this cut!!!!