Need a second opinion - french cuts, yea or nay?

[Circe]

I just need to double-check: do these look like french cuts to you?

 

[Circe]

Few more - pics taken at every quadrant (oct... rant?) anyway, from eight overlapping angles.

 

[bgray]

yes they do--they look like (old) hand cut stones

 

[Circe]

yes they do--they look like (old) hand cut stones

Thanks, Bgray - I needed to be sure I wasn't high. I got these almost by accident - bid on the basis of a random reflected facet, panicked thinking it was highly unlikely the (very experienced, long-term high-volume) dealer would have misidentified it, and tried to cancel the sale. But since he'd already packaged it ... he sent it anyway, saying if I hated it when it got there, I could always just return it.

WELL I DON'T HATE IT ....

 

[ForteKitty]

I'm pretty sure these are the ones I bid on but lost. (obviously ) They're definitely French cuts. I didn't bid higher because I would need to take it apart and have it remade, so if they fit you, you paid an AMAZING price!!

 

[Circe]

Size 5? It was a BIN, if that helps any ... and, thank you for weighing in! If not, for curiousity's sake, I'd love to see what *you're* talking about ....

 

[ForteKitty]

Oh no, totally not the same one! The one I didn't win was a size 8, plat. Sold for under $600.

found it: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Platinum-di...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[arkieb1]

Yep, definitely French Cuts, they will probably be a little off because they were handcut and also because any genuine rings (I am in the process of selling an genuine antique French Cut band) usually have quite a bit of wear/abrasion particularly to the tops and edges of the stones....

 

[Circe]

Oh no, totally not the same one! The one I didn't win was a size 8, plat. Sold for under $600.

found it: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Platinum-di...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Oh, wow ... on your little fingers, that would have been, what, three remade bands? Screw the vulture who swooped in on 'em!

(Having been a vulture in the past, and being sure that I will be one in the future, apologies to the perfectly nice person who sniped it - I just like FK.)

Also, under $600 for a FC band breeds envy in my bosom.

Yep, definitely French Cuts, they will probably be a little off because they were handcut and also because any genuine rings (I am in the process of selling an genuine antique French Cut band) usually have quite a bit of wear/abrasion particularly to the tops and edges of the stones....

Ark - may I call you Ark? - I have perused the listing of your lovely FC double-band many, many, many is the time ... and have noticed no wear. It is simply superb. But I will bow to your better knowledge, and embrace my responsibility to go and gaze upon it some more ... and more ... and MORE ....

 

[arkieb1]

Oh no, totally not the same one! The one I didn't win was a size 8, plat. Sold for under $600.

found it: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Platinum-di...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Oh, wow ... on your little fingers, that would have been, what, three remade bands? Screw the vulture who swooped in on 'em!

(Having been a vulture in the past, and being sure that I will be one in the future, apologies to the perfectly nice person who sniped it - I just like FK.)

Also, under $600 for a FC band breeds envy in my bosom.

Yep, definitely French Cuts, they will probably be a little off because they were handcut and also because any genuine rings (I am in the process of selling an genuine antique French Cut band) usually have quite a bit of wear/abrasion particularly to the tops and edges of the stones....

Ark - may I call you Ark? - I have perused the listing of your lovely FC double-band many, many, many is the time ... and have noticed no wear. It is simply superb. But I will bow to your better knowledge, and embrace my responsibility to go and gaze upon it some more ... and more ... and MORE ....

Hi Circe, the stones in mine are worn, and a couple have tiny chips this can only be noticed with a loupe, there is no wear what so ever on the ring part because I just had the JBEG girls rebuild the ring so it looks brand new. I can see wear to your stones in your pics, you also probably can't see that in real life.... I have a question for you sorry to threadjack, I am dying to know who does the 3D settings?

 

[Circe]

Oh no, totally not the same one! The one I didn't win was a size 8, plat. Sold for under $600.

found it: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Platinum-di...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Oh, wow ... on your little fingers, that would have been, what, three remade bands? Screw the vulture who swooped in on 'em!

(Having been a vulture in the past, and being sure that I will be one in the future, apologies to the perfectly nice person who sniped it - I just like FK.)

Also, under $600 for a FC band breeds envy in my bosom.

Yep, definitely French Cuts, they will probably be a little off because they were handcut and also because any genuine rings (I am in the process of selling an genuine antique French Cut band) usually have quite a bit of wear/abrasion particularly to the tops and edges of the stones....

Ark - may I call you Ark? - I have perused the listing of your lovely FC double-band many, many, many is the time ... and have noticed no wear. It is simply superb. But I will bow to your better knowledge, and embrace my responsibility to go and gaze upon it some more ... and more ... and MORE ....

Hi Circe, the stones in mine are worn, and a couple have tiny chips this can only be noticed with a loupe, there is no wear what so ever on the ring part because I just had the JBEG girls rebuild the ring so it looks brand new. I can see wear to your stones in your pics, you also probably can't see that in real life.... I have a question for you sorry to threadjack, I am dying to know who does the 3D settings?

No worries about thread-jacking - could you refresh my memory as to which ones you mean?